If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country. You can find out more about: - Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development - The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions - How to involve users in the design of the solution - Expect nothing, be lean - How to find the right price point for your product - What motivates people to become changemakers - The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country This is episode 3 of a 3-episode mini-series. Here is what you can find in each episode: Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities? Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided? Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country? Resources: Torsten Linkedin Africa GreenTec Website Africa GreenTec Community Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding Africa GreenTec YouTube Books by Muhammad Yunus Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here    === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country. You can find out more about: - Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development - The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions - How to involve users in the design of the solution - Expect nothing, be lean - How to find the right price point for your product - What motivates people to become changemakers - The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country This is episode 2 of a 3-episode mini-series. Here is what you can find in each episode: Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities? Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided? Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country? Resources: Torsten Linkedin Africa GreenTec Website Africa GreenTec Community Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding Africa GreenTec YouTube Books by Muhammad Yunus Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here    === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They’ve celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on 💡How to use a bottom up approach to help African communities achieve economic growth 💡and at the same time safely build a business in a risky country. You can find out more about: - Why donations actually might hurt Africa’s development - The benefits of high-quality German technology under harsh conditions - How to involve users in the design of the solution - Expect nothing, be lean - How to find the right price point for your product - What motivates people to become changemakers - The rules of thumb to follow when in a risky country This is episode 1 of a 3-episode mini-series. Here is what you can find in each episode: Episode 1/3: What’s the significance of sustainable business models? What does sustainable electricity brings to African communities? Episode 2/3: How to use a bottom up approach? How as a for-profit-company to set the right price for the service provided? Episode 3/3: How to safely build a business in a risky country? Resources: Torsten Linkedin Africa GreenTec Website Africa GreenTec Community Africa GreenTec Crowdfunding Africa GreenTec YouTube Books by Muhammad Yunus Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here   === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon. 🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere 🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million 🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia In this mini-series you will learn: Part 1: - What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral Part 2: - How to see opportunities where others see obstacles Part 3: - How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry? Part 4: - How to stay focused on your vision? - How to get new talents to join your company? This episode is Part 4 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1, Part  2 and Part 3  Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here  === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon. 🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere 🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million 🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia In this mini-series you will learn: Part 1: - What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral Part 2: - How to see opportunities where others see obstacles Part 3: - How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry? Part 4: - How to stay focused on your vision? - How to get new talents to join your company? This episode is Part 3 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2  Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here  === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon. 🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere 🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million 🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia In this mini-series you will learn: Part 1: - What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral Part 2: - How to see opportunities where others see obstacles Part 3: - How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry? Part 4: - How to stay focused on your vision? - How to get new talents to join your company? This episode is Part 2 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 1 here  Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here  === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon. 🚀 In 2021 eAgronom onboarded 150 farmers who contributed to remove 100k tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere 🚀 They raised a series A round of $7 million 🚀 72 FTEs across the world, less than half of them in Estonia In this mini-series you will learn: Part 1: - What’s the difference between carbon credits and carbon neutral Part 2: - How to see opportunities where others see obstacles Part 3: - How to introduce a new attractive business model to the farming industry? Part 4: - How to stay focused on your vision? - How to get new talents to join your company? This episode is Part 1 of a four-part series of our conversation with Robin, make sure you check out Part 2 here  Save time: get a summary of all episode’s advice by subscribing to the Mission First newsletter - here  === Connect with us on Linkedin > here  Instagram - here 

