Purpose Works

How do we shift our relationships with work to live happier, more fulfilled lives? Our guests today are Eva Dienel (founder) and Christine Bader (contributor 2019-2022) of The Life I Want, a storytelling project about reimagining a future of work that enhances and enriches our lives, rather than leaving us depleted and burned out.

Eva Dienel is a successful writer, editor, and consultant with over 20 years of experience telling stories that engage people in making the world a better place. She has worked with a range of organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Participant Media, Mother Jones magazine, and Sierra Club Books. Eva was the Associate Director and Communications Manager at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) from 2008-2015, but left in pursuit of a better design for work and life.

Christine Bader was Amazon's first director of social responsibility (2015-2017) and is the author of The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil. She has delivered one TED and two TEDx talks, worked with the United Nations, taught business and human rights at Columbia University, and written for many publications, including The New York Times, Fast Company, and The Atlantic.

In this episode of Purpose Works, Christine, Eva, and host Maren Keeley, cofounder & CEO of Handprint, discuss what it would take to challenge the myths and broken promises of a system that glorifies overworking and prevents us from truly enjoying our lives.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Life I Want
• BSR
• The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil by Christine Bader
• What the Pandemic Taught Me About Work, Life, and Community by Eva Dienel
• Christine Bader: The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist (TED talk)
• Christine Bader: The Life I Want (TEDxMcMinnville)

Connect with Eva Dienel: evadienel.com

Connect with Christine Bader: christinebader.com

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About the host, Maren Keeley:

Maren is a curious and creative social entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, systems thinking, deep conversations, and paving the way for a better future. As the CEO & co-founder of Handprint, she’s on a mission to connect talented people with meaningful work and help purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Previously, Maren co-founded Conscious Company Media, which she exited in early 2018 after selling CCM to the SoCap Group. In her free time, you’ll find Maren hiking with her dogs, cooking, woodworking, listening to other podcasts, tending to her epic houseplant collection, running, and practicing yoga.

Connect with Maren Keeley on LinkedIn

Brought to you by Handprint

Handprint is a conscious hiring platform that connects talented people with meaningful work and helps purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Come visit us at handprint.io to learn more.

Purpose Works is produced and edited by Jeff Uzzel

Part of the puzzle of building a more sustainable future is getting to a place of shared understanding about the challenges we face, and the impact of our actions. But this can be tricky when the problems seem invisible or difficult to measure. Our guest this week is Tim Frick, founder and CEO of Mightybytes, a digital agency and B Corp based in Chicago. Tim has spent more than two decades working to tackle problems at the intersection of design, technology, marketing, and sustainability, and to create digital solutions that are better for both people and planet.

The Digital Economy, encompassing the internet, digital computing, and now blockchain technology, has transformed our lives. It’s changed how businesses are structured and operated, how consumers access and obtain goods and services, and these days, especially since the pandemic, how many of us work. But few of us stop to think about the environmental impacts of this new economy, and we should.

In this episode of Purpose Works, Tim and and host Maren Keeley, cofounder & CEO of Handprint, discuss the challenges that emerge from a constantly shifting technological landscape, and what corporate digital responsibility looks like in 2022.

Resources Mentioned

• Mightybytes
• Mightybytes Code of Ethics
• Mightybytes Blog
• Mightybytes - Corporate Digital Responsibility
• Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services
• Medium - Tim Frick

Connect with Tim Frick on LinkedIn
 

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About the host, Maren Keeley:

Maren is a curious and creative social entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, systems thinking, deep conversations, and paving the way for a better future. As the CEO & co-founder of Handprint, she’s on a mission to connect talented people with meaningful work and help purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Previously, Maren co-founded Conscious Company Media, which she exited in early 2018 after selling CCM to the SoCap Group. In her free time, you’ll find Maren hiking with her dogs, cooking, woodworking, listening to other podcasts, tending to her epic houseplant collection, running, and practicing yoga.

Connect with Maren Keeley on LinkedIn

Brought to you by Handprint

Handprint is a conscious hiring platform that connects talented people with meaningful work and helps purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Come visit us at handprint.io to learn more.

Purpose Works is produced and edited by Jeff Uzzel

What is the role of purpose in business? And what does a conscious company look like in 2022? The number of B Corp certifications is rising rapidly, and purpose is becoming more mainstream, but we still have a long way to go toward building a racially just, regenerative economy. This week on Purpose Works, we welcome Ryan Honeyman, a Partner / Worker-Owner at LIFT Economy, an impact consulting firm, and co-author of The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good.

