From refugee to venture capitalist to social impact pioneer, Sir Ronald Cohen has dedicated his life to reshaping capitalism to drive real change. Listen as he shares how capitalism is being reshaped and the 3 major forces driving real change. Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel, and co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and Big Society Capital.  For nearly two decades, Sir Ronald’s pioneering initiatives in driving impact investment have catalyzed a number of global efforts, each focused on driving private capital to serve social and environmental good. He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Foundation’s Innovation Award for innovation in social finance. He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association. He is the author of Impact: Reshaping Capitalism To Drive Real Change published in 2020, which became a Wall Street Journal Bestseller. His previous book 'The Second Bounce of the Ball,' published in 2007, was described by the Financial Times as “one of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years.״ Sir Ronald lives in Tel Aviv, London, and New York with his wife of more than thirty years. Full Bio What We Discuss With Sir Ronald Cohen in This Episode Reshaping capitalism to drive social change The unintended consequences of capitalism How to measure the true social impact of business The scales are tilting in favor of businesses who do good 3 major forces helping us improve the world How capital is being directed to social impact initiatives through bonds Moving beyond doing no harm to doing good and doing well Tips for attracting impact investors to your startup idea Examples of specialist impact fund companies Why you don’t need to sacrifice market returns for impact How soon we’re going to look at the impact of a company the same way we do profit Which countries are leading the way Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/mm2rc6xu 

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400: Leading the Social Impact Revolution with Sir Ronald Cohen

How we can help those struggling with drug addictions end the cycle of trauma for good? Christina Dent is the Founder and President of End It For Good, a nonprofit advocating a health-centered approach to drugs and addiction rather than a criminal justice approach. Christina lives in Mississippi and changed her own mind about the best way to handle drugs after she became a foster parent. She's an unlikely advocate for changing our drug laws, as a conservative Christian with a degree in the Bible, who's never used an illegal drug. But she's convinced that changing our approach to drugs can save lives, strengthen families, and make our communities safer. She founded End It For Good several years ago to provide education and an invitation for more people to change their minds too. Listen as we explore the cause and long term effect of criminalizing drug addiction along with solutions to help people struggling with drug addiction get the help they need in a proactive and compassionate way. What We Discuss with Christina Dent in This Episode What lead a conservative Christian to become an advocate for people with drug addiction The criminalization of drug addiction The root cause of the overdose crisis How our current approach to drug addiction is impacting families How Portugal cut their injection drug use in half and created one-third less addiction The benefits of different regulatory models Legalizing marijuana and other drugs How End It For Good educates and advocates for people with drug addiction How to learn more so you can make an informed decision Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/463ppr2a 

399: Changing Our Approach to Drug Addiction with Christina Dent

How do you think big and achieve “whole life” success while dealing with the pressure and pace of today’s workplace? Listen as co-founders of the Fast Forward Group, Lisa McCarthy and Wendy Leshgold share their Bold Vision Exercise and how they use this proven method to help companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, TikTok and JPMorgan Chase transform culture, uplevel talent, and accelerate business growth. This powerful tool is also used to help individuals think big, manage stress, and achieve holistic success. Whether you run a small business, lead a large organization, or simply want to better your life and reach your personal goals, this is for you! Lisa McCarthy Bio: Prior to starting Fast Forward, Lisa McCarthy spent 25 years leading sales organizations at prominent media companies, including ViacomCBS and Univision. She experienced firsthand the toll of high-pressure workplaces where people feel professional success requires personal sacrifice. She and co-founder, Wendy Leshgold, set out to challenge this belief and through their vision, created the Fast Forward Group. Recognized as a people-first leader and change agent with significant commercial impact, Lisa has been named a “Woman to Watch” by Advertising Age and Crain’s New York “Business 40 Under 40.” Lisa received her BA from Georgetown University. She lives an “overly fulfilled” life in Port Washington, NY with her husband and three children. Wendy Leshgold Bio: After many years leading teams and coaching executives, Wendy Leshgold understood the challenges people face in high-pressure, always-on corporate environments. In 2012, she and her childhood friend, Lisa McCarthy, launched the Fast Forward Group to help people live their best lives and do their best work. Wendy brought her experience as a successful executive coach to Fast Forward. Prior to her work as an executive coach, she spent more than a decade in advertising, leading teams at Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO and Deutsch, where she worked with brands including Apple, Kodak, IBM, Bank of America and Mitsubishi. Wendy received her BA in History from the University of Virginia, and she is an active board member of the California League of Conservation Voters. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. In her free time, Wendy can often be found watching her son play baseball and walking her beloved dogs, Scout and Cali. What We Discuss With Lisa McCarthy and Wendy Leshgold in This Episode Workplace trends in terms of training needs The role that leaders play in helping their people manage stress and uncertainty Their unique bold vision exercise Overcoming the fear of setting bold audacious goals Reverse engineering your goals Favorite whole life outcomes and success stories What are power outages and how to get back on track quickly (Demo) Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/ybr2a2mr

