{"id":86916,"date":"2022-01-06T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T20:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=86916"},"modified":"2022-01-07T16:54:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T00:54:31","slug":"my-impact-investor-challenge-experience-an-interview-with-sydney-wanchulak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/alumni\/my-impact-investor-challenge-experience-an-interview-with-sydney-wanchulak\/","title":{"rendered":"My Impact Investor Challenge Experience: An Interview with Sydney Wanchulak"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"86916\" class=\"elementor elementor-86916\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96614e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96614e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff67e5\" data-id=\"7ff67e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c688d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c688d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At Spring Activator, we want to make supporting impact startups accessible to anyone, regardless of whether you&#8217;re an accredited investor or aspiring to become one. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/sydney-wanchulak-57a449113\">Sydney Wanchulak<\/a>, Impact &amp; Sustainability Manager at NorLand Limited, joining the investor track of our fall 2021 Impact Investor Challenge was a foray into finding out more about how she could make an impact through supporting purpose-driven businesses. The experience provided her with an opportunity to meet and learn about impact businesses, and it also enabled her to make a guided investment into not one but <a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/viridis-research-brave-technology-coop-receive-impact-investor-challenge-prizes\/\">TWO impact startups<\/a>\u2014Viridis Research Inc. and Brave Technology Coop\u2014that ended up being awarded investments by the cohort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We sat down with Sydney to learn more about what motivated her to join the program and her journey throughout it. From discovering the fact that it was possible to invest in an early-stage startup without being a millionaire to being able to utilize her learnings in her role as an impact professional, read on about Sydney&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=IIC_Experience\">Impact Investor Challenge<\/a> experience below!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e6d87b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e6d87b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcb36bc\" data-id=\"dcb36bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7019270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7019270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sydney's Impact Investor Challenge Experience<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6134135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6134135\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb44e8\" data-id=\"8fb44e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f6eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f6eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is your relationship to impact?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442e72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"442e72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am a diehard impact fan. I want to help leave this world better than I found it, and I see a great way to do this is to invest my money into companies that are making more of a difference than I can on my own.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243e19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"243e19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did your journey into impact investing start before enrolling in the Impact Investor Challenge program?\n<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da69ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da69ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have been investing in stocks over the past few years, and the majority of the businesses I invest in are driven by impact or sustainability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, there is a full spectrum of these types of businesses. After learning about the Impact Investor Challenge program, I knew that I could feed two birds with one scone by learning more in-depth about impact companies and the types that are out there, and then being able to invest one.<span class=\"im\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ae1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ae1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What were your goals going into the program and what were you seeking to gain out of it?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a3845 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"40a3845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI could invest in a startup without being a millionaire!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999f37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"999f37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ever since I learned about angel investing (about 5 years ago), I\u2019ve always wanted to be able to do it. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since I am not even close to being a millionaire, finding out about the Impact Investor Challenge program greatly captured my interest, as I could invest in a startup without being a millionaire!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My goals were to learn about investing, the different types of impact companies, and start building my startup impact investing portfolio. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I still have a long way to go in terms of my investment knowledge, but I\u2019m now able to start building my portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6d4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd6d4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was your most important takeaway from the Impact Investor Challenge experience and why?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5241e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5241e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That impact companies come in all forms, and it&#8217;s not a crazy wish to create companies that are making a difference in this world\u2014whether it be for social or environmental reasons. It is achievable!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcb1fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fcb1fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did learning from and with a diverse group of investors contribute to your experience?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4c81d elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4b4c81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tLeaning on others in my group for information and due diligence was very helpful.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5006cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5006cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Being with a group of investors was so helpful, as this was my first startup investment and I wasn\u2019t too sure what I needed to know. Leaning on others in my group for information and due diligence was very helpful, and all along the way, I could ask them questions if I didn\u2019t understand something.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa8af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fa8af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What excites you about the company that received the $100,000 grand prize\u2014Viridis Research Inc.?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb3f519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vantechjournal.com\/p\/macarena-cataldo-hernandez-viridis\">Dr. Macarena Cataldo-Hernandez<\/a>] is such a passionate entrepreneur and I believe she will take this company all the way. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The technology of <a href=\"https:\/\/viridisresearch.com\/\">Viridis Research<\/a> is amazing! I use laundry bags to reduce my microplastics, and sometimes I\u2019m not sure how much good they really do (besides protecting my clothes), so having a technology that attaches directly to washing machines and cleans all water going out solves this problem easily. Microplastics aren\u2019t talked about very much, but the negative impact that they have on our environment and health is increasing drastically.<span class=\"im\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162e7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"162e7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you gain learnings that you\u2019ve been able to actively implement in practice in your role as an impact professional?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5379b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5379b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, the understanding of different types of impact businesses has truly helped me in my role. It allows me to see what category our company falls into, and helps set realistic expectations for where we can go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e6dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0e6dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are your next steps forward and future goals as relates to impact investing? <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622e0f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622e0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\u2019m excited to see which startups will be in the next cohort and to be able to see the Top 20 pitch, and then the Top 5 companies that make it through into the core program. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I will be keeping a close eye on the winners to see if any investments pique my interest!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43dff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a43dff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What would you recommend to others considering enrolling in the Impact Investor Challenge program?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b44003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b44003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking to invest in startups but aren\u2019t a millionaire and want to learn more about investing and the lingo involved, then take a look at this course and talk to the Spring Activator team! 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