Laurie Lane-Zucker
@impactentrepreneur.bsky.social
Founder & President, Impact Entrepreneur, PBC. impactentrepreneur.com
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🤖 What kind of intelligence is humanity raising?
Mark Chasan explores how AI reflects the values we teach it. If trained on extraction and fear, it becomes destructive. If guided by empathy and regeneration, it becomes a healer.
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Mark Chasan explores how AI reflects the values we teach it. If trained on extraction and fear, it becomes destructive. If guided by empathy and regeneration, it becomes a healer.
📖 Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/ais-role-in-...
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🤖 What kind of intelligence is humanity raising?
Mark Chasan explores how AI reflects the values we teach it. If trained on extraction and fear, it becomes destructive. If guided by empathy and regeneration, it becomes a healer.
📖 Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/ais-role-in-...
Mark Chasan explores how AI reflects the values we teach it. If trained on extraction and fear, it becomes destructive. If guided by empathy and regeneration, it becomes a healer.
📖 Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/ais-role-in-...
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🎨 Dmitriy Ioselevich argues that impact investors and entrepreneurs must apply “creative due diligence”, ensuring their designers, agencies, and storytellers share their values.
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Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/creative-due...
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🎨 Dmitriy Ioselevich argues that impact investors and entrepreneurs must apply “creative due diligence”, ensuring their designers, agencies, and storytellers share their values.
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/creative-due...
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/creative-due...
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🌍 David Stead examines three impact investing models discussed at the Global Impact Investing Network's Impact Forum that are shaping the next phase of capital for systems change.
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/from-the-gii...
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/from-the-gii...
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🌍 David Stead examines three impact investing models discussed at the Global Impact Investing Network's Impact Forum that are shaping the next phase of capital for systems change.
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/from-the-gii...
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/from-the-gii...
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🌱 Bob Summers shows how inclusive insurance is coming of age, offering coverage to low-income populations worldwide while remaining profitable. Using tailored design, and embedding technology can make insurance both impactful and sustainable.
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Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/inclusive-in...
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🌱 Bob Summers shows how inclusive insurance is coming of age, offering coverage to low-income populations worldwide while remaining profitable. Using tailored design, and embedding technology can make insurance both impactful and sustainable.
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/inclusive-in...
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/inclusive-in...
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Entrepreneurs face a double challenge: show credible financial returns and verifiable impact. Bentley Wilson breaks down how founders can bake impact into their business model using proven standards.
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Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-dual-roi...
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Entrepreneurs face a double challenge: show credible financial returns and verifiable impact. Bentley Wilson breaks down how founders can bake impact into their business model using proven standards.
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-dual-roi...
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-dual-roi...
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🤖 From direct cash transfers to smarter needs mapping, these innovations are reshaping how help reaches those who need it most.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🤖 From direct cash transfers to smarter needs mapping, these innovations are reshaping how help reaches those who need it most.
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#ImpactEntrepreneur #ImpactEconomy #ImpactInvesting #SocialEntrepreneurship #CatalyticCapital #PatientCapital #CommunityInvestment #SocialImpact #VentureCapital #SystemsChange #Equity #SustainableFinance #EmergingMarkets #InclusiveGrowth #LongTermValue #ResponsibleInvestment #EthicalFinance
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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💸Gigi Aulsebrook explores how much “impact” capital mirrors traditional VC, avoiding early-stage ventures, politically unstable regions, and systemic bets, limiting its ability to drive real change.
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Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/impact-capit...
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
💸Gigi Aulsebrook explores how much “impact” capital mirrors traditional VC, avoiding early-stage ventures, politically unstable regions, and systemic bets, limiting its ability to drive real change.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/impact-capit...
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/impact-capit...
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💡 Across countries, skills-based workforce systems are helping bridge equity gaps and create inclusive labor markets. From Germany’s dual apprenticeship model to Indonesia’s digital training platforms, these are redefining how we value talent.
🔗 Read it here: impactentrepreneur.com/building-res...
🔗 Read it here: impactentrepreneur.com/building-res...
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
💡 Across countries, skills-based workforce systems are helping bridge equity gaps and create inclusive labor markets. From Germany’s dual apprenticeship model to Indonesia’s digital training platforms, these are redefining how we value talent.
🔗 Read it here: impactentrepreneur.com/building-res...
🔗 Read it here: impactentrepreneur.com/building-res...
