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We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth, co-founder and CEO of CanopyLAB. Sahra-Josephine has been at the forefront of transforming education through social learning and artificial intelligence since 2015. CanopyLAB is the world’s first-of-its-kind learning experience platform, and CanopyLAB has trained more than 500,000 youth and …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard Medcalf speaks with Sebastian DiGrande, CEO of Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX). PCX was founded in the Philippines, one of the epicentres of the plastic pollution crisis, and the first in the world to establish a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and create a fully …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Randell Leach, CEO of Beneficial State Bank. Randell is also on the Board of Directors of EarthAdvantage, a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate the creation of better buildings. Randell is personally driven to help people achieve their sustainability and social …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kerry Siggins, the CEO of StoneAge Holdings, a fast growing manufacturing and technology company based in Colorado. Under Kerry’s leadership, StoneAge has experienced double digit growth, year over year. In 2015, she successfully transitioned the company’s ownership structure to an ESOP, …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Alper Utku. Alper is CEO of Amsterdam Tech, a new generation university in Europe linking education and employment with a focus on leadership development. Alper is on a mission to provide tuition-free tech education with jobs to 100.000+ young professionals. In …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. Richard speaks with Brad Stevens, CEO of Outsource Access. Brad is a lifetime entrepreneur having built multiple businesses. He is currently the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access (OA), an offshore virtual services firm he has grown to 500 employees in just 3.5 years, which …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kevin Chin, CEO of Arowana. After 10 years as a finance-first Private Equity business, Kevin transformed it into one of the world’s highest ranking B Corps and impact investment groups in less than 5 years. Prior to Arowana, Kevin took over and …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. In this episode Richard speaks with James Boettcher, CEO of Righteous, Canada’s #1 Gelato Company. James has ensured that this little scoop shop that could would become a force for good and has charted the course for Righteous’ tremendous growth and earned several awards …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Craig Lund, CEO of Mightier. Mightier is a digital program that uses biometric feedback and game-based play that has been clinically proven to help kids ages 6 to 14 prepare for life’s big emotions. To date, more than 2.5 million games …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Stuart McLachlan, CEO of Anthesis Group. He founded the business in 2013 and it has grown to over 1,000 people across several continents, with a client portfolio that includes many FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 Companies. In this conversation, you’ll learn:What …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kirsty Leighton, CEO of Milk & Honey PR: a multi-award winning, energetic PR agency that has recently made the FT’s growing European company top 1000. In addition, Kirsty was recognised in the 2023 Real Leaders Impact Awards. In this conversation, you’ll …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Upkar Arora, CEO of Rally Assets, Canada’s leading impact investment management and advisory firm. Rally is a purpose-driven organisation and an award-winning B Corporation, committed to using business as a force for good. Prior to Rally, Upkar worked in finance and …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with David Engel, CEO of Drake & Farrell. David has over 20 years of leadership experience across small, medium, and large enterprises. He co-founded 3 companies and successfully built from scratch, re-structured, and grew companies and corporate divisions in Europe and North …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with James Citron, CEO of Pledge. Pledge’s mission is to power generosity by partnering with mission-driven companies, nonprofits, and charitable individuals to unlock billions in funding for over 2 million nonprofits around the world. Pledge has helped to fund clean water for …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Andy Hunter, the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org, an e-commerce marketplace that helps independent, local bookstores compete with Amazon for online sales. Andy was recognized in the Real Leaders 2023 Impact Awards and is also the co-creator and publisher of the …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Maria Carell, CEO of Revision Skincare & Goodier Cosmetics.  Maria is helping the company build on its legacy of being first to market with innovative, science-driven, effective skincare that addresses the signs of aging and promotes overall skin health. She’s also leading …

In this episode, we continue our “CEO Rolodex” season as Richard Medcalf speaks with Todd Herman, creator of the 90 Day Year leadership programme, author of the WSJ bestselling book ‘The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life’, and recipient of Inc. 500’s Fastest Growing Companies Award. In this conversation, …

In this episode, Richard speaks with Stuart Tragheim, CEO of Holloway Friendly, a leading UK income protection specialist. Over the course of the last 7 years, Stuart has led a multi-award winning transformation programme to drive its mission to become the UK’s #1 most recommended specialist protection insurer. In this conversation, you’ll discover:Why the biggest …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. In this episode, Richard speaks with Wendy Strgar. Wendy is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, a woman-owned B corporation and Vaginal Biome Science, a pioneer in the organic personal care product industry. She holds multiple US patents …

We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, and today Richard speaks with Steve Bilt, CEO of Smile Brands. Steve has been recognised as EY Entrepreneur of the Year, the Wharton School Social Impact CEO of the Year and in the ADSO Hall of Fame. Smile Brands also was recognised in the Real …