Disrupting the system with social entrepreneurs

<p>In this episode you'll learn about</p><ul><li>The Ripple Center, a new program to educate future sustainable business leaders.</li><li>How social entrepreneurs will disrupt and reshape our economy.</li><li>What it takes to be a successful  social entrepreneur.</li><li>Ripple Center curriculum and timeframe.</li><li>What it's like to be acquired as a young social entrepreneur.</li><li>Why Silicon Ranch acquired Clearloop, and what CEO Reagan Farr saw in Laura that was special.</li></ul><p>Related article:  <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/10/14/silicon-ranch-acquires-clearloop.html" target="_blank">Silicon Ranch Corp. buys Clearloop solar energy company, weighs new investor backing</a></p><p>Related article:  <a href="https://www.investmentnews.com/esg-proponents-push-for-legislation-addressing-retirement-investing-212803" target="_blank">ESG proponents push for legislation addressing retirement investing</a></p><p>Related podcast: <a href="https://climatenow.com/podcast/investing-in-the-energy-transition-with-salim-samaha/" target="_blank"> Investing in the Energy Transition with Salim Samaha</a></p><p><a href="https://theripplecenter.org/" target="_blank">The Ripple Center</a></p><p><a href="https://clearloop.us/" target="_blank">Clearloop</a></p><p><a href="https://www.siliconranch.com/" target="_blank">Silicon Ranch</a></p><p>Guest Bios</p><p>A longtime educator and entrepreneur, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chodroff-a636382a/" target="_blank">Mike Chodroff</a> is the founder and CEO of The Ripple Center.  He was an educator for 20 years and launched his own publishing company.  </p><p><a href="https://clearloop.us/about-clearloop/">Laura Zapata</a> is CEO and a co-founder of Clearloop, which aims to make renewable energies available to all. She is a former communications director for Phil Bredesen and head of global communications for Uber Eats. </p><p>As co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Silicon Ranch, <a href="https://www.siliconranch.com/about/