398: Ignite Your Team with a Whole Life Approach with Lisa McCarthy and Wendy Leshgold

Do you have health and fitness goals you haven’t reached yet? Mario Tomic is a coach and fitness Youtuber from Barcelona Spain with over 200,000+ subscribers and over 20M+ views. He has personally helped thousands of busy entrepreneurs and professionals achieve their health, athletic performance and physique goals. Tune in as we discuss how to reach your health and fitness goals along with the psychological benefits that come from raising your physical and mental performance. Featured in Men’s Health, Medical Daily, Breaking Muscle and Yahoo!Life, Mario Tomic has been in the health and fitness industry since 2011 and has invested over 10,000 hours coaching and mastering fitness, nutrition and the psychology of high performance. Along the way, he’s also presented at 20 conferences and traveled to over 56 countries. He specializes in helping busy entrepreneurs and professionals get fit and build a sustainable healthy lifestyle. What We Discuss with Mario Tomic in this Episode Mario’s unique approach to fitness Why people regain weight after dieting How to create permanent habitual and mindset changes How to enjoy the process and create a lifestyle you love Creating a minimum viable plan that focuses on growth vs performance Knowing your nutrition numbers The value of de-stressing and getting into a parasympathetic state Fitness tactics and how dieting actually works Changing your palate to healthy food Learning your body and becoming the best version of yourself The importance of celebrating the small wins YouTube success tips Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/r4rjd7df

397: Healthy Strong Mind and Body with Mario Tomic

Art Johnson spent over 25 years as a leader in the corporate world. He led successful teams as an executive in multiple Fortune 500 companies. While they utilized many HR tools that measured engagement, satisfaction and other metrics, they were not able to measure how any of this data was directly impacting business performance. In fact, none of these costly and time-consuming tools showed leaders what they needed to know most of all: Are we accomplishing our goals? Who has bought into our mission? This led to the birth of Infinity Systems and their main focus, which is Organizational Alignment. To facilitate accurate measurement, Art and his team developed Orgametrics® which is a diagnostic process to measure and improve alignment of leadership teams and organizations. After years supporting leadership in the private sector, Infinity Systems has expanded its application of Orgametrics® to include education, law enforcement, health care and non-profit organizations. What We Discuss with Art Johnson in this Episode What is organizational alignment Introduction to the nine pillars of alignment The importance leadership and effective communication Predictability vs morals in building trust Indicators of organizational mis-alignment How to address accountability Orgametics™ and Equimetrics™ assessment tools Creating a cultural transformation that stands the test of time Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/68zky5vr 

396: Aligning For Greater Success with Art Johnson

Listen as David Ibarra shares his journey from the foster care system to becoming a successful business leader, philanthropist and the largest licensee of Napoleon Hill seminars in the world. Author of “Stop Drifting: Become the Switch Master of Your Own Thought and Pivot to Positive,” David R. Ibarra is a leadership consultant and successful entrepreneur in Salt Lake City. At 28 years old he started his first business, beginning a career that spans the restaurant, automotive, and leadership consulting industries. David wrote “Stop Drifting” as a chapter within his “Life Purpose” journey. He is dedicated to working with employed adults who often drift through life unsatisfied. His leadership coaching focuses on developing talent and teaching individuals how to become goal setters and achieve a positive work experience, which creates the freedom to find success in other roles including family, faith, community, and health. What We Discuss with David Ibarra in This Episode His journey from the foster care system to business success Seeding your subconscious mind The 3-part brain model The blessing of time and money tithing Respecting your talent group Overcoming Dr. Doubt Living on purpose Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/4jnc47yj 

395: Stop Drifting and Pivot to Positive with David Ibarra

David G. White, Jr., Ph.D is a partner and co-founder of Ontos Global. He has spent the last 30 years helping large organizations manage and sustain transformation. As a cognitive anthropologist, his research and practice focuses on groundbreaking approaches to organizational culture and transformation based on the new science of the cultural mind. He has written two books that fundamentally challenge — and change — the way culture is thought of and practiced in the business world, the most recent being Disrupting Corporate Culture: How Cognitive Science Alters Accepted Beliefs About Culture and Culture Change and Its Impact on Leaders and Change Agents (Routledge, 2020). From 2003 until 2010 David was Director of Talent and Organizational Capability at Microsoft, where he led the development of Microsoft’s integrated platform for people management and leadership development. This competency, career path and key experiences platform was deployed to 100,000 people worldwide. Full Bio What We Discuss in this Episode with David G. White Jr., Ph.D The common myth about corporate culture How corporate culture is actually formed Steps to effectively changing corporate culture The role leaders play in transforming culture Carriers of cultural DNA Challenging the status quo Barriers to leaders changing their approach to corporate culture Becoming aware of the dominant logics that anchor your business Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/v5j6c7mc 

