Profit and Purpose: Building Impactful, Resilient, AND Lucrative Businesses
What if your values weren’t a “nice to have,” but the very reason your business outperforms the market?
Join leaders who are turning mission into their strongest growth strategy and proving you never have to trade impact for returns. Hear candid stories about hard tradeoffs, failed experiments, and the surprising ways purpose can strengthen unit economics and resilience.
You’ll leave with practical ideas you can apply now to your business strategy, financial metrics, and fundraising.
Panelists:
Emily Zhen, Principal at Zeal Capital Partners
Michael Boyle, Head of Growth & Engagement at Hult Prize Foundation
Courtney Cardin, Co-Founder of Aura Finance
Eric Lavin, Founder of Active Primer
Moderator, Benjamin Friedman, Founder & President of Build Scale Grow and Author of Silent Strength
Schedule:
6:00–6:30 PM: Welcome networking
6:30–7:15 PM: Panel conversation featuring prepared questions followed by audience Q&A
7:15–8:00 PM Continued networking and discussion of topics
Refreshments and light food will be available.
Sponsor: As a founder, time is precious. Withum’s Outsourced Accounting Systems & Services (OASyS) delivers a stress‑free, fully managed finance and accounting solution, providing visibility, accuracy, and guidance so you can focus on what you do best. Scale with confidence.
Build Scale Grow helps founders beat the odds through focused, efficient scaling. We deliver expert guidance and connections—all at a fraction of the cost of full-time hires. We specialize in helping introverted founders in Social Impact, EdTech, and Health Tech startups succeed.
Founded in 2016, the New York Tech CFO Group is a free forum for finance leaders to share insights on strategic planning, benchmarking, and financial solutions. We host regular in-person gatherings from casual happy hours and breakfasts to educational and networking events.
Host: Ice Miller LLP provides comprehensive legal counsel across a wide range of industries. Our experienced attorneys deliver practical, business-focused solutions in areas such as corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, and public finance.