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New Entrepreneurs
Listen to today's visionaries as they are boldly launching groundbreaking organizations to solve social problems around the world. The series is presented by Executive Producer Patrick O'Heffernan. The social entrepreneurs highlighted in this series of interviews are selected by Echoing Green.
2008-05-13
Gary Kosman
Gary Kosman received an Echoing Green fellowship in 2003 to launch America Learns, a for-profit educational performance and accountability firm now reaching more than 20,000 students across 14 countries. read more...
2008-05-06
Chris Asch
Chris Asch received an Echoing Green fellowship in 2007 to launch the US Public Service Academy, a college that will provide a free education in return for students’ commitment to serve in the public sector after graduation read more...
2008-04-29
Toni Blackman
Toni Blackman received an Echoing Green fellowship in 1999. She is America's Hip Hop Ambassador – the first hip-hop artist chosen to represent the United States around the world. read more...
2008-04-22
Maile Broccoli-Hickey
Maile Broccoli-Hickey received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2007 and launched English at Work while waiting tables and getting her master’s degree. She teaches English to immigrants at their workplaces in Texas. read more...
2008-04-15
Lucas Welch
Lucas Welch received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2004 to launch Soliya, a global network of young adults and empowering them to bridge the divide between the "West" and the "Arab & Muslim World." read more...
2008-04-08
Anthony Jewett
Anthony Jewett received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2006 to launch Bardoli Global, an organization that provides international education, professional, and leadership development opportunities for outstanding African American, Latino, and Native American youth. read more...
2008-04-01
Aaron Bartley
Aaron Bartley received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2005 to launch PUSH (People United for Sustainable Housing) and address the lack of living-wage jobs and the poor housing conditions on Buffalo's West Side. read more...
2008-03-25
Michele Kotler
Michele Kotler received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1998 to launch the Community Word Project and send artists into classrooms and train teachers to help students get their voices heard through art. read more...
2008-03-18
Peter Haas
Peter Haas received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2006 to launch the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group and help rural populations get access to affordable and environmentally sound energy and sanitation. read more...
2008-03-11
Kyra Bobinet
Kyra Bobinet received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1998 to launch Vision Youthz, an organization that seeks to transform the lives of incarcerated children. read more...
2008-03-04
Kara Bobroff
Kara Bobroff received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2005 to establish the Native American Community Academy, an urban academy helping Native American youth. read more...
2008-02-26
Farajii Muhammad
Farajii R. Muhammad received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2006. He co-founded the New Light Leadership Coalition at age 19. read more...
2008-02-19
Dan Ravicher
Dan Ravicher received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2003 and launched the Public Patent Foundation to help entrepreneurs fight against "undeserved patents." read more...
2008-02-12
Fred Swaniker
Fred Swaniker received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2006. He started the African Leadership Academy, a world-class boarding school on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to train the new generation of African leaders. read more...
2008-02-05
CV Madhukar
CV Madhukar, Founder-Director of PRS Legislative Research in New Delhi, received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2005 to support Members of Parliament and political parties by providing easy-to-understand analysis on legislation. read more...
2008-01-29
Carolyn Laub
Carolyn Laub, Founder and Executive Director of Gay-Straight Alliance Network, received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1999 and launched an organization to ensure full implementation of California’s nondiscrimination law. read more...
2008-01-22
Doug Ulman
Doug Ulman received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1997 to help young adults with cancer find a place to go for help and encouragement. He is now President/CEO of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. read more...
2008-01-15
Sissy Trinh
Sissy Trinh received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2002 to launch the Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SECA) in Los Angeles, where she helps the younger generation deal with poverty, gangs, and a mediocre school system. read more...
2008-01-07
Mark Levine
Mark Levine received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1995 and used it to launch a community credit union in a low-income neighborhood. All went well, until the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center... read more...
