The Characteristics of Success in Social Entrepreneurship

What defines success in a field, defines the field.

What does success mean to you? 

Defining success in a field can define the field. Defining success for ourselves will define our lives. 

And so here, a friend and coach of mine, Paul Zelizer, and I go through the very important exercise of defining what each of us makes for a successful social entrepreneur. 

Paul is a business coach for social entrepreneurs and host of the Awarepreneurs Podcast where he’s published over 300 episodes with deep-dive interviews with world-class social entrepreneurs. 

Here we have a unique style of show for you, where back and forth, Paul and I reveal each of our own Top 5 characteristics of success in social entrepreneurship. 

Before we recorded the conversation you’re about to hear, we each created our lists (with no knowledge of the other’s list) to see collectively what sort of definition we might come up with for what it means, what it looks like to be a “successful social entrepreneur.” 

This same conversation, in a slightly different final edit, is likewise being released on Paul’s show, Awarepreneurs—which, if you’re curious to check out, you can go to Awarepreneurs.com, or search for the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

So, in this episode of The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast, you’ll hear Paul’s origin story in social entrepreneurship and then, together, our 10 Characteristics of Successful Social Entrepreneurs. 

Enjoy!

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