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The how’s and why’s of purposeful leadership
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Building a business that does good in the world can seem overwhelming. That’s because it is difficult to balance commercial realities with a higher purpose of solving a worthy problem. But it’s not impossible.
Here I have conversations with entrepreneurs, to discover how they have hardwired being responsible, sustainable and ethical into their products and operations
Roger Wade – Founder: BoxFresh, Brands Associated, BoxPark & BoxFund
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Why is it so hard for female and other diverse founders to raise capital?
Tessa Clark – Co-Founder Oilo
Marxist Capitalism. What does that practically mean when running a 30yr old profitable and cash rich mid-sized business?
Dr Simon Biltcliffe – WebmartUK
How do you stay people centred as your business doubles in size?
Gavin Matthews – Quiddity Health
How do successful leaders navigate periods of explosive growth while staying true to their mission?
Rajiv Tanna – Birdie
How do you get your impact message out to as many people in the world as possible?
Lianne & James Carvell – Monkey Sox
What does it take to stay focused on your higher purpose once being acquired by a big industry player?
Lina Chan – Holland & Barrett / MyParla.com
How can business contracts drive decarbonisation?
Matt Gingell – The Chancery Lane Project
How important is looking after one's mental health in running a business?
Crystal Doors – Richard Hagan
How can businesses implement genuine inclusivity while avoiding tokenism?
Coralie Rose – Founder of Road Casting
How do you stay resolute to your mission when customer incentives work against the impact you are trying to make in the world?
Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli – Founding CEO of Patient Knows Best
Can financial services genuinely do good and not be extractive?
Robert Hayward – Founder of GoodFX
What challenges and opportunities lie in businesses cleaning up their environmental impact?
Matt Hill – Founder of Evolve MHDE
How does a Founder exit the business without selling out?
Alan Birch – Founder of Nationwide Airconditioning
What questions do Founders need to ask themselves to ensure their energy, attention and resources are used to best effect to make impact?
Liam Black – The “Gloves-Off” Mentor
What does it take for an established manufacturing and retail business to get B-Corp certification?
Bruce Alexander – Former MD of Montezuma Chocolates
GBT closes Season 1 with a look back at some of my favorite insights and ideas of the season.
Season 1 Summary
How does a digital transformation consultancy help 1,000,000 young adults to become economically independent?
Cain Ullah – Co-founder of Red Badger
Can a business be truly mission driven and profitable, or are they mutually exclusive?
Rupert Dean – co-Founder & CEO of XandWhy
Share Ownership - why do it and if you do, what forms can you take?
Kirsty Leighton – CEO of Milk & Honey
What is the role of Ikigai in business?
Masami Sato on Ikigai – CEO of B1G1
How can business' rebuild lives?
Michelle Cirocco – Televerde
Should you, and how do you provide low earners financial dignity, security & saving in a way that is simple, sustainable and effective?
Safwan Shah – Founder and CEO of PayActiv
How can a company save ocean life from plastic waste and make a quality carbon neutral product from that waste?
Will Pearson – CEO of Ocean Bottle
Can an Asset Manager be a force for good when their key measures of success are financial?
Matt Patsky – CEO of Trillium Asset Management
How does a major environmental catastrophe shift a company's intention and value system?
Bethany Andell – Owner and CEO of SavageBrands
How do you build a company that scores 4.9 / 5 as a "great place to work" AND achieve a CEO approval rating of 100%? - Uncut version
JeVon McCormick – UNCUT
How do you build a company that scores 4.9 / 5 as a "great place to work" AND achieve a CEO approval rating of 100%?
JeVon McCormick – Founder and CEO of Scribe Media
Imagine what if you could change lives every day ..., just by doing what you do.
Masami Sato – Founder and CEO of B1G1
How do you build a business where customer facing employee have authority?
Sir John Timpson – Chairman of the Timpson Group
What does it take to shift the beliefs and norms of an entire industry?
Jo Chidley – co-Founder and CEO of Beauty Kitchen
How does a chain of Coffee Shop go about shifting the workplace culture in USA?
Michael McFall – CEO and Co-Founder of Biggby Coffee
How do you go about addressing housing inequality?
Alistair Wickens – CEO and Founder of Goscombe Group
How does a luxury good designer and manufacturer go about changing the world?
Kresse Wesling – Co-Founder of Elvis&Kresse
What do you do when a company's top line is growing but the profits aren’t?
Ron Hill – Founder of Redemption Plus
Intro to Good Business Talking
Ravi Rai – Fourpoints Consulting