Regenerative Capital: Transformation and Impact in Entrepreneurship - ⁠⁠Cordell Jacks⁠ | Horizon Search 7

Cordell Jacks is the CEO and Co-founder of Regenerative Capital Group, a firm that provides capital, training, and long-term support to purpose-driven entrepreneurs who acquire businesses to generate profit and societal impact. As an experienced social entrepreneur and award-winning leader, he is passionate about creating regenerative business practices and fostering impact leadership.

Key Quotes:

1. Regenerative Capital Group: "Regenerative really begins with the recognition that the economy, business and society don't sit apart from nature, but within it." 00:01:21 → 00:05:42
2. Challenges in Regenerative Value Creation: "There's no best practices in this...we're going to have to learn this together." 00:22:44 → 00:24:02
3. The Importance of Embracing Impostor Syndrome in Multistakeholder Systems: "There's two types of people, people that experience Imposter Syndrome and people who lie about it." 00:25:50 → 00:28:41

Topics Covered

• Socially-minded entrepreneurship: Characteristics sought in socially-minded entrepreneurs (ambition, willingness to handle complexity, perseverance attitude). Interest in socially-minded entrepreneurship among MBA programs in Canada and US.
• Transforming small and medium enterprises: Importance of taking existing businesses and growing them. The positive impact of transforming small and medium enterprises on the economy and moving towards a regenerative economy.
• Creating a regenerative capital group: Concept of regenerative value creation and creating value in all forms of capital. Challenges and learning curve as a startup and the need to design and learn together. Reflection on unique skill set and leadership style.
• Multistakeholder ecosystem lens and the need for a village approach: Multistakeholder ecosystem lens is necessary for all to rise together and focus on relationality.
• ETA ecosystem and regenerative curriculum: Project aims to support the ETA ecosystem in Canada. A landscape study reveals Canadian business school network was not doing anything related to ETA.

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