On my podcast, I have conversations with owners and CEOs to find out:

Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy what inspiration or insights may come.

Episodes

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  32
  18th November 2024

  Rajiv Tanna - Birdie

  How do successful leaders navigate periods of explosive growth while staying true to their mission? In this episode, we're diving deep into this crucial question with Rajiv Tanna, co-founder of Birdie, a B-Corp certified health-tech company revolutionising home care through innovative technology. Rajiv and his team have achieved remarkable success, raising $52 million to date and earning numerous accolades. These include Health Tech Start-up of the Year and Best Homecare Technology Provider. Birdie has also been recognised in Deloitte's top 50 fastest-growing UK tech companies, Tech Nation's Future Fifty, Sifted100 Leaderboard, and the Lazard T100 Venture Growth Index 2024. Join me for episode 32 as we explore how Rajiv and his team navigate rapid growth while maintaining their core values.

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  31
  22nd October 2024

  Lianne & James Carvell - Monkey Sox

  How do you get your impact message out to as many people in the world as possible? You embed that message into a product that's accessible to as many people as you can, that's how.

  In episode 31, I interview the co-founders of Monkey Sox in how they are raising awareness of multiple sclerosis ... through socks! I also speak to the husband and wife team about the challenges of holding down 2 jobs, raising a family of four, dealing with multiple sclerosis (MS) ... and still having the energy to build a business which gives away 50% of profits to MS charities.

  Tune in to this rather open and vulnerable episode. Available on your preferred podcast platform or at https://www.goodbusinesstalking.com/

  #GoodBusinessTalking #CIC #MultipleSclerosis #MS-UK #MSSociety

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  30
  21st September 2024

  Lina Chan - Holland & Barrett / MyParla.com

  What does it take to stay focused on your higher purpose once being acquired by a big industry player?

  
  

  In episode 30, I interview Lina Chan, the co-founder of Parla on what she experienced before, during and after being acquired by the high street giant Holland and Barrett.

  
  

  Tune in to get an injection of Lina's energy, focus and commitment to the impact she wants to make on women's health.

  
  

  Available on your preferred podcast platform or at https://www.goodbusinesstalking.com/
  #womenshealth #hollandandbarrett #femtech

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  29
  2nd September 2024

  Matt Gingell - The Chancery Lane Project

  How can business contracts drive decarbonisation? In episode 29, we explore this crucial question in an interview with Matt Gingell, founder of The Chancery Lane Project, the world's largest network of legal experts focused on climate contracting to facilitate rapid and equitable decarbonization. Matt's "crazy idea" has blossomed into a remarkable force for positive change. The Chancery Lane Project now boasts 700 solicitors, barristers, and academics from over 163 organizations worldwide. Their climate-aligned contract clauses have been downloaded more than 63,000 times across 70+ countries, simplifying the process for businesses to reduce their environmental impact. Tune in to discover how legal innovation is reshaping business practices and accelerating the journey towards a sustainable future.

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  28
  13th July 2024

  Crystal Doors - Richard Hagan

  How important is looking after one's mental health in running a business? What are the implications of neurodivergency in leadership? How do you reset from crisis to be able to move forward again?
  Join me as I look in to see what's inside the mind and heart of RICHARD HAGAN, the CEO of Crystal Doors, a multi-award winning UK sustainability leader in manufacturing.

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  27
  5th March 2024

  Coralie Rose - Founder of Road Casting

  How can businesses implement genuine inclusivity while avoiding tokenism? Who better to ask than Coralie Rose, founder of Road Casting agency and winner of the Entrepreneur of Excellence at the National Diversity Awards.

  Join us as we get candid about identity and ‘otherness’, uncover the parallels between representation in the media and hiring in business, and provide actionable insights around authenticity, inclusivity and nurturing diverse talent.
  

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  26
  17th January 2024

  Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli - Founding CEO of Patient Knows Best

  How do you stay resolute to your mission when customer incentives work against the impact you are trying to make in the world?

  Join me as I speak with Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli from Patient Knows Best (https://patientsknowbest.com/) on how he is building the worlds biggest patient record company, despite the challenges he faces head on within the healthcare systems across the world. #GoodBusinessTalking #BCorp #ImpactBusiness

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  25th September 2023

  Robert Hayward - Founder of GoodFX

  Can financial services genuinely do good and not be extractive?

