Make The Change - Conversation of Change Podcast

In this episode, Make the Change engages with Liz Cullen Whitehead, the CEO of 12PointFive and co-founder of Diversity Masterminds, who has supported diverse entrepreneurs since 2002.

Liz shares her journey of creating positive change, her challenges, and how she addressed them. She also provides insights into the importance of supplier diversity, sustainability, and mindfulness in today's business landscape.

Learn about Liz's bespoke services to underrepresented business owners and how she helps them leverage certifications for growth. Discover the rewarding aspects of her consultancy experience and her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make a positive impact.

Join us for an episode filled with captivating stories and thought-provoking discussions. For more information, visit Make the Change, 12PointFive or Diversity Masterminds. Stay tuned for our next episode of Conversation of Change!

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Conversation of Change, the podcast that spotlights social entrepreneurs creating positively impactful work. Hosted by Nabilah from Make the Change, a social enterprise in Singapore, this episode features a special guest, Dave, the founder and CEO of The Colibrily Crew, a US-based ethical digital marketing agency.

In this engaging discussion, Dave shares the journey of The Colibrily Crew, celebrating their 10-year milestone, and delves into the core values and challenges of building a purpose-driven business. Learn how his agency supports small to medium organizations aiming to make a social impact, and how his diverse, global team maintains a balanced lifestyle through innovative practices like mind-body benefits and continuous personal development plans.

Dave also opens up about his personal career transition from corporate America to becoming a changemaker, the importance of mental health, and his philosophy of sustainable growth over rapid expansion. This episode is packed with valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone interested in making a meaningful difference through business.

Join us on this journey of exploration and discovery, and be inspired by Dave's commitment to creating a better world. For more information on Make the Change, visit makethechange.sg. To learn more about The Colibrily Crew, check out colibrily.com.

Unleash the power of social finance in your life with our podcast, "Conversations of Change". Join our host, Nabilah, as she talks to Eric, a visionary leader from GoodWhale. He shares inspiring insights about his organization’s mission to revolutionize financial literacy and investing education, with a particular focus on helping tech-savvy individuals to fulfil their financial goals.

Fathom the depth of social impact with Eric, as he narrates GoodWhale’s journey towards achieving B Corp certification. Recognizing the seamless alignment of GoodWhale's objectives with impact-driven values, Eric stresses the importance of making a social impact as a B Corp company. He even elaborates on grappling with the initial challenges of balancing profit generation with social value creation.

Eric addresses the various pillars that B Corp certification entails. Drawing inspiration from Duolingo's business model, GoodWhale looks to provide a similar impact using a sustainable model. Eric advocates care while considering investment options and GoodWhale's aspiration to become everyone's trusted 'life investing companion'.

In this in-depth conversation, embrace the opportunity to learn more about how GoodWhale cultivates financial literacy as a fundamental right, the role of AI in personalizing financial education, and the organization's march towards B Corp certification.

In an eye-opening and insightful episode of "Conversations of Change," we host an intriguing conversation with Keith, a leading force from B Lab Singapore. As his responsibilities lie within business development and partnerships, Keith provides a high-level perspective on how the B Corps revolution is creating a global ripple effect. He showcases Singapore-based standout B Corps like Salad Stop and BP The Silver, who exemplify the transformative potential of integrating social and environmental responsibility into their business ethos.

Keith unwraps the benefits of becoming a B Corp, which includes increased employee engagement, attracting value-aligned capital, and better branding. He explores why an increasing number of companies are striving towards this certification, despite the challenges, demonstrating how the mission is embedding purpose into business to drive positive societal change.

Our conversation further pivots to individual roles to sustain and propel the B Corps movement. Spanning a gamut of micro-actions from volunteering to creating awareness, we dive into how individuals can also be catalysts for change alongside enterprises. Additionally, Keith enlightens us on specific actions companies can take to step into the realm of B Corps, including inclusive hiring, customer education, and income disparity checks.

Enhancing the dialogue, we discuss the importance of adopting sustainable and equitable practices that benefit not just the employees, but the broader community as well. We conclude with ways organizations and individuals can join the B Corp wave and create lasting change in their respective spheres. This episode is a powerful narrative of change-making initiatives, profiled through the B Corps lens.

To tap into more conversations around the transformative B Corps movement, tune in to this enlightening episode and visit our websites at makethechange.sg and bcopsingapore.org.

In this episode of Conversation of Change, we had the honor to talk to Chis Marchant (CEO of Vitasoy) and David Bensadon (Managing Director of We Are Caring).

They shared their journey to becoming a certified B Corporation and how their organisations Go Beyond

In this episode, we talk to Hidekatu Shigekawa | Director of H.A.M. Creations he shares the misconceptions and challenges of inclusive hiring.

In this episode, we talk to SA Expeditions a virtual travel company that specializes in curating bespoke, privately guided travel experiences. Founded in 2010, SA Expeditions differs from other companies as all the travel explorations that they offer comes with an added purpose.

The company strongly believes that when done right, travel has the power to leave a huge impact on a person and even on communities.

In this episode, we talk to Paulo Cruz Filho, the founder of We Flow.

Listen and be inspired on how companies can create impact.

On this Episode we talk to the founder or Bridge City Media, a creative studio based in Portland Oregon. The using their creative skills to make an impact in society.

In this episode we talk to David Jaber is the founder and CEO of Climate Positive Consulting, a Certified B Corporation.. They help companies understand their impact on climate change and plan with them to mitigate the impacts. They analyse operations, supply chains and facilities to identify improvement opportunities in line with science based targets and net zero goals. Over the last 20 years, David has worked with over 150 companies on environmental excellence.