I am thrilled and honored to have Alice Korngold back on the podcast. Alice is a consultant, advisor, trainer, educator, author. She's a noted global expert on the issues of sustainability, diversity, inclusion, board governance, and E S G. We

Purpose-Driven Investing with Stacey Kline of Otto Intelligence

Aug 24th, 2022 27m 59s

Stacey Kline, CEO of Otto Intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss the future of purpose-focused finance. Noting the accelerating shift in aligning values with investment priorities, she unpacks how wealth advisors can employ ESG metrics and

Chronicling the Role of Technology in Climate Action with Heather Clancy of GreenBiz Group

Jul 19th, 2022 35m 1s

Heather Clancy, vice president and editorial director at GreenBiz Group, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion about the role of technology in climate action. Heather discusses the need for an intersection of corporate sustainability

Holding Management to Account with Andrew Behar of As You Sow

Jun 23rd, 2022 38m 11s

Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, joins the podcast to discuss the power of using shareholder advocacy to drive change at large corporations. Andrew walks us through “a day in the life,” specifically May 25, 2022, when his team presented resolut

Talking numbers and the narrative with Michael Young of Actual Agency and Noah Miller of Calibrate Partners

Mar 29th, 2022 32m 12s

In a special episode, host Michael Young, founder and CEO of Actual Agency, and Noah Miller, founder and CEO of Calibrate Partners, discuss changing expectations and heightened tension between corporations and stakeholders around ESG and sustai

Discussing the State of Purpose in the C-Suite with Kwasi Mitchell of Deloitte

Feb 2nd, 2022 23m 5s

Kwasi Mitchell, Chief Purpose Officer of Deloitte, joins the podcast to discuss the findings from the company’s C-Suite Insight Report. Companies are integrating Purpose into their business strategies but less than 15% of companies are collecti

Talking carbon-negative solutions from algae with Elliot Roth of Spira and Balaji Ganapathy of TCS

Dec 14th, 2021 30m 37s

Elliot Roth, Founder of Spira Inc, and Balaji Ganapathy, Chief Social Responsibility Officer of TCS, join the podcast to discuss how Spira is using algae to create new products that will improve the foods we eat and the products we use while se

Leading with Equity: The next evolution of DEI in the workplace with Michele Lanza and Glenn E. Singleton of Work Wider

Dec 7th, 2021 31m 48s

Work Wider co-founder Michele Lanza and Glenn E. Singleton, founder of Courageous Conversations, join the podcast for a conversation about how companies must change to make diverse teams a reality. We discuss why companies cannot rec

Living The Core Values with Oshkosh Corporation‘s Kevin Tubbs

Nov 16th, 2021 30m 1s

Kevin Tubbs, Vice President and Chief Ethics Compliance and Sustainability Officer at Oshkosh Corporation, joins the podcast to talk about the values that have guided Oshkosh’s success for the past 100 years. Tubbs discusses Oshkosh Corporation

Managing Climate Risks and Opportunities in a Shifting Market with Laura Zizzo

Oct 5th, 2021 23m 34s

Laura Zizzo, Co-founder and CEO of Manifest Climate, joins the podcast to discuss why organizations must incorporate climate disruption into decision making and governance. Laura discusses how organizations can understand and manage climate ris

A Recipe for Success: Why Corporations Should Partner With Their Critics with Bob Langert

Sep 28th, 2021 47m 58s

Bob Langert, author of The Battle to Do Good: Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey, joins the podcast to discuss his 25-year career as head of CSR and Sustainability for McDonald’s. Bob shares the strategy he used to partner with McDonald's

Disclosure is Not the Same Thing as Action with Alison Taylor of Ethical Systems

Aug 31st, 2021 32m 26s

Alison Taylor, executive director of NYU-based research collaborative Ethical Systems, returns to the podcast to broaden our understanding of the ethical, moral and conceptual boundaries around ESG, purpose and DEI. Alison makes the case

Embedding Purpose and ESG into the Muscle of the Business with Bruce Simpson of McKinsey

Jul 13th, 2021 32m 1s

Bruce B. Simpson, Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, joins the podcast to deliver thought provoking analysis and critique of the state of corporate purpose and ESG. Bruce argues that “longtermism” is where shareholder and st

Materiality: The Key to ESG Priorities and Board Effectiveness with Anthony Goodman of Korn Ferry.

