Matt Flannery’s work has uplifted over six million families across a hundred countries. That’s because Matt is one of the godfathers of microfinance. His creations, Kiva and Branch, have delivered billions of dollars in small loans to some of the most forgotten and overlooked people in the world. But Matt doesn’t see himself as a philanthropist. In fact, he’s pretty down on the concept of nonprofits altogether. Join us for a deeply honest conversation about Matt’s religious childhood, how ...
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Matt Flannery’s work has uplifted over six million families across a hundred countries. That’s because Matt is one of the godfathers of microfinance. His creations, Kiva and Branch, have delivered billions of dollars in small loans to some of the most forgotten and overlooked people in the world. But Matt doesn’t see himself as a philanthropist. In fact, he’s pretty down on the concept of nonprofits altogether. Join us for a deeply honest conversation about Matt’s religious childhood, how ...
The Tech Founder Who Became America’s Best Chocolate Maker
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The Tech Founder Who Became America’s Best Chocolate Maker
Todd Masonis makes the best chocolate in America—but he took an unexpected path to get there. Todd co-founded a startup with Sean Parker (yes, that Sean Parker from The Social Network). After selling it for over $150 million, he walked away from Silicon Valley to make chocolate in his friend’s garage. Seventeen years later, that experiment became Dandelion Chocolate—considered by many to be America’s best chocolate maker (not just a chocolatier, mind you). In this conversation, we talk abo...
Warm Intro
Matt Flannery’s work has uplifted over six million families across a hundred countries. That’s because Matt is one of the godfathers of microfinance. His creations, Kiva and Branch, have delivered billions of dollars in small loans to some of the most forgotten and overlooked people in the world. But Matt doesn’t see himself as a philanthropist. In fact, he’s pretty down on the concept of nonprofits altogether. Join us for a deeply honest conversation about Matt’s religious childhood, how ...