What happens when the education system, which was designed to prepare our children for the future, was designed for a world that disappeared more than a century ago?

That’s the question Ted Dintersmith has spent the last decade trying to answer.

For more than a century, American schools have largely rewarded students for memorizing information, following instructions, and performing well on standardized tests. But what happens when AI can do those things faster, cheaper, and increasingly better than humans?

Before becoming one of America’s leading voices on the future of education, Ted was a top-performing venture capitalist at Charles River Ventures. Today, he is an author, filmmaker, education advocate, and impact investor who is challenging some of the most deeply held assumptions about how we educate young people.

In the latest episode of BMBW, Daniel Pianko sits down with Ted Dintersmith for a wide-ranging conversation about education, AI, investing, and what it will take to prepare the next generation for a radically different world. Ted argues that we are doubling down on precisely the skills machines are making obsolete, while neglecting the qualities that will become more valuable: creativity, curiosity, agency, collaboration, problem-solving, and the ability to turn ideas into action. He advocates for career-based learning, hands-on projects, internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, and giving students more agency over what and how they learn.

Listen to the full episode of Better Money, Better World and join Daniel Pianko and Ted Dintersmith for a provocative conversation about education, AI, investing, and the future we’re preparing for.

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In the latest episode of BMBW, Daniel Pianko sits down with Andy Kuper, founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, one of the pioneering firms in impact investing since the start, with more than $3 billion of AUM. Over the past two decades, Andy and his team have helped prove that investing in underserved populations across growth markets can generate both transformative social impact and market-leading financial returns.

From energy and insurance to AI-powered health solutions, LeapFrog has backed and built businesses that now reach more than 622 million people across Africa and Asia. Andy shares the remarkable journey behind the firm’s creation, the lessons learned as he helped to scale impact investing into a trillion-dollar asset class, and why he believes the next generation of investors has an even bigger opportunity ahead.

Long before impact investing even had a name and a decade before it became mainstream, Andy saw the opportunity of four billion underserved people across emerging markets—represented not as charity cases, but as a vast number of consumers who could be the next great growth investment opportunity.

Today, LeapFrog’s companies provide healthcare, financial services, and climate solutions at a historic scale and depth of impact to those people—empowering millions and saving many lives.

This episode is a powerful reminder that impact investing isn’t about sacrificing returns. Impact investment is about unlocking opportunity where others fail to look.

Tune in to the most recent episode of Better Money Better World with Daniel Pianko in a fascinating conversation about the future of agriculture and impact investing with Mark Lewis, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Trailhead Capital.

Regenerative agriculture isn’t just a buzzword. It’s emerging as a real poly solution to the so-called “polycrisis” impacting climate, water resources, biodiversity, and human health. Trailhead invests in technologies that enhance soil health, boost farmer profits, and deliver tangible environmental benefits.

Whether you’re a young professional or experienced investor, Mark Lewis advises: “Become a subject matter expert in something, build a really strong network, and learn the X’s and O’s as you go.” Passion and authentic engagement remain key in this transformative sector.

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