Jun 22nd, 2021 32m 15s

Anthony Goodman, Senior Client Partner & Head of the Board Effectiveness Practice at Korn Ferry, rejoins the podcast to discuss how Engine No. 1, a purpose-driven investment firm with a small stake in ExxonMobil, won 3 executive board seats by

Putting Sustainability, ESG and DEI on the Menu with Caitlin Leibert of Chipotle

Jun 1st, 2021 37m 7s

Caitlin Leibert, Director of Sustainability for Chipotle Mexican Grill, joins the podcast to talk about Chipotle's sustainability mission surrounding food & animals, people, and the environment. From the farm, to the kitchen, the boardroom and

Social Justice and Sanitation with Kim Worsham of FLUSH

Dec 22nd, 2020 26m 19s

On today's episode of Purpose, Inc., Michael Young speaks with Kim Worsham, Founder and Principal of FLUSH, about the social, economic, racial and gender issues surrounding sanitation in communities from Africa, India, and the United States. Ki

The Crisis in Corporate Identity with Pamela Rucker

Dec 15th, 2020 31m 50s

In our latest podcast, Michael Young speaks with Pamela Rucker, a renowned speaker and trainer on innovation, digital transformation and corporate strategy. Pamela discusses the crisis in corporate identity, critiques corporate culture practice

Changing the World One Internship at a Time with Ahva Sadeghi of Symba

Nov 19th, 2020 30m 42s

Today on the podcast I speak with social entrepreneur Ahva Sadeghi, CEO and co-founder of Symba about how she and her team are removing barriers and leveling the playing field in corporate internships. Post-COVID, many internships were cancelle

Bringing Purpose to Politics: In This Together with Bill Shireman and Trammell S. Crow

Oct 22nd, 2020 38m 55s

We can’t meet a global health crisis, a climate crisis, an economic crisis or any future crisis as a divided nation. We’re not enemies. We’re a family with differences to work through. Polarization is our real enemy. Today on the podcast, Bill

Kicking-off Season 2: A look back, a big thank you and a look ahead

Oct 16th, 2020 25m 25s

Welcome to Season 2 of the Purpose, Inc. In this episode Michael recaps the key takeaways from the 22 thoughtful and provocative conversations he had with his guests in Season 1. Michael also outlines the issues, ideas and topics he wants to fo

Talking UN SDG 16, Transparency and Trust with Meg Parker Young of Thomson Reuters

Jul 28th, 2020 32m 21s

On today’s episode, Meg Parker Young of Thomson Reuters talks about trusted information as the core idea of UN SDG 16; why trusted information is critical to every aspect of a free society. Meg talks about how SDG 16 informs corporate responsib

Developing Talent and Building Advanced Technology in Small-town America with William LaBar of CGI

Jul 23rd, 2020 23m 38s

William LaBar, Vice President of CGI joins the podcast to talk about CGI’s network of Delivery Centers that employ over 1,800 IT professionals in small cities in the U.S. Will shares how CGI recruits and trains staff through programs that devel

Making News Socially Actionable with Melissa Anderson of Public Good Software

Jul 17th, 2020 27m 3s

Melissa Anderson, the Co-founder and President of Public Good Software, joins the podcast to discuss the consumer-brand-media-social action dynamic. Public Good is America's leading AI for good technology which makes news and content actionable

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Shallow Purpose with Brandon Peele of ion Learning

Jul 14th, 2020 30m 59s

Brandon Peele, VP People Science at ion Learning joins the podcast to talk about the corporate purpose journey; the steps and changes an organization must take toward defining its purpose; and how to create a purpose-led culture. We talk a lot

Talking Re-Commerce and Fashion Industry Transformation with Geri Cupi of MonoChain

Jul 9th, 2020 25m 39s

Each year $270BN worth of clothes are thrown away.Today on the podcast Geri Cupi, CEO and co-founder of MonoChain, joins the podcast to discuss MonoChain's blockchain re-commerce platform that gives brands and retailers access to circular econo