If as a kid, you dreamt of trying to protect lions and other wild animals at the other side of the world and now you have a normal job but you still have such a dream, and you don't know how you could achieve your childhood dream beside your job, this episode is for you! If you are already on your way to have an impact on the world with your social organization, or your startup, and donations are a part of your revenue streams and you'd like to learn how to maximize them, then this episode is also for you! “Many organizations which have the sole purpose of doing good are not led in a very entrepreneurial way. They are less efficient and KPI driven.” contemplates Marlon, my guest in this episode. Dr. Marlon Braumann comes from the VC world. No surprise, he looks for efficiency even when it comes to his NPO. Marlon founded AMES Foundation (Africa's Most Endangered Species) 2 years ago as a side project. AMES’s mission is to conserve wildlife, protect biodiversity and make Africa a safer place for animals. It became Marlon’s most successful fundraising. AMES has: 🌟a business model that collects 600k+€ of donations per year 🌟a merchandise shop and travel expedition sales as extra revenue streams 🌟2 reservation sites in Africa 🌟17 FTEs from local communities working on site They make an impact in 4 different ways: - Conservation - Innovation - transfer technology to Southern Africa - Community Development - jobs for local people - Legislation - political work and jurisprudence I believe I found the right guy to talk about 💡How to start and boost your revenue as a social or non-profit organization💡 In this episode you will learn about: ✅ Commit time to the project ✅ Look at it as if it was a normal company ✅ Aim for profit ✅ Know who you want to have on board ✅ Tell a clear story when looking for funds ✅ Don't expect people on site to have the same work standards as you ✅ Don't allow everybody to join the operational team Do you want to join AMES,? Well, most probably you can’t. They are an invite-only community. But you can listen to this episode of the podcast 😀 Let's go 🦁 Resources: Dr. Marlon Braumann LinkedIn   AMES website  Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

If you are into circular economy, non-digital products,  e-commerce, or retail, or if you simply want to go from thinking about it to actually starting your own business. You don’t want to miss this episode. Circular economy is great on paper, but only a few manage to turn the model into real business success.  Creating a tangible product is never as easy as creating a digital product. It's not as fast to iterate with clients' feedback and the costs are higher. And when you’ve finally built the right product… How do you sell it? Online only? Or in a physical shop? MOYU produces rewritable notebooks, made of stone paper, on which you can write and easily erase without traces up to 500 times. I was skeptical at first, but I met the Moyu’s team in Berlin last year and after trying it, I directly ordered two notebooks for my girlfriend and myself for Christmas.   Since then, I stopped buying “normal” paper notebooks and have already filled and erased their notebook twice. Moyu has successfully grown in the Netherlands and now they are scaling up internationally. They have more than 20 people and so far more than 200 companies have bought their notebooks that they can personalize for their employees. Plus, you can find them in more than 70 retail stores across the Netherlands. The Moyu team believes in a world without deforestation 🌳. Together with Trees for Kenya, they have planted more than 60.000 trees, one for each product sold. My guest today Roel Schatorjé, is the founder of MOYU. He shared his advice on 💡 How to dare start your journey as an entrepreneur 💡 In this episode you will learn: ✅ How he stopped being a wannapreneur and started Moyu ✅ How to be prepared to fail ✅ How to listen to your customers ✅ The importance of nurturing your first clients ✅ Why and how to bootstrap as much as possible ✅ The pros of investing in branding early ✅ Why you shouldn’t make too many products 🎧Listen to the episode And if you want to order a Moyu notebook, get your 15% discount by clicking here  (this is NOT an affiliate link). Resources: Roel’s LinkedIn  Moyu website  Link to Moyu’s documentary  Podcasts: Groeivoer  (entrepreneurship podcast in Dutch) Books: Charles Eisenstein - The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible  Charles Eisenstein - Sacred Economics  Kim Scott - Radical Candor  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

