According to A.J. Jacobs (Drop Dead Healthy), it is! “Humorous thinking has parallels to the way we should be thinking in business. It has a lot to do with creativity: taking disparate ideas and mashing them together,” he says in The Business Case for Humor from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The JumpScale team agrees wholeheartedly with this perspective, and to illuminate how humor and joy can transform your workplace, we collected some tips, tricks, and insights from our team..
Read MoreThis dynamic Q&A features Anastasia Dieieva, Executive Director of award-winning Ukrainian NGO - CO 100% LIFE - along with CO 100% Life founder Dmytro Sherembei, Jessica Bleyzer of DAAR Charitable Foundation, and Kyiv-based impact investor Igor Konstantinovsky. Hear first-hand accounts from the first days of the invasion and the critical humanitarian efforts now underway.
Read MoreBeing an entrepreneur is hard. Being a woman entrepreneur is, often, even more difficult. According to the World Economic Forum, “Despite all the blood, sweat and tears that get poured into a start-up by its founder, statistics indicate that female entrepreneurs still start their companies with 50% percent less capital than their male counterparts.”
Read MoreWe live in a world where change is constant, crisis is familiar, and stress is at an all-time high. Building resilience is often cited as key to navigating this time successfully, but what does this idea mean for leaders?
Read MoreJumpScale Senior Advisor and Indigenous Economics expert Alexis Naficy guides viewers through a conversation about entrepreneurship in Indigenous communities and how you can support Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Read MoreIt’s a new year, and leaders of businesses large and small are doing the critical work of setting themselves, employees, and organizations up for success in the months ahead. I’ve been through this January planning phase many times in my entrepreneurial journey and wanted to share a few insights that our JumpScale community and I have identified over the years.
Read MoreIn this webinar, Bonnie and Valentina walk you through some key ways to support your nervous system (and the body’s stress response), how to audit and manage your daily energy to accomplish what’s needed, and how to work on your inner belief systems that may be getting in the way.
Read MoreJumpScale is launching a new program to support you: the leader who ignites your team and parts the growth of your business. The JumpScale Resilience Mastermind is a curated six-month group program for social impact leaders. We provide you with a team of executive coaches, advisors, and peers who will help you build your personal resilience and grow your company without burning out.
Read MoreRegister today for next month's ASBC-SVC 2021 Conference in San Diego, CA! JumpScale team members will be in attendance and are excited to connect in person with fellow impact leaders. In addition, we look forward to sessions throughout the conference featuring JumpScale team members and friends.
Read MoreJoin JumpScale and Social Venture Circle to learn how Native and non-Native entrepreneurs and business leaders can learn from Native-led businesses to improve outcomes through workplace cultural innovation, rather than cultural appropriation.
Read MoreNative American entrepreneurs are an essential part of building regenerative economies and ecosystems, yet face real and unique challenges building successful organizations.
Read MoreOrganizational Wellbeing is the conscious action to promote individual self-care, communication, and business practices to foster a deeper sense of purpose for healthy growth, from individuals to whole business systems. And, according to new research, Organizational Wellbeing is good for business.
Read MoreMorgan Simon shares lessons from her two decades of experience making finance a tool for social justice with JumpScale's Daniel Roth and Jessica Loman.
Read MoreIn this episode, Ellen Dorsey speaks to the impact of COVID-19 on philanthropies and shares her insights into what it takes for philanthropies to work better.
Read MoreDanny Kennedy is CEO of New Energy Nexus and shared his expertise with Nikki, Daniel, and Josh in April 2020. Danny shares insights from a career in renewable energy, and chats about the future of impact investing.
Read MoreThis interview is with Erika Karp, who is a visionary investment leader, and founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital. Erika shares adaptation strategies with Nikki and Daniel for leading through challenges and uncertainty.
Read MoreThis special episode of New Normal Podcast features a conversation between Josh Knauer of JumpScale, our friend and builder capitalist Gayle Jennings O’Byrne, and international philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.
Read MoreJumpScale’s Daniel Roth and Josh Knauer spoke with Tabreez Verjee, a three-time entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Uprising. In this episode, we discussed how investors and philanthropists can best position themselves to serve mission-driven entrepreneurship.
Read MoreOn June 16th, 2020, investor and builder capitalist Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne shared her thoughts and strategies on investing for economic justice. Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne is a builder capitalist, investor, and published author who works with entrepreneurs to help them build and grow successful companies and with the investors and allies who are eager to support them.
Read MoreNatasha Lamb, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Arjuna Capital, shares strategies you can use to become a more resilient leader, and her insights on how our economies will change in the future.
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