Responsibly Different™

*Spoiler Alert* Remember the warm nostalgia of the Barbie doll? Join us as we journey down memory lane with our childhood companion in a conversation with Celine Miranda, 1% for the Planet's Account Manager for Eastern North America, and Tara Jenkins, CEO and Founder of Conscious Revolution. Reflecting on the iconic movie "Barbie", we discuss how these toys have left a lasting impre...

Brittany sits down with Annie Wissmiller of Measure Meant and Ally Wettengel of Orgain to talk about their paths to get them into their sustainable focused careers. Measure Meant is a Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member focused on supporting other businesses in their journey. Orgain is a newly Certified B Corp that creates shakes, meal replacements, powders, and more made from hand-selec...

Responsibly Different™ is celebrating 3 years and 100 episodes! It’s a huge milestone for us and it is a huge milestone for this community! As we look back on our past 3 years with this community, we wanted to share the inside scoop on all things podcast land here at Responsibly Different™.  We hope you will take a listen as we look forward to the next 3 years and 100 more episodes!  A few episode...

Celebrate Pride with us by embarking on a riveting journey through history, filled with defiant acts of resistance, breakthroughs in acceptance, and the resilient spirit of the LGBTQ+ community. We promise you a deeper understanding of the roots of Pride that extend beyond the oft-cited Stonewall Riots, and into lesser-known historical narratives such as the Cooper Donuts riots in 1959. We invite...

Get ready to redefine business as a force for good with our guest, Chris Lyon, Director of Corporate Impact at Androscoggin Bank and an influential figure in the B Corp movement. Chris takes us on a transformative journey, where he navigates fear and uncertainty, and cultivates inclusivity with authenticity and courageous conversations. Ever wondered what it was like to work for a company as impac...

Do you ever wonder how pride and inclusivity can be built within businesses? As I sit down with Tim Frick, the founder of Mightybytes and a leader in the B-Corp movement, we unravel the challenges that the LGBTQ+ community faces within the rural and urban contexts, the evolution of pride celebrations and more. Our conversation is robust, covering the potential of businesses to be a positive force,...

Could you imagine using your business as a force for good, fostering equity, and building a strong, vibrant community? That's exactly what our guest, Kel Moody, founder of Aluvium Gatherings and chair of B Local PDX , does. We engage in an enlightening conversation where Kel shares their journey as an entrepreneur and their vision for creating more inclusive and safer spaces. Kel's insig...

Hi friends! This episode is just a quick update on our Pride series with a few helpful quick tips! We'll be back next week with our B Corp leaders wrapping up our Pride series. Register for the Pride is Protest Event with the ACLU and B Lab US Canada. The Event is free and takes place tomorrow from noon to 1pm EST. This is a great event for anyone looking to learn how their business can best...

In this first of three episode series, Benn shares some conversations with some of his LGBTQ organizing friends. You'll hear about heartfelt stories working on marriage, some leadership tools that have served the movement well, and we explore fear and vulnerability. This episode is meant to inspire and instill a sense of hope, that despite the over 490 anti-LGBT bills being pushed across the...

Join Benn as he talks with Jared Meyers, CEO of Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Vice Chairman and a Founding Director of Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member, Climate First Bank. Jared is also a Founding Steward of B Lab,  a member of B Tourism, Florida for Good, and White Men for Racial Justice.  In this episode they talk about all the ways Lega...

Just last month Amalgamated Bank celebrated a century of operation! To help us celebrate this milestone with them, Benn has Ivan Frishberg, Chief Sustainability Officer on the show to talk about different initiatives the bank has implemented over the last 100 years and where they are hoping to go next. Benn and Ivan cover just about everything from Climate Justice to LGBTQ+ Rights , Reproductive R...

April is a time to celebrate our love for the earth and our love for people that give their time to volunteering. Happy Earth Month and Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month! Because Benn and Brittany are coworkers who volunteer often and LOVE the earth, this month’s Curious Coworkers episode shows you a bit behind the scenes into how they have helped others care for the environment and how they have...