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🎓Across industries, businesses that invest in education see real returns: stronger talent pipelines and more resilient communities. Ekaterina Bredikhina examines why treating learning as an investment, rather than philanthropy, is crucial.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🎓Across industries, businesses that invest in education see real returns: stronger talent pipelines and more resilient communities. Ekaterina Bredikhina examines why treating learning as an investment, rather than philanthropy, is crucial.
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❄️ What happens when a movement built on justice faces its toughest season yet? In The Impact Winter, Nathalie Molina Niño explores how the backlash against ESG and DEI is not a sign of failure but proof that impact investing is working.
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Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-impact-w...
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
❄️ What happens when a movement built on justice faces its toughest season yet? In The Impact Winter, Nathalie Molina Niño explores how the backlash against ESG and DEI is not a sign of failure but proof that impact investing is working.
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-impact-w...
Read more: impactentrepreneur.com/the-impact-w...
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Many purpose-driven businesses are horrified but paralyzed by this reactionary moment--I wrote about how they can become unstuck and build collective power for @impactentrepreneur.com #sustainablebusiness
Strengthening collective power in a volatile landscape | Impact Entrepreneur
M any purpose-driven businesses feel stuck — wedged between fear of being targeted by government actors who oppose “woke” practices and anxiety about turnin ...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Many purpose-driven businesses are horrified but paralyzed by this reactionary moment--I wrote about how they can become unstuck and build collective power for @impactentrepreneur.com #sustainablebusiness
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🏟Matt Yutthaworakool looks at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games & how it could set a new standard for sustainability. From renewable energy and plastic-free venues to emissions reporting, sponsors have the chance to move from logos to leadership.
Read more here: impactentrepreneur.com/how-sponsors...
Read more here: impactentrepreneur.com/how-sponsors...
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🏟Matt Yutthaworakool looks at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games & how it could set a new standard for sustainability. From renewable energy and plastic-free venues to emissions reporting, sponsors have the chance to move from logos to leadership.
Read more here: impactentrepreneur.com/how-sponsors...
Read more here: impactentrepreneur.com/how-sponsors...
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Brigit Helms explores how mentorship is a two-way street, benefiting both social entrepreneurs and their mentors. Mentorship strengthens individual ventures and the broader social impact ecosystem.
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-power-of...
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-power-of...
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Brigit Helms explores how mentorship is a two-way street, benefiting both social entrepreneurs and their mentors. Mentorship strengthens individual ventures and the broader social impact ecosystem.
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-power-of...
Read here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-power-of...
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#ImpactEntrepreneur #ImpactEconomy #RegenerativeDesign #SustainablePackaging #CircularEconomy #RegenerativeEconomy #SocialImpact #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenBusiness #ImpactInvesting #Entrepreneurship #SocialEnterprise #EnvironmentalJustice #SupplyChain #EcoInnovation
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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♻️ Ellie Gabel explores how regenerative sourcing turns packaging into a social investment—one that restores ecosystems, supports local livelihoods, and builds resilient supply chains.
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Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/packaging-wi...
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
♻️ Ellie Gabel explores how regenerative sourcing turns packaging into a social investment—one that restores ecosystems, supports local livelihoods, and builds resilient supply chains.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/packaging-wi...
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/packaging-wi...
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Join Boo! 👻 Cavello (they/them) and Impact Entrepreneur at noon ET tomorrow for a session on how to safeguard the impact economy and build trust in the age of AI. They'll explore ethical AI and impact measurement, including ways to align AI with the UN #SDGs. Register now: https://ow.ly/nPpn50XgqAH
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join Boo! 👻 Cavello (they/them) and Impact Entrepreneur at noon ET tomorrow for a session on how to safeguard the impact economy and build trust in the age of AI. They'll explore ethical AI and impact measurement, including ways to align AI with the UN #SDGs. Register now: https://ow.ly/nPpn50XgqAH
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🚗 Can student–founder collaborations unlock the next wave of solutions for everyday challenges? Robert Phillips tells the story of airPark and its platform FineHero, launched by Bartek Ringwelski and Collin Brenton Rego.
Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/students-and...
Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/students-and...
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🚗 Can student–founder collaborations unlock the next wave of solutions for everyday challenges? Robert Phillips tells the story of airPark and its platform FineHero, launched by Bartek Ringwelski and Collin Brenton Rego.
Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/students-and...
Read the article: impactentrepreneur.com/students-and...
