{"podcast":{"title":"The Angel Next Door","slug":"the-angel-next-door-4472392","podcast_index_feed_id":4472392,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Ry2IhxtC","website_url":"https://the-angel-next-door.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e75a6a02-3248-4aaf-a699-d47f20f99c68/8392ef84-ce86-4838-836d-4573b2859573/3000x3000/new-20podcast-20thumbnail.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Marcia Dawood","episode_count":175,"summary":"The Angel Next Door podcast is a show about how people got started investing in startup companies. Hosted by Marcia Dawood, member of the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee and Chair Emeritus of the board of the Angel Capital Association, the professional organization of angel investors across the US and globally. If you want to see change in the world you have to create it, invest in it or be it! Tune in to hear stories of what angel investing is, who does it and why!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angel-next-door-4472392"},"episode":{"title":"The Power of Cooperatives in Real Estate and Impact Investing with Kachuwa","slug":"the-power-of-cooperatives-in-real-estate-and-impact-investing-with-kachuwa","published_at":"2026-05-14T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angel-next-door-4472392/the-power-of-cooperatives-in-real-estate-and-impact-investing-with-kachuwa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angel-next-door-4472392","url":"https://the-angel-next-door.simplecast.com/episodes/the-power-of-cooperatives-in-real-estate-and-impact-investing-with-kachuwa-6FhiBceR","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4c20d7e5-44f6-41cc-a977-2598a0765e16/82a63201-51be-4f68-b610-6c0b3a1ef019/episodes/audio/group/39cba0ec-ff1e-4e8e-837c-9b755dde81f2/group-item/3dcc4a6f-f44d-4a9d-8bdf-df45a0eadbc3/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Ry2IhxtC","summary":"What does it take to redefine entrepreneurship for both impact and profit, and can owning less of a company mean achieving more? In this episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, listeners are invited to consider how traditional business structures and investment models can be transformed for greater societal good without sacrificing returns. Blake Jones joins Marcia Dawood as today's guest—a self-described accidental entrepreneur who transitioned from engineering in the oil and gas sector to pioneering employee ownership through Namaste Solar. His journey includes international work in renewable energy, founding a successful solar cooperative, and now leading the innovative Kachuwa Impact Fund, which democratizes impact investing via a cooperative model boasting over 300 members and nearly 100 diversified assets. The episode takes a deep dive into how Blake Jones and the Kachuwa Impact Fund structure investments to balance financial returns with meaningful impact. Offering an accessible, diversified portfolio that pays annual dividends, the fund supports employee ownership conversions, affordable housing, and more—all governed democratically. If you’ve ever wondered how to invest for impact while still earning returns, or how cooperatives operate in practice, this episode is a must-listen for its fresh perspectives, practical insights, and inspiration for anyone looking to shake up traditional business and investing models.","meta_description":"What does it take to redefine entrepreneurship for both impact and profit, and can owning less of a company mean achieving more? In this episode of The An…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1687,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-angel-next-door-4472392/episodes/the-power-of-cooperatives-in-real-estate-and-impact-investing-with-kachuwa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angel-next-door-4472392/the-power-of-cooperatives-in-real-estate-and-impact-investing-with-kachuwa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}