Episode 54

Jeff Shinabarger on Supporting Social Entrepreneurs

Oct 17, 2022

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Jeff Shinabarger, Founder and Executive Director of Plywood People, on his passion for helping people get their ideas off the ground, starting a co-working space for problem solving start-ups, how defining success is difficult in social entrepreneurship, and much more.

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#54 - Jeff Shinabarger on Supporting Social Entrepreneurs

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Jeff Shinabarger

Founder and Executive Director of Plywood People

Jeff Shinabarger is a social entrepreneur, the best-selling author of More or Less and Yes or No and creator of Path by Plywood, a six-week community driven, learning experience that challenges ideas and brings them into reality. Jeff has a vision to make Atlanta a center for social innovation, while personally engaging in over 240 problem solving start-ups. His work has been featured by CNN, USA Weekend, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Huffington Post, Christianity Today, Coca-Cola, Relevant Magazine, and the Chicago Sun Times. He is the cofounder of Q and creatively led Catalyst for eight years.

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