At EarthX 2025, Dr. Kristy Leissle, PhD, joined Lawrence Ford, Founder & CEO of Conscious Capital Foundation, for a conversation on bridging worlds. They discussed how the African Cocoa Marketplace is connecting cocoa farmers directly to global buyers, ensuring better terms and prices, and facilitating access to impact investment. This initiative exemplifies what can be achieved when transparency, dignity, and the lived experience of producers are valued in the supply chain. The full conversation offers deeper insights into purpose-driven trade and the power of storytelling to create genuine economic opportunity.

➡️ Watch the full video here: https://consciouscapital.org/blog/stories-on-purpose/storyteller-hub-at-earthx-dr-kristy-leissle-phd/