Tony: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! StartOut’s mission is to accelerate the growth of the LGBTQ+ community. Specifically, we aim to drive its economic empowerment. We hope to build a world where every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has equal access to lead, succeed, and shape the workforce of the future.
Madison: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! I work on this incredible initiative called Rise! Rise is a joint venture between Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust that finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others. The program starts at ages 15-17, and the benefits include scholarships, mentorship, access to career development opportunities, funding, and more. The nature of this work addresses many challenges. The first is that we recognize that talent is created equally, but opportunity is not. The second is that by supporting these individuals, we are building a foundation for this global community who will themselves address the world's most pressing challenges over their lifetime.
Thank you for having me, Spiffy! ATMOS was created to help micro and small enterprises reduce energy waste and to give transparency of their energy bills. By providing relevant information about their usage of electricity, we help companies become conscientious consumers, reducing not only the total amount paid in these bills, but also the reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
