Episode 25 :: Shifting to a Paradigm of Service

Deb Mitchell was quite like millions of her time and place, comfortable in a middle class life with a good job at a major corporation. Without meaning to, she held advantage that she didn’t even know she had over others. Eventually as her world grew larger than her Midwestern roots reached, Deb became more and more attuned to the dimension of life that had gone unnoticed for so long. Thanks to international travel and a changing corporate landscape, Deb was forced to look at things in a whole new way.

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Episode 23 :: Challenges in Socially Responsible Investing

Updated on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 2:16PM by Jan Schalkwijk, CFA

Jan Schalkwijk is a financial advisor with a specialty in targeting investment options for people who are looking at more than just the “old” bottom line of profits alone. Jan was introduced a year ago on Episode 11, but this time around we get into some more aspects of Socially Responsible Investing, of which Jan’s “green” focus is a component. Jan is approached by Lee who presents himself as a potential client with questions about green investing, community investment options, and how the limits to growth are changing the game of investment strategy.

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Episode 20 :: Faith Presence at the Occupy Movement

Lots of stuff in this episode because there is much to report on. We plan to diversify content within each episode so as to keep you abreast of things in JEM-land, to reflect on some notable news, and to build community among our listeners and readers. We’re starting to get the hang of this after all this time!

First off, for those of you who are subscribers to this podcast, be apprised that you will need to RE-SUBSCRIBE using this new feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/thecommongoodpodcast

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