More Than Profit

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce Butler and new co-host, Brian McKay, talk with Maegan Moore, Director at Catalyze, a national initiative democratizing access to capital, networks, and resources for the next generation of Capital Entrepreneurs who are moving capital in innovative and inspiring ways. Prior to Catalyze, Maegan helped launch Thriving Cities, a project that is working to transform communities through civic design. Bryce, Brian, and Maegan talk about a system-level approach to supporting communities that get overlooked by the capital markets, access to capital, Opportunity Zones, and more.  Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Empowering First Time Fund Managers with Maegan Moore. 

Download the Growth Loan Playbook here: Your Guide to Launching a Character-based Lending Program in Your Community

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer, Editing, and Marketing: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison
Social Media: Mallory Sanborn

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce talks with Scott Koloms, President and CEO of Facilities Management Services, the first b-corp certified janitorial company in the world and Founder of Canopy, a nonprofit working to create a more vibrant and relevant Kentucky economy that serves all folks and takes care of our beautiful landscape. Over the years, Scott has had a significant impact through his work. Fueled by his education, his values, his family history, and more, Scott works to be intentional with every decision he makes as a CEO. Bryce and Scott talk about the public benefit corporation legislation they worked on together, what values are important when you are running a company, and the employee-centered program they have at FMS, made possible by the Reconstruct Challenge grants, and more. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Operationalizing Your Values With Scott Koloms.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer, Recording, Editing, and Marketing: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison
Social Media: Mallory Sanborn

On this episode of More Than Profit, the rest of the Access Ventures team join Bryce Butler. They discuss the market changes in 2022 and how that impacted the company, their thoughts on the crypto landscape, philanthropy, the importance of friendship and everything in between.

Bryce, TJ Abood, Ben Terry, and Brian McKay all have their feet in different industries, from blockchain to working with creatives, to cultivating leadership. Their unique perspectives lead to some hot takes about 2022 and how things went. The team also discusses their plans for 2023 and beyond. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Hot Takes Entering 2023 with the Access Ventures Team.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer, Recording, Editing, and Marketing: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison
Social Media: Mallory Sanborn

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Miles Lasater, Founder and CEO of Purpose Built. Purpose Built is a venture studio that partners with future founders, generates ideas together, builds teams, and invests capital to launch new companies. Miles is from San Francisco and was surrounded by entrepreneurs growing up. Miles started his first company, Higher One, when he was in college. From there he went on to start two other startups, SeeClickFix and OneUni. He fell in love with the venture studio model and his goal throughout his career was to eventually start one of his own. Bryce and Miles talk about how the venture studio model works, the qualities of a successful venture, and how social impact fits into it all. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Exploring the Venture Studio Model With Miles Lasater.

Miles website: https://mileslasater.com/

Podcast episode with Jeff Zhou of Fig: https://www.startupsforgood.com/jeff-zhou-co-founder-ceo-of-fig/

Startup ideas blog post: https://www.purposebuilt.vc/blog-posts/how-to-have-1044-startup-ideas-in-10-months

Podcast episode with Arjan Schutte of Core Innovation Capital: https://www.startupsforgood.com/arjan-schutte-founder-and-managing-partner-of-core-innovation-capital/

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer, Recording, Editing, and Marketing: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison
Social Media: Mallory Sanborn

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Lalit Gautam, Co-founder and CEO of SenseGrass. SenseGrass is a soil intelligence platform that helps farmers and companies manage their soil and increase crop yield. Lalit grew up in India, where he watched his grandfather farm and grew an appreciation for agriculture. After earning a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences and medicine, doing stem cell research, earning an MBA, and working in business and entrepreneurship, that appreciation for agriculture found him again and he started SenseGrass. Bryce and Lalit talk about how they think about the relationship between social impact and high-growth companies, what and who have shaped their career journeys and much more. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Pursuing Social Impact in Agtech With Lalit Gautam.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer, Recording, Editing, and Marketing: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison
Social Media: Mallory Sanborn

