Hiring For Good Podcast

Welcome to Hiring For Good, a podcast presented by Acumen Executive Search, exploring the transformative power of leadership—and what happens when the right person takes the job.

In this episode, co-hosts Suzanne Hanifin (President, Acumen Executive Search) and Tanis Morris sit down with Tom Burns, visionary entrepreneur, co-founder of Yogi Tea, and former CEO of Golden Temple. Tom shares his remarkable journey—from growing up in a multi-generational manufacturing family in the Pacific Northwest, to living in an ashram in Eugene, and ultimately building Yogi Tea into a global brand rooted in organic ingredients, Vedic tradition, and social responsibility.

Listeners will hear how Tom integrated meditation, Sikh philosophy, and conscious leadership into his approach to business, creating organizations that nourish both people and planet. He reflects on values-based hiring, building cohesive leadership teams, and why “work as worship” has been his lifelong philosophy. Today, as CEO of Plant Based Innovations, Tom continues to champion mission-driven growth while supporting communities through business.

This inspiring conversation highlights how purpose, vision, and values can shape not only successful companies but also meaningful lives.

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/ 

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search

Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search

Email: [email protected]

Hiring for Good is presented by Acumen Executive Search. Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Welcome to Hiring For Good, a podcast presented by Acumen Executive Search exploring the transformative power of leadership—and what happens when the right person takes the job. In this episode, co-hosts Suzanne Hanifin (President, Acumen Executive Search) and Tanis Morris sit down with Andy Nelson, CEO of Ride Connection—a nonprofit that provides over 1 million rides each year, connecting the Portland metro area’s most-vulnerable neighbors to work, health care, shopping, and each other.

Topics Discussed:

• From service to leadership — Andy Nelson’s journey as a high-energy social sector leader, volunteer, and coach, and why he believes communities thrive when the needs of our most-vulnerable neighbors are met.
• Ride Connection’s impact — how the organization provides over 1 million rides each year across the Portland metro area, connecting people to work, health care, shopping, and each other.
• Leading with purpose — Andy’s approach to building strong teams, fostering collaboration, and never taking opportunities to serve for granted.

Ride Connection’s Website : https://rideconnection.org/ 

Andy Nelson’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-nelson-34aa321/ 

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/ 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/288s2urueV7xjlsFoYW8QN 

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search

Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search

Email: [email protected]

Hiring for Good is presented by Acumen Executive Search. Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Sear

Welcome to Hiring For Good, a podcast presented by Acumen Executive Search exploring the transformative power of leadership—and what happens when the right person takes the job.

In this episode, co-hosts Suzanne Hanifin (President, Acumen Executive Search) and Tanis Morris sit down with Mac Prichard, founder of Mac’s List—Oregon’s premier job board and a nationally recognized career resource.

About Mac Pitchard:

Mac Prichard is the founder and publisher of Mac’s List, a regional job board that helps people find jobs that matter. Mac’s List was founded in 2001 and became a Certified B Corporation in 2017.

Mac is also the author of Land Your Dream Job Anywhere and Land Your Dream Job in Portland and the host of the top Apple ranked career advice podcast Find Your Dream Job.

From 2007 to 2023, Mac owned and operated Prichard Communications, a social change public relations agency that worked with philanthropies, nonprofits and public agencies across the country. Previously, Mac was a communications director in Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC. Mac has a master’s in public administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Iowa.

Topics Discussed:

-Owning Your Career Path: Mac shares how periods of unemployment taught him the importance of clarity, networking, and taking charge of your own professional journey.

-Hiring with Intention: The conversation explores how values, mission alignment, and clear expectations are essential for successful hiring and team-building.

-The Origin of Mac’s List: Mac reflects on how a simple act of service—sharing job postings—evolved into a mission-driven business connecting people to meaningful work.

Mac’s List Website : https://www.macslist.org/

Mac Pritchard’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macprichard 

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/ 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602 

Spotify:

About Luis Carbo:

With over 20 years of experience across global operations, sales enablement, and human and financial capital services, Luis Carbo has partnered with some of the world’s most recognized brands. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to optimizing processes, launching strategic initiatives, and building lasting impact while empowering professionals at every level.

