Season Three: Bonfires of Social Enterprise

Series produced by Romy Kochan

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Season Three of Bonfires of Social Enterprise launched in February of 2017 with some great additions including ending music from Detroit's Assemble Sound. As with Seasons One and Two, incredible inspiring guests doing social entrepreneurship in all forms! Great new monthly segments added.

Season Three of Bonfires of Social Enterprise launched in February of 2017 with some great additions including ending music from Detroit's Assemble Sound. As with Seasons One and Two, incredible inspiring guests doing social entrepreneurship in all forms! We continue with monthly segments of Bonfires on the Move with Jessica Robinson about how technology is assisting with social issues. Other monthly segments such as Impact Investing Inglenook, Legal Corner, and many more!
Fun Fuel facts are in each episode by Jentzen Mehl and now introducing Carter Hazen.
Incredible unknown Detroit music artists end each episode. Truly a treat!
This series continues to document the journey of social enterprise!


32 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First

  • Added: Feb 17, 2017
  • Length: 13:19
Caption: Overflow Coffee Bar - Brandon & Amanda Neely - Chicago
Overflow Coffee Bar - Brandon & Amanda Neely - Chicago Season 3 kicks of with a great social enterprise out of Chicago's South Loop. Get to know o...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 49:33
Caption: Khali Sweeney of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in Detroit
Khali Sweeney of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in Detroit Listen in to the powerful testimony of a great leader, his overcoming a poor edu...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 21:48
Caption: Michelle Smart of Bags to Butterflies in Detroit!
Michelle Smart of Bags to Butterflies in Detroit! Romy interviews Michelle Smart, founder and creator of Bags to Butterflies. Learn how Michelle i...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 22:25
Caption: Amy McIntire
City Girls Soap becomes a Farm: Let the Goat Scaping begin! Amy McIntire joins Romy for an update on the goat farm. Amy shares how the business ha...

  • Added: May 07, 2017
  • Length: 33:18
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Kresse Wesling updates us on up-cycling used fire hoses and discarded leather for luxury use! Romy catches up with Kresse Wesling. Kresse shares i...

  • Added: May 12, 2017
  • Length: 44:33
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Detroit Horse Power lifts, heals, and empowers! David Silver shares an update on all of their expansion in the hearts and minds of the Detroit You...

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  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 37:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bamboo Detroit  Amanda Lewan
Bamboo Detroit Update with Amanda Lewan Romy catches up with co-founder, Amanda Lewan to hear about the most recent expansion of one of Detroit's ...

  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 27:36
Caption: Jacob de Golish
Motown Rising with Jacob de Golish! This episode has a lot to do with building, construction, restoration and the skilled trades. Jacob walks us ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 31:15
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Jay Rayford of Social Sushi Jay Rayford of Social Sushi catches us up on all of the changes in his social enterprise. He and his bigger team of fo...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2017
  • Length: 33:16
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Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms On this episode, Romy catches back up with Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms in Detroit. She interviewed him in Season 1, ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 34:03
Caption: Nique Love Rhodes
Nique Love Rhodes We have a social entrepreneur of a different kind, she is a rapper! You will have an opportunity to learn how the social and bus...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 39:03
Caption: Don Lee
Job Creation & Impact Investing with Don Lee Today, we are moving to the Impact Investing Inglenook to talk to Don Lee. Don has been quite a vision...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 32:14
Caption: Mile High Workshop
Mile High Workshop What's going on in Denver social enterprise manufacturing these days?! Romy catches up with Andy Magel of the Mile High Worksho...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2017
  • Length: 39:32
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Hamilton Perkins Hamilton and his team are working with Thread International to make bags and other accessories from some of the recycled plastics...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 38:08
Caption: Heather McDougall
Bogobrush: Heather and John McDougall Hey there! This is Romy here for another episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise! On this episode, we ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 38:16
Caption: Latrice McClendon of Impact Community Health
Latrice McClendon of Impact Community Health Thanks for tuning into the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This is Romy, and I have a friend of mine o...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 26:30
Caption: Detroit Soar
Detroit S.O.A.R. - Sisters On A Roll, Mobile Cafe' Hey there, I am back with another guest from the great city of Detroit. This is Romy, and I hav...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 45:30
Caption: Chris & Deanna
Detroit Mushroom Factory with Deana & Chris Hello out there in listener land, this is Romy, bringing you another episode of the Bonfires of Social ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 43:58
Caption: Stephen Garten
Welcome back to another episode of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise. My name is Romy and I'm your host and guide here. This time, we hear from Ste...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 39:54