Products With Purpose
Eli Harrell
Welcome to Products with Purpose. This is Eli Harrell the purpose of this interview series is to tell the stories of people just like you and me, who are putting everything on the line, going all-in to create real impact. It is my job to tease out the most valuable stories from people who are building products and businesses that are laser-focused on solving meaningful problems on this planet (or beyond).
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Products With Purpose episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Products With Purpose for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Products With Purpose episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
#42 Jacqueline van den Ende - Carbon Equity: Channeling Capital Into Climate Tech
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08/31/22 • 63 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Jacqueline van den Ende, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon Equity.
Carbon Equity is a climate investing fintech company that seeks to build a net zero economy by connecting next-generation capital to the world’s most impactful climate investing opportunities.
In addition to her role as founder and CEO of Carbon Equity, she serves on the board of the Dutch last mile delivery scale-up Trunks as well as obtained an MSc degree in Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and a BA in Social Sciences from University College Utrecht.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Carbon Equity’s dynamic business model and vision
- Directing capital toward our biggest problem as a leveraged way to foster impact
- Exciting technology innovations in the power sector
- What motivates people to become entrepreneurs
- Mental and emotional challenges of being a founder
-Relevant Links-
- Jacqueline's LinkedIn
- Carbon Equity
- Sam Harris’ Waking Up
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversation by Brené Brown
- Poke The Box by Seth Godin
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
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#34 Luke Faccini - Sponge: Humming Teams Let You Own Your Market and Achieve Your Purpose
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07/06/22 • 49 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Luke Faccini, Brand Storyteller and Chief Do-Gooder of Sponge
Sponge is a full-service branding team with a digital tilt, that loves helping good businesses do more good in the world, and create healthier profits.
Sponge evolved massively and obtained B Corp certification in Jan 2017. Luke is a firm believer that business can and should be a force for good.
Luke’s purpose is to “Help all brands be good for the world.” By all means necessary! Including a book, an online program and software, and helping to grow the GoodNorth good business community.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Luke’s book recommendations changed his life path
- Shifting from “humans are headaches” to becoming a human-centric leader
- How Luke went from skeptic to massive advocate of being a B Corp
- How a 3rd generation company went from stagnant to explosive by clarifying what they stand for
- Humming Teams: a sneak peek at Sponge’s upcoming tech product
-Relevant Links-
- Luke’s LinkedIn
- Luke's Personal Website
- Sponge
-Episode’s Reading Recommendation-
Unleash the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispenza
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Values-Driven Organization: Unleashing Human Potential for Performance and Profit by Richard Barrett
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#16 Scott Stonham - wellthatsinteresting.tech: Pulling Together to Inspire Action, Spread Understanding, & Amplify Impact
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02/23/22 • 53 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Scott Stonham, an independent technology analyst as well as the creator of Well, That’s Interesting Tech!
A platform that showcases purpose-driven technology companies and leaders that aim to make a positive difference to the planet and all its inhabitants.
Scott has helped bring to life innovations we take for granted today, from the Mobile Internet to Smartphone Navigation. His experience spans senior technology and marketing roles for multinationals, including Vodafone, Qualcomm, and IHS Markit, to edgy technology start-ups in the UK, Europe, and the USA.
Here are some of Scott Stonham's accomplishments:
- Scott is a category judges for the prestigious Mobile World Congress awards, the GLOMOs (Global Mobile Awards), and IHS Markit Innovation Awards
- Scott serves as a non-executive director to the UK’s further education organization, the Association of Colleges, is a member of the Tech London Advocates (TLA) and Global Tech Advocates (GTA).
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- How fear can either paralyze us or inspire action
- Why assigning the move toward sustainability to individuals or groups can backfire
- Helping your team maintain a feeling of connection to your vision and purpose
- An innovative way to keep your purpose front-and-center
- Automating and integrating business for good into the daily flow of your business
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#101 Apolline Deroche - Cappella: Crying Babies Decoded By AI
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10/18/23 • 36 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Apolline Deroche CEO and Co-Founder of Cappella
Cappella is a company fusing care and sound technology. They're revolutionizing parenting, decoding baby cries for caregiver support and insights.