If you are interested in B2B partnership, SaaS product development, Sustainable fashion, or Supply chain, this episode is definitely for you! 🌟 How do you develop an online sustainability fashion platform with 55 brands onboard, more than 3.000 suppliers and more than 2 million products? 🌟 What happens when you find out spreadsheets are great for lots of things, but they fail when the amount of data gets too big? 🌟 What happens when you find out there is no existing solution to track transparency in supply chains? Retraced happens! Retraced started as a simple green marketing tool in 2018. The simple tool grew into a whole sustainability management platform in 2020 when Covid pushed the company to a pivot. How did this happen? Lukas Puender and his team listened to their clients and they worked together with them to develop the perfect solution. 🚀 Today Retraced has grown to 30 people, working from 10 different countries 🚀 They’ve raised 2.5M+ in funding 🚀 Their revenue is 7-digit and it has +15% month-on-month growth And they still listen to their clients. Retraced still has its chat function. A client can send them a question and in minutes it will be answered. This is a KPI that’s tracked. Their platform usage tracking makes them even more client-centric, helping their partners in the onboarding and the improvement of the platform. So who else, if not Lukas shared his advice on 💡How to become successful in B2B sales by seeing your clients as partners 💡 Among it you will find: ✅ How to find the best solution together ✅ “Fake it till you make it”-mentality is a double-edged sword that quickly cuts deep ✅ Why invest early into a project? ✅ Innovation is good, solving a problem is better ✅ How to build a team you can trust Get this and more in the new episode. 🎧Listen to the episode Resources: Lukas Puender LinkedIn Retraced website Book: Chris Voss - Never split the difference   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  How can we make people more aware of the extinction risks on the animals of this world, get people to care about it, to change, and also to raise money to protect these animals? My guest today, Paul Goodenough realized that environmentalism is too often not something on the menu. People are too caught up in their everyday lives, they don’t have the time, they do not know how to help. So he came up with Rewriting Extinction, a comics book collection with stories to change the world. In a few frames, their comics help you understand the issue, relate to it, and get a tangible action you can take today. Their mission is simple: change, protect, restore, inspire. With his mission, Paul has managed to attract a panel of stars like the comedians Ricky Gervais, Andy Serkis (Gollum from Lord of the Rings for those who don’t know), Jane Goodall, Peter Gabriel, and in total more than 300 creators to contribute to these stories. Without spending a penny on ads, Rewriting Extinction managed to reach 115M people and collected 1’480’000 pounds in donations. 💡Paul is a great producer and a storyteller so in this episode we discussed about: How to build a brand, with no media investment How to get a lineup of stars to join your mission  How to get big media attention without paid PR How to tell an emotional story that anyone can understand (and how he organized his brainstorming sessions to create these stories). Are you ready? Let’s go! Resources: Paul Goodenough Linkedin Rewriting Extinction site Books: Don’t make me think by Steve Krug  Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalde, Yves Pigneur The dog comics discussed in the episode   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  You thought B2B was challenging? How about dealing with governments? 😱 Who should you contact? What is the best way to reach out to people in power in different countries? How to sign deals or test potential solutions quickly? Working in B2G, business 2 governments, can be extremely challenging but Jacob Bossaer has done it successfully with governments across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He founded Bosaq in 2015 with the mission to supply clean drinking water to the people who don’t have it today and Bosaq does it in a sustainable way. The company’s current ambition is to bring clean drinking water to 1.5 million people across the globe. Since 2015 Bosaq went from 2 to 14 employees. It is active on 3 continents. They provide drinking water to 40.000 people. And they have 3 patents. Working and selling to governments requires a wide set of skills and a personal touch. Especially when it comes to a national security asset such as water. In this episode Jacob shares his 6 Do’s and Don’ts when talking to people in power and 💡How to grow a B2G and sell to governments💡 Among them you will learn: ✅ how crucial it is to know the key decision-makers in the organization ✅ how to do your research ✅ how to not forget the human touch ✅ to be patient ✅ the importance of “What’s in it for me?” ✅ how to listen actively Get this firsthand advice. Listen to the episode with the link below. Resources: Jacob Bossaer Linkedin Bosaq website Book: Chris Voss - Never split the difference   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  Si vous aimez la greentech, les projets collectifs porteurs de sens, les actions écologiques concrètes, ou que grandir une communauté est important pour votre projet, cet épisode résonnera sans aucun doute en vous ! Si beaucoup d’entrepreneurs embarquent dans leur aventure seuls ou avec quelques compatriotes, le projet de Time For The Planet est quant à lui ancré dans le collectif et l’humain. C’est la force de la communauté qui peut faire bouger les choses en matière de protection environnementale et Arthur Auboeuf l’a bien compris. Il est aujourd’hui l’invité du podcast Mission First, et nous prouve que co-construire son projet peut faire la différence et lui donner du sens.Arthur Auboeuf a pour projet de trouver des solutions concrètes à la crise environnementale en levant 1 milliard d’euros pour développer 100 innovations d’ici 2030. Time For The Planet