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b'[fusebox_track_player url="https://episodes.castos.com/5e3aa627bb42e8-95594950/EP60-Jasmine-Crowe-Interview-disclaimer.mp3" artist="Allison Hare - Culture Changers Podcast" title="Simple Ways To Solve BIG Problems: Jasmine Crowe of Goodr" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ]\\n\\nCould solving the world\'s BIGGEST problems have a simple answer? Millennial Entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe is the Founder and CEO of Goodr and she is executing a plan to end hunger. Yup, you read that right. In this time of the global pandemic, Goodr stepped up immediately and has tirelessly been out front and providing food for those affected the most.\\n\\nGoodr is an Atlanta-based social impact startup leveraging technology to reduce food waste and end hunger. Backed by an amazing group of venture funds and angel investors, they have been featured by national press outlets like Forbes, Inc., CNBC, and Oprah Winfrey Network.\\n\\n Jasmine Crowe talks about how she created Goodr, how it works, the ways in which she overcame the odds and raised funding for Goodr, and the impact that it is making for hunger, global climate change and effectively solving some of the world\'s biggest problems. \\n\\nEpisode Highlights:\\n\\n\\nAllison Hare introduces Jasmine Crowe. \\n\\nJasmine Crowe defines what Goodr is. \\n\\nHow did Jasmine start Goodr? \\n\\nShe explains Black Celebrity Giving (BCG).\\n\\nHow did she get the vision for Goodr? \\n\\nHow did she put the technological side of Goodr into place? \\n\\nWhat was the fork in the road for Jasmine Crowe\\u2019s journey? \\n\\nShe talks about the learning curve for fundraising. \\n\\nWhat are the factors for so much food winding up in landfills? \\n\\nHow does Goodr work as a real-time food app? \\n\\nHow are smaller companies able to use Goodr? \\n\\nYou can\\u2019t manage what you can\\u2019t measure. \\n\\nIn 2021, 55% of the workforce will be millennials. \\n\\n91% of millennials want to support businesses that are doing the right thing. \\n\\nUse compost for inedible food and your garbage disposal so that old food doesn\\u2019t wind up in landfills.\\n\\nThey discuss what food deserts are. \\n\\nOne out of six children in the United States are going hungry. \\n\\nWhat have been the most amazing moments Jasmine Crowe has experienced by doing Goodr? \\n\\nPlan your work and work your plan. \\n\\nWhat does Goodr need to expand as a business? \\n\\nCan Jasmine measure the impact that Goodr is making? \\n\\n\\n3 Key Points\\n\\n\\nGoodr raised $1.1 million dollars when only 2% of venture capital goes to women-owned businesses, and less than half of that for women of color. \\n\\n27% of everything in our landfills today is food, which is the largest single source, a 50% increase from 40 years ago. \\n\\nAs food waste sits, it rots and it produces methane gas which is the number 2 contributor to global climate change. \\n\\n\\nTweetable Quotes:\\n\\n\\n(Goodr) \\u201cWe are a tech-enabled food waste management company and we are leveraging technology to combat hunger and reduce food waste. I\\u2019ve been working on it since late 2016. I officially launched it in January 2017.\\u201d \\u2013Jasmine Crowe\\n\\n\\u201cI think a lot of people have really great ideas, but lack the execution, and I made a to-do list. Like, this is step 1, step 2, this is the name, get the Facebook page.\\u201d \\u2013Jasmine Crowe\\n\\n\\u201cI found out that my good friend was experiencing hunger. I think that was like, you know what, you got to do this, no matter what. It was an eye-opener for me because I can\\u2019t tell you how many times, she has been out in the streets feeding people with me.\\u201d \\u2013Jasmine Crowe\\n\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\n\\n\\nText me at 470.242.6311. Subscribe to this podcast, SHARE, and find me everywhere at Allison\\u2019s Linktree.\\n\\nJasmine Crowe Social Media: Linkedin Twitter Instagram\\n\\n\\nGoodr: goodr.co\\n\\n\\nGoodr Social Media: Instagram Twitter Linkedin Facebook \\n\\nJasmine Crowe\'s Viral Ted Talk: What We\'re Getting Wrong In the Fight To End Hunger\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'