Earlier this year I was part of a panel at Mumbrella CommsCon 2023 to discuss "how to profit with purpose". I joined three leaders in Australia’s communications industry – all women, movers and shakers; founders and leaders of their respective Communications Agencies. The discussion we had was a good one, but barely had time to scratch the surface of such an important topic within an industry that has such influence and leverage. So I invited them to join me on the podcast to take a deeper dive ...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Danielle Chiel is founder and CEO of KOCO, a knitwear company specialising in commercial hand knitting. KOCO (Knit One, Change One) engages women in rural villages in the south of Tamil Nadu, India, to produce artisan knitwear for global fashion brands. Combined, her lifelong passions for innovation, education, and giving women a voice, have enabled her to make significant social contributions in both Australia and India. She’s a published author, her book KOCO – How Handknitting is Changing Liv...
Jul 23, 2023•45 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast “Imagine waking up to a world without nature. Blue skies replaced by grey, grass by dirt, oceans turned to dust and mud. This isn’t some far-fetched Science Fiction movie, it is the reality we are facing now. We are staring down the gun at the end of the world as we know it and business leaders need to unite to implement new ways of thinking and doing before it’s too late.” Introducing Paula Kensington, award-winning CFO, business leader and director of consulting group, PK Advisory; and founder...
Jul 09, 2023•58 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 43 features Nikki Beaumont…Founder and CEO of Beaumont People, a leading recruitment business who are all about placing people first – whether its their own people, their clients or the candidates they place. This ‘people first’ philosophy and purpose-driven vision to connect people with organisations that empower them to do meaningful work and to create more opportunities for meaningful work in Australia, has seen Nikki's team provide much more than standard recruitment services to her ...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest on this episode of the FOR LOVE & MONEY Podcast is Kelly Beater. Kelly is Head of felix mobile, a brand that describes themselves as “passionate about enabling a seamless telco experience for our customers, while driving a positive impact for our planet through our partners like One Tree Planted.” felix’s mission is to inspire a better mobile industry; one that’s great for people and cares for our planet. felix mobile is part of TPG Telecom, one of Australia’s biggest telecommunication...
Jun 11, 2023•51 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest on the FLAM podcast is Graeme Cowan, whose dedication and commitment to creating mentally healthy workplaces has seen him named one of LinkedIn’s top voices for 2022 in the Mental Health & Resilience space. Graeme helps leaders and teams to be more caring and resilient - and enjoy growing together. He was founding Board Director of R U OK? and is the author of four books, including the internationally acclaimed BACK FROM THE BRINK, which has a testimonial from the former UK Prime M...
May 28, 2023•53 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Ravi Prasad is a former ad man turned social entrepreneur. A strategist, who in a career spanning over 20 years, worked for agencies including, EURO RSCG, Leo Burnett, John Singleton Advertising, Ogilvy & Mather, Sapient Nitro and Clemenger BBDO. Over the years his work has won, or been a finalist, in awards, from W3 in New York to the IIB Awards in London, and from ADMA to AIMIA in Australia. In 2013 Ravi shifted the focus of his life and work to pursue his interest in social justice and civil ...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Carolyn Tate is a writer, educator and speaker and the author of six books including Brave Women Write and her best-selling book The Purpose Project. She is a pioneer of purpose in Australia and her book has inspired countless individuals to pursue their purpose and make an impact. Brave Women Write is her most recent book. It’s a powerful call-to-action for women to harness the power of their words, to get writing and create personal and planetary change. As a river swimmer with a deep connecti...
May 01, 2023•55 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Listeners of this podcast might be familiar with the term B Corp, but like many – perhaps don’t have a clear understanding of what B Corp stands for and what is involved in becoming a B Corp . B Corps are businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency and as a result have received certification. The B Corp certification is the most holistic and rigorous independent certification for businesses today. Certified B Corporations, or B Co...
Apr 17, 2023•57 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine if impacting people's lives was deemed more valuable than money. That's what my guest on this episode is working towards. Kimberley Abbott, CEO and founder of Vested, a company with a mission to 'redefine millionaire to be a person who impacts millions of lives' through leveraging data-driven impact assessment to help people invest their money where it makes the best impact on society. Vested helps people invest their money where it matters. To create impact where it is most needed. Kim ...