permet aux citoyens d’aller plus loin dans l’engagement écologique en allant vers l'innovation. Tout le monde peut participer et peut investir pour ces innovations avec un montant minimum d’un euro. Arthur a partagé une list de Do's and Don'ts sur le sujet: 💡“Comment grandir une communauté d’investisseurs et la transformer en business viable”💡 Nous avons parlé en particulier de : ✅ La nécessité  de savoir qui l’on est pour aligner son projet avec ses valeurs et lui apporter l’énergie nécessaire. ✅ L’importance de testerl'appétence du marché en premier ✅ Comment construire son projet grâce aux échanges humains  ✅ Comment commencer rapidement et ne pas rester figé sur ses positions ✅ Comment se créer des opportunités pour améliorer son discours et son projet Alors, prêt(e) à rejoindre la communauté ? Ressources et recommendations de l'épisode: Arthur on Linkedin Time for the planet website Livres: Sapiens, Yuval Novah Harari https://www.amazon.fr/Sapiens-Animales-History-Humankind-Espagnole/dp/8499926223 Le bug humain, Sébastien Boehler : https://www.lisez.com/livre-grand-format/le-bug-humain/9782221240106 Les petits carnets d’alerte de Juliette Duquesne avec Pierre Rabhi https://carnetsdalerte.fr   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  What is it like to start from scratch in an industry you know nothing about? This is what Megan Glover did back in 2016 when she started 120Water. Today 120Water has grown to 75 FTEs, more than 200 customers and a 7-digit revenue. They are paving the way for the water industry, moving it from paper into the cloud. They offer digital solutions to water professionals, helping them protect public health way more efficiently. Megan spent 10 years in marketing before deciding to pursue water as her next career move, and it was then natural to talk about How to use your experience and a different perspective to innovate in a new industry and find purpose Megan shares her angle on how to: ✅ Find mentors ✅ Apply proven concepts and  solutions to your business ✅ Keep your customer at the center of your strategy even as you scale ✅ Don’t let hearing NO discourage you ✅ Learn to let go ✅ Hire the right people ✅ Build a brand your customers would love to buy Ready to dive in the water? Let's go! Resources and recommendations from the episode: Megan Glover on Linkedin and Twitter 120Water website Podcasts: Everyone Hates Marketers This Week In Startups How I Built This, Guy Raz ​​(Don’t) Waste Water, Antoine Waler Books: We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems by Mitchell Weiss The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  Today, I welcome Ilona Ludewig to share with us how she was able to accomplish what most entrepreneurs dream to do. Create a greentech company and exit it after less than 5 years. Ilona Ludewig is a serial entrepreneur, strategy director in several companies, consultant, and she founded 4hundred in 2016. 4hundred became the fairest green energy provider in Germany in 2020 and was acquired by the UK tech unicorn Octopus Energy. Ilona shared Do’s and Don’t about: “How to start, run, and exit an energy company” and This episode is a must-listen if you would like to learn: When is the right time to sell your company or join forces with another player in your market. How to improve your team’s operation by building in-house tech tools. How to ensure that your product or service maintains a culture of positive growth. We also shared on the importance of mindset when hiring someone to join your team and how valuable are skills in the over all hiring process. Ilona also shared personal experience on how she leveraged technology to provide better customer experience Are you Ready? Let’s dive in together!   Resources and recommendations from the episode: Ilona Ludewig on Linkedin and Instagram Digital forum provider: Standing on Giants Book: Alchemy By Rory Sutherland Podcast Recommendations: No Stupid Questions By Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth Squeezing the Orange By Professor Dan Cable and comedian Akin Omobitan   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  If your income was suddenly cut by 1%, would that have a negative impact on your quality of life? This is the question posed by One for the World Executive Director Jack Lewars, and also the foundation of their sponsorship model.  One for the World is a movement of people changing charitable giving to end extreme poverty. Since 2014, they have donated over $1m to highly effective charities fighting extreme poverty and malaria-related death. In this episode, I had the chance to speak with Jack about his experience working in the nonprofit sector. He shared highly actionable insights into how to reach the right donors and ensure a bigger impact with your NGO.  Listen to the episode to learn: Why the most impactful charities are 100 or even 1000 times more effective. One for the World’s very unique approach to recruiting donors that enables them to build a sponsorship pipeline for long-term growth. How to calculate and clearly show the tangible impact created by your NGO. Four essential criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a charitable organisation. Plus, many more actionable tips on data-driven decision making, marketing, and managing your NGO. Let’s dive in. Additional Resources & Links One for the World website  One for the World on Facebook  Jack Lewars on LinkedIn  Books and influences mentioned in the episode The Building a Second Brain Podcast   Mindset - by Carol Dweck The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries The Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures - by Erin Meyer ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

