BSuite Podcast

In the Season 4 finale, host Anne Richardson welcomes Sarah Holdeman and Rebecca Goldcrump, co-founders of the Impact Collective based in Portland, Oregon. Sarah and Rebecca share the importance of their company’s mission, how they prioritize and nourish their business partnership, how they lead their clients to amplify their social impact through B Corp certification and beyond, and how they built an advisory board to expand upon their expertise and enhance their values. 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The Impact Collective Mission Statement Blog Post: https://www.theimpactcollectivepdx.com/blog/our-mission-statement

Portland State University Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship: https://www.pdx.edu/academics/programs/graduate/social-innovation-and-social-entrepreneurship

University of New Hampshire B Impact Clinic: https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/b-impact-clinic 

Portland Business Support Project: https://sites.google.com/view/pdxbiz-2 

Brene Brown Weekly Rumble: https://brenebrown.com/articles/2019/05/01/lets-rumble/ 

B Local PDX: https://www.blocalpdx.com/ 

Rahab’s Sisters: https://rahabs-sisters.org/

In Episode 9 of Season 4 of the BSuite podcast, host Anne Richardson interviews Tim Frick, founder and president of Mightybytes. MightyBytes is a B Corp certified digital marketing agency that serves social enterprises, sustainable brands, and large nonprofits. 

Tim is an active leader and educator throughout the B Corp community and the digital marketing space. In the episode, he shares how he established Mightybytes’ Impact Business Models, the challenges that come with using digital marketing tactics in ethical ways, and how business leaders can achieve success while adopting a sustainable mindset.

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Mightybytes: https://www.mightybytes.com/

B Lab: https://usca.bcorporation.net/

Jevons paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

Sustainability & The Web: Tim’s TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW75oJszcws

Solitaire Townsend’s LinkedIn Post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7149030234300809217/

EcoGrader: https://ecograder.com/ 

Siteground: https://www.siteground.com/ 

Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Green Digital Products and Services by Tim Frick: https://bookshop.org/p/books/designing-for-sustainability-a-guide-to-building-greener-digital-products-and-services-tim-frick/8133175?ean=9781491935774

Gaia Education: https://www.gaiaeducation.org/

World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Sustainability Guidelines https://sustainablewebdesign.org/

Alliance for the Great Lakes: https://greatlakes.org/

In this episode of the BSuite podcast, host Anne Richardson digs into the complex topic of data privacy with experts Donata Stroink-Skillrud and Hans Skillrud, founders of Termageddon, a service that generates and updates website privacy policies, cookie policies, and terms & conditions for small businesses. 

Termageddon exists to help businesses remain in compliance with the rapidly evolving landscape of privacy regulations. Hans and Donata break down the basics of privacy law compliance, explain why a lack of standardized privacy law in the United States (and around the globe) causes so much trouble for business and consumers, and ultimately imagine the positive impact that better privacy practices could have on the advertising industry as a whole. 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED:

American Bar Foundation: https://www.americanbarfoundation.org/

ePrivacy Committee of the American Bar Association: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/science_technology/committees/e-privacy/

Richardson Media Group’s Privacy Policy (Generated by Termageddon): https://richardsonmediagroup.com/privacy-policy/

GDPR: https://gdpr-info.eu/

NOYB: https://noyb.eu/en

Federal Trade Commission: https://www.ftc.gov/

Termageddon: https://termageddon.com/

Privacy Lawls: https:/termageddon.com/podcasts/

In this episode, Anne Richardson hosts a cutting-edge conversation about the relationship between sustainability and digital advertising with ad-tech sustainability pioneer and co-founder of Scope3, Anne Coghlan. 

The two Annes (Anne and Anne) break down the ways digital advertising contributes to a company’s carbon footprint, how companies and advertisers can minimize their advertising emissions, and reveal Scope3’s next steps on their mission to decarbonize the entire digital advertising ecosystem. 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED:

40 Under 40 in Ad Age: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://adage.com/article/special-report-40-under-40/40-under-40-anne-coghlan-scope3/2514116&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1702400039952436&usg=AOvVaw1q5aXdhImC8YgQ_OizZI80

#2 on PMW Power 100 List: 

https://www.performancemarketingworld.com/article/1836874/pmw-100-powerlist-2023

 Ad Exchangers Top Woman in Media and Ad Tech 2023:

https://www.admonsters.com/events/2023-top-women-in-media-ad-tech/

Scope3.com: https://scope3.com

Scope3’s Sanofi Case Study: https://scope3.com/news/putting-sustainability-into-action-a-case-study-with-sanofi-and-scope3

Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/

In this episode of the BSuite podcast, Anne takes a look behind the labels of clean, green, and blue beauty products with lead formulator Jana Blankenship, founder of the sustainable hair care line Captain Blankenship. 

Jana breaks down the sustainability certifications consumers should seek out when shopping for beauty products, her process for sourcing sustainable ingredients like seaweed, and how clean beauty companies are combating greenwashing across their industry. Don’t forget to subscribe to the BSuite podcast so you never miss a new interview with business leaders who are changing the world for good!

