Livable Future Investing

8. What is Shared Ownership? Why is it important? with Zoe Schlag, Schmidt Futures

January 14, 2022 Felipe Witchger & Elizabeth Garlow Season 1 Episode 8
Livable Future Investing
8. What is Shared Ownership? Why is it important? with Zoe Schlag, Schmidt Futures
Show Notes

Zoe is one of the most talented leaders re-imagining the shared ownership landscape -- a vital part of non-extractive finance & the solidarity economy. She's currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at Schmidt Futures. She spent the past 10 years in impact investing after leading TechStars first impact fund. She's offers a remarkably helpful overviews of this growing landscape and provides significant encouragement for what we can all do to contribute.
Topics include: 
Shared ownership landscape – market segments, distinctions
Building wealth for low and middle income folks
Small Business
Sliver Tsunami
Perpetual Purpose Trusts
Steward Ownership
Employee Owned Trusts
Common Trust
Employee ownership Buyout -
MezzDebt Fund
Why Alternative Governance Matters
A Community Family Office concept for unaccredited investors to invest in shared ownership.

She concludes with: How we shape our capital is how we shape our lives, our families, our communities, and the places we live.