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In this bonus episode Investing in Impact, we showcase a crossover episode from our Disruptors for Good podcast. On this episode, we speak with Lindsay Hadley, founder and CEO of Harbor Fund, about building a new financing model for films designed to influence culture and create social impact.

Harbor Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses philanthropic donations to invest in socially meaningful films. Rather than funding a single project through a traditional grant, Harbor Fund takes an equity position in selected productions. When a film generates a financial return, that capital flows back into the fund and can be invested in future projects.

The result is an evergreen model that combines philanthropy, impact investing, and independent film financing.

Lindsay shares how her 20-year career in nonprofit fundraising led her into filmmaking, why scripted narratives can sometimes create more cultural influence than documentaries, and what Harbor Fund looks for when evaluating hundreds of film submissions.

She also discusses the difficult state of the entertainment industry, the importance of established talent and strong intellectual property, and why commercial viability is a critical part of Harbor Fund’s impact thesis.

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Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.

By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

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The biggest opportunity in impact investing may not be finding more money.

It may be building the markets that allow money to move.

That idea runs through this episode of Investing in Impact with Slav Gatchev, Vice President of Innovative Finance at The Rockefeller Foundation.

Gatchev has spent much of his career working at the intersection of finance, infrastructure, emerging markets, and conservation. Before joining The Rockefeller Foundation, he led large sovereign debt conversion transactions at The Nature Conservancy. Earlier in his career, he spent more than two decades advising on infrastructure investments across global emerging markets.

His experience gives him a useful perspective on one of the central questions facing impact finance today:

How do we move from funding individual projects to creating systems that can attract capital at scale?

Throughout the conversation, Gatchev explains why the answer often begins with flexible capital, patient institutions, and a willingness to solve problems that traditional investors cannot yet address.

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Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.

Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.

By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

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In this episode of Investing in Impact, we speak with Nick Gross, founder of Gross Labs and Gross Labs Foundation, about his journey from musician to entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.

Nick signed a record deal with Sony Epic Records while still in high school and later founded the Noise Nest, a five studio music campus in Los Angeles. His experience in music introduced him to artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and emerging founders, eventually leading him into startup investing and business building.

Today, Gross Labs operates as a family enterprise and cultural investment platform spanning education, sports, media, entertainment, wellness, hospitality, and philanthropy.

Rather than functioning as a traditional family office, Gross Labs takes an active role in helping founders build companies, strengthen brands, access partnerships, and connect with a broader ecosystem of operating businesses and social impact initiatives.

Nick also explains how Gross Labs Foundation evolved from Find Your Grind Foundation and now serves as the impact layer across the Gross Labs portfolio.

The conversation explores how capital, culture, education, brand building, and philanthropy can work together to create both financial value and meaningful social outcomes.

About Nick Gross

Nick Gross is the founder of Gross Labs, a family enterprise and cultural investment platform focused on building, investing in, and supporting companies across education, sports, media, entertainment, wellness, and other culture shaping sectors.

He is also the founder of Find Your Grind, an education technology platform helping students develop career awareness, confidence, future readiness, and a clearer understanding of how they want to live and work.

Through Gross Labs Foundation, Nick supports initiatives focused on youth opportunity, education, workforce development, sports, wellness, environmental stewardship, and community impact.

Before becoming an entrepreneur and investor, Nick signed a record deal with Sony Epic Records and built a career as a professional musician. He later founded the Noise Nest, a recording and creative campus in Los Angeles.

About Gross Labs

Gross Labs is a family enterprise and cultural investment platform that brings together business creation, private investing, operating expertise, brand development, and philanthropy.

The platform works with founders and companies across industries that influence culture, including education, sports, entertainment, media, hospitality, and wellness.

About Gross Labs Foundation

Gross Labs Foundation is the philanthropic platform connected to the broader Gross Labs ecosystem.

The foundation works with mission aligned organizations and leaders to create measurable impact through education, career development, sports, youth opportunity, wellness, environmental stewardship, and community initiatives.

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Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.

Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.

By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.