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Briane Cornish, Founder and Executive Director of Brooklyn-based company, finEQUITY. finEQUITY advances the financial futures of those impacted by long-term incarceration. Justice impacted individuals oftentimes do not have a credit score. Bryce and Briane talk about the implications of not having a credit score and how finEQUITY helps individuals mitigate them by providing micro-loans to help build credit and prove creditworthiness. Briane grew up in the shelter system and has first hand experience with the policies and programs that are intended to help people struggling with financial insecurity. The lack of human-centered design in these policies and programs was apparent to her at a young age, which is why she is so adamant about working to address the challenges that surround incarceration with people that are actually experiencing those challenges. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Addressing the Impact of Incarceration with Briane Cornish.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer: Tim Harris
Executive Producer, Recording, Editing, and Social Media: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce sits down with Jared Walker, Founder and CEO of a Portland-based startup called Dollar For. Dollar For crushes medical debt. Jared is passionate about how a medical crisis should have to equal a financial crisis. He started his journey by crowdfunding in Portland to help people pay their medical bills. That was before he learned about Charity Care.

Jared and Bryce talk about what Charity Care is, how TikTok has changed the trajectory of Dollar For, how many Americans are eligible to have their medical debt forgiven, and what drives Jared each and every day. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Crushing Medical Debt with Jared Walker.

Go to Dollarfor.org/help to see if you are eligible for hospital debt forgiveness!

And check out https://dollarfor.org/volunteer/ to become a volunteer.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer: Tim Harris
Associate Producer, Recording, Editing, and Social Media: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison

On this month's special episode of More Than Profit, TJ Abood, Chief Investment Officer, of Access Ventures steps in as guest host and talks with the co-founders of Goldfinch, Mike Sall and Blake West. Goldfinch is working to expand access to capital using crypto to enable more financial inclusion. Goldfinch's decentralized credit protocol allows anyone to become a lender to organizations in a way that banks simply can’t today.

Mike and Blake share the story of how they met and started Goldfinch. The trio also discusses what decentralized finance (DeFi) is, crypto’s ability to transform financial models, and the false label Goldfinch has received as “under collateralized lending”. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, How DeFi Can Be Used For Social Good With Mike Sall and Blake West.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer: Tim Harris
Associate Producer, Recording, Editing, and Social Media: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison

On this special episode of More Than Profit, Ben Terry, Chief Creative Officer, and TJ Abood, Chief Investment Officer, of Access Ventures step in as guest hosts and talk with Shawn Cheng, Partner at ConsenSys Mesh, an accelerator and incubator of blockchain technology solutions that uses their knowledge and expertise to champion the global adoption of Web 3.0.

Shawn is an early-stage investor and operator with a deep passion for frontier technologies with over 15 years of experience bridging startups and brands like Vayner/RSE, VaynerMedia, BBDO, and Razorfish. He is a  Lego lover, a dad of 2 humans and 1 cat, and an Asian American advocate.

Shawn, Ben, and TJ discuss all things crypto including DAOs (of which Shawn is a member of 7), NFTs, and DeFi. They also talk about the history and landscape of Web 3.0, The role of ConsenSys in the Ethereum ecosystem, interesting and innovative use cases for blockchain tech, and how to build a quality community in the world of crypto. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Exploring the Future of Web3 with Shawn Cheng.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer: Tim Harris
Associate Producer, Recording, Editing, and Social Media: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison

On this special episode of More Than Profit, Ben Terry, Chief Creative Officer, and TJ Abood, Chief Investment Officer, of Access Ventures step in as guest hosts and talk with Shawn Cheng, Partner at ConsenSys Mesh, an accelerator and incubator of blockchain technology solutions that uses their knowledge and expertise to champion the global adoption of Web 3.0.

Shawn is an early-stage investor and operator with a deep passion for frontier technologies with over 15 years of experience bridging startups and brands like Vayner/RSE, VaynerMedia, BBDO, and Razorfish. He is a  Lego lover, a dad of 2 humans and 1 cat, and an Asian American advocate.

Shawn, Ben, and TJ discuss all things crypto including DAOs (of which Shawn is a member of 7), NFTs, and DeFi. They also talk about the history and landscape of Web 3.0, The role of ConsenSys in the Ethereum ecosystem, interesting and innovative use cases for blockchain tech, and how to build a quality community in the world of crypto. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Exploring the Future of Web3 with Shawn Cheng.

More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.
Host: Bryce Butler
Executive Producer: Tim Harris
Associate Producer, Recording, Editing, and Social Media: Per Nordgren
Graphic Design: Olivia Allison