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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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REISSUE: PE leading the way on employee ownership!?! You heard that right!
Check out an old episode from our vault with Pete Stravos, who will be speaking at the CEO Summit (October 22-24) in Austin, Texas. Click here to register and learn…
September 30th 2024
Patagonia’s Vincent Stanley on Responsible and Regenerative Business Practices
Have you ever considered the reality of what it means to be sustainable? Vincent Stanley of Patagonia has always had that as his main mission.
September 16th 2024
Why Victor Cho Believes AI-Driven Companies Need a Human Touch
Do you think about how AI is going to shape our future in business?
September 2nd 2024
Can Business Be a Force for Good? with Dr. Jay Jakub
Have you ever thought about how you can solve the world's problems with your ideas? Dr. Jay Jakub believes that businesses can better position itself to solve the bigger problem;…
August 19th 2024
Episode #86: Ryan Heckman: The Blue-Collar PE guy
From Olympian to a backdoor entry into private equity, Ryan Heckman shares his story as a blue-collar PE executive aiming to elevate the industry. He began his career in private…
August 5th 2024
Episode #85: Elevating Capitalism – Profit Versus Profiteering with Chris Marquis
Profit is essential for business, but what happens when it comes at the expense of society? 
July 22nd 2024
Episode #84: An Inspired Entrepreneur Thinking Out of The Box!
Creating an inspiring company selling blankets? You bet!
July 9th 2024
Episode #83: The whole story- the founding, growth and challenges of building Whole Foods
In this episode, we welcome John Mackey, the visionary co-founder of Whole Foods Market and co-author of Conscious Capitalism. 
June 24th 2024
Episode #82: Purpose-Driven, Values-Based Leadership

Here the story of Freeman, a family-owned global provider of live event services, through the journey of a third-generation leader in the company. With a legacy of 97 years, Freeman integrates Conscious Capitalism into its business model achieving record results. Carrie Freeman Parsons, the chair of Freemans, shares great examples of their commitment to stakeholder orientation and how they have embedded purpose and values into their culture and aligned it with their strategy and operating model. Carrie gives us an inside perspective on the challenges that Freeman faced due to the COVID pandemic and the company’s record recovery to $2.1 billion which underscored the ingrained culture of integrity and empathy within the organization.  Finally, Carrie shares her reflections on navigating leadership as a woman in a male-dominated industry, her advocacy for gender equality, and her work towards a more equitable society. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** 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  

March 22nd 2024
Our Best Of: 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 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

February 22nd 2024
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