Wes concludes by discussing what he’s learned as an investor in social ventures, an advisor to purpose-led business builders, and a social entrepreneur based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He shares how he thought through, and searched for, a more meaningful application of his finance skills, how he found opportunities through friends and through graduate school, and how he got started in social venture capital.

Wes talks about the conflict between a sense of fulfilment from his mission trips and his early career success in finance.

Wes shares powerful, relatable anecdotes including his “need” to learn Spanish, his experiences on church-based volunteer trips, and his soul-searching late nights in Chicago that would later prove to be defining steps in determining his career path. Wes Selke, Managing Director and Founder of Better Ventures, shares the story of a kid with a fondness for math and languages who goes on to blend a deep financial acumen with a strong sense of purpose to help pioneer and advance the category of social venture capital.

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