20/30 Visions: Ella Goldner on impact-driven entrepreneurs

If we're going to have any hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, business and enterprise clearly need to play a central role. So it follows that we need to get many more of the world's best entrepreneurs working on solutions to our biggest social and environmental challenges - and then give them the resources they need to succeed at scale.

This week's guest is Ella Goldner, the co-founder and GM of UK-based Zinc, whose model offers an interesting exemplar of how to do this. Zinc gets would-be entrepreneurs excited about solving a pressing societal challenge, helps them identify a specific commercial solution, and then provides them with the capital, expertise, and connections they need to scale the business up.
In our interview, Ella discusses:

• How to get the best talent focusing on big societal challenges
• The importance of breaking down silos
• What to look for in a co-founder
• The support these fledgling businesses need
• Why ecosystems matter
• The funding outlook for mission-driven businesses
• And more

Produced & presented by James Taylor
Editing by Jake Hatt @ Free Bird Film
Watch the videos at www.bridgesfundmanagement.com/2030visions