Real Leaders Podcast

Brad Stevens is the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access, an outsourcing and offshoring consulting company that exists to close cultural gaps caused by offshore outsourcing models of the past and to open up opportunities for solopreneurs and small businesses worldwide. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Miren Oca and Y. Elaine Rasmussen discuss the complexity of transitioning a business to an employee ownership model. They discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of this transition as well as the many different ways to pursue this change.  Miren Oca is the Founder and CEO of OcaQuatics Swim School. A Employee-owned (PPT),Certified B-Corp business that focuses not only on teaching swimming skills but also on environmentalism and social responsibility. Elaine Rasmussen is the CEO of Social Impact Now, a social finance and impact investing firm.

Jesse Henry is the CEO of Heartland, a material science company that manufactures natural fibers as reinforcements for plastics. Heartland's high-performance carbon-negative plastic additives help manufacturers exceed their sustainability mandates without compromising strength, weight, or price. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Tim Tiscornia is the CEO of Chomp, which utilizes anaerobic digester systems to transform food waste into renewable energy and biofertilizer. At a local level, they help communities generate their own energy and be better environmental stewards. At a global level, they're leading the way to a sustainable future. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Kelly Ann Winget is the CEO & Founder of Alternative Wealth Partners, a Dallas-based Private Equity firm focused on blended portfolios of alternative assets. Over the last decade, Kelly has been dedicated to connecting creative capital to unique investment opportunities in the private equity space. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Hélène Hoogeboom is the CEO of Renewaball, which creates new, sustainable tennis and padel balls from old/used tennis and padel balls. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Geoff Silverstein is the Managing Director & Founding Partner of Friendly Design Co, a creative studio that builds impactful websites and brands while collaborating with organizations who repair our world and strengthen our communities. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Kristin Hull is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Nia Impact Capital, a women led impact investing firm, investing with purpose at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Avantika Daing is the Founding Partner of Plum Alley Ventures, a venture capital platform deploying over $1 Billion in Economic Transformative Value across multi strategy and capital stages investing at the intersection of frontier innovation and gender diversity. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Grant Canary is the CEO & Founder of Mast Reforestation, a climate tech company with a mission to make reforestation scalable. Mast provides reforestation after wildfire at no upfront cost and supplies seed and seedlings through its subsidiaries Silvaseed and Cal Forest. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