103: Matthias Scheffelmeier: The Insider’s Journey From a Leading Social Entrepreneur

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This week on the show, Matthias Scheffelmeier, partner at Ashoka Germany joins me Carissa Bub as we talk about the leadership team’s journey on becoming a self-managing organisation, the power of working with a leadership team coach, and his passion for Change Makers Exchange, a growing movement of young social entrepreneurs. Matthias and I discuss:

• How Matthias at a young age was focused on corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship
• His experiences working at MicroSoft and the need for me that took him to Askhoka
• The work of Ashoka Germany and how it supports social entrepreneurs today
• Outer transformation can only come about through inner transformation doing the inner work
• What it took to transform the organisation and how coaching really helped
• Lessons learnt in the transition from a more traditional partnership model to a self-managing organisation
• Using the lessons learnt at Ashoka to build a global community of young social entrepreneurs
• The huge importance of community in helping young social entrepreneur avoid burnout and stay sane
• What else Matthias is up to and where you can get in touch

You can reach Matthias on:

ashoka.org (Company Website)

changemakerxchange.com (Company Website)

mscheffelmeier@hotmail.com

Twitter: mscheffelmeier