  Join me as I speak with Robert Hayward from GoodFX (https://www.goodfx.co.uk/) on how he is shaking up FS, starting with foreign exchange to fund refugee upskilling and the start to shift inclusion metrics within the industry. #GoodBusinessTalking #BCorp #ImpactBusiness @theconduit @voyagers @ewor @greenangelsyndicate

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  24
  11th July 2023

  Matt Hill - Founder of Evolve MHDE

  What challenges and opportunities lie in businesses cleaning up their environmental impact?

  Join me and Matt Hill, Founder of Evolve MHDE & Anode.ltd, as we discuss why and how he has pivoted his business toward Engineering for a Sustainable Future and all of the benefits and costs associated with that intentional move.

  Join me for Series 2, Episode 5 on your favourite Podcast platform or here: https://lnkd.in/diBXpGf #GoodBusinessTalking #BCorp #ImpactBusiness

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  23
  16th June 2023

  Alan Birch - Founder of Nationwide Airconditioning

  How does a Founder exit the business without selling out? Join me and @Alan Birch, Founder of Nationwide Air-Conditioning as we discuss the merits of using Employee Ownership Trust as a way for a Founder to transition out of a business yet keep the integrity, culture and performance intact for the longer term. Join me for season 2, episode 4 on your favourite Podcast platform or here: https://lnkd.in/diBXpGf #GoodBusinessTalking #ImpactBusiness #EmployeeOwnership

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  22
  17th May 2023

  Liam Black - The "Gloves-Off" Mentor

  What questions do Founders need to ask themselves to ensure their energy, attention and resources are used to best effect to make impact?

  Join me and Liam Black, the "Gloves-off Mentor", as we discuss the internal and external challenges of being a Purpose-driven entrepreneur.

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  27th February 2023

  Bruce Alexander - Former MD of Montezuma Chocolates

  What does it take for an established manufacturing and retail business to get B-Corp certification?  Join me and Bruce Alexander, former MD of Montezuma Chocolates, as we discuss the practical challenges of achieving that B-Corp gold standard of responsible and sustainable business.

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  20
  25th January 2023

  Season 1 Summary

  GBT closes Season 1 with a look back at some of my favorite insights and ideas of the season.  Featuring a collection of thoughts on building a business that is a force for good from: Ron Hill, Kresse Wesling, Alistair Wickens, Michael McFall, Jo Chidley, Sir John Timpson, Masami Sato, JeVon McCormick, Bethany Andell, Matt Patsky, Will Pearson, Safwan Shah, Kirsty Leighton, Rupert Dean & Cain Ullah.

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  30th March 2022

  Cain Ullah - Co-founder of Red Badger

  How does a digital transformation consultancy help 1,000,000 young adults to become economically independent? Find out how Cain Ullah, co-Founder of Red Badger is going about doing it and what he thinks the role of business is to improve social mobility.

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  7th March 2022

  Rupert Dean - co-Founder & CEO of XandWhy

  Can a business be truly mission driven and profitable, or are they mutually exclusive? Find out what Rupert Dean, co-Founder & CEO of XandWhy thinks and what was his Why behind XandWhy. The man is on a mission to "change the way the world works for good".

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  29th October 2021

  Kirsty Leighton - CEO of Milk & Honey

  Share Ownership - why do it and if you do, what forms can you take?  Find out as I speak to Kirsty Leighton, CEO of Milk & Honey - one of Europe's fastest growing PR Agencies.

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  16
  29th October 2021

  Masami Sato on Ikigai - CEO of B1G1

  What is the role of Ikigai in business?  If there is one, what does it tangibly mean?  Join me and Masami Soto, co-founding CEO of B1G1 as we discuss the connections between Ikigai and the world of conscious capitalism.

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  20th September 2021

  Michelle Cirocco - Televerde

  How can business' rebuild lives?  Find out as I speak to Michelle Cirocco about how Televerde has transformed the lives of over 3000 women prisoner families and in doing so, have reduced the prisoner re-offending rate by over 90% and generated over $1.3Bn new sales for their corporate clients!  It's a wonderful example of how customers, staff and shareholders can all succeed in the same business operating model.

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  20th September 2021

  Safwan Shah - Founder and CEO of PayActiv

  Should you, and how do you provide low earners financial dignity, security & saving in a way that is simple, sustainable and effective?  Join me as I speak to the CEO of PayActiv, Safwan Shah on his personal motivation for liberating the lowest paid workers and his perspective on the role of business in making the world a better place ... one employee at a time.

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  20th September 2021

  Will Pearson - CEO of Ocean Bottle

  How can a company save ocean life from plastic waste, make a quality carbon neutral product from that waste, help reduce bio-diversity loss, reduce green-house emissions and along the way, create thriving coastal communities with better paid and more secure incomes?  Find out how Ocean Bottle is doing all this and more as I speak to its inspiring CEO Will Pearson.

