Welcome to Episode 7 of Why Why Why?

Today, we’re excited to introduce you to three remarkable women representing two inspiring initiatives. We have Rosa Bergmann and Caroline Loudon from HobbyLobby Vienna [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/8675], Austria, and Rita Kishonthy-Kardos from EMMA Közhasznú Egyesület in Hungary [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/8995].

HobbyLobby is committed to giving children equal access to after-school education and activities. Their journey is truly uplifting, showing how a simple idea can grow into a self-sustaining, scalable project.

Meanwhile, the EMMA Association runs the Community Roma Doula Service in Hungary, offering vital support to mothers during childbirth. This initiative empowers women and turns the team into role models within their communities, sparking a ripple effect of positive change and development.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Jose A. Morales

SozialMarie. [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en]

Episode 7: The trajectory of success

Welcome to Why Why Why? Episode 6

In this episode, I focus on learning from three of the winners of the SozialMarie Award 2024:

 1. Housing First Austria [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/9520].
 2. Doctors Tracker [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/9280].
 3. The Incubator for Future Investigative Reporters [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/9558].

I'd like to share something that I talked with them about before pressing the record button. You will notice that we will interchangeably use the concepts of Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact, and Social Innovation. Although technically different, we discussed all those concepts as a "drive that inspires and empowers individuals to face change and growth to achieve social value." This conversation is relevant because many of us confuse the idea of entrepreneurship and startups, making it hard for people working for organizations to identify as entrepreneurial or socially innovative. 

I believe anyone who works hard to solve social issues, whether as an individual or part of a collective, is entrepreneurial, innovative, and impactful. Do you agree? 

Enjoy the episode, and feel free to reach out!

Episode 6: Three winning projects sharing their story

Welcome to the 5th edition of the Why Why Why? podcast by SocialMarie.

SozialMarie celebrated twenty years this year, and we celebrated in Vienna with the nominees for the 2024 award ceremony.

In this episode, I speak with Isabel Albrecht, a board member of Unruhe Privatstiftung (the organization that funds SozialMarie). Isabel shares her perspectives on social innovation and the achievements of SozialMarie, which is celebrating its twentieth birthday.

I also talked with two SozialMarie patrons, Barbara van Melle, and Dominik Bagola. Barbara has been a close member of the SozialMarie family for many years. She was a patron for Austria in the year 2023 and currently runs Kruste&Krume. Dominik is a musician, social innovator, expert advertising creative, and 2024 SozialMarie patron of Slovenia. Curious about his music? Search for Balladero.

I also talked with Ladislav Kossar, founder of BUDDY. This conversation touched my heart and woke up the need to keep my eyes open to the needs we usually ignore. BUDDY supports children and young people who cannot grow up in their own families. You can't miss it!

Links:

 * Barbara van Melle: https://krusteundkrume.at/ueber-uns/
 * Dominik Bagola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bagoladominik/
 * Ladislav Kossar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladislav-kossar-7874a329/ 

Do you want to check all the social innovators that participated in the 2024 competition? Follow this link to download the entire brochure:
https://sozialmarie.org/assets/media/sozialmarie_boschure_2024.pdf 

Episode 5: SozialMarie 20th anniversary edition.

In this episode of the Why Why Why Podcast, you will meet two Social Innovators: Professor Nikola Kezić from Croatia and Hana Košan from Slovenia. Both interviews explore the deep motivations and tactics experienced and successful innovators use to achieve a positive impact on society.

Before finishing, our Podcast host fulfills his promise to discuss what he has learned so far about fear and entrepreneurship. We hope you'll find Jose's reflections useful.

Learn more about Prof. Kezić visiting:

https://www.sozialmarie.org/index.php/en/projects/8911

Visit one of Hana's initiatives:

https://www.sozialmarie.org/sl/projects/1583

Episode 4: Two success cases for Social Innovation

In this episode of our Why Why Why podcast, you will meet two Social Innovators: Nina and Lukas. Both are winners of the SozialMarie Awards in 2023 and operate from Austria. Ready to learn from the winners?

After the interviews, Andreja Rosandić and Gabi Göbl, experts in social entrepreneurship and SozialMarie evaluators from Croatia and Hungary, respectively, will share their opinions and reflections about Lukas and Nina's stories.

Mrs. Nina Baumgartner, LeLi-Tageszentrum (https://sozialmarie.org/en/projects/9005).

Mr. Lukas Burnar, Medienhaus andererseits GmbH (https://sozialmarie.org/en/projects/9027).

Andreja Rosandić in Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreja-rosandi%C4%87-6495a45/].

Gabi Göbl in Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabi-g%C5%91bl-b3ba6b25/].

Episode 3: Learning from two Austrian winners

In this enlightening episode, we explore the vibrant intersection of social innovation and business modeling through the lens of Anna Misovicz, Project Manager at SozialMarie, now on parental leave, and Professor Markus Peschl, an expert in many fields, including the innovation process. Veronika Janýrová leads the interview with Professor Markus Peschl.

Relevant links:

 * Professor Markus Peschl: https://innovation.univie.ac.at  [https://innovation.univie.ac.at/]
 * Veronika Janýrová: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronika-janyrova/ 
 * TRIC Project: https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/tric?

Episode 2: Business models & the process of innovation

Today, we talked with two social innovators, Bettina and Albert. Although their stories differ, both are enthusiastic about improving this world through entrepreneurship. If you are looking for inspiration to add to your ideas or need encouragement to start as a social innovator, this episode is a good start!

Bettina has a Roma background, and her work springs from her experiences as a teenager who grew up recognizing the effects of ethnic differences on herself and others. 

Albert follows a family tradition of helping others as professionals through medicine or education. In his case, he was more attracted to business entrepreneurship. He started and succeeded.

Listen to two great stories about inclusion, personal development, business sustainability, the value of community, and the importance of taking action.

Curious about the ventures and innovators? Check them out:

 1. Uccu Budapest Romani Walking Tours | SozialMarie [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/7783]
 2. Munch | SozialMarie [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en/projects/8360] 

Episode 1: Learning from the Hungarian winners

This podcast comes to you thanks to SozialMarie [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en], Europe's first prize for social innovations. We aim to highlight the work and stories of social innovators from our vast European network. We invite you to explore stories of awarded social innovators each month, answering these three curious questions: Why did they start? Why did it work? Why to persist?

We want their stories to inspire and connect:

 * Inspire: get ideas and empower yourself!
 * Connect: reach out to successful social innovators and their ventures, and find ways of interaction and cooperation.
 * Transfer and scale up: Learn how civil society in other countries tackles widespread and common social problems.

If you are a social innovator and want to learn more about what we do, drop us a message, or let's talk podcast@sozialmarie.org

Your host: José Antonio Morales [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lijoseamorales/].