The Future We Want

If we truly want to shape culture, build movements, and inspire action toward a regenerative future – we have to start with what we love. This is the guiding insight from our guest, Eric Levine, co-founder of Count Us In , the organization using the power of popular culture and sport to inspire action on climate and nature. On the eve of COP 30 in Brazil, and with the World Cup in North America co...

Recorded during the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, Raphael speaks with Ariana Gómez, an expert in eco-anxiety, climate adaptation, and the ethics of artificial intelligence, about the collapse of the current global system, and how we as humans and leaders of brands and organizations can navigate the emerging world with our full humanity. At a moment of unrelenting challenge and ch...

In the five years since we launched The Future We Want podcast, the speed and scale of the challenges we’re facing are only growing – and the backlash to the progress that was made is causing many to retreat, resist and reset.  In this new season, we’re asking: what if we imagine the renaissance?  What if we face the reality of climate change and the retreat from freedom, justice and democracy wit...

At a time when our democracy hangs in the balance, Louise Dube, CEO of iCivics , reminds us that our Constitution is nothing more than a sheet of paper without the commitment of each successive generation to teach and learn it. In this episode, Raphael talks to Louise about the hope and opportunity inherent in the American ideal, the knowledge, skills and dispositions required for self-government,...

When you have delicious food with mouth watering ingredients, made by people and farmers who are cared for and take pride in their work, you don’t need to shout about sustainability. The product speaks for itself. Flavor is your competitive edge, and a regenerative approach to business is your secret sauce. For a growing community of brands in the food industry, their recipe for success includes a...

We're living in a moment where the complexity and the divisiveness behind the challenges we face require a new way of leading in philanthropy – how we see and understand each other, how we repair what's broken, and together build a future we can all believe in. To look deeper into that, on this episode of our podcast we pass the host mic to BBMG’s Strategy Director, Hannah Thomas , who recently wr...

The ocean absorbs about a third of human-caused climate emissions, provides 50% of the oxygen we we breathe, 15% of the animal protein that we eat, and it can be as much as 50% of the food source for many nations. It also provides livelihoods for some 3 billion people globally in the “blue economy.” And yet, at this moment, UNESCO says that it's possible we'll lose 50% of marine life and species b...

How do we break free from the consumerist story we’ve inherited, one where material possessions define our worth? And how might brands write a new story of responsible consumption that’s not about what we must give up, but about how much more becomes possible in a circular economy?  In this episode of our podcast, Raphael speaks to Kate Daly of Closed Loop Partners and John Atcheson of Circular Wa...

Education is the foundation on which our society is built, and it shapes our success as brands. Without a trained workforce, businesses cannot thrive. But our traditional learning models simply haven’t caught up with the way we live and work today. How and where learning happens needs to evolve so that the American education system serves our full potential as people. Brands have a crucial role to...

To celebrate BBMG's 20 years in business and kick off season three of our podcast, Raphael sat down with three dear friends, mentors, and BBMG role models – Rha Goddess of Move The Crowd , Jay Coen Gilbert of B Lab  and Imperative 21 , and Lara Galinsky of Unfinished.com’s Project Liberty – to reflect on where they’ve been and what they’ve learned, about business and about themselves, over the yea...

On this episode Raphael is joined by Peter Ambler, the executive director of the gun safety organization Giffords . Since co-founding Giffords with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Navy Captain – and now U.S. Senator – Mark Kelly, Peter and their team have faced unimaginable tragedy with courage, determination and grace, and they’ve worked together with people from all walks of li...

To help unpack the themes from our new report “ Leading Regenerative Brands ,” Raphael is joined by dear friend and BBMG’s Futurist in Residence, Sanjay Khanna. Together they share headlines from BBMG’s latest global research with GlobeScan and explore five paradigm shifts to help brand leaders thrive in a world in flux. Tune in for highlights of our conversations with an amazing community of yout...