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  12
  3rd September 2021

  Matt Patsky - CEO of Trillium Asset Management

  Can an Asset Manager be a force for good when their key measures of success are financial?  Find out what CEO Matt Patsky thinks and learn about the unique ways in which Trillium Asset Management track their investments.  A method they have been using and advocating since 1982, way before the rest of the world got "woke" to what is now termed Stakeholder Capitalism.

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  6th August 2021

  Bethany Andell - Owner and CEO of SavageBrands

  How does a major environmental catastrophe shift a company's intention and value system?  Find out how the 2010 Macondo oil spillage was a defining moment for Bethany Andell, CEO of Savage Brands, resulting in her company changing how they operate and the impact they have on their clients.

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  18th July 2021

  JeVon McCormick - UNCUT

  Here’s the original uncut version of my chat with JeVon.  I don't normally publish uncut versions, but on this occasion, I had to make an exception … I hope you’ll see why ;-)

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  2nd July 2021

  JeVon McCormick - Founder and CEO of Scribe Media

  How do you build a company that scores 4.9 / 5 as a "great place to work" AND achieve a CEO approval rating of 100%?  Join me as I get seriously pumped with inspiration from JeVon McCormick as he speaks about leadership and culture.

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  4th June 2021

  Masami Sato - Founder and CEO of B1G1

  Imagine what if you could change lives every day ..., just by doing what you do.  Join me as I speak to Masami Sato, the founding CEO of B1G1, as she speaks about her journey in facilitating over 230,000,000 million impacts worldwide!

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  7th May 2021

  Sir John Timpson - Chairman of the Timpson Group

  How do you build a business where customer facing employee have the authority to set the product range and determine the price to charge based on what they see as their local customer's needs?  Join me as I speak to Sir John Timpson, Chairman of the Timpson Group on the role of love, trust and servant leadership.

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  22nd April 2021

  Jo Chidley - co-Founder and CEO of Beauty Kitchen

  What does it take to shift the beliefs and norms of an entire industry, when you are one small independant part of that value chain?  Join me as I speak with Jo Chidley, the co-Founding CEO of The Beauty Kitchen ... a multi-award winning Scottish beauty products company and learn how they are shifting the manufacturing and retail industries to using recyclable packaging.  Oh and in the process, they are also aiming to create the most sustainable beauty products in the world ... all without any external investment or control!

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  2nd April 2021

  Michael McFall - CEO and Co-Founder of Biggby Coffee

  How does a chain of Coffee Shop go about shifting the workplace culture in USA ... and at the same time, grow to $1Bn revenues and  where people come to work everyday because they have deliberately made the choice that this company is where you choose to work because it will help you build a life that you love.  Join me as I speak to Michael McFall, Co-Founder & CEO of BiggbyCoffee and learn about their audacious and truly inspiring journey to shape workplace culture.

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  5th March 2021

  Alistair Wickens - CEO and Founder of Goscombe Group

  How do you go about addressing housing inequality, and in the process create over 4,400 new houses, inject £125M into the local economy, create 300 jobs for those in need and build a business with over £500M in assets and £0 debt?  That's the path Goscombe Group are on.  Join me as I speak to CEO Alastair Wickens on what drove him to set and take on this challenge and how his perspective on the role of business has changed.

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  5th February 2021

  Kresse Wesling - Co-Founder of Elvis&Kresse

  How does a luxury good designer and manufacturer go about changing the world for their communities and our planet … that is financially sustainable and using an open source approach to innovation?  That's exactly what Elvis& Kresse are doing.  It's not a dream, it’s their reality.  Join me to hear about the awesome work that started in a London garden, that now involves Engineers all around the world and will make a deep impact in South Africa industry … and that's just the start of it!

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  27th December 2020

  Ron Hill - Founder of Redemption Plus

  What do you do when a company's top line is growing but the profits aren’t?  The normal route is to cut costs.  But what happens if instead you repurpose your business?  That's what Owner/ex-CEO Ron Hill did that lead to a turnaround in results and in his words building "a stronger, committed and forward looking team".  His advice on on becoming a force for good is that it is a journey, so start walking and focus on becoming better each day.

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  24th December 2020

  Intro to Good Business Talking

  Good Business Talking is a podcast for any business Owner, CEO or Executive who's curious to find out if business can be a Force For Good.  In this episode, Ravi explains why this is such an important and relevant topic now, and for future generations.