The Dollar And Difference Show

Join us this week as Josh shares an 'open letter' to Dr. Dre this week's recap podcast. The letter is used as a way to hopefully get Dr. Dre thinking - but mainly for us as a community to think about how our businesses can use their power and influence to transform systems for the better.  Take this interview with Bridget of LSTN headphones - she has a company similiar to Beats by Dr. Dre - only it has the incredible social mission of also helping the world to hear.  The photo above is of Bridget in Uganda as she is helping a child hear for the first time.  You think Dr. Dre's done anything like that??? So, tune in as we recap what we've found out about sustainable fashion, and us --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

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Listen to David Dietz, founder of the sustainable fashion company Modavanti, share his story of harnessing fashion as a force for good.  David was a conflict journalist covering revolutions in the Middle East before he discovered the dirtiness of the textile industry and set out to start his own revolution.    The fashion industry is one of the highest producers of waste and pollution, and is a vital component in the effort to change the current trends of global warming and climate change. Modavanti is completely dedicated to changing the world through sustainable fashion by selling clothes made by designers using sustainable practices and dedicated to a cause.  The company also donates 2 percent of all profits to organizations making an impact by supporting artisans and providing clean water in develop --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Join us for this week's recap podcast as Josh chats about what social entrepreneurship really means, the lessons from our latest interviews on sustainable fashion, and other cause minded musings... Key Takeaways -Entrepreneur Magazine will be profiling a bunch of great social entrepreneurs here - I'd highly reccomend checking it out. -We need ensembles, not soloists for social change.  Check here WEBSITES OF SOCIAL BUSINESSES FROM THE WEEK:

Zac Holzapfel is the Co-founder of Mission Belt, a company whose mission is to help people around the world break out of the poverty cycle through their belt business.  Zac shares his inspiration and philosophy on Social Enterprises.  Zac believes in producing captial for change, and not merely asking for donations.  That is why Mission Belt is a for-profit company that produces and sells belts in order to have the means to change the lives of those living in poverty.  Mission Belts does this by funding Micro-Loans which are given to those in poverty to start a sustainable agricultural business.  Zac stresses that without sustainability, there is no mission.  As you listen to Zac, think about how you can produce your own change.  Young or old, we all have been given the opportunity to make money as an entrepreneurs and business professionals.  Why wait to give back?

    Can fashion have a purpose?  Just ask Jessica of Jewelry for a Cause.  She's running a revolutionary Jewelry company that devotes itself to pulling guns off the streets and turning them into beautiful jewelry that starts conversations about how we can all work to reduce gun violence and restore our communities. This is a MUST LISTEN interview - I was nearly moved to tears at several points with the moving stories Jessica shared. What's more - Jessica sets an example for all of us about how to lead a movement in which we listen to the communities we serve and do what is best for them - all while running a highly sucessful business that raises awareness - or as Jessica might say - raises the cailber.  The cailber of our conversations, our service, a --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Love Heals. That is Shana Goodwin’s overwhelming message as she tells her story and experience working with a non-profit and social enterprise.  Shana Goodwin is a Sales Representative for Thistle Farms which sells handmade and all natural bath and body products.  Thistle Farms is the Social Enterprise of Magdalene House, which provides housing, rehabilitation services, and opportunity to learn responsibility and valuable job skills to women living on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee.  All of the revenue from Thistle Farms goes towards funding the operations of Magdalene House.  Shana Goodwin speaks openly about her life being born into drug addiction and trafficking that left her living on the streets or in jail.  She was court appointed to live at the M --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Social entrepreneur Vincent Ko shares about creating a clear vision for social change as the founder of Panda.  Vincent shares his inspiring story of starting a life changing fashion company despite not having any design background.  Panda sells high-end sunglasses handmade from sustainable bamboo and partners with Optometry Giving Sight to donate eye examinations to those in need.  Vincent shares how he used his passion for a cuase to grow his fashion company into a movement for social change.   Vincent Ko and Panda design sustainable sunglasses to give sight to those in need. How will you be visionary? 

Josh - the founder of Social Change Nation talks about his personal philosophy, the promises of Social Change Nation, and the format of the Voices of Social Change podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

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Welcome back - today's show features Idahosa (pronounced ee - DOW- ssah) Ness who has pioneered The Mimic Method of learning languages. His philosophy is that a world that is connected through music and language is one that is better for us all.  To this end, Idahosa devotes himself full time to teaching others to speak multiple languages (he speaks four himself!).  His revolutionary strategy involves music as a connecting force for language learning!     Don't miss this exciting innovator unpack his story!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

  This is one of the most inspiring interviews I've ever hosted!  Carmel Boss founded CoAbode, a network across the country which allows single moms to connect with each other and share housing.  The result is safer neighborhoods, better schools for their kids, and support as the experience shared struggles and victories.   I'll let Carmel take the story from here - but it is an incredibly inspiring message that has given me amazing insight into a cause of my own!  (shared housing for refugees) tune in, and see what Carmel Boss and CoAbode can inspire you to do in your community!   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Madeline K. provides us with some awesome insight that she honed on a Semester at Sea.  While at Sea, Madelin founded a company called Ubuntu coffee with a tremendous social mission - tune in as she break's it down for us, and inspires us about what the newest generation has in mind for social business! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

In this episode, Josh reviews this week's focus on one-for-one business models in Social Entrepreneurship, talks about the power of story, the buying power and clout of millennials, and closes with some updates on some exciting tech changes to the podcast.   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

In my first live interview, I spoke with Kyle FitzGerald of Life Equals - an amazing cause based company right here in my hometown of Kansas City. Life Equals offers multivitamins both direct to consumer, and via channels such as Whole Foods.  In turn, each purchase of multivitamins here in the U.S. leads to a one-for-one donation of a supply of multivitamins to a child in one of 50 countries where undernourishment is an extreme problem.     Considering that malmourishment can be directly tied to some of the largest health issues in developing nations, Kyle and the team at Life Equalsare tackling one of the world's most pressing problems with their business.     Tune in for some amazing practical tips and strong wisdom from a one-for-one company making a dollar and a difference.   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Davis Smith was one of the first social entrepreneurs that took a chance on us, and joined in for an interview!  He has a tremendous story and a heart for serving people all over the world through his company Cotopaxi, and out door gear company that builds a one-for-one model into its business plan.  This model is becoming critical as cause based businesses spring up around the world, and we'll chat about it a ton this week!In Davis's case, one-for-one works essentially like this: each product sold has a unique story.  For example, purchasing a water bottle leads directly to support of charity:water - so this means that as a consumer, I understand exactly how my purchase is supporting someone, and that story fits with what I bought.  This is the power of the one-for-one model, and it's a tremendous shift from typical corporate philanthropy, which saw companies doanting to a variety of cau --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

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Carolyn Davis provides us with some excellent strategies for running an innovative organiztion designed to create financial literacy among families most in need of it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support

Josh signs on solo to chat through some changes around this podcast that will make it more valuable, and makes promises to change nation.   He also talks about what he's doing to resolve some recent tech issues that have shown up in podcast quality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support