Jenna Nicholas

Investor | Entrepreneur | Baha'i | Speaker | Coach

Jenna Nicholas

Jenna Nicholas is the CEO of Impact Experience, dedicated to promoting social equity through community-building, disaster recovery, and inclusive investment in marginalized groups. She also leads initiatives to foster sustainable economic growth, investing in transformative industries and driving divestment from fossil fuels toward socially responsible solutions.

Work with Jenna

Learn More

About Jenna

Jenna is the President of LightPost Capital, an investment and acquisition firm. She is an active angel investor and has invested in over 3 unicorns. She is also the CEO of Impact Experience.

More about Jenna

Coaching Call

Sign up for a free 15 minute coaching call

For a limited time, book a free 15 minute coaching call with Jenna to talk about your business and personal goals. Click here to find a time to explore strategies for creating lasting change in both your work and life.

Enlightened Bottomline

Join Jenna as she sits down with guests from across all industries to explore the Intersection of spirituality, investing and business.

Episode 16: Elizabeth Garlow

Elizabeth Garlow is a fellow in New America's New Practice Lab, where she works at the intersection of impact investing, public policy, and systems change to support more just and life-affirming economies. Prior to joining New America, she led impact investing for Lumina Foundation, investing in early-stage ventures focused on designing equitable education and work pathways. She also served as a policy advisor with the Obama Administration's Community Solutions Task Force, where she managed the President’s Promise Zones initiative.

Episode 16: Elizabeth Garlow

Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, former engineering professor, internationally renowned speaker, and successful entrepreneur.

Episode 16: Elizabeth Garlow

Hrund Gunnsteindottir is a consultant, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and a writer. In her work, she brings together findings, methods and people from different sectors and disciplines to facilitate creative, innovative and holistic outcomes.

Date

Sep 2025



Episode 15: Vian Sharif

Dr Vian Sharif brings two decades of experience in financial services, specialising in the intersection of nature, finance, and technology. She is the founder & President of NatureAlpha, an advanced AI-first fintech platform delivering science-based environmental risk insights, informing financial decisions for $3 trillion in assets under management.

Episode 15: Vian Sharif

Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, former engineering professor, internationally renowned speaker, and successful entrepreneur.

Episode 15: Vian Sharif

Hrund Gunnsteindottir is a consultant, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and a writer. In her work, she brings together findings, methods and people from different sectors and disciplines to facilitate creative, innovative and holistic outcomes.

Date

Aug 2025



Episode 14: Julian MacQueen

Julian MacQueen is the Founder and Chairman of Innisfree Hotels, a trailblazing hospitality company headquartered in Pensacola, Florida. Since its founding in 1986, Julian has shaped Innisfree into a powerhouse of both business success and social responsibility. With $250 million in annual revenue, 3,600 hotel rooms, and a $1 billion asset portfolio—including a $750 million development pipeline—the company ranks as the 42nd largest hotel operator in the U.S. Yet, what sets Innisfree apart is its heart: under Julian’s leadership, it operates like “a for-profit company striving to behave like a nonprofit,” donating over $1 million each year to causes related to racial equality, education, and sustainability.

Episode 14: Julian MacQueen

Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, former engineering professor, internationally renowned speaker, and successful entrepreneur.

Episode 14: Julian MacQueen

Hrund Gunnsteindottir is a consultant, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and a writer. In her work, she brings together findings, methods and people from different sectors and disciplines to facilitate creative, innovative and holistic outcomes.

Date

Jul 2025



Episode 13: Calvin Mackie

International Speaker, Author, Inventor, Former Professor and Entrepreneur. Dr. Calvin Mackie is an award winning mentor, an internationally renowned motivational speaker, and a successful entrepreneur. His message as a mentor, speaker, and entrepreneur continues to transcend race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and time. Mackie founded the personal development and educational consulting firm, Channel ZerO Group, in 1992 and co-founded an alternative energy company, Golden Leaf Energy, in 2009. Mackie speaks to Fortune 500 Corporations and Institutions across the globe. He is the author of the books: best-selling “A View from the Roof: Lessons for Life and Business” and “Grandma’s Hands: Cherished Moments of Faith and Wisdom”

Episode 13: Calvin Mackie

Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, former engineering professor, internationally renowned speaker, and successful entrepreneur.

Episode 13: Calvin Mackie

Hrund Gunnsteindottir is a consultant, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and a writer. In her work, she brings together findings, methods and people from different sectors and disciplines to facilitate creative, innovative and holistic outcomes.