Finance and Investments

Thomas Bird on Impact Investments

After featuring a number of social entrepreneurs and a few impact funds, we speak with Tom Bird, an entrepreneur and investor in early impact firms since 1988. impactmania spoke with Tom about impact investments and how he evaluates social enterprises.

By impactmania|2025-11-17T10:36:30+00:00March 13th, 2017|Finance and Investments|

Seth Streeter: The Nine Dimensions of Wealth

impactmania speaks with co-founder and CEO of Mission Wealth, Seth Streeter, who recently delivered a TED talk about The Untethered Life. Streeter presents vulnerability as a strength, redefines financial health, and shares the nine dimensions of wealth.

By impactmania|2025-11-17T10:44:40+00:00December 15th, 2015|Finance and Investments|

impactmania speaks at EU AI Fairness Cluster in the Netherlands

2023 | Meet the Drapers

impactmania’s founder on Meet the Drapers for Staex in California

2021 | Women of Impact – Italy

impactmania Women of Impact – Italy will take place in an intimate setting in July. Paola Ferrari has been part of the impactmania’s Women of Impact network since 2017. She traveled with impactmania’s founder Paksy Plackis-Cheng to New Zealand and experienced firsthand a once -in-a-lifetime professional opportunity and lasting personal friendship. Together they are looking forward to hosting you in Bella Italia!

2020 | Stay at Home!

COVID turned us all into Digital Nomads! Read more about working location-independently and the impact of modern day people movement.

2019 | Women of Impact – New Zealand

impactmania’s Women of Impact was awarded the U.S. Embassy Diplomacy grant to interview 12 Women of Impact in New Zealand. The U.S. Consul General will welcome the women and a public event will take place in Auckland, November 3-8, 2019. Here are the Women of Impact Aotearoa.

2018 | Women of Impact – California

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