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This episode was made possible by Esther Berlad Branding. Get the brand right, and the marketing finally works. Take your free brand audit today: https://estherberladbranding.com/go/rose Scheduling code: ROSEKids' Stories in Grandma's Voice, in Any Language w/ Santhoshi Shankar #37What if your child could hear their favorite kids' stories in grandma's voice, even if grandma doesn't speak their language? Santhoshi Shankar, founder of Katae, joins the Tech is Good Podcast to share how she is building an AI storytelling app for multilingual families: a loved one records 10 to 30 seconds of their voice, and the Katae app narrates audio stories for kids in that same voice, in languages like Korean, Tamil, Hindi and French.In this startup founder interview we talk about family storytelling and language learning for kids, using AI voice cloning as responsible AI that expands oral storytelling instead of replacing it, voice data ownership, library partnerships, and why children's book authors need a new way to reach families. A tech for good conversation about staying connected across distance, time and language, with a storytelling app for kids that plays stories in any language.00:00 Highlights00:47 Welcome: meet Santhoshi Shankar, founder of Katae01:32 What is Katae? Kids' stories in the voices of loved ones07:30 Audio-first, screen-free and accessible design10:34 Go-to-market: families and library partnerships11:51 Growing up with stories in her parents' voice14:02 Using AI responsibly to preserve oral storytelling17:29 Cloning a voice with just 10 to 30 seconds19:01 Live demo: one voice, many languages21:33 Which languages Katae supports24:12 Why indie children's book authors are interested26:13 Where to find KataeLinks:https://katae.apphttps://www.instagram.com/katae.app/🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG📸 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techisgoodpod/#TechIsGoodPodcast #TechForGood #AIVoice #MultilingualFamilies #KidsStories 

Global Mobility in the AI Era: Why Hiring Still Needs Humans w/ Sonam Haider #36What really happens when a company moves talent across borders? In this episode of the Social Good Podcast, Rose talks with Sonam Haider, founder of Aethra Advisory, a talent mobility firm based in Dubai. With more than a decade in global mobility at companies like Amazon, Uber and Deel, Sonam explains why employee relocation needs a human layer, from work visa paperwork to settling in a new country, and why hiring locally is not always possible. We also talk about hiring in the AI era: AI and hiring, layoffs and AI job displacement, remote work, Aethra's plans to expand into employer of record (EOR), and the future of headhunting and global hiring. If you are relocating for work, thinking about moving to Dubai for work, or hiring global talent, this conversation on talent mobility and the future of work is for you.00:00 Intro: meet Sonam Haider in Dubai01:56 What is Aethra Advisory? The human layer of talent mobility06:14 Why not just hire locally?08:58 The key to finding great talent11:20 AI, layoffs and job displacement16:14 How Aethra uses AI for process automation18:59 15 countries and the move into employer of record (EOR)22:54 Lessons from scaling at Deel24:49 Did COVID and remote work change global mobility?27:38 The future of headhunting and talent mobility🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG📸 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod/#GlobalMobility #TalentMobility #FutureOfWork #AIandHiring #SocialGoodPodcast 

How Green Is AI? The Environmental Impact of AI w/ Nina Benoit #35 What is the real environmental impact of AI, and how can you use AI sustainably? Nina Benoit, Director of Sustainability at Brightest, host of The AI Sustainability Podcast and author of the upcoming book How Green Is AI?, joins Rose to break down the AI carbon footprint and AI water footprint, why generating images and videos weighs far more than text, and how green AI tools like GreenPT, powered by 100% renewable energy and hosted in Europe, can lower your impact. We also talk about ESG reporting: how Brightest's ESG software uses AI for sustainability reports, what a double materiality assessment is, and what it takes to recertify as a B Corp. Her first tip is simple: before you prompt, ask yourself if you really need AI at all. Links: Nina's Substack, How Green Is AI?: https://aiandsustainability.substack.com/ Nina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninabenoit/ The AI Sustainability Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XiTRyxqQ5V6JbcujkTB3h Nina's course on Maven, Understanding AI's Footprint (Oct 5 to 25, 2026): https://maven.com/ninabenoit/understanding-ai-s-footprint-using-it-for-your-sustainability-work 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG 📸 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod/ #SustainableAI #AIandSustainability #ESG #TechForGood #SocialGoodPodcast

