Discussion Episode: Robinhood and the Rise of Retail Investing

In this episode, I catch up with Camille, the founder of Bloom Impact, an investing app for investors to invest with purpose. We hear first hand from Camille, her experience founding a for-purpose start-up and the role Bloom is playing in helping investors put their money towards fighting climate change. We also take a deep dive into the concept of impact investing, how it works and how you too, can make a difference through your investment decisions

Tune into our trailer to find out what The Impact Project Podcast is all about!

Join us for our third expert interview of the year with Richard Fine! Richard is the Founder of BioPak and is a passionate leader in the renewable and reusable packaging space having played a pivotal role in driving innovation and change in the packaging industry.  In this episode, we discuss the current state of the packaging industry, it's role in the circular economy and some of the key headwinds and tailwinds facing the industry and society's transition towards a circular economy for a better tomorrow. 

Join us for our second expert interview of the year with Stephen Panizza! Stephen is the Head of Renewable Energy at Federation Asset Management and is a passionate leader in the renewable energy and social impact investment space, with experience working with leading Australian renewable energy innovators such as Windlab. In this episode, we discuss the current state of renewable energy, the key headwinds and tailwinds facing the industry, how the industry could evolve and what this means for us as a society facing the growing issue of climate change.

A New Year means a new episode! For our very first episode of the year, we had the chance to sit down with the inspiring Jessica Roth. Jess is the founder of The Social Impact Hub and holds a strong passion for giving back to the community and inspiring a new generation of changemakers.    In this episode, we learn about what inspired her to found The Social Impact Hub, and how Australia and the various players in the Australian for-purpose space can come together to solve some of societies most important problems.

We're excited to share our very first livestream! Join us as we explore how to turn your passion into a career with none other than John Treadgold! John is the host of the Good Future Podcast, a passionate change-maker in the for-purpose space, and was the inspiration for this very podcast. We hope you enjoy the episode!

After a bit of a break, our next expert interview episode is now live! This time, we had the chance to catch up with Pablo Berrutti, a Senior Investment Specialist at Stewart Investors to hear about his unconventional journey from leaving school early to working in the sustainable funds management industry. We then explore the role that finance and education together can play in driving an impact-led agenda and of Pablo's mission to democratise sustainable finance and investing through his start-up, Altiorem.   We hope you find this episode as insightful as we did!

We're excited to introduce the very first episode of our new series 'Impact Catchups', a series where we share stories of young leaders around us, aspiring to create impact and positive change, to hopefully help inspire you to get involved as well. Join us we sit down with Nicky and Nicholas Sujadi, co-hosts of the Quarter Life Hack Podcast as we explore how we can approach uncertainty and change with the right mindset and why storysharing is such an important part of this. Being our first episode of the series, be sure to let us know your thoughts and feedback as well!

Our latest interview is live! Join us in this episode as we sit down with Maria Balatbat, a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Business School and hear about her journey from corporate to academia and how she is inspiring a young generation of sustainability leaders through her teaching. We then take a step back and more broadly explore the important role that academia and educational institutions like universities can play in driving an impact-led agenda. So grab a cup of coffee, tune in and get inspired!

What's all the fuss about Robinhood? We wondered just that! In our latest discussion episode, we explore what Robinhood is all about, some of the underlying trends in retail investing it represents and what it means for you as an investor. We also explore how impact investing fits into all of this and how you can go from being a Robinhood investor to an impact investor. Be sure not to miss this one!