The Finding Impact Podcast
Latest Episodes
FIP 119: Tips for young founders with Lamia Makkar who launched her first startup at age 13
We’ve got Lemia Makkar and we're going to talk about Lamia's experience as a young founder, with the hope of inspiring and helping other young founders succeed at what they're doing.
FIP 118: Building entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging markets with Maryanne Ochola of ANDE
Why entrepreneurial ecosystems are important for social entrepreneurs
FIP 117: Hardware entrepreneurs II 3/3 – Deploying a network of kiosks, automated fuel dispensers, with Sagun Saxena of KOKO Networks
Sagun Saxena, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of KOKO Networks, is a company operating in Kenya and India that builds and deploys a dense network of kiosks inside local corner stores that distribute bio-ethanol for the modern cookers they sell. Th
FIP 116: Hardware entrepreneurs II 2/3 - The inventor who's creating Africa's first CNC machines, with Simon Oshera of Proteq Automation
Simon Oshera's journey to create Africa's high precision manufacturing capability
FIP 115: Hardware entrepreneurs II 1/3 - PayGo Energy with Mike Hahn
This week on the Finding Impact Podcast, we are continuing our second series on hardware entrepreneurs, this one with Mike Hahn of PayGo Energy about his hardware development journey. This is the first episode in our second 3-part series on invention-base
FIP 114: When to say 'No' to more investment with Solonia Teodros of The Change School
Why social entrepreneurs need a clear fundraising strategy and goal
FIP 113: Funding for when things go wrong, with Caroline Bressan of Open Road Alliance
This week on the Finding Impact podcast, we will be speaking with Caroline Bressan, the Director of Social Investments at Open Road Alliance. This incredible service at Open Road Alliance provides capital (loans or grants) to social impact organizations (
FIP 112: Tips for Social Entrepreneurs Wanting to Apply to an Accelerator
Tips from Village Capital, UnLtd, MassChallenge, Agora Partnerships, Bethnal Green Ventures, Fledge, The Accelerator Guy, OnPurpose.
FIP 111: Hardware entrepreneurs 3/3 - Creating a modem-cum-router device aimed at solving last-mile connectivity issues in Africa, with Erik Hersman
This third part episode is with Erik Hersman, co-founder of BRCK, which creates a modem-cum-router device aimed at solving last-mile connectivity issues in Africa.
FIP 110: Hardware entrepreneurs - 2/3 Creating electronic hardware products for businesses in East Africa, with Mary Mwangi
I've got Mary Mwangi here and we're going to talk about her hardware development journey.