The NTM Growth Marketing Podcast

As a PhD candidate and committed impact entrepreneur, Dr. Gavin Armstrong shares his vision to alleviate iron deficiency around the world using a simple health innovation while serving as the Founder and President of Lucky Iron Fish. We were humbled to learn more about what it means to be an advocate and activist against hunger and malnutrition. Gavin is also the first Canadian to receive the Will...

Imagine what a difference it would make if more people felt safe, connected, and empowered to live into their full potential… at work? We are really excited to share this conversation about re-humanizing culture in the corporate setting with Assistant Director of Sustainability and "Purveyor of the Good Life" at New Belgium Brewing, Katie Wallace. It was inspiring to catch up with her about enviro...

As senior Vice President of Americas at Cathay Pacific Airways, Philippe Lacamp is creating a vision to build the world's best airline. Being the best means that they always strive to excel in everything that they stand for, especially when it comes to sustainability and delivering Service Straight From The Heart. We were especially inspired by Cathay's Pacific's commitment to excellence driven by...

Today on The School for Humanity we're speaking with Erik Lambert who is the Founder and CEO of The Bonfire Collective, a member of 1% for the Planet. While some marketing agencies will take on any client that comes their way, Erik has created an organization that works specifically with the outdoor industry, non-profits, and transformative companies. They serve these types of for-benefit business...

Bluestone Life, a member of 1% for the Planet, is the only consumer direct, full stack life insurance company built to dominate a large and growing consumer segment that makes purchasing decisions based on a company's values and purpose. In the current model, insurance companies are considered legacy businesses that have an inward focus that haven't adapted to consumer demands to use business as a...

Vanessa Vincent is the Development Director for Harlem Grown, a non profit that targets elementary aged students and mentors them to lead healthy and ambitious lives. Founded in 2011, Harlem Grown operates in local urban farms and in turn increases the understanding of healthy food and provides garden based developmental programs to the Harlem youth. One of the innovative ways that Harlem Grown is...

Mountain Sports, a 1% for the Planet member, was founded on a love of adventuring in the outdoors in 1973 by brothers Mark and Bruce. They are the leading four-season supplier for all Patagonia outdoor clothing and Life is good apparel in northern Arizona. Their products range from sportswear to outerwear to fishing to clothing to fitness to name a few. They pride themselves on not only being an o...

Today we have Scott Steele from EVE Encinitas on The School for Humanity. Eve Encinitas, located in North County San Diego, is an all organic and vegan restaurant that is committed to not only healthy eating, but reducing food waste in San Diego. In our conversation, Scott helps us better understand the problems regarding food waste, solutions that are being created and some specific examples of w...

Did you know that over 600,000 tons of vinyl from banners and billboards end up in landfills each year? Today on The School For Humanity, we have Kari who is the President of Relan to talk about how their organization is putting a dent into this metric. Relan helps progressive companies meet their sustainability goals by recycling banners or billboards that would otherwise be thrown away and turns...

Today on The School for Humanity, we're speaking with author, mentor and entrepreneur Melissa Ambrosini. Melissa talks about her story from a glamorous life of dancing, modeling and partying to being hospitalized. On her hospital bed, she decided to take control of her life and change her path. This led her to the world of self help to coach women from around the world to achieve what they are tru...

Today on The School for Humanity we're speaking with Lindsey Bolton who is the Community Rockstar at All Good. All Good, a 1% for the Planet member and B Corporation that's nestled on the central coast of California, is a lifestyle brand with a clear vision: to live and inspire others to live in balance with nature. They make organic body care products because they want you to feel amazing from th...

Today on The School for Humanity we're talking to Kate Williams, the CEO of 1% for the Planet. 1% for the Planet serves as a 'middle man' perse of for profit organizations and individuals that donate 1% of their revenue to environmental non-profits that are the recipients of these funds. The environmental causes that you can support as a business or as an individual range from protecting our land,...

This week on The School for Humanity we're speaking with Ali McMutrie who is the Co-Founder and Co-President of Haitian Families First. Haitian Families First (HFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing medical, nutritional and educational support to help Haitian families remain together and create a self-sufficient future. Their mission is to nurture and empower families in despair...

This week on The School for Humanity we have Rachel Sumekh who is the CEO of Swipe out Hunger. Swipe Out Hunger works to end hunger by activating college students to donate unused meal points to feed their peers and community members in need. By taking a resource that already exists (meal points) and using those funds to solve a global problem (hunger), Swipe Out Hunger promotes innovative solutio...

Today on The School for Humanity we have Alon Banks who is the Executive Director of Give Clean Water. The mission of Give Clean Water is to provide a sustainable clean drinking water solution to every person in Fiji. Give Clean Water partners with local community organizations to identify families in need of clean water filters. They then gather biographical and demographic information from each...

Today we're going to be speaking with Samir Lakhani who is the Founder and Execute Director of The Eco-Soap Bank.  The Eco-Soap Bank is a humanitarian and environmental non-profit organization working to save, sanitize and supply recycled soap to the developing world. Their work has three objectives: Contribute a highly cost-effective hygiene product to improve health in Cambodia. Significantly re...

After studying business and knowing she didn't want to work in a traditional corporate setting, Kelsey started her career in the non-profit sector. She loved working with passionate people and for a mission-driven organization, but was bothered by some of the inefficiency in the non-profit sector. When she learned about the idea behind social enterprise, solving social and environmental problems w...

Chuck Samuleson has worked in the food industry all his life. During that time, he saw food trends come and go but one thing always remained the same – food waste. In fact, up to 40% of the food produced in America ends up wasted. So Chuck started Kitchens for Good to do something about it. How did he get started? How has his vision and point of view changed throughout the process? Listen to this...

Tom Cronin was working as a stock broker when he discovered the stress-reducing benefits of meditation. He found so much inspiration in it that he made sharing it with others his whole career. The Stillness Project began with their own mantra, to bring meditation to one million people. Now, Tom's company is all about improving lives by making meditation accessible and easy to understand. So why is...

Today's School for Humanity podcast features Richard Leftley, the founder and CEO of Microensure. By providing insurance to lower and middle income people in emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Richard's company has done what was once considered impossible. Richard was working at a conventional insurance agency when he had an idea to bring insurance to this overlooked market. In fact, only about...

Learn to read, then read to learn. That's what Ann McCormick's mantra has been since starting her first company in 1978. Her educational software provides a platform for all children to learn the skills they need to thrive. She's been working for over 30 years to develop interactive and colorful tools to support the next generation. This episode tells the story of her journey, from her partnership...