Sue Rizzello, founder of **Remedy Marketing**, joins the Social Good Podcast to share 35 years of marketing wisdom, from launching Bluetooth globally to running her own B2B agency for two decades, including surviving advanced ovarian cancer while keeping the business alive. She breaks down why case studies and thought leadership are the real proof engines of B2B marketing, why AI can speed up the work but can't create original thinking, and what she'd tell women thinking about starting their own business.**Timestamps:**- 00:36 Sue's background: 35 years in marketing, starting Remedy 20 years ago- 02:42 Closing the agency after being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer- 03:13 Restarting the business in 2013- 04:22 What inspired her to start Remedy Marketing- 06:45 How the agency evolved from PR-centric to case studies and thought leadership- 08:08 What "thought leadership" actually means, and the power of the customer voice- 09:56 Remedy's "maximum ROI" content model- 11:11 Why content is still king (or queen) in the age of AI- 14:46 How Remedy actually uses AI in its own marketing- 16:08 The industries and verticals Remedy's clients come from- 17:48 Remedy's three pillars: thought leadership, case studies, and marketing action- 21:16 What onboarding a new client looks like- 23:22 Why LinkedIn and YouTube are the two most powerful B2B platforms- 27:47 The risks of overusing LinkedIn automation tools- 29:37 Sue's honest take on email marketing today- 33:01 A case study success story: turning a small software company into a lead-gen machine- 36:16 What actually makes a good case study- 38:19 The over 60 ways a single case study can be repurposed- 43:26 Sue's advice for women entrepreneurs- 44:45 The setbacks she faced as a woman in the tech industry- 45:44 Her favorite part of running her own business**Links:**- Website: [remedymarketing.co.uk](https://remedymarketing.co.uk)- Case Study Studio: [casestudystudio.co.uk](https://casestudystudio.co.uk)- Sue on LinkedIn: search Sue Rizzello**Follow the Social Good Podcast:**- 🎧 [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG)- 📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod/) 

Logan Brown, founder and CEO of **Soxton**, joins the Social Good Podcast to talk about building an AI-powered law firm for startups after seeing her Big Law clients turn to ChatGPT for legal answers. She breaks down how Soxton handles incorporations, financings, and contracts at a fraction of Big Law prices, why founders should be careful with VC side letters, and what she looks for when hiring lawyers and engineers.**Timestamps:**- 01:12 What Soxton does: an AI-powered law firm for startups- 01:53 How ChatGPT's early days inspired Logan to become a founder- 02:34 Soxton's client range, from garage startups to RBC- 03:21 Why entity formation is usually a startup's first legal need- 04:18 The two biggest problem areas: corporate governance and commercial contracts- 05:05 The risk hiding in VC side letters, and why founders sign away too much- 06:38 Where Soxton fits in the legal tech landscape- 08:18 Soxton's strength: $925/hour at Cooley vs. $500 a contract at Soxton- 08:56 How Soxton keeps a human lawyer in the loop over AI output- 11:07 Soxton's biggest weakness: hiring more lawyers and engineers- 11:46 What Logan looks for in lawyers and engineers- 12:29 Soxton's proprietary, fine-tuned AI models- 13:04 Co-founder Asher and the engineering team- 14:05 Soxton's challenges going into Q4 2026- 14:28 A client case study: incorporation to an $8M seed round- 15:20 Helping founders outside the VC path, including a nurse building a health app- 19:02 Where to find Soxton on social media and how to sign up**Links:**- Sign up: [soxton.ai](https://soxton.ai)- Soxton on Twitter/LinkedIn: search Soxton AI- Logan on Twitter/LinkedIn: [LoganBrown799](https://twitter.com/LoganBrown799)**Follow the Social Good Podcast:**- 🎧 [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG)- 📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod/) 

Effective Altruism Sweden's Dr. Ysaline Bourgine de Meder on (1:36) Effective Altruism as an international movement, (3:59) finding areas to work on that are neglected, (6:00) celebrating 10 years at EA Sweden, (8:38) career advising at EA Sweden in fields including nonprofits, government and corporations, (13:40) following through with EA members throughout their career advising, (15:15) what inspired Dr. Bourgine de Meder to work at EA Sweden, (19:15) working together with the other EA Nordic chapters, (20:22) the top issues that EA Sweden members are working on, (27:00) being inspired by members of EA Sweden, (29:14) working with sister organization Give Effective to help people donate effectively, (30:09) Dr. Bourgine de Meder's work at EA Sweden, and (32:00) Dr. Ysa and EA Sweden's future.   Links:  www.effektivaltruism.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/effektiv-altruism/https://www.instagram.com/effektiv_altruismhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ysaline-bourgine-de-meder-88695211a/   Find us on:  www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod www.youtube.com/@SocialGoodPodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/435c2adf-d21c-42b6-8dd8-50132dd97fac/social-good-podcast Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com

Buena Vida Specialty Coffee's Gally Meyer on (0:50) running one of the top coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean regions, (1:36) starting Buena Vida Specialty Coffee 6 years ago, (2:40) defining regenerative farming, (5:27) measuring regenerative farming at Buena Vida Specialty Coffee, (8:14) understanding regenerative agriculture and the ecosystem in which it works including 80% of farmers who live below the poverty line, (14:30) migrant coffee farm workers and major coffee companies who make money from the coffee industry, (16:20) three major coffee markets wherein 95-97% are not compensating coffee farmers fairly, (18:11) how Gally got her start with Buena Vida Specialty Coffee, (20:12) working closely as partners of coffee farms in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, (23:30) partnering with coffee shops and roasters throughout the U.S. and Europe and valuing relationships with both customers and partners, (24:38) her involvement with several documentaries including Kiss the Ground, Common Ground and Ground Swell to educate the public on regenerative farming, (27:14) attending Climate Week in New York, (28:20) her efforts to end the extraction model of underpaying coffee farmers and change the coffee industry by 2050. Links:  www.buenavida.coffeehttps://www.linkedin.com/company/buena-vida-only-regenerative/https://www.instagram.com/buenavida_specialtycoffeehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/gally-mayerhttp://www.kisstheground.comhttps://commongroundfilm.org/www.groundswellfilm.org   Find us on: www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod www.youtube.com/@SocialGoodPodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/435c2adf-d21c-42b6-8dd8-50132dd97fac/social-good-podcast Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com

