SocialBusiness.org recently published a slideshow on fellow-connected social enterprises and now, these interviews with entrepreneur fellows, dig deeper in the sense that these entrepreneurs, who have been awarded fellowships, discuss their inspirations, their day-to-day business practices, why they started their business, among other things.
For example, take a look at what Dr. Jordan Kassalow, the founder and CEO of VisionSpring wrote about how his amazing networks and colleagued in the social entrepreneurship field continue to inspire him even after the fellowship itself is over: "The Henry Crown Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, The Council Foreign of Relations, The Skoll Foundation Fellowship, The Draper Richards Fellowship as well as the Ashoka Fellowship have provided indispensable inspiration for me."
8 Interviews with Entrepreneur Fellows
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Aimi Duong, Founder of Oimei Co. (INTERVIEW)
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Lily Lapenna, Founder and CEO of MyBnk (INTERVIEW)
Financial Education Social Enterprise for Youth
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John Paul de Silva, Founder and Managing Director of Social Focus Consulting (INTERVIEW)
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David Auerbach, Founder of Sanergy (INTERVIEW)
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Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
Fair Trade Ecuadorian-Sourced Guayusa Tea
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Al Harris, Founder of Blue Ventures (INTERVIEW)
Marine Conservation Organization
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Dr. Jordan Kassalow, Founder and CEO of VisionSpring (INTERVIEW)
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Tim Draimin, Executive Director of Social Innovation Generation (INTERVIEW)
Part One
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Aimi Duong, Founder of Oimei Co. (INTERVIEW)
Chris Baker, Founder of OneSeed Expeditions (INTERVIEW)
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Eric Reynolds, Founder and Executive Director of Inyenyeri (INTERVIEW)
Rwandan Energy Company
Matt Johnson, Founder of Project: Living Well (INTERVIEW)
Naomi Hirabayashi, Director of Marketing at Do Something (INTERVIEW)
Youth-Focused Cause Community
Tim Jahnigen, Co-Inventor of One World Futbol (INTERVIEW)
Buy One Give One Multi-Sport Balls
Blake Mycoskie, Creator of TOMS Shoes (INTERVIEW)
Sharon Schneider, Founder & CEO of Good Karma Clothing for Kids (INTERVIEW)
Lily Lapenna, Founder and CEO of MyBnk (INTERVIEW)
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Nick Foley, Founder of Celebrate the Hero (INTERVIEW)
Anti-Bullying Initiative
Sophi Tranchell, Managing Director of Divine Chocolate (INTERVIEW)
Consuelo McAlister & Anne Pringle, Founders of Local Buttons (INTERVIEW)
Fashion Social Enterprise
Barb Stegemann, CEO of The 7 Virtues (INTERVIEW)
Leigh Morlock, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Push Pull Cambodia (INTERVIEW)
Assaf Weisz, Founder of Venture Deli (INTERVIEW)
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Entrepreneurial Non-Profit Practices
'Social Focus Consulting' Fosters Business for Good
Alaina Paradise, Owner of One World Flowers (INTERVIEW)
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Nathan Rothstein, Marketing and Sales at Project Repat
Artisan-Empowering Enterprise
Alex Budak, Co-Founder of StartSomeGood (INTERVIEW)
Sissy Rooney, Founder of Street Style Surgery (INTERVIEW)
UK-Based Creative Workshops for Youth
Adrien Edwards, Founder of The Naked Hippie (INTERVIEW)
Microloans Through T-Shirts
Kevin McCracken, COO/Co-Founder of Social Imprints (INTERVIEW)
Printer with a Social Mission
Sayan Sarkar, CEO of InvigorateNOW (INTERVIEW)
Social Business Fighting Preventable Blindness
Eric Cope, Founder of Smile Squared (INTERVIEW)
One for One Toothbrushes
David Auerbach, Founder of Sanergy (INTERVIEW)
Stephanie Emond, Development Manager of FINCA Canada (INTERVIEW)
Alex Mark, Founder of One Hundred Apparel (INTERVIEW)
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Meg Wirth, CEO of Maternova (INTERVIEW)
Linking Doctors & Midwives with Low-Cost Medical Supplies
Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
Fair Trade Ecuadorian-Sourced Guayusa Tea
Fair Trade Cocoa
Divine Chocolate is a Social Business Partly Owned by Its Farmers
Kelli Dunavant and Gaston Javurek, No One Without (INTERVIEW)
For-Purpose Fashion Brand
Al Harris, Founder of Blue Ventures (INTERVIEW)
Marine Conservation Organization
Felix Cheung, Founder of DopeHut (INTERVIEW)
Online Store for Socially Aware Streetwear
Godwin Yidana and Gayle Pescud, Co-Founders of G-Lish (INTERVIEW)
Alison Lowndes, Executive Ops Director of KO2 Adventures (INTERVIEW)
Social Entrepreneur Associations
‘Ashoka: Innovators for the Public' is World-Changing
Josh Rubin, Co-Founder of Build Nutrition (INTERVIEW)
Will Prochaska, Director of Alive & Kicking (INTERVIEW)
Dustin McBride, President and Co-Founder of Zambikes (INTERVIEW)
African-Made Soccer Balls
Alive and Kicking Creates Jobs in Zambia and Kenya
Chris Markl, American Operations Director of Kourage Athletics (INTERVIEW)
Job-Creating Bike Shops
Cycle Salvation Trains and Employs the Economically Disadvantaged
Innovative Eye Care
VisionSpring is a Social Enterprise Selling Eyeglasses to Developing Countries
Phone-Based Eye Exams
Netra is a Mobile Optometry Solution for Developing Countries
Piyush Mangukiya, Founder of EducateNCare (INTERVIEW)
Visionary Social Change Videos
The Ashoka 'Everyone a Changemaker' Animation
The Community Film Unit, Social Enterprise (INTERVIEW)
Comprehensive Vision Care Access
Aravind Eye Hospital Combats Needless Blindness in Rural India