The Social Enterprise Movement: Interview with Dr. Garima Sharma

Garima Sharma is our first guest for The Social Enterprise Guys. She’s an Assistant Professor and Director of the Bachelor’s in Social Entrepreneurship at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. We discuss:·         History of the social enterprise movement and where it stands today·         Definitions of social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social business, and stakeholder capitalism·         Examples of social enterprises, such as Greyston Bakery and Last Bottle Clothing·         Research in social entrepreneurship·         B Local Georgia·         Georgia Social Impact Collaborative Garima holds a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, MBA from Symbiosis Center for Human Resource Development, and Bachelor’s in Engineering from Sri G.S Institute of Technology and Science. She can be reached via email at [email protected]. Garima’s recent article on COVID-19 and business sustainability: “How COVID‐19 Informs Business Sustainability Research: It’s Time for a Systems Perspective.” Follow The Social Enterprise Guys:·         Join the Facebook Group·         Instagram·         LinkedIn·         YouTube·         Website & Blog Special thanks to Nathan Stuck of B Local Georgia for introducing us to Dr. Sharma. ______  Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.