Jacqueline Novogratz - Building Acumen & How to (Actually) Change the World | The Tim Ferriss Show

A popular podcast guest (on Tim Ferriss's show) and investor in Magic Spoon, known for consuming large quantities of the cereal without a significant glycemic response.

The founder of Grameen Bank and a hero to Jacqueline Novogratz, whose work in microfinance inspired her to pursue similar initiatives.

An extraordinary mentor Jacqueline Novogratz met at Stanford Business School, who shaped her life by focusing her on leadership and the importance of integrity, serving as a Republican in Lyndon Johnson's cabinet and later founding Common Cause.

Mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz for her quote about living a life of immersion, which relates to the concept of moral imagination.

The founder and CEO of Acumen, a pioneer in impact investing, and author of 'The Blue Sweater' and 'Manifesto for a Moral Revolution.'

Jacqueline Novogratz's brother and a past guest on Tim Ferriss's podcast, who shares a similar driven nature and has also achieved global scale success.

A friend who Jacqueline Novogratz paraphrased regarding the idea that keeping all options open can lead to merely having a bunch of options rather than committed purpose.

Author of 'Things Fall Apart,' a book mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz as influential.

A past podcast guest and a friend of Tim Ferriss, who invested in Magic Spoon cereal.

The CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank who gave Jacqueline Novogratz a significant opportunity, despite her unconventional fit, seeing her scrappy background as a positive.

The entrepreneur behind Everytable, who created a university and a franchise model to enable his employees, particularly from Black and Latinx communities, to become franchisees.

Former US President whose democratic cabinet John Gardner served on, as the only Republican, during the negotiation of major civil rights legislation.

A mentalist and artist from the UK whose work, like 'The Push,' demonstrates how otherwise moral people can be influenced to do terrible things, reinforcing the idea of the 'monsters and angels within us'.

A past podcast guest and a friend of Tim Ferriss, who invested in Magic Spoon cereal.

Author of 'A Fine Balance,' a book mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz as influential.

A mutual friend of Jacqueline Novogratz and Tim Ferriss, who helped Acumen Academy build 'The Path of Moral Leadership' course and whose philosophy on taking action aligns with Jacqueline's.

A musician whose 'Blue Album' Jacqueline Novogratz was listening to while weeping on a plane to West Africa, marking a significant transition in her life.

Author of 'Invisible Man,' a book that taught Jacqueline Novogratz the importance of seeing others fully, especially in the context of racial reckoning.

A civil rights activist who advocates for 'getting proximate', a concept similar to Jacqueline Novogratz's 'immersion' in understanding problems.

Author of 'Man's Search for Meaning,' a book Jacqueline Novogratz highly recommends for its lessons on finding dignity and resilience in the darkest times, even in the Holocaust.

Jacqueline Novogratz's brother, working at Galaxy Digital, mentioned to highlight how siblings can take different professional paths yet share a common drive for change.

A guest on Tim Ferriss's podcast, whose interview Jacqueline Novogratz referenced as an example of Tim's vulnerability and courage.

Jacqueline Novogratz's latest book, which discusses the need to learn how to use one's voice and outlines practices for creating a better world.

A New York Times bestselling book authored by Jacqueline Novogratz.

A magazine that named Jacqueline Novogratz one of the top 100 global thinkers.

A book by Ralph Ellison that Jacqueline Novogratz recommends for its teaching on the importance of truly seeing people, particularly relevant during times of racial reckoning.

A book by Rohinton Mistry, mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz as an influential work.

A book by Chinua Achebe, mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz as an influential work.

A book given to Jacqueline by her former boss at Chase Manhattan Bank, implying her ideas about micro-lending were naive.

A book by Viktor Frankl, highly recommended by Jacqueline Novogratz as required reading for its insights into resilience, dignity, and finding individual choice and meaning between stimulus and response, even in extreme adversity like the Holocaust.

Jacqueline Novogratz's alma mater, where she worked multiple jobs to pay for tuition.

