Selling & Scheming
“Would you risk your influence? Would you risk your power? Would you step out and say something bold? Because that is more risky than giving away half a million.” – Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute Overview of podcast A lot of time is spent focusing on how to convince capital allocators to […]
Rules & Capital
“I want to get the right capital to entrepreneurs, in the way that they need it without pressure for them to have to want to be a certain kind of business.” – Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute Overview of podcast What are the needs of entrepreneurs and how do we design investments to […]
Gender Lens & the Entanglement
“It’s not enough to be aware if you’re not willing to use your power to challenge those systems of power.” – Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute Overview of podcast Gender and system change is complex. Masking the complexity so it’s just about women, oversimplifies the issue. How does creating a simplistic starting […]
Rules & Money Part 2
“People who haven’t historically had access to the system deserve access to the system and it’s screwed up that they don’t have it. That’s wrong, but it’s access to a system that doesn’t work. Because at some level, it is work and it is cost. It takes cost to actually change the system.” – Joy […]
Rules & Money Part 1
“How do we mobilize funding for the efforts that are not working within the current system who are potentially being prophetic or bold enough to blow up the system. That they’re not working in the interest in the system and therefore, they need a different kind of funding.” – Joy Anderson, President and Founder of […]
Resiliency + Transforming Relationships of Power
“Resilience requires a constant transformation of relationships of power.” – Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute Overview of podcast We hear a lot about resilience, particularly in the context of emergencies like the current COVID-19 crisis. But for some, is resilience really just about being expected to survive a broken system because there […]
Gender Analysis + Power Dynamics
“To change systems, you have to focus on A system, not THE system. Because if you try to take on THE system, it’s just an amorphous blob that you can’t figure out how to pick at. But you can get at individual systems one at a time and that at least is a place to […]
Market Systems & our Daily Lives
“We’re actually the ones that are disrupting expertise, not reinforcing expertise.” Overview of podcast Our market systems impact almost everything in our modern lives, from trade in essential goods and services, to the day-to-day functioning of entrepreneurs. But these systems are not working – and indeed were not designed – for everyone. In this episode, […]
Activators: Stories of Transformation
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020. In this session moderated by SheEO Venture Development Guide MJ Ryan, Activators Tracy Gray, founder of The 22 Fund and We Are Enough, and Alessandra Lariu, Brand Experience Consultant, share how shifting mindsets have […]
