Episode 20 - From Pro Athlete to Investor with Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim
Jan 11, 2023
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Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim of JLIN LLC discuss redefining love through entrepreneurship and impact investing, bridging the gap between nonprofit and for-profit sectors, their favorite vacation spots and desserts, dream sports talents, and inspiring Bible verses emphasizing patience and faith in God. They also reflect on God's love and encourage listeners to join a foundation group for fellowship and connection.
Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim believe in redefining love through entrepreneurship and impact investing, using money as a tool to serve God and make a positive impact in marginalized communities.
They emphasize the role of a trusted financial advisor who challenged their perspectives on the power of investing to build God's kingdom and aim to humanize and love deeply all those involved in their investments, including founders, employees, and fund managers.
Deep dives
Exploring Faith Driven Investing
In this podcast episode, Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim discuss how they got involved with Faith Driven investing and their passion for deploying capital for the flourishing of others. They emphasize the importance of rooting themselves in love and purpose and building sustainable ventures to enable people to flourish. They view money as a tool to serve God and aim to redefine love through impact investing. They share examples of investments focused on access and mental health, highlighting their dedication to making a positive impact in marginalized communities. Ultimately, they believe that all investing can be seen as impact investing and have the power to shape cultures and communities.
The Journey to Faith Driven Investing
Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim discuss their journey towards embracing Faith Driven investing. They emphasize the role of a trusted financial advisor who challenged their perspectives on the power of investing to build God's kingdom. They realized that investing, when done intentionally and with a focus on bridging the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, can have a greater impact in helping individuals and communities. Through their investments, they seek to humanize and love deeply all those involved, including founders, employees, and fund managers. They aim to bring radical love and redefine love by investing in projects that address issues like access and mental health.
Investing for Impact in Education
Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim highlight their investment in Ascent Funding, an education financing company that focuses on providing loans based on a student's academic ability rather than their parents' credit score. They emphasize the importance of improving access to education, especially for those from low-income backgrounds. They speak about their commitment to investing in projects that positively impact marginalized communities, both in Asia and the US. They also mention investing in affordable housing projects that create a supportive environment by providing additional services and resources to tenants.
Love and Impact Investing
Jeremy Lin and Robert Kim discuss their vision of love in the context of impact investing. They aim to redefine love by approaching investments with radical love and care for founders, employees, and other stakeholders. They want to create an atmosphere that allows individuals to be themselves and provides meaningful support beyond financial investments. They focus on mental health and access to resources, aiming to improve the lives of individuals and communities. Jeremy and Robert believe that investing with love can have a transformative impact, both on the projects they invest in and on the world.
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin and his business partner, Robert Kim believe so. The two of them, along with Patricia Sun, lead JLIN LLC, an organization dedicated to redefining love through entrepreneurship and investing.
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeremy Lin, the basketball star is joined by Robert Kim, the Managing Director of JLIN LLC, to talk about the organization’s efforts to impact culture and why they chose to focus on investments rather than philanthropy.
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