Apolline, originally from France, has been in the US for precisely two years, where she decided to establish her company. She holds a master's degree in engineering and a graduate degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
From a young age, Apolline was driven by a desire to make a positive impact on people's lives. Her diverse interests encompass music, technology, and psychology. And you'll most certainly often find her reading a book on early childhood development. It was these passions that led her to create Cappella, a company that not only aligns with her interests but aims to make a meaningful difference in the world.
Stay tuned because Cappella's app is set to launch at the end of 2023, and it's already generating excitement among new parents who can't wait for its release.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- How we can support new parents by using AI to understand baby cries
- Identifying early signs of behavioral disorders through baby cries
- How we can improve the lives of parents and babies during the challenging transition phase
- Building a strong team and surrounding ourselves with the right people
- How we can leverage accelerators and mentorship to grow our startup
Make sure to stay until the end to hear Apolline’s book recommendation and something forward-looking that she’s optimistic about right now!
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-Relevant Links-
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
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#65 David Davies - AgUnity: Lifting Millions of Micro-farmers Out of Poverty Via Digital Inclusion
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02/08/23 • 58 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with David Davies, founder and CEO of AgUnity
David is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in FinTech, SaaS, and mobile start-ups. He has honed his skills over 9 years in the crypto and blockchain space and has a deep understanding of how trust, digital identity, and financial inclusion can improve the lives of communities in the developing world. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, David has spent over a decade in senior roles at prestigious investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers.
AgUnity’s purpose is to combat poverty by providing millions of smallholder farmers with digital tools that empower them to achieve economic inclusion so they, their families, and their communities can prosper and thrive.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- From fields to funds: David's unexpected career path
- The power of cooperatives in agriculture and beyond
- AgUnity's breakthrough solution for commercially viable farmer aid
- How 90% of the half billion farmers on Earth are micro-farmers and how much of our food supply comes from them
- AgUnity's blueprint for revolutionizing farming
- Using Hackathons in developing nations to develop apps that serve micro-farmers around the world
Make sure to stay until the end to hear David’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!
We hope you love this episode! If you do, please take time to share this with someone you think would be inspired by it!
-Relevant Links-
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
- Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
- Incognito by David Eagleman
- Omivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
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#82 Richard Parsons - KiteMagnetics: Accelerating the Emissions-Free Future of Air Travel
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06/07/23 • 55 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Richard Parsons, Founder and CEO of Kite Magnetics
Kite Magnetics is a deep-tech hardware startup with a mission to accelerate the transition to emissions-free aviation. They are hard at work developing the world’s highest-performance electric motors and generators so that future aircraft can fly further, carry more and emit less.
Prior to founding Kite Magnetics, Richard worked as a researcher at Monash University for 10 years where he developed new magnetic materials specifically for ultra-high-performance electric motors. In 2021 he left academia to start Kite Magnetics as a spinout company from Monash University to commercialize a new materials technology he co-invented that is being used to produce a new generation of smaller, lighter, and more efficient electric motors for use on electric aircraft so that they can fly further and carry more.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- The future potential of revolutionizing travel
- Understanding how affordable electric planes will lead to more point-to-point short routes
- Transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship and securing venture capital funding
- Building and leading exceptional teams
Make sure to stay until the end to hear Richard’s book recommendation and something forward-looking that he’s optimistic about right now!
We hope you love this episode! If you do, please take time to share this with someone you think would be inspired by it!
-Relevant Links-
- Richard's LinkedIn
- KiteMagnetics
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
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#44 Geoffrey Hucker - Work For Impact: Work With Impact-Minded People Globally, Create Equitable Opportunities
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09/14/22 • 49 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Geoffrey Hucker, Founder & CEO of Work For Impact
Work for Impact is a digital platform that seeks to connect skilled freelancers with jobs solely from nonprofit and socially and environmentally responsible organizations.
