{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Beyond Capital Podcast","title":"Leveraging Philanthropy and Capital Markets for Good: Alix Lebec Founder and CEO, LEBEC","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1978,"description":"Alix Lebec is a founding member of WaterEquity, where she helped build a global asset manager focused on water, women, and sanitation in emerging markets. She also previously worked at the World Bank, Clinton Global Initiative, and Water.org, where she mobilized $260 million in capital. In 2020, Alix launched LEBEC to support philanthropists, investors, and entrepreneurs and drive a paradigm shift in global finance. Alix is also a Limited Partner at Polymath Ventures, co-founder of the World Climate Tech Summit, and serves on the Board of iDE Global — as well as a dedicated dancer. Whew!Key takeaways from this action-packed episode:How an economic development trip to visit communities in Cambodia in an air-conditioned van at the age of 26 had an eye-opening effect on Alix and her career trajectory (4:21)Why starting her advisory firm during the height of the pandemic proved auspicious (9:32)Why Alix thinks entrepreneurship is the best teacher (12:06)Alix declares the days of Zoom calls and panel discussions are not enough if we want to enact true meaningful change (17:12)Why the rise of corporations investing from their balance sheets is a movement worth watching (18:54)How catching a choreographer’s dance routine on Instagram marked a major life moment for Alix (22:10)Alix shares how her daily commitment to dance grounds her and prepares her for whatever comes her way  (23:47)The art of being a late bloomer (29:59)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kpX3Cj1ev2p3iPEsgB8FUcrfNaKNWD97bgU_sRlvhdo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwMDMvMTU2OTgw/NDE0Mi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}