Mobilizing Impact Capital for Local and Global Growth with Karyn Polak In this episode, Patrick Miller speaks with Karyn Polak on the power of local and values-aligned investment, obstacles to impact investment posed by the current SEC regulatory regime, and how hyperlocal knowledge matched with rigorous financial due diligence can help make impact investment accessible to non-accredited investors.

GUEST: Karyn Polak is the Founder of Shift the Prism. Karyn has spent her career at the intersection of values-aligned impact and financial services, working within large law firms and financial institutions - having spent a combined 15 years as in-house counsel for Citigroup and PNC - and most recently under her own umbrella (Shift the Prism Advisory) to mobilize capital for the greater good. Shift the Prism is a social and economic advisory group supporting changes in mindsets, systems, and approaches – sparking creative engagement and collaboration from the hyperlocal to the national and international level – to advance a more prosperous, regenerative and equal economy that works for all.

HOST: Patrick Miller is the Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC, a law firm based in Los Angeles which focuses on commercial litigation & international arbitration, as well as ESG advisory services such as implementing responsible supply chain frameworks.

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