Real Leaders Podcast

Ryan Goodman is the Founder and CEO of Scale Microgrid Solutions a microgrid and investment platform that builds, owns, operates, maintains, and finances microgrids and other distributed energy assets to help drive the energy transition. 

Zak Kaufman was working in the social sector when he realized that the tech systems challenges his organization faced were not unique. In this episode Kaufman shares the growing pains and leadership lessons he's experienced throughout his career, how to navigate growth, and deliver on impact.

Hal Hinkle is the CEO of BamCore, a Bamboo who is developing the world’s first global supply chain of timber bamboo. Buildings are related to 39% of human created carbon emissions. BamCore, an ambitious bamboo building design company is keen to disrupt the future of infrastructure in the global Southern Hemisphere where the bamboo grows. In this episode, learn from Hal Hinkle on the leadership it...

Real Leaders presents a new series called We Leaders w/ Simon Mainwaring to help business leaders collaborate their way through a crisis together. Simon Mainwaring is the Founder of We First Branding and Author of his best-selling book Lead with We. His book Lead With We wa recognized for notable awards such as: -#2 Forbes Best Business Book of the Year -Axiom Gold Medalist for Leadership -The Nex...

Looking for ways to differentiate yourself by adding value to customers, employees, and your bottom-line? Julie Lineberger is the President of WheelPad whose goal is to respectfully and supportively provide transitional and permanent housing for people needing accessible living accommodations in an economical, socially conscious, and environmentally friendly way. 

Chintan Panchal is the Co-founder of a specialized law firm with a strong focus on Impact Investing, corporate finance and social enterprise who works with multiple bottom line investors and entrepreneurs around the world to design and execute commercial and finance structures that drive impact. 

Real Leaders presents a new series called We Leaders w/ Simon Mainwaring to help business leaders collaborate their way through a crisis together. Simon Mainwaring is the Founder of We First Branding and Author of his best-selling book Lead with We. His book Lead With We wa recognized for notable awards such as: -#2 Forbes Best Business Book of the Year -Axiom Gold Medalist for Leadership -The Nex...

One of the greatest privileges in the world is to lead a CEO forum. On this episode Mo Fathelbab, Founder of Forum Resources Network, Co-Founder of Harvard Business School Alumni Forums breaks down how to lead a forum to unlock greatness.  Learn more at: http://forumresourcesnetwork.com Subscribe to Real Leaders magazine: https://members.real-leaders.com/product/real-leaders-monthly-subscript...

Chris Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge - Judge School of Business, Author of Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism, and his new book titled Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise.  In this episode, Chris shares the culture of the Chinese Business people, comparison's to the modern day B Corp Movem...

It all started when Michelle Stevens placed her olive oil back into a refillable bottle she had lying around her home. What a simple concept! Instead of buying a "make-to-waste" product she could simply reuse a bottle that worked perfectly fine. During and after the roadtrip she couldn't shake the idea. 12 years later Michelle Stevens joins the show to talk about The Refill Shoppe, it's organizati...

Real Leaders presents a new series called We Leaders w/ Simon Mainwaring to help business leaders collaborate their way through a crisis together. Simon Mainwaring is the Founder of We First Branding and Author of his best-selling book Lead with We. His book Lead With We wa recognized for notable awards such as: -#2 Forbes Best Business Book of the Year  -Axiom Gold Medalist for Leadership&nb...

Robert Safrata is the CEO of Coast to Coast Experiences who after acquiring the company has grown it's guests from 45,000 to 250,000 guests since 2009 with a philosophy of "cause leadership" and doing. In this episode, Robert Safrata shares the leadership lessons learned from buying multiple "dirty companies" and cleaning them up. To make this transformation, Rob reveals that "cause leadership" ha...

Kristin Carroll is the CEO of Rescue Agency, the Behavior Change Agency, who helps government agencies (primarily health departments) and nonprofits create campaigns that drive healthier behavior change. In this interview, Carroll reveals her unique approach to to create relevant communication that influences healthier consumer choices and how you can apply it to your business to. More From Real L...