Mallory discusses (1:00) spending 10 years in San Francisco, (2:33) working in community brand and content marketing at Tumblr in 2010's, (3:00) starting a blog to connect with other gamers, (3:37) working at Discord as an early employee after her blog took off, (4:50) starting whatever studio, (5:37) joining Bolt.new as a fractional marketing officer, (6:30) raising money for kindasorta after leaving Discord, (7:45) playing video games with her dad growing up, (9:23) the role of communities in gaming, (13:40) old school gaming communities or LAN events, (17:50) the rise of PC rooms across Korea and Asia, (19:28) console gaming being more popular in the West, (21:25) recreating old games that she played as a child with AI, (25:05) helping early-stage tech companies build their community from the ground up, (26:00) doing a hackathon for her client, (26:55) doing grassroots and social media campaigns for enterprise companies, (28:55) working with clients for between 3-6 months, (30:55) focusing on brand awareness or word-of-mouth marketing for tech clients, (32:36) attracting prosumers for Bolt.new, at a hackathon by naturally building a way for people to use their product, (33:50) partnering with 10-12 other AI companies to offset the 1 million dollar prize money, (36:45) building trust for tech products through community, (38:36) working with companies that are Series A and beyond, (39:50) building community on Discord through challenges, (43:01) handing off Discord communities to clients post-project and (43:36) leaving security to pursue kindasorta studio.   Links:  www.kindasortastudio.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/kindasorta-studiohttps://www.instagram.com/malloryloarhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/malloryloar   Find us on:  www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod www.youtube.com/@SocialGoodPodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/435c2adf-d21c-42b6-8dd8-50132dd97fac/social-good-podcast Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com

Nicole discusses (0:55) her time studying Psychology and Neuroscience at Columbia University, (1:28) dealing with mental health issues at Columbia and trying to help others once she healed, (2:48) reaching people with mental health issues through Soul Health, (4:18) helping people reconcile their professional lives with their personal lives, (5:26) helping entrepreneurs avoid burnout, (7:43) dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur as a child, (11:29) entering Columbia as a Physics major, (12:28) pivoting twice with Soul Health, (13:48) life as a solo founder, (14:47) working with 3 accelerators and a venture capital firm, (15:28) making progress with Soul Health since February, (18:11) working on Soul Health while on a clean slate with her own mental health, (20:48) costs to advancements in technology in 2026, and (23:25) finding her hope through Christianity, her family and her faith in herself.    Links:  www.getsoulhealth.co https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesoulhealth/https://www.instagram.com/nicolevieirapires http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-v-pires    Find us on:  www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod www.youtube.com/@SocialGoodPodcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/435c2adf-d21c-42b6-8dd8-50132dd97fac/social-good-podcast Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com

Mhraf discusses (1:04) growing up in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa; then attending Trinity College in Connecticut in the U.S., (1:34) studying Economics and International Relations with a concentration in African Studies at Trinity College, (2:43) attending African Leadership Academy in South Africa with a tight-knit group of 100 students for two years, (12:47) working in education for 8 years, (13:43) heading sales and partnerships at Chatac, (15:40) moving back to Africa, (17:03) bringing over her network of educators to Chatac, (17:44) working together with her team of 8 people at Chatac, (19:25) serving almost 40,000 learners to lower-connectivity areas such as Afghanistan through Sola X, (20:34) allowing learning to happen on WhatsApp through AI, (23:20) working with a wide age group range and deploying learning in local languages and local contexts through AI, (26:04) scouting mission-aligned organizations in remote areas who are online, (27:54) training teachers in their pedagogy, (28:49) tapping into previous connections and talking to new connections to build a pipeline, (30:00) working to integrate Chatac into government entities, (32:00) attempting to build an intuitive platform on WhatsApp, (33:47) being wary of use cases for AI, (35:25) the role of AI in society and necessary protocol, (38:00) designing Chatac's AI around the 7 vectors of learning in the U.S, and (39:18) the importance of the human element in education.   Links:linkedin.com/in/mhrafwww.chatac.ai   Find us on:www.thesocialgoodpod.comwww.instagram.com/socialgoodpodwww.youtube.com/@socialgoodpodcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmGhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-good-podcast/id1562812869https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/435c2adf-d21c-42b6-8dd8-50132dd97fac/social-good-podcast   Also by Rose: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for the waitlist at www.getyourbrighton.com