Sid Pailla: Bridging the Gap between Financial Stability and Financial Freedom

Jan 18, 2024 Posted by: Daniela Vega SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 8,  Sid Pailla,  USA,  VA

Sid: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Nearly three in five Americans are unable to handle a $1,000 emergency expense. This financial vulnerability has led to low and middle-income employees being financially stressed, causing turnover, and poor job performance and wellbeing. Currently, employers address this challenge by providing a 401(k) for retirement, offering financial education, and bonuses or grants—all of which have had limited impact. Payroll-deducted, employer-rewarded emergency savings accounts have not only been more effective, but also requested as the top financial benefit by most employees. That's exactly what we do.

Maria Ida Palmieri: Bringing Social Business Models inside of Companies

Jan 11, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Germany,  Maria Ida Palmieri,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 11,  SDG 16,  SDG 17,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8

Maria: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! Through my work at The Grameen Creative Lab (TGCL), we were mainly addressing one challenge—how can we make business as usual become even more usual by putting people and the planet at the center? At TGCL, we were using creativity and innovation, in particular, to train social entrepreneurs and company leaders of today and tomorrow to adopt social business principles and mindsets in the way they were designing and carrying out their business, following the vision of our founder and Nobel laureate—Professor Muhammad Yunus. Key aspects of our programs were to first analyze problems systemically.

Rebekah Lloyd: Helping Everyone Achieve Health, Wealth, and Fulfillment in Life

Jan 10, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Rebekah Lloyd,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 17,  SDG 3,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8,  United Kingdom

Rebekah: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Our vision is to create a future where everyone has health, wealth, and fulfillment in life, regardless of their background, and our mission is to fearlessly transform lives through inspiration and innovation. If you’re a girl or woman, or someone who identifies as non-binary, a person who menstruates or is assigned female at birth, despite making up over 50% of the population you are still underserved, underrepresented, and undersupported throughout your life. Traditional education is falling short when it comes to health, work, and money, societal barriers are systemically deep-rooted, and many public and private institutions and organizations aren’t taking action to make a positive change. And that's where This Independent Life comes in.