Every so often, your company may donate to charity. And that’s fantastic. But what if you committed to give 3% of your sales revenue come what may? Including if you were making a loss? Brave? Foolhardy? Or simply committed to do good? It might even make you think about your business differently. In this episode […]
Values
Where’s “happy” in your strategy?
If you’re running a company, and especially if you’re running a company you founded, I have one question for you. Why are you doing it? Seriously. Why do you do what you do? What are your top 1,2 or 3 reasons? If high up in your reasons you don’t have some variation of “to create […]
“You’re not eating chocolate. You’re eating sugar” – Nirali and Jag of Superfoodio
Pleasure, people and planet. Is that the tagline for a new line of eco-friendly 18-30 holidays? Not exactly. Pleasure, people and planet comprise the driving mission behind Superfoodio, the wife-and-husband founded ethical plant-based treats company. In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist, I talk to Jag and Nirali about their journey from seeing quite how […]
Is your leadership team’s lack of discipline entirely their fault?
One of the most common reasons companies stall or plateau is a leadership team that doesn’t follow through on its commitments. Let me be clear – everyone needs to be responsible for their actions (or inaction). So what I’m about to say isn’t to absolve individuals of their responsibility. Buuuuuuut… If you as the CEO […]
Is all growth good?
Is a lack of growth failure? I find it fascinating that when I’ve asked a CEO why their business exists, or why they founded it, no one ever says “to grow it”. It’s always about something they saw that needed fixing, or an opportunity to take something they’re good at and do it better, or […]