The Purpose Inc. Podcast from Tech PR Agency Actual Agency

Welcome to the Purpose Inc. podcast, a conversation about corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism.

The world is changing. Not entirely for the better. There is a growing belief that businesses should better serve all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities, as well as shareholders. In other words, business should have a Purpose.

Host Michael Young speaks with business leaders, writers, thinkers, analysts and critics of the evolving role of corporations in creating good in society.

S2_EP7 Embedding Purpose and ESG into the Muscle of the Business with Bruce B. Simpson of McKinsey

Subscribe Download Subscribe to the Podcast Participants: Michael Young | Founder | CEO of Actual Agency | Partner, Millwright Holdings Bruce B. Simpson | Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company Michael Young: Throughout my professional career, whenever I have sought to better understand an issue in business I’ve looked to the research that comes…

S2_EP7 Embedding Purpose and ESG into the Muscle of the Business with Bruce B. Simpson of McKinsey

S2_EP6 Materiality: The Key to ESG Priorities and Board Effectiveness with Anthony Goodman of Korn Ferry.

S2_EP5 Putting Sustainability, ESG and DEI on the Menu with Caitlin Leibert of Chipotle

S2_EP4 Social Justice and Sanitation with Kim Worsham of FLUSH

S2_EP3 Understanding the Crisis in Corporate Identity with Pamela Rucker

S2_EP2 Changing the World One Internship at a Time with Ahva Sadeghi of Symba

S2_EP1 Bringing Purpose to Politics: In This Together with Bill Shireman and Trammell Crow

Kicking-off Season 2: A look back, a big thank you, and a look ahead

EP22: Talking UN SDG16, Transparency and Trust with Meg Parker Young of Thomson Reuters

EP21: Developing Talent and Building Advanced Technology in Small-town America with William LaBar of CGI

EP20: Making News Socially Actionable with Melissa Anderson of Public Good Software

EP19: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Shallow Purpose with Brandon Peele of ion Learning

EP18: Talking Re-Commerce and Fashion Industry Transformation with Geri Cupi of MonoChain

EP17: Connecting Leadership and Organizational Value with Chris Coulter, CEO of GlobeScan

EP16: Analyzing Trends and Potential Flashpoints in ESG Investing with Erik Wohlgemuth of Future500

EP15: The Crumbling Facade of Corporate Responsibility with Alison Taylor of Ethical Systems

EP14: Redefining Diversity and Inclusion with Lesley Slaton Brown of HP, Inc.

EP13: Racial Justice and Corporate Citizenship with Grady Crosby of Johnson Controls

EP12: Reducing The Impact of Plastics with Ellen Jackowski of HP, Inc.

EP11: Closing the STEM Talent Gap, A Conversation with Ashley Szofer of STEMconnector

EP10: Investing in the $23 Trillion Climate Smart Energy Sector with Alzbeta Klein of IFC

EP9: Connecting Corporate Social Behavior and Business Performance with Alison Omens of JUST Capital

EP8: Supporting Smallholder Farms in the Developing World with Gabriela Burian of Bayer Crop Science

EP 7: Special Report on Creating Safer and More Supportive Workplaces in the Age of COVID-19 with Linda Seabrook of Futures Without Violence

EP 6: Talking Sustainable Capitalism and Circular Economy with Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle

EP 5: Valuing Respect: How Business Should Think About Human Rights: A Conversation with Caroline Rees of Shift

Episode 4: Can Global Corporations Solve the World’s Problems? An Interview with Alice Korngold

Episode 3: Building Credit Infrastructure in the Developing World with Josh Gosliner of Juvo

Episode 2: Purpose is the New Tech: A Conversation Balaji Ganapathy of Tata Consultancy Services

Episode 1: Leadership Matters: The Critical Role of the Board in Defining and Supporting Corporate Purpose

Introduction to Purpose, Inc with Michael Young

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