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Mandy Aftel: https://www.aftelier.com/

1% for the Planet: https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

Greenwave: https://www.greenwave.org/ 

Marin Skincare https://www.marinskincare.com/

Blackstone Point Oysters https://www.blackstonepointoysters.com/

Beauty Heroes: https://www.beauty-heroes.com/about-us/

Leaping Bunny: https://www.leapingbunny.org/ 

MADE SAFE: https://madesafe.org/

Wild Beauty: https://janablankenship.com/books/wildbeauty/

Seasonal Family Almanac: https://janablankenship.com/books/seasonalfamilyalmanac/

Meow Meow Tweet: https://meowmeowtweet.com/

Anne Richardson’s guest on this episode of the BSuite podcast is socially responsible business owner Tom Ruff, the face (and heart) behind Portland, Maine’s newest gluten-free craft brewery, Orange Bike Brewing. 

During the show, Tom speaks about his roots back on an Indiana farm, the origin of the Orange Bike name, and his journey combating racism, sexism, and other inequities of the craft brewing industry. Anne and Tom dive into what it means to be business leaders who prioritize social justice and work every day towards building a better world. 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

Orange Bike Brewing: https://www.orangebikebrewing.com/ 

Brienne Allan’s Instagram Posts: https://www.instagram.com/ratmagnet/ 

National Black Brewers Association: https://www.nationalblackbrewersassociation.org/ 

B Impact Clinic: https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/b-impact-clinic

Pink Boots Society: https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/

White Men for Racial Justice: https://www.wmrj.org/

Seeing White Podcast: https://sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

Anne interviews Nora Livingstone, Co-Founder and Volunteer Coordinator for Animal Experience International (AEI), an innovative B Corp that matches volunteers with ethical animal-related volunteer experiences around the globe. 

Anne and Nora discuss the origins of AEI, compare notes on their experiences as female founders, and dive into the definition of consent-based tourism. Never heard of it? That’s because Nora coined the term!

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

Animal Experience International: https://www.animalexperienceinternational.com/

Cowichan Women Against Violence Society: https://www.cwav.org/

Raven’s Nest: https://ravensnestcyac.ca/

Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center: https://jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org/

Meryl Streep on the Language of Men: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyoGL-_x-pQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Being the Best Boss for the World: https://medium.com/@bthechange/being-the-best-boss-for-the-world-136d4b3ee7cd

Tune in to Episode 3 of the BSuite podcast, in which Anne Richardson interviews Ben Conniff, Chief Innovation Officer of Luke’s Lobster, a sustainable seafood purveyor and fellow B Corp. During the episode, Ben talks about what it means to be a B Corp, educating consumers’ purchase decisions, and how Luke’s Lobster is trying to change the seafood industry landscape so customers can enjoy lobsters for years to come. 

When Ben joined Luke’s Lobster in 2009, he started out as the general manager of Luke’s first lobster shack in Manhattan. Throughout the brand’s evolution into a global leader in seafood sustainability, Ben has worked behind the scenes innovating the business and giving back to the lobster fishing community. 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

Luke’s Lobster: https://lukeslobster.com/

B Lab: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/ 

Anne’s Fishmonger’s Wife Blog Post: https://richardsonmediagroup.com/a-fishmongers-wife/

Blackstone Point Oysters: https://www.blackstonepointoysters.com/ 

Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative: https://lobsterfrommaine.com/

Marine Skin Care: https://www.marinskincare.com/

Maine Business Immigration Coalition: https://mainebic.org/

Beer Judge Certification Program: https://www.bjcp.org/

Orange Bike Brewing: https://www.orangebikebrewing.com/

Life All Boats Project: https://lukeslobster.com/pages/lift-all-boats

The Island Institute: https://www.islandinstitute.org/

Episode 2 of the BSuite podcast features a lively conversation between our host Anne Richardson and RMG friends and agency partners Benn Marine and Brittany Angelo of Dirigo Collective. 

Benn and Brittany co-host Dirigo Collective’s Responsibly Different podcast and they both work with clients around impact strategy. Tune in to learn more about the important contributions Benn and Brittany make through their podcast and other content platforms that serve to educate and inspire others.

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

Dirigo Collective: https://dirigocollective.com/

Responsibly Different: https://responsiblydifferent.com/podcasts/

Curious Coworkers: with Special Guest, Anne Richardson: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IbZBOcHP2LXSUF0n36Jr2?si=f6341189b7a340b0

Greyston Bakery: https://shop.greyston.org/

Brittany’s Blog Post about the 2023 Maui Wildfires: https://responsiblydifferent.com/wildfires/

Anne’s WomenSpaces Blog: https://richardsonmediagroup.com/category/womenspaces/

Equality Community Center: https://eccmaine.org/

Season 4 of the BSuite podcast opens with an exciting interview with Flo Nicolas, board member for New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility and co-founder of DEI Directive, a technology company that helps businesses gather and respond to data about their workforce. 

Listen in as Anne Richardson and Flo discuss:

• How to leverage transferable skills during a career change

• How startups can build strong cultures of inclusivity and belonging

• How to use a valuable business skill set to benefit the community 

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

BSuite podcast: https://richardsonmediagroup.com/bsuite-podcast/ 

Richardson Media Group: https://richardsonmediagroup.com/ 

DEI Directive: www.deidirective.com/ 

NHBSR: https://nhbsr.org/  

Building Inclusive Workplaces at the Start, A Guide for Startups (NH Tech Alliance): https://nhtechalliance.org/building-inclusive-workplaces-at-the-start-a-guide-for-startups/ 

Taimur Ijlal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance and Cyber Security: https://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Intelligence-Governance-Cyber-Security-beginners/dp/B09YHK8L2T