This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Yasmina Zaidman, the Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen, a pioneer and global leader in social impact investing.  Acumen—probably the coolest, most inspiring organization I’ve ever come across—is dedicated to using the power of entrepreneurship and patient capital to solve some of our world’s most intractable issues.  Over the last several decades, they have invested $250M in over 200 companies and have materially improved the lives of an estimated 650M people all over the world.

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I wanted to have Yasmina on the show to learn more about Acumen’s inspiring work, unpack her experiences working at the forefront of this incredible movement and see what lessons we can find to improve our own mission-driven efforts.   As you’ll see in the episode, Yasmina is quite a passionate and inspiring leader and has a wealth of knowledge about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to trying to solve big issues.  Our conversation left me wanting to drop everything and join the team at Acumen. 

 Tune in to this inspiring episode to learn:  

• Why Acumen is so focused on supporting entrepreneurship as a way to engage in philanthropy 

• Why promoting agency and dignity is so important in the fight to eliminate poverty

• How Acumen uncovered the secret to building entrepreneurial capacity in the most economically disadvantaged communities in the world

• What patient capital is and how it can play a crucial role in the broader philanthropic and capitalist ecosystem

• Why Acumen is so focused on building sustainable businesses that promote energy access, education, and sustainable agriculture 

• & Much, much more

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