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Show #9— “Reforming Housing, Fannie and Freddie”

Sarah Stranahan, New Economy Network

Longtime community-development specialist, housing expert and investor Sarah Stranahan tells Hazel how the struggling US housing market can be revived by adopting viable policies pioneered during the New Deal. Millions of homeowners were saved from foreclosure then, and the US Treasury can do the same by following these policies and revitalizing Fannie and Freddie – owned by US taxpayers already! “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #8— “Cooperation Beats Competition”

Terry Mollner, Trusteeship Institute, Inc.

Terry Mollner, a leader in co-founding the Calvert Group of socially responsible mutual funds also spent time in India following the exemplary life of Mahatma Gandhi. He also serves on the board of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, now owned by Unilever. Terry got this giant multinational to sign a path breaking agreement to preserve Ben and Jerry’s social mission. Terry and Hazel agree that the next stage of finance is full recognition of the primacy of the global commons and hence placing the common good above all else if we are to preserve our common future. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #7— “The Politics of Money”

Christopher Lindstrom, Slow Money

Christopher Lindstrom and Hazel discuss their longtime, often shared efforts to reform the money-creation process. They both promote the many local, complementary currencies now in circulation in hundreds of cities around the world. Chris was a key actor in launching “Berkshares,” the successful currency of the Schumacher Society developed by Susan Witt in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #6— “Should Banks Be Public Utilities?

Leland Lehrman, Fund Balance, LLC

Leland Lerhman, principal, Fund Balance, is an investor with deep ecological understanding and visionary proposals for correcting the failing financial models. These derived from obsolete economics now harming both humans and our planet. Leland and Hazel are both advisors to the Public Banking Institute founded by lawyer Ellen Brown, author of The Web of Debt. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #5— “Transition to a Global Green Economy”

Alisa Gravitz, President, Green America

Alisa Gravitz took her Harvard MBA into uncharted waters in co-founding Green America and the National Green Pages. Her latest innovation is CREW, a business-to-business barter site. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #4—“The Future of Socially Responsible Investing”

Amy Domini, Domini Social Investments

Industry icon Amy Domini, author of the landmark book Socially Responsible Investing, Making a Difference and Making Money. Amy created the Domini Social 400 Index which regularly outperforms conventional benchmarks and founded Domini Social Investments. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #3—“Daring to Care—Prosperously!”

Susan Davis, Capital Missions Company

Legendary banker Susan Davis describes her winning philosophy, KINS, based on strategies of generosity, win-win deals, connecting investors around conscious capitalism and growing fairer, greener economies worldwide as described in her autobiography, The Trojan Horse of Love. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #2—“Bypassing Wall Street”

Katherine Collins, Honeybee Capital

Holding stock-markets to higher ethical standards, regulation and oversight for accountability. Why successful asset manager Katherine Collins sought a more ethically satisfying life beyond Wall Street after her degree at Harvard Divinity School. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Show #1— “Taming the Global Casino”

Ben Bingham, 3 Sisters Sustainable Management, LLC

Downsizing and reforming global capital markets with pioneer asset manager Benjamin Bingham on financial transactions tax to curb excessive speculation and high-frequency trading, closing tax havens, raising capital reserves, breaking up too-big-to-fail banks and more. “Transforming Finance 2.0” – an Ethical Markets Media, LLC, production © 2012

Transforming Finance – An Ethical Markets Media production, the Transforming Finance series explores developing a shared global financial architecture consistent with 21st century realities, highlighting the positive steps available and being taken to insure global finance operates as a common good.

Show #9— “Reforming Housing, Fannie and Freddie”

Show #8— “Cooperation Beats Competition”

Show #7— “The Politics of Money”

Show #6— “Should Banks Be Public Utilities?

Show #5— “Transition to a Global Green Economy”

Show #4—“The Future of Socially Responsible Investing”

Show #3—“Daring to Care—Prosperously!”

Show #2—“Bypassing Wall Street”

Show #1— “Taming the Global Casino”

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