S7 EP5: The Missing Middle
Apr 02, 2025•41 min
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Episode description
A serial social entrepreneur, Tom Dawkins knows how to build and grow impact driven businesses. He co-founded StartSomeGood, a platform for to support social good projects/businesses with fundraising, education, community and partnerships. More recently, Tom and the team at LendForGood are solving the problem of the 'missing middle', by connecting enterprises to impact investors to access much needed funding to help them scale.
Tom has a wealth of experience and is a great story teller:
- Concept of privilege and the influence of his parents in shaping his path
- "Missing middle", and need for angels in the impact investment space
- The journey/transition in StartSomeGood to LendForGood
- Dream for LendForGood - "like a family office in your pocket"
Tom makes things happen, and the best thing is you can get involved with LendForGood. Don't miss this listen, be inspired and take action!
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