Purpose Room Podcast

What if AI could show you exactly where your business will break—before it happens? In this episode of Purpose Room, I sit down with Minty Peace, founder of Mangrove, to talk about building resilience into your business from day one. After burning out at Amazon, Minty didn’t just bounce back—she built an AI tool that helps founders and investors map risk, strengthen operations, and scale with conf...

Most brands talk about sustainability. Few can prove it's fueling business growth. Ashley Pradhan didn’t set out to build the “TurboTax of carbon tracking”—but that’s exactly what she and her co-founder, Cierra Valor, did with In Bold Print, after seeing Fortune 500 companies spend hundreds of thousands on consultants just to get the basics of ESG reporting right. In this episode, Ashley break...

Every purpose-driven brand wants shelf space. But when everyone’s leading with mission—how do you stand out? When Khitish Pandya pitched West Elm, he wasn’t the only social enterprise in the room. But his fair-trade textile company—powered by artisans across rural India—got the yes. In this episode of Purpose Room, we unpack how Khitish built Ecotasar into a commercially viable, values-aligned sup...

Jordan Schenck turned a food waste solution into a profit-driving retail partner. It's awarded Flashfood 1 million+ app users and partnerships with 2,300+ grocers. Here’s how she led the Flashfood rebrand—and what most purpose-forward brands miss. In this episode, we break down how she re-positioned a sustainability solution into a brand people actually want to engage with. We cover:✔ How they sol...

Sometimes the best innovation is making a boring product...better" - Greg Hegger co-founder of Fox Fold Everyone’s chasing flashy ideas and AI headlines. But Fox Fold found a hidden inefficiency in hotel operations—and turned it into a scalable, purpose-aligned product that hotels across the country are adopting. In this episode of Purpose Room, co-founder Greg Hegger breaks down how they tur...

Fox Fold proves that quiet innovation—built on real operational insight—can outperform the hype. Hilton, Sheraton, and 200+ hotels agree. Everyone’s chasing flashy ideas and AI headlines. But Fox Fold found a hidden inefficiency in hotel operations—and turned it into a scalable, purpose-aligned product that hotels across the country are adopting. In this episode of Purpose Room, co-founder Greg He...

The future of funerals might be underwater. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens after we die. But what if end-of-life rituals could restore ecosystems, support grieving families, and leave behind a living legacy? Founders Luise Skajem and Aura Murillo join us to share how they’re turning personal loss into healing for the planet, and why the future of death care might just be underwater....