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The Conscious Capitalists Podcast

Every business leader faces difficult questions. How do you lead through uncertainty? Build a stronger culture? Balance stakeholder expectations? Create lasting value without compromising commercial performance?

The Conscious Capitalists brings together some of the world’s most thoughtful business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs to explore the ideas shaping modern leadership.

Hosted by Timothy Henry and Raj Sisodia, each episode moves beyond theory to examine what conscious leadership looks like in practice—and how leaders can build businesses that perform over the long term.

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Featured Conversations

Hear from leaders including:

  • Rebecca Henderson — Harvard Business School
  • Charles Conn — Former Chair, Patagonia
  • Michael Harth — LAZ Parking
  • Gopi Kallayil — Google
  • Mary K. Bush — President of Bush International
  • Loren Rodgers — National Center for Employee Ownership
  • CEOs, founders, academics and leadership thinkers from around the world.
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Raj Sisodia

Raj Sisodia is a co-founder of the conscious capitalism movement and co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business.

A distinguished professor, author and globally recognized thought leader, Raj has spent decades researching why the world’s most admired companies consistently outperform by creating value for all stakeholders. He has advised organizations including IBM, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Verizon, Siemens and Tata, and has spoken on conscious business around the world—including at the White House and the Vatican.

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Timothy Henry

Timothy Henry is CEO of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., co-founder of the conscious capitalism movement and co-author of The Conscious Capitalism Field Guide.

For more than 30 years, Timothy has advised CEOs and executive teams—from Fortune 20 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups—helping organizations align purpose with strategy, culture and performance. Through the podcast, he brings practical leadership experience to conversations about the future of business.

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Episode #43: Everybody Matters -Truly Human Leadership at work!!

A good business model is the Ferrari engine—people are the fuel that makes it work! 14% CAGR for almost 25 years by caring, looking for goodness and saying thank you.  Hear practical examples of how Barry Wehmiller does it—and at the centre of it, leaders measuring success by the lives they have touched. This approach to leadership and culture that has worked in over a 100 acquisitions- across the globe- a better way of doing business! Join us to hear the inspiring story of Bob Chapman CEO of Barry Wehmiller- WHAT they do is provide the industrial equipment and engineering solutions that  help bring many of life’s daily necessities – toilet tissue and wet wipes, corrugated boxes, cans of soft drinks, bags of dog food, containers of yogurt, pharmaceuticals, envelopes and more – to people across the globe.  But that’s just what they do.  What truly defines them as a business is HOW they do it, and that’s by fostering a caring, trusting, nurturing organizational culture through which people feel safe to express their ideas and share their gifts and talents.  Using the power of business to build a better world. *** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience.  Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

September 29th 2021
Episode #42: Conscious Capitalism in the startup world!

Testlio is the originator of networked testing. They are an award-winning combination of platform, freelancers, and services enables you to deliver great customer experiences—fast. Fundamentally, networked testing is a philosophy and set of practices that are tuned to deliver exceptional quality assurance. Speed. Coverage. Economics. It crosses capabilities like functional testing, usability testing, localization testing, and location testing. Networked testing houses multiple connected concepts. Four major elements are team attributes, testing philosophies, engineering alignment, and technology utilization. Join Testlio’s CEO Steve Semelsberger as we discuss the how Conscious Capitalism plays up in the startup world! *** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience.  Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

September 15th 2021
Episode #41: For Just Business And A Just Society

Restoring trust in capitalism requires us to think differently about how we do business. About how we invest. About how we make decisions, as consumers, as workers, as community members. It invites new ways to talk about, measure, and incentivize business behavior. It demands that we do a better job of aligning how companies, and investors, define success. Join Just Capital CEO Martin Whitaker as we discuss the research and programs they are developing on the future of stakeholder capitalism. *** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience.  Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

September 7th 2021
Rewind: B-Corp Sets The Bar For Good Business Practice

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: What is a “good business”? B-Corps certification sets the bar via a complete and extensive certification that defines good business practices.  This week, we speak with one of the co-founders of B Lab (the organisation that runs the Certified B Corporation program), Jay Coen Gilbert, and hear about the B Corps journey and the next stage as he co-chairs Imperative 21: a coalition of like-minded organizations, including Conscious Capitalism, that are coming together to create a new agenda for business in the 21st century ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience.  Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

September 1st 2021
Rewind: Purpose Driven Business Transformation at the Body Shop

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: The Body Shop has an inspiring purpose: “Fighting for a fairer, more beautiful world”.  Join CEO David Boynton as he discusses how they bring this to life at the Body Shop and face the challenge of a rapidly changing  multi- channel retail environment and move to reinvigorate an ‘activist brand’.  Setting a high bar on purpose at such an iconic brand raises expectations both inside and outside the organisation.  Hear how David is mobilising the effort to do well – and to do Good! ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes?  It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

August 25th 2021
Rewind: Liberating employee passion at a conscious beer business!

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: A conscious ‘Beer Meister’ discusses pursuing his passion and building a conscious, employee-owned culture at Mass Bay Brewing (home of Harpoon, UFO & Clown Shoes craft beers).  Join Dan Kenary CEO and Co-Founder as he also discusses greed and the need to save capitalism from itself. Not to mention our new favourite employee benefit: employee beer tours of Europe! (Originally released on January 5, 2021) ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

August 18th 2021
Rewind: It’s the stakeholders- stupid!

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: Listen to the father of stakeholder theory, R. Edward Freeman, discuss  why he wrote about this 20 years ago and why it is now more important than ever!  Optimising stakeholder relationships is just a better way of doing business. Hear the story from someone who had led this field from the start. (Originally released on November 3, 2020) ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

August 11th 2021
Rewind: Capitalism At The Crossroads— A Practical Take On Making The Big Fix! 

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we are bringing you a much loved conversation: This week we have Roger Martin joining us to discuss his new book about saving democratic capitalism: When More is Not Better.  We discuss the decline of the middle class, of good jobs, as well as outdated paradigms about the “economy as a machine” and the issues with business education.   A thought-provoking wide range of insights from the former #1 business thinker in the Thinkers50 list, a biannual ranking of the most influential global business thinkers. (Originally released on February 24, 2021) ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com (Originally released on February 24, 2021) Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

August 4th 2021
Rewind: Financial Shame in America

On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation: Two thirds of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, and 75% live paycheck to paycheck, a real crisis in terms of what people are experiencing on the front lines of American companies today. Today we speak with a CEO who’s out there trying to make a difference in the financial wellbeing of those workers.  Join us for a discussion of hope with Safwan Shah co-founder of PayActiv and author of It’s About TIME: How Businesses Can Save the World (One Worker at a Time). ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider rating and leaving us a review? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com (Originally released on April 21, 2021) Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

July 28th 2021
Rewind: Unilever leading the way on the future of work!

Unilever breaks new ground on addressing social inequality and the future of work!  On this Conscious Capitalists Podcast Rewind we bring you a much loved conversation:  This week we have job title envy, as we meet with @Patrick ‘Paddy’ Hull, the Vice President of the Future of Work at Unilever. We discuss the Unilever approach that sets a standard for how large corporations address social inequality.  Join us to hear about the exciting path Unilever is taking and for a quick dive into one of the pillars of that effort, the Future of Work.  (Originally released February 2, 2021) ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support!  Timothy & Raj

July 21st 2021
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