Encore: Solar Power & Clean Energy Credit Union with Blake Jones
April 22, 2024
Hosted by Sharon Schneider
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Episode Description
Entrepreneurs move tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars through their business accounts every year. Have you ever thought about what the bank is doing with your money when you aren't using it? Our guest today is Blake Jones, co-founder of socially responsible business icon Namaste Solar, an employee-owned cooperative. Blake then went on to co-found Clean Energy Credit Union, which provides an alternative to banking with institutions that are using your deposits to fund oil pipelines.
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Do you want to do well by doing good? If you are a business owner who wants to use the power of free enterprise to help not just yourself and your own family, but your employees, your community and the world at large - this show is for you. Host Sharon Schneider, a serial entrepreneur and impact advisor to some of the world's most prominent families, will help you uncover all the ways that you can use your business as a force for good. Every show will include practical ideas and tools that you can implement right away - and it's not about spending more money, it's about thinking, and spending, differently.
Sharon Schneider
With over 20 years of experience across entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and impact investing, Sharon Schneider is the founder of Integrated Capital Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm that helps founders and family offices create positive social change. She is the author of "Handbook for an Integrated Life: a Practical Guide to Aligning Your Everyday Choices with Your Internal Compass," a #1 New Release on Amazon that helps individuals live into their values. Sharon has a track record of building and leading innovative programs and organizations that integrate impact goals across philanthropy, investing, business, and household operations. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Telluray Foundation, the founding Director of the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group, and the co-founder and CEO of Moxie Jean, a for-profit social enterprise that was acquired by Schoola in 2015. She has also been recognized as one of the 100 top names in Chicago innovation, a Chicago Innovation Award winner, and a Who's Who in Impact Investing. Sharon is passionate about empowering and inspiring others to use their talents, resources, and every possible leverage point to make a more just world for all.
Episode Directory
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