Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Change Course
The worlds of ‘working for the betterment of society’ and ‘private enterprise’ are often seen as incompatible. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Change is an online course that will attempt to break-down that perception in order for participants to see the social sector as a place of opportunity, both to ‘do good’ but also to innovate and build a financially sustainable social enterprise.
The course hopes to inspire participants, help gain an understanding of the challenges of the start-up process, offer space and structure for participants to begin developing their own business plan for a socially beneficial venture, and think about the complexities of growing and managing it.
Eliza Raymond is the co-founder and director of operations at GOOD Travel. This New Zealand-based social enterprise is working globally to transform the tourism industry into a force for GOOD. Eliza holds a Master of Tourism from the University of Otago in New Zealand where she researched good practice in voluntourism and tutored a variety of undergraduate tourism programs.
Eliza was a finalist for the 2019 New Zealand Women of Influence Awards as well as the winner of the travel category for the 2019 New Zealand Good People Awards. In addition to her work at GOOD Travel, she has worked on international development projects and social change initiatives in Peru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, Chile, Nepal, South Africa and Kenya.
Caitie Goddard is the Co-Founder of GOOD Travel and also works at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation for global development at The Global Knowledge Initiative. She has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Detroit-Mercy and a Master in Public Policy from the University of Michigan.
Caitie previously worked with the GVN Foundation as their International Programs Coordinator and cofounded the IC3 Academy and Global Youth Ambassador Program. Caitie currently lives in Washington D.C., United States and has worked in Spain, Uganda, New Zealand and India.
Olivia Ferris is an interdisciplinary professional with 10 years experience, mainly in consulting. In academics, she conducted consultancies for INCAE Business School related to BCorporations and the Social Progress Index as well as co-facilitated an entrepreneurship course for first year MBA students. In the tourism, she drafted the business plan for a sustainable trekking program.
She has also started new departments in two different companies, including an operations department for a sustainable construction firm and a corporate social responsibility division of a multinational company. Presently, she is leading a feasibility study for a private capital firm and co-organizing a tourism project. Olivia holds a Bsc. from the University of British Columbia Canada and an MBA from INCAE Business School.