The Conscious Capitalists

A COOL CONSCIOUS CAPITALIST NAMED CHIP- THE MAKING OF A WISE ELDER  Writer of several books including his latest Wisdom At Work, founder and former CEO of a successful Boutique hotel chain, former Chief Hospitality Officer of Silicon Valley star, Airbnb, and now founder, catalyst and social entrepreneur at the Modern Elder Academy, Chip Conley has worn many hats.  Join us for a wide-ranging conver...

Uncommon common sense – taking a long-term, ownership approach to investing and avoiding the casino capitalism, trading system that focuses on short term bets.  Hear Tom Gardner co-founder of Motley Fool talk about their investment firm and approach to outstanding returns. AND they have one of the great conscious cultures we’ve seen- creating a fun and high performing family of “Fools”. Listen and...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: Learn how a conscious  culture built a competitive advantage for a pioneering used car business- Driversselect. “Our success as a conscious business was not what I learned in business school".  Hear Steve Hall describe his journey to conscious leadership and great examples of building a conscious culture th...

A good business model is the Ferrari engine—people are the fuel that makes it work! 14% CAGR for almost 25 years by caring, looking for goodness and saying thank you.  Hear practical examples of how Barry Wehmiller does it—and at the centre of it, leaders measuring success by the lives they have touched. This approach to leadership and culture that has worked in over a 100 acquisitions- across the...

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Restoring trust in capitalism requires us to think differently about how we do business. About how we invest. About how we make decisions, as consumers, as workers, as community members. It invites new ways to talk about, measure, and incentivize business behavior. It demands that we do a better job of aligning how companies, and investors, define success. Join Just Capital CEO Martin Whitaker as...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: What is a "good business”? B-Corps certification sets the bar via a complete and extensive certification that defines good business practices.  This week, we speak with one of the co-founders of B Lab (the organisation that runs the Certified B Corporation program), Jay Coen Gilbert, and hear about the B Co...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: The Body Shop has an inspiring purpose: "Fighting for a fairer, more beautiful world".  Join CEO David Boynton as he discusses how they bring this to life at the Body Shop and face the challenge of a rapidly changing  multi- channel retail environment and move to reinvigorate an ‘activist brand’.  Setting a...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: A conscious 'Beer Meister' discusses pursuing his passion and building a conscious, employee-owned culture at Mass Bay Brewing (home of Harpoon, UFO & Clown Shoes craft beers).  Join Dan Kenary CEO and Co-Founder as he also discusses greed and the need to save capitalism from itself. Not to mention our...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: Listen to the father of stakeholder theory, R. Edward Freeman, discuss  why he wrote about this 20 years ago and why it is now more important than ever!  Optimising stakeholder relationships is just a better way of doing business. Hear the story from someone who had led this field from the start. (Originall...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: This week we have Roger Martin joining us to discuss his new book about saving democratic capitalism: When More is Not Better .  We discuss the decline of the middle class, of good jobs, as well as outdated paradigms about the "economy as a machine" and the issues with business education.   A thought-provok...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Two thirds of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, and 75% live paycheck to paycheck, a real crisis in terms of what people are experiencing on the front lines of American companies today. Today we speak with a CEO who's out there trying to make a difference in the financial wellbeing of thos...

Unilever breaks new ground on addressing social inequality and the future of work!  On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation:  This week we have job title envy, as we meet with @Patrick ‘Paddy' Hull, the Vice President of the Future of Work at Unilever. We discuss the Unilever approach that sets a standard for how large corporations address social inequal...

We speak with CEO of Greyston Bakery, Joe Kenner, one of the leading advocates and practioners of open hiring. 10 million people in America are no longer in the workforce but most want to be.  Hear how to help them get into the workforce- they could be the solution to the so-called worker shortage in the US! ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes...

Citizen capitalism, Conscious, Impact Private Equity?  On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Listen to Private Equity investor Warren Valdmanis discuss the book he co-authored, Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism. In this week's episode, he explains these terms and more. Two Buffett paradox, anyone? ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you cons...

Love and caring in the workplace? What’s the alternative? On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Kip Tindell co-founder and long time CEO of The Container Store grew revenue at 20% per annum and was twice listed as the best place in America to work- and on the list for 20 straight years! LOVE at work - hear his take on it. (Originally release November...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Meet Ben Richter, CEO and founder of a company that has revolutionized airport security and logistics and built a competitive advantage by creating a conscious business. Bradford Logistics: a big, little company you get touched by almost wherever you travel, but have probably never heard of. Great tips from Ben on...

MPOWERD makes solar powered lighting and recharging systems and speakers. Hear from their Founder John Salzinger and CEO Seungah Jeong on how they have developed great products and an innovative business model to serve both developed and emerging markets.  A great example of a stakeholder model working across other businesses, NGOs as well as Government and consumers.  ** If you enjoy this podcast...

Join M&A guru and private equity investor Chris Varelas as we discuss his book, 'How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance'. Chris lays out the 10 important shifts in our financial system - and the front row seat he had on these developments. We discuss his view of what needs to happen to create more conscious capital and a longer term visio...

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Minimum wages? Living wages? Zeynep Ton, author of The Good Jobs Strategy describes her approach to combining increased wages with operational changes to create more value for customers AND create ‘good jobs’.  Originally released on March 9, 2021. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review...

Richard Leider has spent his career helping people and organizations find their purpose. In his new book "Who do you want to be when you grow old?: The Path to Purposeful Aging" he has a great line: we get old... or we GROW old. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on all things Purpose and the second half of the journey. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a rev...

This week, we speak with one of the co-founders of B Lab (the organization that runs the Certified B Corporation program), Jay Coen Gilbert, and hear about the B Corps journey and the next stage as he co-chairs Imperative 21: a coalition of like-minded organizations, including Conscious Capitalism, that are coming together to create a new agenda for business in the 21st century. ** If you enjoy th...

This week we meet Carolyn Taylor, a world leading expert on Culture and Culture Change. She has written one of the best books we’ve read on this topic: 'Walking The Talk'. She shares her views on Conscious Culture and on creating real Culture Change, and offers key insights on making and keeping commitments and the power of quality dialogues to ensure this. We also discuss her new book Accountabil...

This week we have the co-founder of Seventh Generation (purchased by Unilever in 2016) and of the American Sustainable Business Council (with over 200,000 members), Jeffrey Hollender. Jeffrey has been a leader in the sustainability field since its early days, as an entrepreneur and co-founder the first successful environmentally focused home products Seventh Generation.  Hear about his journey and...

Two thirds of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, and 75% live paycheck to paycheck, a real crisis in terms of what people are experiencing on the front lines of American companies today. Today we speak with a CEO who's out there trying to make a difference in the financial wellbeing of those workers.  Join us for a discussion of hope with Safwan Shah co-founder of PayActiv...