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The Bottom Line

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Hosted by the Drucker Institute’s Rick Wartzman, author of four books and a Fortune contributor, The Bottom Line puts a spotlight on companies that are advancing social progress—and those that aren’t.

Episodes

Episode 23: Examining the Rise of the Social Enterprise With Deloitte's Erica Volini

Featured interview with Erica Volini, U.S. Human Capital leader for Deloitte Consulting. Marty Goldensohn reports on BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s call for companies to show how they’re making a “positive contribution to society.” Natalie Foster comments on how the retail industry is being decimated by avarice, not just Amazon.

Jun 07, 20181 hr 5 min

Episode 20: Eating Right With Naturade's Claude Tellis and Kareem Cook

Featured interview with Naturade CEO Claude Tellis and Kareem Cook, the company's chief marketing officer. Bridget Huber reports on Impact America Fund’s efforts to help improve low- to moderate-income areas. Karan Chopra lays out what small rice farmers in West Africa can teach American business leaders.

Apr 19, 20181 hr 2 min

Episode 19: Finding the Perfect Career With Sokanu's Spencer Thompson

Featured interview with Spencer Thompson, founder and president of Sokanu. Bridget Huber reports on the skills that today’s teens will need to succeed in the workplace of tomorrow . Natalie Foster explores how and why the private sector is starting to make real strides on paid parental leave.

Apr 05, 20181 hr 7 min

Episode 11: Building the Mother of All Job-Matching Platforms With LinkedIn's Allen Blue

Featured interview with Linked-In co-founder Allen Blue. Megan Kamerick reports on a national network called TechHire, which is forging pathways for overlooked Americans to gain skills and access to technical jobs. Dorian Warren shares his take on how Donald Trump is betraying the working-class communities that he vowed to fight for.

Nov 16, 20171 hr 2 min

Episode 9: Turning Service Jobs Into Good Jobs With Hello Alfred's Marcela Sapone

Featured interview with Hello Alfred CEO Marcela Sapone. Ernest Savage reports on efforts by the National Domestic Workers Alliance to create good jobs in sectors that haven’t traditionally had them. Dorian Warren casts a skeptical eye on the mad rush by one city after another to attract Amazon’s new headquarters.

Oct 19, 201757 min

Episode 8: Creating the Office of Tomorrow With Herman Miller's Brian Walker

Featured interview with Herman Miller CEO Brian Walker. Marty Goldensohn reports on how employers are trying to tackle the “privacy crisis” in open offices. Natalie Foster explains why now is the time for a big, bold expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.

Oct 05, 20171 hr 3 min

Episode 5: Reimagining the Workplace With Business Talent Group's Jody Miller

Featured interview with Business Talent Group CEO Jody Miller. Marty Goldensohn reports on a policy aimed at helping the growing ranks of gig workers: portable benefits. Sandra Smith explores why many of those seeking work in poor African American communities struggle to get job referrals from family and friends.

Aug 10, 20171 hr 1 min

Episode 4: Restoring Trust in Business With Time Inc.'s Alan Murray

Featured interview with Alan Murray, chief content officer at Time Inc. Marty Goldensohn reports on "Shared Value"—an orientation in which companies look to solve social problems as part of their core business strategy. Natalie Foster comments on much-needed efforts to help caregiver jobs become good jobs.

Jul 27, 201756 minEp. 4

Bonus Episode: The New Blue-Collar Blues With Robert Reich and Paul O'Neill

Bonus Episode: “The New Blue-Collar Blues” Featured Interviews with former Treasury Secretary and Alcoa CEO Paul O’Neill and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Lily Bowles, sustainability officer at Aspiration, takes a look at which companies are leaders, and which are laggards, when it comes to worker safety....

Jun 22, 20171 hr 10 min

Episode 2: Design Thinking for Social Good With IDEO's Tim Brown

Episode 2 Featured interview with IDEO CEO Tim Brown Robin Urevich reports on one design-driven project for social change. Natalie Foster explains how, in an age when union membership is very low, workers are using digital technology to find their collective voice.

Jun 22, 201758 min

Episode 1: Keeping Focused on the Long Term With Unilever's Paul Polman

Episode 1 Featured interview with Unilever CEO Paul Polman Megan Kamerick reports on how companies are using social purpose as a way to attract millennial talent. Dorian Warren explores why employers that stand to lose with Trump’s immigration policy—those in construction and agriculture, for instance—aren’t speaking out more loudly against the administration’s hard line....

Jun 22, 20171 hr 1 min

Sample Reel

Hosted by the Drucker Institute’s Rick Wartzman, author of four books and a Fortune contributor, The Bottom Line puts a spotlight on companies that are advancing social progress—and those that aren’t. By engaging in lively conversation with top executives and other experts, Wartzman draws out insights into some of the most pressing issues of our time—all through the lens of what is arguably the most powerful institution in our country: business. The Bottom Line also features regular commentaries...

Jun 12, 201710 min