In this episode, we spoke to Crystal Echo Hawk about her breakthrough research on the invisibility of Native Americans, current campaigns to end racist sports mascots, and the rising voices of Native Americans in politics and economics.
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Rodney Foxworth is CEO of Common Future, formerly known as BALLE, a network of leaders (re)building an economy that includes everyone. Common Future’s work unites wealth-holders and wealth-builders across the U.S. and Canada to advance a more equitable economy.
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Episode 4 of The New Normal features natural foods pioneer Adnan Durrani of Saffron Road Foods. He is a bold and transformative executive and investor in the global organic and sustainable food and agriculture world.
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As the pandemic continues, we've noticed that the companies we work with at JumpScale are experiencing similar trends: employees feel increasingly stressed and depressed, burned out on Zoom and their 24/7 connection to tech, and craving more real connection with their teams. One of the most powerful allies we've found to support company culture, boost employee wellness and address workplace stress in this "new normal" is based in a set of teachings that have been around for centuries: mindfulness.
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In the COVID-19 era, many impact investors are starting to pay attention to the wellbeing and resilience within the mission-driven entrepreneurs they fund. This a major shift from the ‘sink or swim’ mindset of most venture capital firms.
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Join JumpScale's Daniel Roth and Alexis Bunten for a conversation with thought leader, Edgar Villanueva. Edgar is a globally-recognized author and expert on philanthropy. His newest book is Decolonizing Wealth, which offers compelling alternatives to the dynamics of colonization in the philanthropic and social finance sectors.
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With the holidays just around the corner, this is a stressful time for many. These unprecedented times call many of us to adjust our holiday routines to help keep our loved ones and communities safe and healthy, and this necessary adjustment only adds to the stress many of us already experience this time of year. Fortunately, those of us in professional leadership positions can help. Our organizations have quite a few resources at our disposal to mitigate employee stress during this end-of-year time.
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In the first episode of The New Normal Podcast, you will meet Daniel Roth, Nikki Silvestri, and Josh Knauer from the JumpScale Team. Daniel, Nikki, and Josh will introduce you to JumpScale's The New Normal project and share adaptation strategies from their years of experience as entrepreneurs and investors.
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In the COVID-19 era, many impact investors are starting to pay attention to the wellbeing and resilience within the mission-driven entrepreneurs they fund. This a major shift from the ‘sink or swim’ mindset of most venture capital firms. In this session, panelists will discuss the challenges investors face as they get involved in founder wellbeing.
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However it turned out, everyone knew that the U.S. election results would bring significant change to America. In the world of finance, the markets have already responded positively to the news of President-elect Joe Biden. Biden’s victory will impact different industries in different ways, but one particular economic sector that will get a major boost is impact investing.
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One of the biggest challenges facing President-Elect Biden is tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Josh Knauer, general partner at JumpScale and former White House advisor to the Obama administration, discusses how President Trump's refusal to concede could have a negative impact.
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JumpScale always has a strong presence at SOCAP, the world's leading conference bringing together the largest and most diverse community of social entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders working towards a more just and sustainable economy.
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JumpScale co-founder Josh Knauer was featured in an article about the state of impact investing, climate action, and racial justice post-2020.
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In collaboration with Social Venture Circle, the JumpScale team and Morgan Simon spoke about investing in and for social justice.
On this episode of The New Normal on NEXT Economy Live, the JumpScale team spoke with Morgan Simon, who shared lessons from her nearly two decades of experience making finance a tool for social justice.
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Washington's inability to pass a much-needed stimulus bill ahead of November's election is expected to inflict further damage on the economy, potentially kneecapping its recovery as the expiration of key benefits looms.
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As Americans continue to struggle with the rising cases of COVID-19 which are expected to worsen through the winter, more ominous, still, is the long-lasting economic effects of the pandemic – especially as talks of a stimulus package for individuals and businesses is at a standstill with the federal government.
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There's no doubt COVID-19 affected the physical health of millions. But it also wreaked havoc on our mental and emotional well being. We've all grappled with shock and fear while still trying to hold on to a sense of hope that it will end soon. But as we hit the six-month mark without those summer vacations happening, employees are experiencing rampant burnout. Thankfully, some influential business leaders are taking action to combat that pandemic fatigue.
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JumpScale’s co-founder Daniel Roth participated in a panel on Founder Wellbeing at the 2020 NEXUS Latin America conference.
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There are some surprising silver linings to the devastation of the COVID-19 crisis.
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JumpScale’s Josh Knauer, builder capitalist Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne, and our friends at Social Venture Circle had a special conversation with international philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.
In this episode, Sir Ronald Cohen shared about his new book "Impact" and what it will take to reshape capitalism and drive real change.
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