394: Disrupting Corporate Culture Myths with David G. White Jr., Ph.D

Adam Gray is a social media expert who has been working in it since the beginning. His best-selling book, Brilliant Social Media was the first globally published book on social media for business. Globally he is a top 10 influencer for Social Selling, Content Creation, Content Strategy and Digital Transformation. Adam has spoken at countless events on the subject and is a regular expert commentator for national and international TV, Press and Radio. He has advised many of the world’s best known brands while working at Oracle. Adam is one of the co-founders of the world’s largest social media management consultancy, Digital Leadership Associates. Tune in as we explore the most effective ways to use social media right now; how to add value to your customers and raise your profile in a safe, structured, and strategic way. What We Discuss with Adam Gray in this Episode How to create end to end business success using the power of social media The value of authenticity on social media Balancing between personal, professional and perspective posts How to sell on social without selling Connecting with buyers, influencers and amplifiers on social media Why Facebook is still the best network How to be memorable on LinkedIn Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/ebnnfssh 

393: Social Media For Business Success with Adam Gray

What does it mean to exercise ethical leadership in today's complex world? Our guest this week is Yonason Goldson, director of Ethical Imperatives, LLC. He works with leaders to create a culture of ethics that builds trust, sparks initiative, and drives productivity.  He’s a keynote and TEDx speaker, trainer, coach, and community rabbi, as well as a podcast host, columnist and author, repentant hitchhiker, world traveler, and retired high school teacher in St. Louis. He has published hundreds of articles applying ancient rabbinic wisdom to the challenges of the modern secular world, and six books, most recently “Grappling with the Gray: an ethical handbook for personal success and business prosperity.”  In our conversation, we explore the topic of ethics and how what we think and do affects our life, community, business, relationships, and the global society around us. Want to be able to make quality decisions in the face of differing options and facts? Listen as Yonason Goldson helps us navigate complexity using ethical principles that help shed light on the truth and provide for a clearer path forward. What We Discuss With Yonason Goldson What is ethical leadership The distinction between compliance and ethics Universal principles Ancient debate and decision making practices of Judaism Rationality and ethics in light of current events Reconciling majority and minority viewpoints Intellectual integrity Leading a team of rivals Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/4j7tubxz 

392: Ethical Leadership for a Modern World with Yonason Goldson

How do you live with love and peace from the inside out? Listen as Maria Fudas, Certified Assertiveness and Transformational Coach and author of the book, “Connect with Yourself & Others” as she explains how to develop a higher sense of awareness and assertive communication so you can connect on a deeper level with yourself and others. Maria Fudas is the youngest of seven children born into a long line of intuitive and spiritual healers. She teaches a different way of thinking and communicating. Using her techniques transforms one’s life by effectively controlling one’s thoughts, emotions and hence one’s reality. This allows for more confidence, stronger connections and the ability to attract better relationships. Maria is a former Bay Streeter turned Transformational, Self-Mastery Life Coach.  It was the shockwave of the demise of her second marriage that led her on a quest to become the best version of herself.  During this journey she developed a new sense of spirituality and learning that helped her understand how to master herself. This new sense of empowerment gave her the inspiration and the desire to share her tools and methodologies with others as a coach. She is the author of the book, “Connect with Yourself & Others.” In her book, she shares many of her life experiences along with valuable concepts and ideas on how to transform and develop a higher sense of awareness and assertive communication. What We Discuss with Maria Fudas in This Episode How our childhood experience impact our ability to speak our truth Using assertiveness in personal relationships and business interactions The difference between assertiveness and aggression How to raise your level of awareness Recognizing legitimate fear vs the illusion of fear How to operate from love vs fear Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/2nh5s2ce 

391: Connecting with Yourself and Others with Maria Fudas

How can business be done better so that everyone benefits? Jennifer Briggs serves as a Senior Strategy Consultant at the Rady School of Management, UCSD, in the Beyster Institute proving that business can be done different – purpose centered, mission driven, and values powered using tenants of inclusive capitalism to attain success. She serves as an outside independent director for PFSbrands and Engineering Economics and is a founding partner of GRITT Business Coaching. She is a Rutgers University Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing Executive Fellow, focused on corporate governance and performance, a Commissioner and Vice Chair for Colorado of the Office of Employee Ownership, and a volunteer board member for the Rocky Mountain Center for Employee Ownership. She has contributed to the Democracy at Work Institute, and the reinventing work initiative with the Boston FED.  She holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, graduate studies in Enterprise Project Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health. She was a member of the New Belgium Brewing executive leadership team for over a decade as VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development and was the Chairperson of the board for GISinc. headquartered in Birmingham, AL.  What We Discuss With Jennifer Briggs in This Episode Why it’s time to replace the 80/20 rule The benefits of employee ownership and different options available Why we need to stop using the term “engagement” Why current cash incentives don’t work Where to invest to ensure your company is actually a good place to work Episode Show Notes; https://tinyurl.com/vrme8zpw