Apr 02, 2023•55 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Saving the world, one wash at a time. Sounds pretty good, right? That’s the question posed and answered by the personal care brand, Baresop, which is responsible for producing modern-day zero-waste personal care products. Manufacturing everything from hand wash soaps to body wash products, Baresop is pushing to create change through every wash. Baresop’s founder, Prisca Ongonga-Daehn is my guest on today’s episode of the podcast and I can’t wait for you to hear Prisca’s story and the absolute ge...
Mar 19, 2023•49 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is committed to empowering changemakers and shifting the technology landscape, ensuring a more diverse and inclusive space for all. Luli Adeyemo is the Founder & Director of Sydney-based integrated marketing agency Best Case Scenario and has spent the last 30 years curating content for thought leadership conversations and campaigns in the technology sector. In 2020, Luli was appointed the Director of not-for-profit foundation TechDiversity - an industry alliance committed to amplif...
Mar 05, 2023•51 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Few people would see a global pandemic as an opportunity to open a co-work and event space, but this is exactly what my guest today did in 2020. Abbey Pantano is Founder of Seed Impact Business Community. As a retail marketing specialist of 12 years, and eco side hustle owner for two, it was a stream of devastating world events and climate anxiety that led to a new dream... What if we brought together a community of mission-driven entrepreneurs, dedicated to using their businesses as a force for...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest Melanie Greblo’s driving purpose is to catalyse and lead positive impact. This has led her to become a founder and CEO of an innovative and highly impactful start-up, Scriibed and a not-for-profit organisation, Banksia Academy. Scriibed combines the best in AI with a highly trained and skilled workforce delivering transcription-based services. Scriibed for HR offers automated meeting admin with a human touch. They automatically capture, summarise and action important workplace meet...
Feb 06, 2023•53 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is a leader of the global Purpose movement. He’s also a best-selling Author. Visionary Founder. Inspiring Keynote Speaker. Afdhel Aziz is on a mission to solve one of the biggest problems facing individuals and companies in the 21st century: how to find purpose and meaning in their work and unlock the enormous power of business to do good in the world. He is the Founder and Chief Purpose Officer at Conspiracy of Love , a global purpose consultancy that works with Fortune 500 compan...
Jan 22, 2023•50 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast I was introduced to Emma Freivogel by a mutual friend and started following her Linkedin content. I was immediately drawn to her because of her unapologetic passion and conviction in revolutionising recruitment and her commitment to creating serious change. Emma is founder of Radical Recruit, a London-based not for profit recruitment consultancy that exists to excite, agitate and shake things up in the recruitment industry! If you love this episode, you're going to want to follow Emma on Linkedi...
Jan 09, 2023•55 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast My guest on this episode is Cassandra Treadwell, Co-founder and CEO, So They Can www.sotheycan.org and Co-founder, CEO, Essence of Humanity www.theessenceofhumanity.com So They Can is a not for profit organisation committed to empowering children living in poverty through education. Cassandra’s career background is medico legal, gaining her masters degree in medical law and ethics from King’s College, London University. While she has enjoyed living overseas, she chose to come back to Wanaka, New...
Dec 18, 2022•52 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast Simon Griffiths is CEO and co-founder of Who Gives A Crap, the iconic Aussie B Corp that sells good looking, forest friendly toilet paper, paper towels and tissues direct-to-consumer. Who Gives A Crap donates 50 per cent of their profits to help build toilets for those in need. As much as Simon loves toilet paper, he helped start the business for its impact, with the company on a mission to improve access to hygiene, clean water and basic sanitation in developing countries. Since founding the co...
Dec 04, 2022•51 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today is a champion for the UN Sustainable Development Goals aka The Global Goals or the world’s ‘to-do list’. If you aren’t aware of these goals, this episode will be a great introduction for you. Mick Hase is the founder of SEVENTEENx , a movement designed to engage the business community with the Sustainable Development Goals. As an impact driven entrepreneur, Mick and his brand exist to connect companies together to use business to build solutions to the world's biggest challenges. ...
Nov 22, 2022•57 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today is Yas, Founder and Chief Evangelist of the award-winning circular economy enterprise, Circonomy. An entrepreneur of impact and a circular economy pioneer in Australia, Yas recently closed a $4M equity capital raise to expand nationally, with Officeworks as a key investor and shareholder. Together, through expansion of re-use, repair, resource recovery and recommerce initiatives, Yas is thrilled to work with partners and investors to bring the next phase of growth, seeing her Circ...