This episode is brought to you by Asana. Click here to learn more and get your free 30-day premium trial. Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE  Would you prefer having a social impact or a sustainable environmental impact on the world?  Well, do you know it's possible to achieve both?!  In this episode, I have the chance to talk to Wietse Van Der Werf, CEO and founder of Sea Ranger Service. Sea Ranger Service is a social enterprise with a mission to restore 1 million hectares of ocean biodiversity by 2040, whilst training 20,000 young people towards a maritime career.  When the common advice for entrepreneurs is to focus on one product only, Wietse developed successfully three products / services with his social enterprise: from marine research services to offering a bootcamp to train people for a new career, and also the construction and design of a new ship certified in the industry with a zero-emission specification. For this episode, Wietse prepared a list of very hands-on tips about  💡how to create a company with a social and environmental impact!💡 Ready, set, go!   Resources Wietse on Linkedin  Sea Ranger Service website More info about the admin structure of for-profit and non-profit companies composing the Sea Ranger Service social enterprise.  Books: Eat like a fish  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE If you are into greentech, B2B2C, crowdfunding, scaling up, or solar,  this episode will probably be very useful for you! Lots of entrepreneurs dream of having an impact globally, but at the same time you often hear that you should be careful to not internationalize too quickly. Today I have the chance to interview an entrepreneur who is proof that it’s actually possible to have a global impact very quickly! Martin Baart has for mission to save the planet as the CEO of Ecoligo. Ecoligo helps solar projects to be funded for businesses and companies in emerging countries like Kenia, Vietnam or Costa Rica. The solar projects are financed through their crowdinvesting platform, that offers attractive returns to private investors. Investments start from 100€ and save tonnes of CO2 emissions, enabling citizens to have an impact on the global energy transition with their money. Martin shared a list of Do's and Don'ts about  💡 “How to internationalize a start-up globally from scratch” 💡 and in particular we talked about: ✅ How to think from scratch as a global player  ✅ When is a good time to expand internationally ✅ How to optimize your structure to scale   ✅ How you should consider the different regulations and business cultures in every country  Fasten your seat belt and be ready to learn a lot! ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE Would you like to create, or are you in the process of growing your sustainable brand at the early stage? Would you like to improve your supply chain to make it more sustainable or transparent?  Well, you will get some answers to these questions in this episode. I am really excited to talk to Marian Von Rappard, the founder of Evolution three and Dawn Denim. After spending a few years in the fashion industry, he created his own factory in Vietnam, and he started to produce jeans for global brands where they kept in balance production, ethics, sustainability, and quality. And then in 2015, he started Dawn Denim, which is changing the fashion industry one fine pair of jeans at a time.  In their factory in Saigon, they are setting new standards for fair working conditions in eco-consciousness with the two companies. They have now 200 factory workers in Vietnam and eight employees in Berlin. So if you want to learn more about sustainable manufacturing, supply chain, and building a brand in the sustainable fashion industry, this episode is for you! Guest info:  Marian on  Linkedin  Dawn Denim's website ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️= 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE Starting and growing  a  tech company is never easy, especially if you are trying to have a high impact on a global market like the food and agriculture industry.  Developing an AI technology is a very fancy and trendy topic, but you can only be successful if you find a real paint point to solve, so  - How should you best try to find product market fit in such a busy, technological and competitive market? - How much funding should you raise? - How long should you try before you decide to pivot? - How should you expand and internationalize: should you go in attractive but expensive markets like the US? Well, these are all questions that we are going to answer in today's episode. I am very excited to receive our guest Will Wells, founder and CEO of Hummingbird Technology, an artificial intelligence SaaS platform that helps food and agriculture business to be more efficient and sustainable. They use drone and satellite enabled data and imagery analytics for example to help reduce the chemical usage of farming Started in 2016 and they are already in the commercial scale up phase with 60 employees in 10 different countries. They are in their Series B funding and raised 20 million $ so far, and they should reach break even next year.  Will prepared a list of 8 Do's and don'ts about  💡“raising funding, finding product market fit, expanding your company globally, and pivoting from B2C to B2B!”💡  If these topics resonate with you, you won't be disappointed. Will Wells and Hummingbird:  Will Wells on Linkedin  Hummingbird’s website ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️= 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.