How to turn around a city | Irma L. Oguin Jr.

What if your city could borrow money from its own bank instead of private lenders? TED Fellow Trinity Tran is leading the push for public banks — which are owned by the people through their local governments — and shows how this model could ensure your local tax dollars stay in y ...  Show more

What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines, consumer researcher Lance Katigbak makes the case that countries should keep track of their citizens' ambitio ...  Show more

Freada Kapor Klein isn't your typical venture capitalist. She's thrown out the standard investment playbook in order to close the opportunity gap for low-income communities. She explains how her firm is investing in entrepreneurs and startups solving real-world problems — and the ...  Show more

Join host Jen Blandos as she sits down with Theresa Tsui, one of the founding members of Skills Three, a purpose-driven social enterprise. Skills Three empowers women from disadvantaged communities by teaching them sewing skills and helping them create sustainable livelihoods. In ...  Show more

On this episode, host Mayra Ceja talks to Julie Gordon White from the Intuit Quickbooks Connect Conference in San Jose. Julie is Award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and CEO The WELL for Women Entrepreneurs. For some business owners, networking can become an afterthoug ...  Show more

Who gets to be an entrepreneur? Saamra Mekuria-Grillo says the image we most commonly see — a guy in a hoodie — is a limiting representation of entrepreneurial success. She highlights the importance of young Black people seeing entrepreneurship as a possibility for themselves and ...  Show more