- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Scaling Impact Shouldn't Be This Hard: Lessons From the Founders of Olio, Top Tier Impact, and GoodSAM Foods https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323011?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323011?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323011?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Scaling Impact Shouldn't Be This Hard: Lessons From the Founders of Olio, Top Tier Impact, and GoodSAM Foods&body=ESG News from Grounded World https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1323011?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment](/categories/sustainable-finance-socially-responsible-investment) # Scaling Impact Shouldn't Be This Hard: Lessons From the Founders of Olio, Top Tier Impact, and GoodSAM Foods ##### From food waste to impact capital to ethical snacking: Tessa Clarke, Alessa Berg, and Heather Terry kick off a two-part episode of grounded's It Shouldn't Be This Hard podcast Sep 24, 2026 8:00 AM ET ![3 social entrepreneus: Tessa Clatke, Alessa Berg, Heather Terry](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-09/scaling-impact_GROUNDED-WORLD_092426A_1790250421.png) 150 million meals shared. 80 countries connected. 0 middlemen. Behind every one of those numbers is a founder who figured out how to scale solutions the world desperately needs. Part 1 of "Scaling Impact Shouldn't Be This Hard," the latest episode of grounded's podcast IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD, is out now featuring three fierce social entrepreneurs: - **Tessa Clarke**, Founder of Olio - **Alessa Berg**, Founder of Top Tier Impact - **Heather Terry**, Founder of GoodSAM Foods **Tune in to find out:** - Why "save the planet" doesn't sell, and what does - How to use the "drama triangle" (victim, hero, perpetrator) to catch yourself before you play the victim - How scaling slowly and staying profitable can undermine a broken industry faster than scaling fast [**▶ Watch Part 1 now**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPnW-448-DQ) Or go straight to [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scaling-impact-shouldnt-be-this-hard-alessa-berg-tessa/id1822247863?i=1000790366429) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/65ivc7NJj2Xwu0P89W7YqT?si=mr97m2EnSdGgc2KA4gdF2Q) | [Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49cbb112-2fd0-4bfc-945a-a6306ec3f917/episodes/58569cba-44ac-4c16-9e5b-201e4c3be22b/it-shouldn't-be-this-hard-scaling-impact-shouldn't-be-this-hard-alessa-berg-tessa-clarke-heather-terry-part-1) Part 2 is coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it. **About It Shouldn't Be This Hard** IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD by grounded is a podcast for business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and sustainability professionals navigating the messy, meaningful work of responsible business and conscious leadership. Co-hosted by Phil White and Heidi Schoeneck. This episode was produced by Paloma Jacome. **About grounded** grounded helps businesses close the gap between purpose and performance. Learn more at [grounded.world](https://grounded.world/?utm_source=3bl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pod_full_ep_14) and meet [Gaia, grounded's sustainability AI](https://grounded.world/?utm_source=3bl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pod_full_ep_14_gaia). [![Grounded World logo](/sites/default/files/2026-07/grounded-logo-light.png)](/profiles/grounded-world) ### More from Grounded World ###### [Former Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy Featured on ‘It Shouldn’t Be This Hard’ Podcast From Grounded World | Part 2](/news/former-ben-jerrys-ceo-matthew-mccarthy-featured-it-shouldnt-be-hard-podcast-part-2) Jul 21, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [Former Ben & Jerry's CEO Matthew McCarthy Featured on "It Shouldn't Be This Hard" Podcast From Grounded World](/news/former-ben-jerrys-ceo-matthew-mccarthy-featured-it-shouldnt-be-hard-podcast-grounded-world) Jul 13, 2026 2:30 PM ET