The differentiators.
What makes us uncommon.
We know what it takes.
To a person, each of us have experienced the obstacles that so often stand in the way for our clients & portfolio companies. Whether due to our skin, our gender, our cultural background, or the language we speak—and, in some cases, all of the above—we bring a visceral understanding of these challenges to the table. We’ve felt them, from skeptical looks and clumsily coded language to outright bigotry and the kind of gatekeeping that doesn’t even flinch as it closes ranks.
Our team has overcome all of these things to build publicly-traded companies, achieve executive-level positions & board seats at the apex of the Fortune 500, and establish thought leadership platforms that reach entire populations.
We’re united by both extremes: first-hand familiarity with the depths of inequality, and direct experience with what awaits on the other side.
We’re sociotechnical
Transformation is built on use of advanced technologies, but technical excellence is not enough. This is because artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other advanced technologies are sociotechnical — the technology cannot be separated from the humans and human-created workflows that inform, shape and develop its use.
Advanced technologies really can be used to create extreme harm. They also can be used to correct, heal and restore. You can have the latter without the former, but you have to work for it.
At Uncommon Impact, we choose the latter.
We advantage equity
Bias is mathematical. Fairness is contextual. In other words, equal opportunity does not create equitable results. At Uncommon Impact, we advantage equity. We choose this, no matter what, to give rise to respair through justness. For us, it is icing on the cake that we know this approach is crucial for the health and stability of our economy.
What makes us so confident? Because female consumers control or influence 83% of household spending. And Black and Latinx consumers represent multi-trillion-dollar markets. If Black consumer needs were better met, this alone would increase spending up to 300 Billion dollars annually.
We never waver from our vision; now we just need to add yours.
Our focus areas across our three strategic pillars:
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We work with underrepresented entrepreneurs and vision-aligned ideas. Whether you have an idea, are building a company, or are innovating within a larger organization, we can help you across just about every aspect of your business. Come join our portfolio, where you will be treated like the visionary partner you are.
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Alongside access to capital for our entrepreneurship & growth practice, we’re focused on creating impact in three main areas: affordable & workforce housing, student loan debt, and the future of work.
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Value is often relative; a subjective measure determined by those in power. Because this can profoundly impact what is needed to close wage and wealth gaps, we know that it isn’t just about solving a particular problem, it’s about creating a holistic ecosystem that ensures value created is long standing. Our ecosystems include: creating neighborhoods and communities, not just housing, ensuring use of technology is restorative to the communities it should be benefiting, and helping you build with wellbeing and inclusion by design. If this resonates with what you are doing, we want to talk to you!