Nov 07, 2022•56 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast My guest for today’s episode of the FLAM Podcast has had many careers; radio broadcaster, creative director, donut maker and lecturer. Nik Robinson is passionate about using his creative skills to solve problems and make a positive difference, so in 2018, he set up his company, Good Citizens with his young kids to take on the world’s plastic issue. It would take 752 days and thousands of failed attempts to finally launch Good Citizens Eyewear in April 2020. Good Citizens has one mission - to unt...
Oct 24, 2022•59 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 25 of the FLAM podcast. For regular listeners of this podcast, you may remember an earlier episode ( Episode 14 ) where I read a chapter from my book “FOR LOVE & MONEY How to profit with purpose and grow a business with love” We had some great feedback on that episode so we thought we would do it again! I’ve selected a chapter that covers a subject I speak a lot about. It is also the starting point for any work we do with clients when helping them uncover the higher purpose of...
Oct 09, 2022•16 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast The Purpose Conference was first staged in Sydney, Australia in 2015. Today, Purpose is a stand-alone company and community. After a 4-year hiatus, 2022 marks the fourth Purpose event, coming at a time when the movement for social purpose-led business is growing with intensity. It’s a movement driven by employees, customers, consumers, investors; people realising that we need to accelerate the pace of change and business is the means in which to do this most directly. In this episode, our guest ...
Sep 25, 2022•58 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Only 2% of VC funding goes to women-owned businesses in Australia. Women over 50 feature in less than 4% of media globally. I’ll just let that sit with you for a moment before you dive into my interview with Jules Brook – founder of She’s The Boss and Handle Your Own PR. Those two statistics, alongside others that should make you feel distinctly confused/uncomfortable/angry (pick your choice) is what inspired Jules to launch She’s The Boss at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Since then, it has...
Sep 11, 2022•49 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest on this episode of the FOR LOVE & MONEY PODCAST works at the very heart of social impact and business. Tom Dawkins (he/him) is the Co-Founder and CEO of the social impact crowdfunding platform and innovation agency Start Some Good. Start Some Good began in 2010, and aims to help emerging entrepreneurs to design, launch, and grow their prospective social impact projects. A leading advocate for social enterprise, Tom was previously the founder of youth non-profit Vibewire, the first Digi...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Kyle Turner is our guest on this episode of the FOR LOVE & MONEY PODCAST. Kyle, a Wiradjuri man (he/him) from central New South Wales, is the CEO and Founder of Pearlii , a for-profit social enterprise using artificial intelligence to bring free dental check-ups and free oral health education to the world. Dr Turner holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Oxford and he has published widely on the burden of chronic diseases, with a heavy focus on prevention, together with a passion ...
Aug 15, 2022•47 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Smith is an entrepreneur, adventurer and not-for-profit founder. Over the past fifteen years he’s founded three startups in the surfing, wine and sustainability arenas and built two schools in Myanmar. He’s travelled to some of the most remote corners of the planet, including North Korea, Tajikistan and Nagorno-Karabakh to name just a few. Mike Smith's most recent venture - Zero Co - aims to solve the global plastic problem through large scale ocean clean-ups and a closed-loop solution for ...
Jul 31, 2022•43 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast On the 9th of February 2009, our guest on this episode lost most of what he owned in the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia. Grateful to be alive and overwhelmed by the support he received, David Laity decided to begin a wine business that gave back. And so began Goodwill Wine, Australia's only certified social enterprise wine company. Since its inception, Goodwill Wine has donated close to half a million dollars to Australian charities by empowering its customers to choose which ch...
Jul 17, 2022•56 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is Paul Dunn, a 4-time TEDx speaker, master storyteller and one of the most well-read people I know! He is a Senior Fellow in one of the World’s Leading Think Tanks and consults to and mentors leading-edge businesses around the world. He was honoured as a Social Innovation Fellow in his new home of Singapore; something he shares with film-star and philanthropist Jet Li and Walmart Chairman, Rob Walton. He was one of the first 10 people in Hewlett Packard in Australia. He then creat...
Jul 04, 2022•54 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Anna Sheppard, Founder and CEO of Bambuddha Group strongly believes the power of Kindness is world changing. With a deep commitment for creating equality based on her lived experience, Anna began Bambuddha Group to empower corporate leaders and their teams how to ‘work kinder’. The team at Bambuddha developed an evidence-informed kindness curriculum which minimises risk and improves outcomes across all organisational areas. Bambuddha Group is a multi-award winning social enterprise that provides...
May 22, 2022•58 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 