In this episode of the Empowered Women Empowering Women series, Brittany talks with one of the original founders of We the Change, Rose Penelope Yee and two other members of the leadership circle, Carolina Miranda and Lindsay LaShell. We the Change is a group of empowered women creating a radically inclusive and richly regenerative global economy. They are the women leaders of certified B Corporat...

In this episode of the Empowered Women Empowering Women series, Brittany talks with ecosystem builder Twanna Harris. Twanna has been striving to ensure that she can become the person that she needed most when she was growing up, that person who would see her, that had the power to help open doors. Through this conversation you will learn about Twanna’s story and how she is doing just that now for...

*If you are listening on Apple Podcast, the cover art does not change. Please head to Responsibly Different™ website to see what we are talking about! In this episode Brittany and Bethany Andrews-Nichols, a Vermont - based artist, illustrator, surface pattern designer, muralist and instructor of Beenanza Design talk about the design, "Big Girl pants" that was gifted to Brittany by fellow...

In this episode Brittany talks to Rebecca Oppenheim and Gail Tiburzi Buck, the founders of this leading executive search firm, NextOpp Search.  They talk about how a women owned, certified B Corporation, first to have a one to one service model is helping to support domestic violence survivors get back into the workforce. They have created their Hire One Help One program that we discuss. They were...

In this episode Brittany and Nupur Amin, Business Development and Outreach manager at B Corp certified Habitus,  talk candidly about coaching resources that are available to help empower you to show up as your full self, have a powerful voice in the workplace, and to support others while doing it! One lucky listener will randomly be selected for a free coaching session with Nupur. Fill out the for...

In this episode CEO and Founder of B Corp certified Habitus, Justin Wright shares a simple three step process to help you find meaningful work. His expertise is in collaborative negotiation theory, behavior change, multi-party facilitation, mediation and career coaching. Justin is a former adjunct professor of negotiation at Yale and Northeastern’s Business School. He has mediated over 150 cases s...

In this episode of Curious Coworkers, Brittany and Benn talk about the benefits of actually using your Paid Time Off. We know it is a foreign concept to some, but there are so many good reasons to actually take that break and step away from work. Tune in to this episode to learn more about different reasons to use your PTO.  Why taking a vacation could save your life The importance of paid time of...

In this episode Brittany and Benn reflect on the process of building this series, giving you a peek behind the production curtain. To get started in your own Responsibly Different Journey, be sure to download our Consumer Manifesto here . It has 23 pages of easy steps you can take as a consumer, that contributes to these goals. On the business side, be sure to explore the SDG Action Manager here ....

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #17, Partnerships for the Goals. As shared throughout all of the episodes in this mini series, we all must work together to achieve the mission. And when we do so, we could open up US$12 trillion of market opportunities and create 380 million new jobs by 2030.    Additional Links & Resources Some of the partners mentioned in this episode Aceli Africa...

In this episode you will hear from certified B Corps Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, Beautycounter, and the nonprofit Vote Early Day, that are all engaging with democracy and taking a stand in support of justice and strengthening our democracy. Additional Links B Lab US & Canada Voting Rights Resources Openstates - a site where you find your legislators and track legislation you care about....

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land. In this episode you will hear from past conversations we've had with certified B Corps that are supporting the care of our lands by working to change industry norms and reinventing supply chain norms. In this episode you will hear from Vanessa Barboni Hallik the founder and CEO of Another Tomorrow along with Brianne West, the foun...

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water. In this episode you will hear from past conversations we've had with certified B Corps that are dedicating their businesses to our sustainable harvest and care for our oceans. In this episode is co-founder of Luke's Lobster Ben Conniff; Founder of United by Blue, Brian Linton; and co-founder of Bureo, Ben Kneppers. Additi...

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13 Climate Action. You’ll hear from certified B Corps TripZero, Native, Patagonia, and 1% for the Planet. This episode is all about B Corps paving the way and setting great examples of how, as a business, you can be profitable and put protecting our planet first. Tune in to hear from these four leading organizations that exist to support people and plan...