Disruptors for GOOD
Interviews with founders and leaders building businesses designed to create positive social and environmental outcomes.
- Host
- Grant Trahant
- Published by
- Causeartist
- Topic
- Ethical Business & Entrepreneurship
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Impact-First
- Themes
- Community-Led, Regenerative
- Made for
- Founder / Entrepreneur, Investor
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29 Sept 2026 · 6 min
WeWard: The Startup Turning Daily Steps Into Rewards and Impact
What if one of the simplest daily activities could become a platform for better health, charitable giving, and lower-carbon transportation? In this episode we spotlight WeWard , the rewards app that turns daily steps into points users can redeem for cash, gifts, discounts, or donations to nonprofit organizations. Founded in France in 2019 by Yves Benchimol and Tanguy de La Villegeorges, WeWard combines behavioral science, gamification, brand partnerships, and commerce to encourage people to walk more. The company reports reaching 30 million walkers across 29 countries, transferring more than $
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14 Sept 2026 · 6 min
Startup Spotlight: Soothe Note
Soothe Note is a free consumer app for cancer patients and the people who support them. It is meant for the days between oncology visits: daily check-ins (mood, energy, medications, hydration, meals, rest, movement, one small win), symptom logs with intensity and body location, medication schedules, appointment questions, post-visit notes, and a private journal that caregivers cannot see. Teddy Aaron (caregiver side) and Brynn Forlizzi (two-time teen cancer survivor) founded the product in Greenwich, Connecticut in 2026 while still in high school. Patients can link trusted caregivers with a sh
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4 Aug 2026 · 32 min
How Business and Consumerism Can Create Meaningful Impact with David Gaines - Author & Owner of La Terza Coffee
In this episode of Disruptors for Good , I speak with entrepreneur, author, and La Terza Coffee owner David Gaines about ethical supply chains, direct trade coffee, conscious consumerism , and the responsibility businesses have to the people they affect. David shares how his career evolved from operating a small business alongside nonprofit work to acquiring La Terza Coffee and building a business where commercial growth and social impact reinforce one another. The conversation explores the realities of the global coffee industry, including exploitative labor practices, generational poverty, a