Lyneir Richardson is working to empower entrepreneurs and strengthen economic conditions in urban and underserved areas across the United States. He wears multiple hats, investing in commercial real estate, educating and advising entrepreneurs and MBA students, consulting corporations, foundations and government agencies, and structuring deals to get capital to Black … [Read more...] about We Own This.
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Caterpillars.
Philip Kafka is President of Prince Concepts, which he founded after selling his company, Prince Media. Philip spent six years building the New York based billboard business, developing and marketing sign locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, San Francisco and Los Angeles before he sold it to LAMAR, the largest billboard company in the country. Philip decided to focus on … [Read more...] about Caterpillars.
Our client is the planet.
Jeremy, the founding Director of Breathe, has built a team of dedicated architects with a reputation for delivering high quality, sustainable design for all scale projects. In particular, Breathe has been focused on sustainable urbanization and exploring ways to deliver more affordable urban housing to Melburnians. As the instigator of The Commons housing project in … [Read more...] about Our client is the planet.
Democratizing green roofs.
Molly Meyer is democratizing the green roof. 80% of the buildings that will exist in a few decades from now are already built. And since buildings are one of the biggest contributors to climate change, figuring out how to retrofit them economically and easily is a must do. Green roofs are a big part of that. Molly wants to put a green roof within the reach of … [Read more...] about Democratizing green roofs.
Superpowers.
"What do you think of as your superpower?" asks Devin. "My superpower is when someone says “no” to me, that just makes me go harder" says Eve. "Seriously, I have incredible stick-to-it-iveness. My superpower is endurance." Listen to the podcast for more about Eve and her superpowers! Logo from Superpowers for Good … [Read more...] about Superpowers.