Rising Giants - N.5 Hassan Hajam, Executive Director & Chief Impact Officer, Platform Impact (Cambodia)
In this episode we interview Hassan Hajam, a social business early pioneerer having been a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, originally from Tunisia, working in the impact accelerator space in Cambodia 🗺️💻
Welcome to the Rising Giant's Podcast Newsletter by Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek.
Talking with entrepreneurs and investors in the world’s most rapidly evolving frontier markets to understand what it takes to have bold ideas and build the business disruptors of tomorrow. Join Max and Dominic as they explore the different backgrounds and playbooks of innovators in the region, bringing to light how they are impacting these growing markets and forging the path for more to come.
After each new episode, we send out a newsletter highlighting frontier market leaders who are making an impact in these markets and are a “rising giant” in their industry.
In this weeks episode, we had Hassan Hajam, Executive Director & Chief Impact Officer at Platform Impact in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
In today’s episode we discuss:
- The similarities and differences in building social businesses in various frontier markets 🔨
- Sectors in Cambodia that look poised to be at the forefront of positive environmental and social change 🌲
- The growing movement towards impact investing globally and how this is being understood and applied in Cambodia 🚀
We were really happy to have Hassan on the show as he is extremely passionate and a true operator in the impact space. His outlook on the bright future of frontier markets is a refreshing perspective that we believe you will enjoy. 🌏📚⭐️
📚 Hassan’s Favorite Book: Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yanus
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📰 In the news:
From the BBC: “A coup has been announced in Myanmar. The country’s powerful military arrested Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party. The arrest, which came amid weeks of tension between the two sides, is because the military is refusing to accept the results of the country’s general elections which were held in November. The NLD won enough seats to form a government, but the army insists the vote was fraudulent.”
To learn more about the situation, click the link here!
📚 Frontier Market Resources To Learn More:
Want to learn more about what Impact Investing is? Check out the GIIN 🧠
The mapping of frontier markets economies and how they’re defined 🔍
Key insights on managing the capital inflows in frontier economies 🤔
👨🏼💻 Frontier Market Job Opportunities:
VP.Start is hiring for multiple positions in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
WING is looking for Business Finance Analyst in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
UNDP is looking for International Interns at their Cambodia country office.
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🧐 About Rising Giants
The Rising Giants Podcast was created in November 2020 by Max Thornton and Dominic Kalousek after realizing that there were a limited number of resources available for insight into the local startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia.
Our mission is to talk to entrepreneurs and investors in the world’s most rapidly evolving frontier markets to help understand what it takes to have bold ideas and build the business disruptors of tomorrow. Through our personal exploration of these landscapes, we dive deep in our interviews with inspirational individuals learning about their career journeys, ideas, and insights into the markets of developing startup ecosystems, and expanding on why they see their business and the region as a "rising giant".