Geoff is a passionate advocate for socially responsible, purpose-built businesses. Having established, directed, and scaled a successful charity – Beyond The Orphanage – he understands and has met the challenges faced by NFP/NGO and For Purpose organizations when it comes to talent acquisition, engagement, and retention.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Geoff’s story led him to create the Beyond the Orphanage Foundation
- The purpose & model behind Work for Impact
- Keys to successfully working with a global team
- Work For Impact’s beyond matchmaking outsourcing process
- The global trend of people searching for “Meaningful Work”
-Relevant Links-
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
- The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life by Lynne Twist and Teresa Barker
- The Pursuit of Purpose: Part Memoir, Part Study - A Book About Finding Your Way in the World by Ken Banks
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#64 Eric Rubenstein: New Climate Ventures - Investing In ULTRA Exciting Climate Tech
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02/01/23 • 59 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Eric Rubenstein, founding managing partner of New Climate Ventures
Eric is an investor with an enthusiastic focus on climate, impact, and sustainability. After spending years in energy trading at Louis Dreyfus and Citigroup he started seeing the possibility of a better, more sustainable future he wanted to help create. After learning about some of the emerging technologies in energy and renewable materials, he got excited enough to shift directions and focus his energy on directing capital toward the innovations that excite him.
New Climate Venture’s focus is to tackle climate change with a holistic approach and they’re doing this by investing in innovative early-stage startups across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Some of the ultra-exciting technologies that are currently developing and being deployed in climate-tech
- Where Eric as a climate innovation investor sees the need for more innovation
- How so many companies are increasing focus on sustainability
- The potential for products to be created by capturing carbon from the atmosphere
- Ways founders can utilize the support of investors for making connections and seeking advice
- Bridging the gap between technical intelligence and commercial intelligence
Make sure to stay until the end to hear Eric’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!
-Relevant Links-
- Eric's LinkedIn
- New Climate Ventures
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
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#53 Soner Haci - Pons: Bringing the Benefits of Ultrasound Scanning to Any Home or Village
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11/16/22 • 53 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Soner Haci CEO and co-founder of PONS
PONS is a compact ultrasound technology that can be used by consumers with an AI-driven cognitive function that autonomously performs the risk assessment of health conditions, smart image processing, with a mobile ultrasound device, and reports the findings to doctors.
Soner and his teams are passionate to optimize access to healthcare and improving the quality of life for all, regardless of their location or income so that nobody loses their loved ones to preventable diseases
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Being twin brothers and co-founders
- Providing resources to take full ownership of your health
- Training a system with continuous data
- The shift from inpatient care to value-based outpatient care
- The possibility of donating PONS to developing countries
-Relevant Links-
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
- Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose by David B. Wolfe, Rajendra S. Sisodia, and Jagdish N. Sheth
- Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs by Ari Wallach
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#100 George Helou - Verve Education Revisited - How ChatGPT Altered
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10/11/23 • 44 min
In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with George Helou Co-Founder of Verve Education
Verve Education is dedicated to democratizing expert knowledge by making it affordable and highly personalized. Their innovative approach transforms coaching and learning, considering users’ unique perspectives during the learning process.
Their goal is to enhance adaptability in our global society, fostering well-being, prosperity, and equality in both personal and professional life.
George Helou is a best-selling author, life coach and the founder of EP7 – Empowered for Purpose in 7 Steps. He has 17 Years and 15,000 hours of personal development coaching experience for individuals and for business.
He is a husband, father and his hobbies include writing and music composition. His latest book is “Cinderella’s Secrets” – The Untold Story of Ella, launched at the Perth Town Hall by the Rt Hon Lord Mayor of Perth, Lisa-M Scaffidi. George’s upcoming book is “Empowered for Purpose in 7 steps”.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- How we can learn to reframe our perception and make better decisions in any circumstance
- Tapping into the power of AI to gain insights, validate our thoughts, and make informed decisions
- Using the Verve app to confidently prepare for job interviews, auditions, difficult conversations, and more
- How we can continuously improve ourselves by revisiting and reinforcing our perception projects
- How to gain insights into our work culture, measure adaptation velocity, and improve productivity and performance
-Relevant Links-
- George's LinkedIn
- Verve Education
-Episode’s Recommended Read-
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FAQ
How many episodes does Products With Purpose have?
Products With Purpose currently has 108 episodes available.
What topics does Products With Purpose cover?
The podcast is about Purpose, Tech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Entrepreneurship, Future, Startup, Podcasts, Technology, Education, Philosophy and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Products With Purpose?
The episode title '#106 Sandra D'Souza - Ellect Revisited - From Bias to Equality: Insights from Impactful Leaders' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Products With Purpose?
The average episode length on Products With Purpose is 53 minutes.
How often are episodes of Products With Purpose released?
Episodes of Products With Purpose are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Products With Purpose?
The first episode of Products With Purpose was released on Nov 10, 2021.
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