Austin Startup Week 2018: Social Impact Track

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Social Impact Track | Meet the Faces of Impact in Austin - Four Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge

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Starting a social impact startup has become a become an increasingly popular trend among new businesses. During this session co-hosted by Team Austin, you'll hear from 4 Austin social impact entrepreneurs about their experience of incorporating a social mission as a key component in their for-profit business model. Each guest speaker will be invited to answer three key questions - 1) How are they creating impact through their business, 2) How has your mission evolved since you started?, and 3) Share one resource you need that community doesn’t have. You'll also learn how they got started and why why they chose to be a social impact startup as well as the benefits and drawbacks of this approach.

Speakers

Stephen Aarons

Attorney, Traverse Legal

Sophie Kwok

Founder + CEO, Love Intently

I'm Sophie Kwok, the Founder of Love Intently. I am passionate about empowering people build thriving relationships. In a world of big engagements and comparison, Love Intently stands to remind us love doesn't need to be a production. The everyday little mundane things matter most... Read More →

David J Neff

Founder and CEO, Weird Homes Tour

I wear a lot of hats here in Austin and one of them is the CEO of the Weird Homes Tour. We are a social impact startup delivering design inspiration while funding affordable housing projects all over the USA.