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Laurie Lane-Zucker, founder and CEO of the Impact Entrepreneur Centre. Laurie\u2019s created a network of 10,000 entrepreneurs who are chasing the triple bottom line: making a positive social and environmental impact as well as a profit. Listen in to hear how Laurie funds his dream to make a difference; why you need to expand your bottom-line thinking, and how to get started as an impact entrepreneur.

Famous 5:

Favorite Book? \u2013 The Way of the Wizard
What CEO do you follow? \u2014 Elon Musk
Favourite online tool? \u2014 Linkedin
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014 Yes
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\u2014 I wish I knew about entrepreneurship earlier. I wish I had the opportunities that millennials have now to pursue their own goals.

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:10 \u2013 Nathan\u2019s introduction
01:53 \u2013 Welcoming Laurie to the show
02:07 \u2013 An \u2018Impact Entrepreneur\u2019 is someone who wants to create companies that do good in the world, and to nurture a network and ecosystem that support these values
03:10 \u2013 Website is Impact Alchemist
03:40 \u2013 A \u2018triple bottom line\u2019 that considers social and environmental impact
04:21 \u2013 Over 10k members in the network right now
04:40 \u2013 Laurie makes money from consulting. He\u2019s recently worked with water purification companies, nutrition research companies, and companies making biofuel from landfill
06:00 \u2013 \u201cI gravitate to companies that are working on the UN development goals\u201d
07:15 \u2013 Laurie often match-makes between companies and impact investors
08:05 \u2013 Takes a \u2018success fee\u2019 when they secure funding
09:20 \u2013 Currently creating an incubation and acceleration hub in the Berkshires
10:25 \u2013 Laurie generates revenue through speaking, consulting, and taking fees on securing funding
11:20 \u2013 \u201cLook at the sustainable development goals of the United Nations - and see what strikes a chord with you\u201d
12:20 \u2013 Connect with Laurie on Linkedin
13:52 \u2013 The Famous Five

3 Key Points:
Chase the triple bottom line. You aren\u2019t really adding value to the world unless you\u2019re looking at your environmental and social impact as well as finances.
There\u2019s a lot to do in the world. Look at the UN\u2019s sustainable development goals and see what strikes a chord with you.
Make the most of all your opportunities
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator \u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Leadpages \u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible \u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

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