Back in the 60s and 70s NASA scientists wanted to make food in a short amount of time with a short amount of resources. Physicist Lisa Dyson took this research off the shelf and is now applying it to a scalable solution. Learn how Lisa is trying to commercialize meat from air and the challenges that she is overcoming to change where consumers get their sources of protein. NOTE: Video Available on...

Is your marketing, sales, and support team still working in siloes and spreadsheets? Are they aligned on a common goal and communicating efficiently with systems in place for growth? If not, this podcast is about how to set up systems and leverage leadership to align your RevOps team before scaling.  More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO Impact Collaborative at: https:...

Jereme Kent was at a bar when he was challenged by the bartender and hotel owner to place a wind turbine on top of his hotel. The challenge was accepted and soon became a dream, passion, and scalable business model that would disrupt many investor expectations. To disrupt a monopoly on energy will take courage, team work, and a mindset to embrace the unknown. --> Apply for the Real Leaders CEO...

Real Leaders presents a new series called We Leaders w/ Simon Mainwaring to help business leaders collaborate their way through a crisis together. Simon Mainwaring is the Founder of We First Branding and Author of his best-selling book Lead with We. In this episode host Kevin Edwards asks Simon critical questions to understand how leaders can look through a collaborative lens to identify key posit...

On this episode learn about the inspiring story of Sadie Lincoln, Co-Founder and CEO of barre3 who shares how her franchising model has been able to flourish through helping franchisors adopt a vision of their own within the vision of barre3. This leadership philosophy has grown barre3 to over 175 franchise studios across North America and transformed a number of women's lives through fitness and...

Finding capital partners with similar ambitions and values to help raise you the cash you need may not be so obvious. In this episode, Michael Whelchel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Big Path Capital sits down to reveal the Mergers and Acquisitions of an impact investment bank to help companies that do good remain true to their values.  More From Real Leaders: --> Apply for the Real L...

Covid made employees rethink how they spend their time. In this episode, Roy Notowitz breaks down the intricacies of successful purpose-driven executive recruiting and cultures from his 20+ years of experience in staffing. In a few minutes, learn why finding the right executive search firm can save you time, increase value, and reduce employee churn. For help with purpose-driven executive search v...

Carolina Miranda serves small, mission-driven business owners who want help with becoming B-Certified in order to grow responsibly. On this episode she breaks down the origin of B Labs and B Certification, the misconceptions of a B Corp, key stakeholders the assessment will help you with and what the future of business looks like. You can learn more about Carolina's work at https://www.cultivating...

With a growing population, weak supply chains, and increasing CO2 emissions, how will the agricultural industry be disrupted? Wayne McIntyre imagines a world where the furthest supply chain is the city next door. Wayne wants to produce food locally and have it delivered right to your door for a fraction of the cost. Learn all about his experience, mindset, and dreams of saving our world, one-micro...

Linda Fisk was in middle school dodging difficult questions and social confrontations because of an early psychological speech impediment. This stutter created anxiety and fear of having the spotlight put on her, until one day, she made a choice to dig in and and work on her enunciation, grammar, and fear. Today, Linda empowers other women who lack the confidence in the workforce to get the next p...

Whether it's DropBox, Google Drive, or iCloud, BitTorrent is responsible for many of the file sharing services we use today and Bram Cohen is it's creator. However, this episode is not about BitTorrent, this interview is about understanding the mind of a very intelligent human being who is continually striving to do good in the world. One of the ways Cohen is positioning new technology for the fut...

22% of workers are unengaged and getting top talent to work is still a major concern for all CEOs. On this episode, Simon Mainwaring, Founder of We First and Author or Lead With We, shares how to position your brand as a desirable organization top talent wants to work at. By positioning your company as a role in the greater good of society, Mainwaring argues you can attract better talent, increase...