2: Pooja Warier Hamilton of The Conduit Impact Fund - Giving Time and Attention to Today’s Biggest Problems

Pooja Warier Hamilton of The Conduit’s Impact Fund is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded UnLtd India where they incubated hundreds of social enterprises. She also co-founded Bombay Connect, India’s first coworking space. Pooja was recognised as a Young Global Leader at the 2013 World Economic Forum.

In this episode, Pooja shares her story of how she went from studying criminology to discovering her entrepreneurial spirit while at university. She also talks about her journey starting from UnLtd London, co-founding UnLtd India and now coming back to London to join The Conduit.

Highlights in this episode:

• 3 keys to being a successful entrepreneur

• What it means to be a leader

• Importance of getting feedback,inspiring your team and taking time to reflect

• Challenges of being a woman entrepreneur

• How has impact investment changed over the years and what is coming

• Transformative impact that changes the game

• Impact measurement and a stage by stage approach with clear milestones

• Crucial steps to leaving an organisation after many years of work building it

• Taking action towards the Global Goals in the next 2 years will be key

Useful link:

Pooja Warier Hamilton’s Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojawarier/

UnLtd India - http://unltdindia.org/

Bombay Connect - https://www.bombay-connect.com/

The Conduit - https://theconduit.com/

Chapters:

[03:40] How did you start as a social entrepreneur?

[05:00] Keys to being a successful entrepreneur

[10:20] What makes a good leader?

[12:00] Developing people internally

[13:00] Difference for men and women entrepreneurs

[16:00] Learning to get along as a woman as opposed to being in protest mode

[17:30] Setting up Unltd India and Bombay Connect

[20:45] How do we know which entrepreneurs to back

[24:00] Business planning competition that doesn’t require speaking to customers

[24:45] Measuring of impact

[26:00] What is impact investing?

[27:30] How do you move away from a baby like UnLtd?

[29:40] Transformative impact that changes the rules of the game

[31:00] What has changed in impact investing in the last 10 years

[34:00] What can people do to support this growing ecosystem

[37:00] Making more people aware about impact investing

[38:40] The Conduit is an amazing blend of community

[41:00] Advice for a young entrepreneur

[42:00] Doing things that make you happy

[43:00] We are running out of time with climate change

[45:00] Call to action: The Internet’s Own Boy

Connect with host JP Dallman on Linkedin, Twitter, or Instagram.

To learn more about how to incorporate SDGs into your business go to Fast Forward 2030

To find talent and careers with impact go to realchangers

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