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ECO-NOMICS. How sustainability is better for business — and people and planet

High-level thinking made digestible and do-able — as ever, this episode of Funny Old World provides a better understanding of the basics, and how to help tackle the climate emergency. Zita Cobb, social entrepreneur, founder of the Fogo Island Inn in Canada, is modelling how local communities can th…

How to measure 'prosperity'

It's safe to say right now the majority of us are feeling the pinch. Grocery and fuel prices are on the rise and the income gap between the wealthy, and everyone else, continues to grow. And yet, aside from the U.S., Canada is the strongest economy of the G7. A prosperous country doesn't necessaril…

Incorruptible Leadership Lessons from Eric Ries: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great

This week on the Do Good to Lead Well podcast, I sit down with bestselling author Eric Ries for a timely and thought-provoking conversation about leadership, mission, and the growing crisis of short-term thinking in business. Eric first transformed the entrepreneurial world with The Lean Startup. …

ECO-NOMICS. How sustainability is better for business — and people and planet

High-level thinking made digestible and do-able — as ever, this episode of Funny Old World provides a better understanding of the basics, and how to help tackle the climate emergency. Zita Cobb, social entrepreneur, founder of the Fogo Island Inn in Canada, is modelling how local communities can th…

S3E8: Rural-Urban Interaction

CRRF 1 - Rural Urban Bojan Fürst Download Bill Reimer, Brian Dabson, and Zita Cobb made for a stellar o…

167. Find The People Who Can Build And Hold Your Dream

Who do you want by your side as you build the world that doesn't exist yet? There is an inn on a remote island off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Four times the size of Manhattan. Only 2,500 people live there. The nearest city is hours away. By every rule of conventional hospitality logic, it s…

The Broadcast on Fogo Island: Take a drive around the island to hear what really keeps this place going + A look back at a tumultuous time in the history of the fisheries Co-op + What does prosperity mean for the founder of Shorefast?

Meet Edward Heath who drives a tour bus on Fogo Island + We'll look back to May of 2000 which was a tumultuous time for the Fogo Island Co-op + What Shorefast founder Zita Cobb has to say about prosperity.

How to grow a local economy from the ground up

Zita Cobb argues that Canada’s economic challenge isn’t a lack of assets, but a failure to recognize and develop the resources, knowledge, and people already rooted in communities across the country. The Newfoundland entrepreneur, who began her career in Calgary’s oilpatch and went on to build the …

Improving Alpha: Zita Cobb on Capital, Community, and the Future of Philanthropy

How can philanthropies and charitable organizations structure capital layers to maximize private, public, and government funding? In this episode, we explore whether society’s core pillars—governments, financial markets, and local communities—must be brought back into balance to drive sustainable g…

Zita Cobb on revitalizing coastal communities

Zita Cobb grew up in Fogo Island, a small fishing community in Newfoundland. As she got older, overfishing led to a collapse of the industry, and her family was forced to move. Zita went on to a successful career in high-tech. Eventually, she moved back home to create Shorefast- a charity devoted t…