Behind the Impact

In this episode, Christy Duncan Anderson, Executive Director of the Albertsons Companies Foundation, shares how a life-changing experience in the Peace Corps shaped her approach to corporate philanthropy and why collective action is the key to solving complex social challenges. She discusses building the Nourishing Neighbors platform, aligning impact with business strategy, and the leadership less...

In this episode of Behind the Impact, Tiana Austel, Sr. Manager of Employee Engagement at the eBay Foundation, shares how employee engagement can become a powerful driver of leadership development, community building, and business value. From breaking into corporate social impact to building eBay’s global Changemakers program, Tiana offers practical insights on creating durable impact programs, em...

In this episode, Christoph Gorder, Executive Director of Airbnb.org, shares how organizations can turn their unique strengths into lasting social impact. From disaster response and nonprofit leadership to storytelling and executive buy-in, Christoph offers practical lessons on building partnerships that endure and creating change that scales.

In this episode, Rawan Odeh, Social Impact Partnerships Team Lead at the monday.com Foundation, shares her journey from grassroots advocacy to building global social impact programs inside a leading tech company. She breaks down how the monday.com Foundation is rethinking philanthropy through direct programming, partnerships, and initiatives like Tech School that prepare students for the future of...

Abbey Carlton, VP of Social Impact at LinkedIn, shares how corporate social impact can move from a support function to a driver of business value. She breaks down how impact teams can influence product, hiring, and strategy while building durable internal buy-in. This episode offers a clear look at how the role is evolving and where practitioners can have the greatest impact.

In this episode of Behind the Impact, Darlene Goins, Head of Philanthropy and Community Impact at Wells Fargo, shares how corporate philanthropy can evolve from a standalone function into a strategic driver of business value. Drawing on her background in engineering and business leadership, she explains how to operate impact work with a business mindset by aligning investments to company prioritie...

In this episode of Behind the Impact, Meghan St. John, Social Impact Manager at Stanley 1913, unpacks her path from nonprofit partnerships to shaping impact from inside a global brand. She reveals how Stanley 1913 turns its people, products, and capital into a true business driver by embedding impact directly into what the company makes and how it shows up.       

In this episode, Liz Minné, Head of Global Sustainability Strategy at Interface, shares how sustainability is scaled inside a global manufacturer, from leveraging data and influencing supply chains to driving carbon negative innovation without offsets. Hear practical insights on integrating sustainability into core business functions, collaborating with suppliers, and proving that impact and comme...

Tai Wingfield of Unity breaks down how to embed social impact into core business strategy, communicate value to executives, and turn responsible business into a driver of long-term growth.

In this episode, Taylor Amerman, Director of Global Social Impact at CDW, discusses how she leverages her accounting background and a trust-based philanthropy model to integrate social impact directly into core business strategy. She shares insights on empowering employees through grassroots volunteering and the importance of becoming a versatile business leader to drive sustainable corporate citi...

Julie Lata, Director of Social Impact at Pure Storage, joins the show to share her path into corporate social impact and what it looks like to lead the function at Pure Storage as a team of one. She offers grounded, practitioner-level insight on building focused impact strategies, navigating executive engagement, and aligning community impact with real business priorities inside a global tech comp...

In this episode, Robyn King shares her journey from corporate law to leading social impact at Canva and explains how the company embeds impact into its core business strategy. She offers practical insights on building scalable, product-led impact programs inside a fast-growing global company.

Former Director of Social Impact, Josh Penny, joins the show to discuss his journey through the evolving world of corporate social impact, lessons learned throughout his career, and the future of the field.

Peloton’s Head of Social Impact, Alia McCants, shares how she built Peloton’s impact function from the ground up by aligning business purpose, brand, and product to advance equitable access to fitness and mental health while driving measurable health outcomes at scale.  

Chess Jakobs, Head of Social Impact, Sustainability, and Communities at Culture Amp, joins the show to unpack his career journey, how Culture Amp embeds impact into the employee experience, and his perspective on where corporate impact is headed.          

Twilio’s Chief Social Impact Officer, Erin Reilly, joins Behind the Impact to discuss how the company built a social impact function that drives business value and generates revenue. She also shares her career journey and lessons for practitioners working to sustain and scale their impact work.

In this episode of Behind the Impact, 1Community's VP of Impact, Rachel E. Cooke, joins the show to discuss how the company integrates impact storytelling into their films, the future of corporate impact, and more.

HubSpot's Social Impact Lead, Kaiya Salemy, joins Behind the Impact to discuss her career journey, HubSpot's approach to social impact, and more.

In this episode of Behind the Impact, Northwestern Mutual's Chief Sustainability & Impact Officer, Grady Crosby, joins the show.

Veena Harbaugh, Sr. Director of Impact & Governance at Sendle, joins the show to unpack what impact looks like inside a growing logistics company. She shares how Sendle is reimagining the shipping industry—from sustainability challenges to unexpected opportunities—and what it takes to lead with purpose in a complex, emissions-heavy sector.

Brian Tippens, Cisco’s SVP, Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer, joins Behind the Impact for a powerful conversation on why it’s essential for practitioners to link impact to business value.

Kim Koeman, the Global Director of Impact at Steelcase, joins the show to share her journey into corporate social impact and how Steelcase is using its people, products, and capital for good.

Maggie Hureau, Head of Social Impact at Mammoth Brands (formerly Harry’s Inc.), joins the show to share her journey into corporate social impact and how the largest CPG company built in the last 20 years leverages its people, products, and capital for good.

Nike’s former Public Policy & Social Impact Operations Director, Dina Stults, joins the show to reflect on her 20-year career in impact at the sportswear giant.

UserTesting's Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer and Head of ESG, Corey Hatcher, joins the show to discuss her unique journey into corporate social impact and how the company leverages its people, products, and capital for good.