A founder who doesn’t see himself as a salesman, targeting purpose-led companies that don’t identify that way, to tackle a problem that people don’t think exist. Recipe for success… And exactly what Tom Greenwood did with Wholegrain Digital, the company he founded and which, in sustainability stakes, was a way ahead of the curve. Tom’s […]
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“Could we use technology to help the sector really accelerate its impact?” Vinay Nair, CEO Lightful
“How can we collectively increase the quantity and quality of giving to nonprofits, to charities, so that they can raise more awareness, raise more funds, deliver more impact in their communities?” That’s the question that defines Lightful’s work – the company co-founded by my guest on this week’s Karmic Capitalist podcast. Lightful uses technology to […]
“We’re helping people on a fundamental level to be more sustainable” Hussein Allawi, Founder the Sustainability Show
From the high-stakes financial environment of the now defunct Lehman Brothers (“buy-and-sell in its most aggressive manner”) to putting on a show of some of the most ethical and long-term thinking brands. That’s the varied journey which my guest, Hussein Allawi, has been on. He took plenty of lessons from those early days, days which […]
The final judgement is “Does it Feel good?” – Alex Holliman, CEO of Climbing Trees
So you’re running an ethical agency. A criminal organisation posing as a listed company – let’s call them Belgian Australian Tobacco – approaches you. “We fund an ‘anti-smoking education programme’ along with some of our other friends. But the challenge is that it’s not as easy to find us on the web as it is […]
Shall we sell something new?
Are new services the answer to your growth ambitions? In every engagement I have with consulting or agency CEOs, we always hit the question of “Should we start to offer xyz service?” when we talk strategy or growth. It could be to break through a plateau, to grow faster, or in response to an opportunity. […]