The business school Jacqueline Novogratz attended, attracted by its Public Management Program and its alignment with her goal of building companies to serve poor people.

A trade association recommended by Jacqueline Novogratz as a resource for connecting with strong impact investors and learning about the sector.

Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, it invests philanthropic patient capital in entrepreneurs addressing poverty, and has expanded into for-profit impact funds and a social change academy.

The location of Jacqueline Novogratz's small office in West Africa, where she experienced early challenges and resistance.

Mentioned as a contrast to Stanford, with its annual report depicting graduates with dollar signs, reflecting a focus on profit that Jacqueline felt didn't align with her mission.

An American business magazine that called Magic Spoon the 'future of cereal' and honored Jacqueline Novogratz with a Lifetime Achievement Award for social entrepreneurship.

A country where Jacqueline Novogratz helped establish a microfinance institution for women after a new law abolished the Napoleonic Code, granting women greater financial autonomy.

A global investment management corporation, mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz as an example of a large institution that she hopes will adopt lean data and more impact-investing principles.

A philanthropic organization where Jacqueline Novogratz worked, gaining insight into the power of philanthropy.

A microfinance organization founded by Muhammad Yunus, which greatly inspired Jacqueline Novogratz's early work in using banking tools to reach low-income people.

An initiative launched by Acumen in 2020 to instruct individuals in global social change, offering tools and blueprints for those on the path of social change.

An organization that collaborated with Acumen and Sumitomo to purchase and distribute malaria bed nets in Tanzania.

An organization started by the aunt of a Chase colleague, which offered Jacqueline Novogratz her first opportunity in West Africa to pursue microfinance.

The company where Jacqueline Novogratz's brother, Michael Novogratz, works.

A concept described as putting oneself in another's shoes and building from their perspective, going beyond empathy to understand systemic issues and how people contribute to their own challenges.

An approach to measuring impact created by Acumen and used by 60 Decibels, which gathers feedback directly from customers via cell phone technology to assess the real impact of products and services, particularly for low-income populations.

A legal framework that, until 1986 in Rwanda, categorized women in the same way as children and the mentally impaired, preventing them from opening bank accounts without their husband's signature.

A cereal brand that offers low-carb, high-protein, zero-sugar cereals, praised for tasting like traditional sugary cereals but being healthy.

A device by Eight Sleep that provides dynamic cooling and heating to mattresses, alongside biometric tracking, to improve sleep quality by maintaining an ideal temperature for users.

A company that produces a smart mattress cover called the Pod Pro Cover, which offers dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to optimize sleep temperature and provide enhanced recovery.

Jacqueline Novogratz's first professional employer, where she worked in credit audit and traveled to 40 countries, gaining insight into global financial systems.

A Japanese company that developed long-lasting malaria bed nets and partnered with Acumen to establish manufacturing capabilities in Tanzania.

A fast-food chain in Los Angeles (with about eight restaurants at the time of discussion) that provides healthy, nutritious, and affordable food, and has adopted a franchise model to empower employees from the Black and Latinx communities to become entrepreneurs.

A company spun off from Acumen, founded on the principle of serving all stakeholders, which measures impact from the perspective of customers using a 'lean data' approach.

A company invested in by Acumen, which has brought clean solar light and electricity to over 100 million people, becoming the largest off-grid solar investor for the poor globally and teaching Acumen the power of market creation.

A prominent American news magazine that recognized Magic Spoon in their list of best inventions of 2019.

An American news and opinion website that named Jacqueline Novogratz one of the 25 smartest people of the decade.

A special by Darren Brown that aims to show how ordinary people can be manipulated into committing harmful acts.

The city in Kenya where Jacqueline Novogratz had her office and met the Rwandan woman who invited her to help establish a financial institution for women in Rwanda.

The city where Jacqueline Novogratz attended college and where she first learned about moral imagination through an experience of bringing Christmas gifts to a low-income family.

A hotel in Abidjan, where Jacqueline Novogratz left all her possessions after her initial difficult experience in West Africa.