Impact
How Social Entrepreneurship is Changing Our World
On the Now at Ohio State podcast, we talk with researchers, innovators and bold thinkers who look at our world, see what the real challenges are, and create the solutions that people need now.
Episode 11
24-minute listen
How Social Entrepreneurship is Changing Our World
Many of us do a good job of making the effort to give back to our communities, pay forward, do good for others. While there are others out there who make these tenets their life’s mission. In this episode, we talk to two social entrepreneurs who have decided to dedicate their efforts to doing good, making a difference and propelling our world forward.
College of Arts and Sciences
Tessa Cannon
Cannon is an Ohio State PhD anthropology student and founder of For the Love of Primates. FTLOP is supported by Ohio State’s Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship and is constructing a sanctuary for primates retired from laboratory research or rescued from the pet trade. Cannon’s team will also collaborate with researchers in the Midwest to create more ethical and sustainable primate retirement practices.
Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship
Greg Pugh '95
Pugh is an Executive in Residence at the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, the Hub for Ohio State’s Entrepreneurship Community. A high school physics teacher by trade, he has an extensive background in the startup community, not only with ventures of his own but as a consultant to numerous entrepreneurs. Pugh is an advisory partner to Rev1 Ventures, which helps entrepreneurs and corporations accelerate innovation.
