154. Podcast Replay: As Seen on School of Ethical Impact Podcast - Jenny Nuccio and Hayley Adamski
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Overview
Meet Jenny & Hayley. They're the voices and brainpower behind the School of Ethical Impact, an institute + community equipping changemakers with the confidence to create real impact through business. Plus, they are two of the brilliant minds behind Imani Collective, a purpose-driven company employing more than 80 Kenyan women and men to make ethically sourced artisan products. This is a special episode. We are re-releasing a conversation from their podcast - turning the tables on Jon & Becky. Listen Now and hear the story of how our two companies met - it is one for the books. We also dive deep into our mission + vision, the community that inspires us + what's to come from We Are For Good.
Today’s Guest
Jenny Nuccio and Hayley Adamski, Podcast Hosts, School of Ethical Impact Podcast
“So that’s our next play, we’re locking arms with some of the best teachers to build a really accessible platform that we want to see in every conference room around the country. ”
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Episode Highlights
Jon and Becky’s story behind the launch of We Are For Good and the Podcast (1:06)
What has surprised Jon and Becky over the last year (10:10)
The community We Are For Good is serving (13:40)
Playing the long game (16:43)
A powerful moment of philanthropy (31:00)
What ethical impact means to Jon and Becky (36:50)
Powerful quotes
“You know, we live in an industry that is old and tired and not well innovated. And so we were looking for what is we're for good for, like over a decade. And we finally just said, Okay, I guess we're gonna build it because we can't find it.” -Becky
“We're storytellers by trade and marketers at heart. It just kind of was the right fit to start a podcast.” -Jon
“I have been so affirmed at how showing up as your authentic self, in 2020 and 2021, is one of the greatest things you can do for your personal brand.” -Becky
“We just wanted to create as much content that was free as possible. And we just wanted to listen and make friends. And so we're just sitting here listening. And by virtue of just having this runway to listen and allow people to share their story. It's like the the arcs that we forget are going to take are going in so many different terms that we could have never ever anticipated.” -Becky
“We don't have all the answers, and I hope we never will. I hope that we're always learning and growing.” -Becky
“Let's give you the mindsets and tools to equip you to go start a movement, or to raise incredible amounts of money for causes, that means something to you.” -Jon
“We love our young professionals. We believe that if you want to change the world, and you want to completely revolutionize the nonprofit sector, in our minds, the best way to do that is to teach this new way of thinking to our millennials, and Gen Z-ers, who are just now coming out of college, they're getting into their first job, they have so much passion, they want to align with companies and causes that are near and dear to their heart.” -Becky
“The long game is what you're really trying to do.” -Jon
“As I've stepped away after 20 years working in foundations is that foundation structures are so rooted in tradition, and infrastructure, and politics. Because you're tethered to the ground in those things, there is no opportunity to dream up here and to ask those super big questions about how do I eradicate my crisis? How do I solve my problem? And and move on to the next great thing.” -Becky
“Because as much as you want to be strategic, you have all these other competing needs. And so I remember thinking, and I saw it with every peer over the whole course of my nonprofit career, “This is totally unsustainable, this isn't helpful. This is not getting us anywhere closer to our vision.”” -Hayley
“And that is, you know, the foundation of school of ethical impact is like, it all needs to be blown up so we can create something different.” -Hayley
“We alone can't solve this, our vision is not just that it'd be the two of us, we feel like where we can plug in in the next few years specifically, is providing education and assembling and curating the best teachers.” -Jon
“So that's, you know, our next play is we're locking arms with some of the best teachers to build a really accessible platform that we want to see in every conference room around the country, that edutainment of how to do this, and getting the best minds teaching.” -Jon
“So by telling the story through through the podcast, or to the other mediums that we want to, you know, share through our work, and just locking arms with so many people that are doing wonderful work like you guys as well, is just, it's gonna take all of us pulling in that direction.” -Jon
“And I love that you guys talk about education, because that says I mean, when we started the School of ethical impacts were like what, what is our move here? Like we saw alignment, we saw our values, we saw gaps, we were frustrated, you know, Haley I she said comes from the nonprofit sector, domestic wise and tons of just just Yours on that. And then of course, I'm in the international sector and social enterprise and trying to be innovative in business. And people don't understand terminology. And it's just like, don't understand what this what is going on. Right? So we're like, how do we educate people?” -Jenny
“I even think of like our women, our money collective, it started with educating them before anybody can be empowered, you have to start with educating and I think that's true in any level, from an artisan level, and a third world country to us who are EDs or you know, board members or whatever sitting at the table, like there has to be education for us to be empowered in our positions.” -Jenny
“You as an individual have something to give in this world, you have gifts, you have passions, all you have to do is pour into that passion, pour your gifts into them in a way that works for you. You don't have to work in nonprofit.” -Becky
“I can say this from being within a nonprofit for 15 years, there's years that went by, that I didn't think about the end person, you know, you get so wrapped up in your calendar, your development plan, your goals, your fundraising, political problems, that like I think what it all boils down to is like, what are we doing good for the people that we're really helping, or we're trying to help.” -Jon
“If I'm really pouring into an ethical impact in my work it is about creating space for me to listen.” -Becky
Connect with Jenny
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Connect with Hayley
LinkedIn / Instagram / School of Ethical Impact / School of Ethical Impact Podcast
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