{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Disruptors for GOOD | Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises","title":"How Business and Consumerism Can Create Meaningful Impact with David Gaines - Author & Owner of La Terza Coffee","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1941,"description":"In this episode of Disruptors for Good, I speak with entrepreneur, author, and La Terza Coffee owner David Gaines about ethical supply chains, direct trade coffee, conscious consumerism, and the responsibility businesses have to the people they affect.\nDavid shares how his career evolved from operating a small business alongside nonprofit work to acquiring La Terza Coffee and building a business where commercial growth and social impact reinforce one another.\nThe conversation explores the realities of the global coffee industry, including exploitative labor practices, generational poverty, and the role direct trade relationships can play in creating a more equitable system.\nDavid also discusses the ideas behind his books, Radical Business and Why We Buy, Why It Matters, and offers a practical framework for treating employees, suppliers, customers, competitors, communities, and the environment with dignity.\nIn This Episode\n\nDavid and Grant discuss:David’s early career working simultaneously in business and the nonprofit sectorWhy he acquired La Terza CoffeeHow social impact became embedded in La Terza’s business modelThe labor and economic challenges within the global coffee supply chainWhat direct trade means and how it differs from traditional commodity sourcingLa Terza’s long term relationship with coffee producer Katia Duke in HondurasHow improving coffee quality can increase income for producersWhy Katia used increased revenue to build a school in her communityThe limitations of certifications such as fair trade and organic labelsWhy direct relationships can sometimes provide more transparency than certificationHow businesses can measure their impact across multiple stakeholder groupsWhy profitability is necessary for a sustainable social enterpriseThe role of healthy competition in improving an entire industryHow consumers can use everyday purchases to support better business practicesThe difference between healthy consumption and overconsumptionWhy David...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CMjNZSE9-K1JHNGSgWvPa6AJ4pONoFgGpZ_VdP2tKuY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYmNk/ZGY5M2ZlMGFmY2Rl/NDQ3NmU1MmNhMjg0/YWNiZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}