Impact & Innovation
Join the conversation as social entrepreneurs from around the world come to Yale SOM to share the challenges they are grappling with and the insights they are gaining in the field. From rural India and Kenya to the inner cities of the U.S., from the environment to nutrition to maternal child health, this series cuts across sectors to examine the convergence of business and society. Take a peek inside the classroom of Dr. Teresa Chahine as she examines the latest trends and pitfalls in social innovation, funding, and impact.

Episodes
- PodcastEpisode 27Duration 37:10
Regenerative Capitalism
Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia, shares the "8 Philosophies of Regenerative Capitalism."
- PodcastEpisode 26Duration 27:04
Measuring Social Change
Veronica Olazabal, Chief Impact and Evaluation Officer for BHP Foundation and President of the American Evaluation Association, talks about measuring the bottom line of social entrepreneurship: social change. - PodcastDuration 38:51
Collective Power
Catering Passoni, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Havenly, goes beyond job training and placement to build community and collective power among refugee and migrant women. - PodcastDuration 29:13
A Workforce to Fight Climate Change
Neil Yeoh, Founder and CEO of OnePointFive, mobilizes talent to keep global warming below 1.5'C by connecting businesses with expertise and technology to solve their sustainability challenges. - PodcastEpisode 23Duration 26:54
IDEAS Generation
Danny Egol, Co-Founder of IDEAS Generation (IG), is building community and collaboration among next generation leaders working on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Social justice (IDEAS). - PodcastEpisode 22Duration 17:29
Hustle Like a New Havener
Ben Young, Co-Founder of Hugo & Hoby, makes sustainable furniture accessible to corporate customers with their network of local fabrication shops and their partnership with community forestry initiatives.
- PodcastEpisode 21Duration 21:13
No Matter How Unlikely
Greg Grinberg, CEO of ActualFood, fights chronic disease using technology and behavioral science, by building an online grocery system that nudges consumers to make healthy choices.
- PodcastEpisode 20Duration 18:24
Just Build It
Janice Shade, Founder of LocalCap, pursues her vision of democratizing entrepreneurial financing.
- PodcastEpisode 19Duration 29:47
Levels of Impact
Erik Clemons, President & CEO of ConnCAT, shares the work that he does to create impact at three different levels: direct service for individuals, community level initiatives, and policy level work to tackle root causes.
- PodcastEpisode 14Duration 13:26
A Market Correction
Susannah Burrage and Jake Harrison bring it home with their perspectives on business and society.