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🌍 From prosthetics restoring mobility and dignity to the potential of AI, quantum computing, and stablecoins, Ming Wong argues that the most transformative impact may come from tech-driven solutions backed by mission-aligned capital.
Read the article here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-double-h...
Read the article here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-double-h...
October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🌍 From prosthetics restoring mobility and dignity to the potential of AI, quantum computing, and stablecoins, Ming Wong argues that the most transformative impact may come from tech-driven solutions backed by mission-aligned capital.
Read the article here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-double-h...
Read the article here: impactentrepreneur.com/the-double-h...
I am excited to be speaking at this month's American Sustainable Business Network "Business, Policy & Purpose Conference". The session is "The Impact of Storytelling: Shaping Business, Policy, and a Regenerative Economy". Here is the link for more information.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I am excited to be speaking at this month's American Sustainable Business Network "Business, Policy & Purpose Conference". The session is "The Impact of Storytelling: Shaping Business, Policy, and a Regenerative Economy". Here is the link for more information.
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🔥 ⚠️ 🌏 How long can sport hold its ground against a warming planet?
Dmitriy Ioselevich examines how climate change is reshaping the world of athletics. From marathons in extreme heat to tennis players collapsing, the game is changing.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/thanks-to-cl...
Dmitriy Ioselevich examines how climate change is reshaping the world of athletics. From marathons in extreme heat to tennis players collapsing, the game is changing.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/thanks-to-cl...
October 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🔥 ⚠️ 🌏 How long can sport hold its ground against a warming planet?
Dmitriy Ioselevich examines how climate change is reshaping the world of athletics. From marathons in extreme heat to tennis players collapsing, the game is changing.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/thanks-to-cl...
Dmitriy Ioselevich examines how climate change is reshaping the world of athletics. From marathons in extreme heat to tennis players collapsing, the game is changing.
Read the full article: impactentrepreneur.com/thanks-to-cl...
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✨ What if the next wave of change came from today’s students?
Across campuses worldwide, student-led ventures are tackling fashion waste, creating jobs, and rethinking access to education.
Read the full article by Robert Phillips here: impactentrepreneur.com/students-are...
Across campuses worldwide, student-led ventures are tackling fashion waste, creating jobs, and rethinking access to education.
Read the full article by Robert Phillips here: impactentrepreneur.com/students-are...
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
✨ What if the next wave of change came from today’s students?
Across campuses worldwide, student-led ventures are tackling fashion waste, creating jobs, and rethinking access to education.
Read the full article by Robert Phillips here: impactentrepreneur.com/students-are...
Across campuses worldwide, student-led ventures are tackling fashion waste, creating jobs, and rethinking access to education.
Read the full article by Robert Phillips here: impactentrepreneur.com/students-are...
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😷 What happens when progress comes at the cost of the air we breathe?
Bangkok is facing a severe PM2.5 crisis, with air pollution linked to thousands of premature deaths every year.
Read the full piece by Baptiste Monnet on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/choking-on-p...
Bangkok is facing a severe PM2.5 crisis, with air pollution linked to thousands of premature deaths every year.
Read the full piece by Baptiste Monnet on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/choking-on-p...
August 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
😷 What happens when progress comes at the cost of the air we breathe?
Bangkok is facing a severe PM2.5 crisis, with air pollution linked to thousands of premature deaths every year.
Read the full piece by Baptiste Monnet on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/choking-on-p...
Bangkok is facing a severe PM2.5 crisis, with air pollution linked to thousands of premature deaths every year.
Read the full piece by Baptiste Monnet on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/choking-on-p...
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🌍 Can blockchain move beyond speculation and fund regeneration?
As ESG models lose trust, blockchain-enabled regenerative finance (ReFi) is offering a transparent and scalable alternative.
Read the full article by Nelson Phutela on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/blockchain-f...
As ESG models lose trust, blockchain-enabled regenerative finance (ReFi) is offering a transparent and scalable alternative.
Read the full article by Nelson Phutela on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/blockchain-f...
August 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
🌍 Can blockchain move beyond speculation and fund regeneration?
As ESG models lose trust, blockchain-enabled regenerative finance (ReFi) is offering a transparent and scalable alternative.
Read the full article by Nelson Phutela on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/blockchain-f...
As ESG models lose trust, blockchain-enabled regenerative finance (ReFi) is offering a transparent and scalable alternative.
Read the full article by Nelson Phutela on Impact Entrepreneur: impactentrepreneur.com/blockchain-f...