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Turning Abandoned Coal Fields into a Bee Sanctuary - Impact Investing 2020

Kirk Taylor & Mark Jensen join Karen Rands to discuss how they saw an opportunity to have an impact on the Appalachian Coal Mining region by overcoming the challenges of a community that so no way to turn their economy and environment around. Bees are by far the most significant animal pollinators and critical to the ecosystem. Their…
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SCALE - A Balancing Act of Growth, Innovation, Culture, & Process

There is an art to scaling a business.  Processes can grow your production to meet increased customer demand.  Often corporate cultures change over time. Maintaining an entrepreneur mindsight so your employees continue to seek improvement and innovate so your company is better equiped to handle disruption from competition and recognize new opportunities to pursue.  Companies that sustain…
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VIC Network founder discussing the art of commercializing and funding innovation

Karen Rands is joined by Dr. Calvin Goforth on this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Podcast Radio to discuss their approach to identifying breakthrough innovation to build and fund companies around.   As the co-founder and CEO of VIC Networks, Dr. Goforth has extensive experience in start-up company development.  To date, VIC has formed 14 portfolio companies…