Building a Supportive Community with Alina Boyte – Episode 113
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Need some fresh ideas as it relates to building a supportive community? In this episode, I chat with Alina Boyte. She is the founder and CEO of the Changemaker Institute and a tenured law professor at Mississippi College School of Law. Established entrepreneurs hire Alina to reveal the hidden impact in their business so they can pursue a social impact mission and be still profitable. She helps them create, build, and launch sustainable social impact businesses they love.
Key takeaways from my chat with Alina:
- Alina is most curious about: Alina is most curious about how people from different cultures see the world.
- The number one way Alina is impacting people with her work: Alina impacts people with her work by helping businesses incorporate a social impact iniatiative inside of their organization. She also hosts weekly podcast called “The Changemaker’s World Podcast,” which discusses problems crucial to social enterprises.
- The main points Alina wants you to get from our conversation:
- An engaged, supportive community is essential to success as an entrepreneur, especially as a social impact entrepreneur.
- Whether you build your own community or start by being a part of somebody else’s community, you want a community to support you on your journey to create long-term sustainable social and environmental impact.
- Your community’s DNA is essential. If you can define that as clearly as possible, you will naturally have a thriving and engaged community.
- Alina’s Book Recommendation: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
- Her TED Talk recommendation: Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation
- Work with Alina: Alina’s services
- Learn more from Alina: Changemakers World Podcast
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