Recent News
Our new website
Stephanie Mellert April 4, 2015
We have launched a new Unleashed website to share with the Notre Dame community. We will be posting updates about our social venture capital fund and our consulting group. Check the website for new updates.
South Bend Tribune
Gene Stowe March 22, 2015
A student initiative at the University of Notre Dame is hoping to help the university emerge as a leader in “impact investing” — pursuing not just financialprofits but measurable social benefits as well. Co-founder Thomas Flaim, a junior at Notre Dame, says Unleashed has grown to more than 80 engaged students in less than two years. The group is working with Reading for Life, a successful program to help nonviolent first-time offenders avoid further legal trouble, Flaim says, and is in collaboration with the Jubilee Initiative For Financial Inclusion (JIFFI) that offers microlending as an alternative to payday loans....
Irish Impact Blog
December 9, 2014
Today’s student spotlight comes from Tommy Flaim, a junior at the University of Notre Dame where he studies Finance and Education, Schooling and Society (ESS). He is co-founder and co-president of Unleashed, Notre Dame’s student impact investing initiative, which recently hosted its first pitch competition in the Main Building on December 6th. Their future goal is to secure funds to make impact investments. Tommy hopes the pitch competition, which challenged student teams to perform due diligence and make recommendations on simulated investments, was just a first step toward making that dream a reality. Tommy and his co-founder Carly Smith have demonstrated unparalleled passion for educating the campus on impact investing. To learn more, contact Tommy at Unleashed....
Her Campus Notre Dame
Annabelle Duncan April 6, 2014
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with sophomore Carly Smith, co-president and founder of Unleashed, a new club here at Notre Dame. Read on to find out about how Unleashed members are taking on Wall Street with way more than money on their minds!...