EPISODE 11 | Emily Grey: Entrepreneurial Flourishing Through Community
School of Ethical Impact Podcast
Release Date: 05/25/2021
School of Ethical Impact Podcast
Our Fall Cohort begins October 18th. SEI is a 12-week program designed to support changemakers looking to launch and scale their social impact business!
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Tovah Terranova is the Founder of the 10 Body Cleanse and Detox for Meditation. Tovah has been involved in the Green Life movement for more than 12 years after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 25. She has hosted various inspirational education performance events, ranging from the San Diego Hospital scene to the La Jolla Comedy Store. She travels to share her story & platform on individual health and manage the human condition with what she calls "Aggressive Self Care."
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In these last two modules of the program learning arc, Jenny and Hayley break down Community Development and Ethical Impact Leadership and reflect on how their initial ideas for a school evolved into an entire 12-month immersive program.
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Taylor has been blown away by the curriculum, the intentionality, and the community that has been formed during the first four months of the program. It is a well-rounded curriculum caring for the individual leader while giving the templates and tools to run a successful business.
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Throughout this series, co-founders Hayley and Jenny walk us through the five sections of the program learning arc to showcase the transformational learning process in the 12-month program at the School of Ethical Impact. In this episode, Hayley and Jenny discuss fundamental operational needs and creating systems for success. Having a solid understanding of these complexities and context will help build a sustainable business model, and ultimately your business entity will impact how capital raising looks for you. Please tune in to hear more about how your reporting goes...
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In case you have missed it, our second cohort starts in October. All this month, we will be chatting with our current students. They will be sharing personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program. This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Rhea Gonzales, co-founder of @tkcollective_, and hear her talk through personal experiences going through the SEI program. Rhea and her husband started TK Collective to empower women and help them take back their power in the fight...
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In this episode, co-founders Jenny and Hayley discuss how radically listening weaves into your marketing strategy and brand story.
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This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Edwards, co-founder of two e-commerce businesses. @highlandridgedecor a father-daughter business specializing in industrial farmhouse decor and @jubileetradingcoa an ethical trade band that blends traditional Moroccan leatherworking with modern trees to create elevated goods and elevate lives.
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School of Ethical Impact Podcast
To gear up for our second cohort launching this October, we will be chatting with current students over the next 5 weeks. Tune in as our students share personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program. This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Jessica Gardner, co-founder of Dreamer & Co, a social impact jewelry brand empowering artisans in low-income areas to flourish through economic opportunities in the Horn of Africa. To learn more about @dreamerandco_ , visit...
info_outlineWith a past career on Wall Street as a Vice President of Communications and Change Management, Emily Grey brings her ‘win them over’ know-how, delightful enthusiasm and every day wit to encourage women to use their influence for good. She is a speaker, small business coach, and impact entrepreneur with a special focus on helping makers and brand owners land + grow wholesale accounts.
Five years ago, Emily founded her brick + mortar and online boutique, The Flourish Market, building it to a million dollar business in less than 3 years with zero paid advertising. She is also the Founder of The Locality, a co-working space + incubator program for 60 female entrepreneurs in Downtown Raleigh, NC. Pre COVID, you would find her speaking on national stages for Brendon Burchard, at Alt Summit, and leading maker retreats, but she now enjoys speaking and training via Zoom alongside her new pandemic puppy Henry.
In this episode, Emily passionately talks to Jenny and Hayley on the massive role community + accountability plays in connecting people and encouraging them to lean on each other for a viable and impactful collaboration. She goes on to share her nuggets of wisdom on some practically ethical ways of winning in business, through means such as pitching, to build up on brand collaborations and the ripple effect that has on the business.