Luis’s driving purpose goes beyond business — he is dedicated to helping individuals advance personally, professionally, and financially. He finds the greatest fulfillment in seeing others achieve their dreams and carve out meaningful, purpose-driven lives.

Luis Carbo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luiscarbo/

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602

Hiring for Good is presented by Acumen Executive Search. Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Leigh Schiffmacher’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-schiffmacher-07bb25153/

CAI  Website: https://caiready.com/

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring For Good Ep 36 - Beach Pace, CEO of Big Brother Big Sister

Hiring for Good is a podcast exploring the transformative power of leadership and what happens when the right person takes the job. Thank you for tuning in to this episode with Hiring For Good with Hiring For Good Ep 36 - Beach Pace, the CEO of Big Brother Big Sister.

About Big Brother Big Sister:
Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 5 through young adulthood in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

Beach Pace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beachpace 
Big Brothers Big Sisters Website: https://www.bbbs.org/ 

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/288s2urueV7xjlsFoYW8QN
Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring For Good Ep 35 - Chris Pippin, Director of Marketing Operations at Cambia Health Solutions

Hiring for Good is a podcast exploring the transformative power of leadership and what happens when the right person takes the job. Thank you for tuning in to this episode with Hiring For Good with Chris Pippin, the director of marketing operations at Cambia Health Solutions.

About Cambia Health Solutions:
Cambia Health Solutions is dedicated to making the health care experience simpler, better and more affordable for people and their families, including the more than 2.3 million people we serve through our regional health plans.
For more than 100 years, Cambia has been deeply rooted in a legacy of transforming the industry and the way people experience health care. And we’re committed to delivering an easier, personalized health care experience for the next century.
Drawing upon its legacy business, Cambia has pivoted to meet the needs of today’s health care consumers. Our six regional health plans, our health policy center, Echo Health Ventures and the Cambia Health Foundation are all united by our Cause— to serve as a catalyst to transform health care, creating a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/288s2urueV7xjlsFoYW8QN

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring For Good Ep 32 - Rena Whittaker, President & Founder of BeingTribal

Hiring for Good is a podcast exploring the transformative power of leadership and what happens when the right person takes the job. Thank you for tuning in to this episode with our guest Rena Whittaker, the President & Founder of BeingTribal.

Rena Whittaker's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rena-whittaker-60931b10/ 

Being Tribal Website: https://beingtribal.com

About Rena Whittaker:
Rena Whittaker is the Founder and President of BeingTribal, a compassionate truth teller, and a convener of passionate leaders. As a keynote speaker and author, she is an expert in cultivating personal and professional T.R.I.B.A.L. transformation—fostering trust, respect, investment, belonging, accountability, and leadership. With over 20 years of experience as an Executive Director in healthcare philanthropy, Rena has successfully raised millions of dollars for impactful causes through the support of generous donors and investors. Her mission is to guide individuals and organizations to transform through authentic connection and empowered leadership. Rena is passionate about helping people create meaningful tribes that foster growth, success, and deep, lasting change.

Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hiring_For_Good

Podcast on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiring-for-good-podcast/id1725208602

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring For Good Ep 32 - Michael Eshelby, Founder & Chairman of 

Hiring For Good Website: https://www.hiringforgoodpod.com/

Podcast on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Tanis Morris: Director of Business Development at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Suzanne Hanifin: President at Acumen Executive Search
Email: [email protected]

Acumen Executive Search Website: https://www.acumenexecutivesearch.com/

Acumen Executive Search is the leading certified woman-owned Executive Search and advisory Firm on the West Coast.

Acumen sources, attracts, and qualifies world-class executive and management talent for organizations to support them in achieving their organizational goals.​ Due to their focus and local network, which is both broad and deep, we are able to leverage best practices across a broad range of industries. We employ an equity lens throughout the recruitment process.