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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8 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Modern Mill: Turning Rice Husks Into a Sustainable Wood Alternative
Every rice harvest leaves behind a husk for every grain. While the rice grows, that husk protects it from moisture, pests, and mold. Once the grain is milled, almost none of those husks get used. Most are landfilled or burned. Modern Mill turns that waste stream into lumber's replacement. The company, which manufactures in Pike County, Mississippi, makes ACRE, a rice hull wood alternative used for siding, decking, trim, porch boards, sheet goods, and millwork. Founder and CEO Chris Guimond, a plastics engineer by training, spent years working with fillers and polymer blends for composite build
- Open episode
7 Oct 2026 · 8 min
What Traditional Metrics Miss About Refugee Entrepreneurs
What if a small business generates little income but still changes the life of the person running it? In this episode of Disruptors for GOOD, we examine new research from Prof. Lin Ong of Cal Poly Pomona and Melati Nungsari of the Asia School of Business . The researchers spent a year following eight Afghan refugee women participating in an entrepreneurship program in Malaysia. Most of the women did not report significant monthly income from their businesses. However, six rounds of interviews revealed meaningful changes that conventional financial metrics often overlook, including greater auto
- Open episode
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 $