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How to Build a Village

How to Build a Village

By: Jill Martin Wrenn
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 How to Build a Village is a podcast about creating a community in your personal and professional lives. We'll hear from entrepreneurs, authors, journalists and others who are building global communities, and creating robust financial futures. In this podcast, you'll learn tips on how to create community wherever you are. I’m your host, Jill Martin Wrenn. I've been a journalist for the past twenty years. I’ve moved between New York, London, Atlanta, and back again. Along the way, I’ve met many amazing people who have created new lives in new places.Jill Martin Wrenn Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 5 - Destana Herring

    Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 5 - Destana Herring
    Jun 19 2025

    Destana Herring, Principal at Regeneration.VC, a global venture capital firm investing in consumer climate technology, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio what drives the adoption of innovation. You can find out more here: https://regeneration.vc/
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    7 mins
  • Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 4 - Thea Messel

    Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 4 - Thea Messel
    Jun 12 2025

    Thea Messel, Founder and Managing Partner at Unconventional Ventures, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how her team is doubling down on opportunity by funding underrepresented founders and backing businesses with impact at their core. You can find out more here: https://www.unconventional.vc/
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    8 mins
  • Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 3 - David Simonarson

    Iceland Innovation Week special series episode 3 - David Simonarson
    Jun 5 2025

    David Simonarson, CEO and Co-Founder of the dating app Smitten, tells Jill Martin Wrenn in the Reykjavík podcast studio how he and his team are creating the world's most fun dating app. He also shares tips about top Reykjavík date spots. Here’s a hint - they involve Iceland's famous lagoons. You can find out more about Smitten here: https://smitten.fun/
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    7 mins
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