The Future We Want is back with a powerful conversation with our friend, colleague and inspiration, Shawn Outler . As Chief Diversity Officer at Macy’s Inc, Shawn is helping the iconic retailer harness the power of social purpose to transform the business from legacy to leadership with its new purpose platform Mission Every One . For more than 15 years, Shawn has held virtually every role in the i...

In this episode of The Future We Want we head outside and ask some big questions about the outdoor industry, what it means for everybody to feel welcome, safe and inspired outside, and the role of brands in shaping our relationship with nature. Raphael is joined by co-host Amanda Yogendran, BBMG Senior Strategist and our resident outdoorswoman.  Our Guests:  Teresa Baker is the Founder of the In S...

This season’s first episode is dedicated to one of our favorite topics: food! We touch on themes from our recent Radically Better Food report and interview brand leaders from Danone working on regenerative agriculture, Impossible Foods on their mission to eradicate animals from our diets, and next-generation food vehicle Desert Bloom working to re-shape our food environments.  Our Guests:  Hans Ta...

In season two of The Future We Want, we're shifting from philosophy to practice and spotlighting the leaders and brave ideas that are reshaping our world and creating a radically better future for food, fashion, retail, education, the outdoors and more. Join us for a new conversation with leaders who won't wait on the things that can't. See you in the future.

William McDonough is recognized around the world for developing Cradle-to-Cradle design, launching the green building movement, and designing some of the most iconic, beautiful, and sustainable solutions in history – from buildings that function like forests to consumer products that are pure enough to eat.   In this episode, William shares the joy and the human side of sustainable design with per...

For young people under 30, the words used to describe 2020 reflect both profound challenge as well as powerful hope for change. In this special episode of The Future We Want , we go deep into findings from BBMG and GlobeScan's new global survey of 27,000 people, and we share the voices and visions of a new generation, their expectations for brands, and how together we might radically reimagine the...

Media activist Palika Makam has produced video advocacy campaigns and trained activists all over the world – from South Africa to Ferguson, Missouri to The West Bank. As the US Program Coordinator for the human rights nonprofit WITNESS she helps activists and communities use video to document human rights violations and advocate for social justice, human dignity and truth. In this episode we talk...

As Executive Director of Einhorn Collaborative, Jenn Hoos Rothberg works with a wide range of cultural influencers, community leaders and funders to help Americans build stronger relationships, embrace our differences and rediscover our common humanity so that we can solve our most urgent challenges, together. In this episode we speak with Jenn about our current national crisis of connection and h...

“Leadership is all about waking up and choosing to be the leaders this moment calls for us to be.” On this episode of The Future We Want , we speak with Halla Tomasdottir, the CEO and Chief Change Catalyst for The B Team, and Co-Chair of Imperative 21, the global business-led network calling for a RESET of our economy so that it works for everyone and for the long term. From her run for the presid...

As founder and CEO of Acumen, Jacqueline Novogratz is on a mission to change the way the world tackles poverty by investing in a global community of social entrepreneurs who are placing human dignity at the center of the marketplace and harnessing business as a force for individual and collective transformation.  Jacqueline’s new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution , is a deeply personal and pr...

In this bonus episode, Raphael continues the conversation with Rha Goddess, a visionary artist, activist and social entrepreneur. Rha is the Founder and CEO of Move The Crowd, a movement of millions of entrepreneurs dedicated to staying true, getting paid and doing good. Her new book, The Calling, is a beautifully written and fiercely practical guide to finding your purpose and making your most me...

In our inaugural, two-part episode, Raphael speaks with Rha Goddess, a visionary artist, activist and social entrepreneur. Rha is the Founder and CEO of Move The Crowd, a movement of millions of entrepreneurs dedicated to staying true, getting paid and doing good. Her new book, The Calling, is a beautifully written and fiercely practical guide to finding your purpose and making your most meaningfu...

Get ready for conversations with BBMG's Raphael Bemporad about the moment we’re in and how we can all create the future we want, together. We’ll be sharing episodes each month, and you can learn more at BBMG.com