Jeremy Meltzer, Founder of i=Change




The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups show

Summary: <div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ffffff-EEEEEE"></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a life-changing experience while living in Cuba, Jeremy set out to find a solution to empower women and girls around the world. Recently, he gave a TEDx talk on how investing in women and girls will be one of the greatest drivers of growth and stability this century.</span></p> <p class="p1">Tune in to hear:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How giving back can increase your bottom line</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the simplest ideas can sometimes be the hardest to set in motion</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeremy’s practical advice for entrepreneurs looking for success in 2017</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The outsized impact that empowering women has on communities big and small</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget to join the conversation with Jay on Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jaykimmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@jaykimmer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links from Today’s Episode</span></h2> <ul> <li>Read the <a href="https://www.jaykimshow.com/2017/01/jeremy-meltzer-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full transcript</a> of Jeremy’s interview</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Jeremy on </span><a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-meltzer-47a01a52" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jeremy_meltzer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more about </span><a href="http://www.iequalchange.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">i=Change</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and shop brands that give back</span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Discover Inside </span><a href="http://edge.insideretail.hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Retail’s Cutting Edge</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at </span><a href="http://www.startmeup.hk/festival2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">StartmeupHK 2017</span></a> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Detailed Show Notes</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2:51) How living as a local in Cuba changed the course of Jeremy’s life forever</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(5:16) i=Change is born from a simple yet powerful idea</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(7:00) How millennials view philanthropy differently</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(8:34) Giving back can help your bottom line</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(14:40) How any small business can start giving back with i=Change</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(17:39) Even the simplest of ideas can be hard to implement</span></li> <li style=""> </ul>