The New Normal

How can Native and non-Native entrepreneurs and business leaders learn from Native-led businesses to improve outcomes through workplace cultural innovation rather than cultural appropriation?

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.

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.

In collaboration with Social Venture Circle, JumpScale’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.

In collaboration with Social Venture Circle, JumpScale’s Daniel Roth and Alexis Bunten spoke with Founder and Executive Director of IllumiNative, Crystal Echo Hawk. In this episode, we discussed 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.

In collaboration with Social Venture Circle, join JumpScale's Daniel Roth and Alexis Bunten for a conversation with thought leader, Edgar Villanueva. Edgar Villanueva 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.

"Deploy Capital, Not the National Guard" Go deep with us on this episode with Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne on how investing for economic justice is crucial for dealing with structural racism. 

We look forward to an interactive mini-workshop session with JumpScale Senior Advisor, Alexis Bunten. For the second portion of this episode, we’ll invite you to unmute and try on the adaptation strategies Alexis has learned from years of experience with Indigenous communities and her recent research on COVID-19 impacts.

In collaboration with Social Venture Circle, Opportunity Collaboration, Intentional Media, and American Sustainable Business Council, JumpScale's Josh Knauer and Nikki Silvestri interviewed Ellen Dorsey to learn about how philanthropies have been impacted by COVID-19 and the adaptation strategies for how foundations could be doing more.

Every month we are living in a new normal. On The New Normal Roundtable Edition we share results from our listening project including adaptation strategies to help our businesses and investments recover and thrive.