390: Reinventing Capitalism Through Employee Ownership with Jennifer Briggs

How do you know when it’s time to make a career change? Listen in as Barb Garrison, Career and Money Breakthrough Coach at Internal Groove, explains how she helps burned out, success-driven professionals who are just going through the motions design a career that makes them leap out of bed - even on Monday mornings. After 18 years in marketing and surviving corporate burnout herself, Barb combines her degrees in Psychology and Mass Communications, plus 3 professional coaching certifications, to support corporate executives and entrepreneurs to move from self-doubt and burned out to relief and freedom. What We Discuss in This Episode Barb’s personal story of burnout to breakthrough Common career pitfalls that people make and how to avoid them What to do when you hate your job Renegotiating your current job Money and you How to know if entrepreneurship is for you Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/56cp4kdw

389: Career Changes That Matter with Barb Garrison

How can prioritizing your mission over sales impact your business success? Why is the health and wellness industry ripe for transformation? Listen as our guest today shares the answers to these important questions and more. Tim O’Brien is founder of The Healthy Place (formerly Apple Wellness). He and his wife Becki started the company in 2010, with the goal to become the best vitamin and supplement store in the Wisconsin area. They wanted to provide customers with the highest quality products, but also with the education needed for customers to stride forward confidently on their journey to find wellness. They now have four store locations and an online store, shipping across the U.S. The Healthy Place is rated 4.9 on TrustPilot (which is unusually high for a health store). But this is no surprise, since it’s the result of their commitment to providing top quality products and customer education. In this episode, we discuss the inspiration behind the brand and the effect of bringing their faith into every area of their business. Tim emphasizes the importance of profit but is very clear that souls come before sales. With that in mind, every brand they place on their shelves is screened for quality, their team members are invited to be part of a family atmosphere, and even their chat box online is available to answer any health related questions people may have, regardless of whether they intend to make a purchase or not. Do the right thing and God will take care of the rest. And indeed He has. The Healthy Place is a bright-shining testimony of that. What We Discuss with Tim O’Brien in This Episode The why behind starting a health food store Adopting the concept of souls before sales Making decisions based on mission vs commission Unlearning old habits and learned behavior Weeding out the BS of the health supplement industry Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/kayyfuw

388: Finding Your Healthy Place with Tim O'Brien

What do young professionals need to know to become effective leaders that empower others? Listen as we discuss with Jenn Donahue important qualities for bridging the leadership gap in young professionals today.  Civil engineer, operations consultant, PHD recipient, university lecturer, mentor, military officer - throughout each of these roles, most of them simultaneous, Jenn Donahue has demonstrated the kind of leadership that goes beyond authority to something deeper— TRUST.  That’s how she helped command an 800-personnel Battalion in Afghanistan, drill and blast roads in the coldest reaches of Alaska, develop earthquake defense plans at five different nuclear power plants, and then establish her own engineering firm with clients that include PG&E and National Chevron Phillips. But these are just credentials. What Jenn would most like to list are the names of the thousands of people she’s led and developed to reach their greatest potential. It’s what drives everything she does, and the reason she’s now taking her message to the keynote stage.  Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/smevm7cz 

387: Bridging The Leadership Gap with Jenn Donahue

Does the thought of children being trafficked make you cringe? Are you curious how AI can help fight against human trafficking? Do you have a company or brand you’d like to protect from toxic content online? If so, you'll want to hear this episode with Chris Wexler, co-founder and CEO of Krunum, the best in class image and video classifier of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). After years in the private sector, first on Wall Street, and then working at some of the world's best advertising agencies leading the digital/MarTech evolution over the past 20 years, Chris decided enough was enough; work and advocation had to come together. Krunam was the vessel that brought his professional expertise together with his long history of advocacy in the anti-human trafficking space. Krunam is in the business of removing digital toxic waste from the internet using AI to identify CSAM and other indicative content to improve and speed content moderation. Krunam’s technology is already in use by law enforcement and is now moving into the private sector. In this episode, we explore the magnitude of this issue, the importance of AI vs human moderators in reducing PTSD, how to protect your children from being groomed online, and how to protect your brand and employees from toxic material infiltrating your organization. It is a sensitive topic, but it’s also essential that we don’t turn a blind eye. With the use of AI we can get this content off the internet, help bring perpetrators to justice, and protect children from being trafficked in the first place. Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/5c9pyz94

Fighting Against Child Sexual Abuse with Chris Wexler

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