When it comes to helping businesses become certified B Corps, Ryan is “the guy” everyone turns to for advice. He has helped over 50 companies — like Patagonia, Allbirds, Ben & Jerry’s, King Arthur Flour, Tanka Bar, Animikii, and Red Bay Coffee — become certified, re-certify, and maximize the value of their B Corp certification. Ryan is also a cohost of the Next Economy Now podcast and a cofounder of the Force for Good Fund, which invests in women and POC-owned “Best for the World” B Corps. He has written articles for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fast Company, Huffington Post, and many more, and Ryan has spoken extensively at many conferences and top business schools about B Corps and what he calls a whole-systems approach to using business as a force for good.

In this episode of Purpose Works, Ryan and host Maren Keeley, cofounder & CEO of Handprint, discuss how businesses are evolving with the purpose economy and adapting to cultural shifts that demand greater responsibility and action on matters of social justice and climate change.

Resources:

• LIFT Economy
• NEXT Economy MBA Program
• The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good
• Force for Good Fund

Connect with Ryan Honeyman on Twitter

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About the host, Maren Keeley:

Maren is a curious and creative social entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, systems thinking, deep conversations, and paving the way for a better future. As the CEO & co-founder of Handprint, she’s on a mission to connect talented people with meaningful work and help purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Previously, Maren co-founded Conscious Company Media, which she exited in early 2018 after selling CCM to the SoCap Group. In her free time, you’ll find Maren hiking with her dogs, cooking, woodworking, listening to other podcasts, tending to her epic houseplant collection, running, and practicing yoga.

Connect with Maren Keeley on LinkedIn

Brought to you by Handprint

Handprint is a conscious hiring platform that connects talented people with meaningful work and helps purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Come visit us at handprint.io to learn more.

Purpose Works is produced and edited by Jeff Uzzel

What does it take to be a great leader? How do we show up with authenticity and grace, and encourage others to do the same? Sherri Pittman, founder of Being Human, an executive coaching and advisory firm based in Oakland, California, shares her answers to these questions and more.

Sherri brings decades of strategy, marketing and leadership development experience from a broad range of industries to her work with Fortune 500 companies, later stage startups, and social impact businesses. She thrives on helping others tap into their best selves, and believes that building great organizations begins from the inside — from the leader who intentionally sets on the path of personal and professional growth.

In this episode of Purpose Works, Sherri and host Maren Keeley, cofounder & CEO of Handprint, dive into topics including conscious leadership, the impact of the pandemic on work life, the deeper meaning of The Great Resignation, and how to find and nurture a sense of purpose in your career.

Resources Mentioned

• 40 Day Journey with Howard Thurman by Donna Schaper
• The Purity of Desire by Daniel Ladinsky

Connect with Sherri Pittman on LinkedIn

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About the host, Maren Keeley:

Maren is a curious and creative social entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, systems thinking, deep conversations, and paving the way for a better future. As the CEO & co-founder of Handprint, she’s on a mission to connect talented people with meaningful work and help purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Previously, Maren co-founded Conscious Company Media, which she exited in early 2018 after selling CCM to the SoCap Group. In her free time, you’ll find Maren hiking with her dogs, cooking, woodworking, listening to other podcasts, tending to her epic houseplant collection, running, and practicing yoga.

Connect with Maren Keeley on LinkedIn

Brought to you by Handprint

Handprint is a conscious hiring platform that connects talented people with meaningful work and helps purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Come visit us at handprint.io to learn more.

Purpose Works is produced and edited by Jeff Uzzel

Can sustainable investing really make a difference in today’s volatile world? Natasha Lamb, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Arjuna Capital, shares her insights and stories about how leveraging the power of shareholder advocacy can catalyze social and environmental impact.

Natasha's wealth management firm focuses its investments on both profitable returns & stakeholder well-being, and her efforts have directly led to meaningful change at high profile companies like Citigroup, Apple, Nike, Amazon, and more. She has graced the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek and was named one of the 50 most influential people in business for her meaningful work on bridging gender and racial pay equity.

In this episode of Purpose Works, Natasha and host Maren Keeley, cofounder & CEO of Handprint, discuss what it means to work at the crossroads of investing, activism, and impact.

Resources:

• Arjuna Capital
• Citigroup
• The Great British Baking Show
• The Once and Future Witches
• The Highwomen

Connect with Natasha Lamb on LinkedIn

Like this show? Please leave us a review - even one sentence helps! We appreciate you!

About the host, Maren Keeley:

Maren is a curious and creative social entrepreneur with a passion for purpose, systems thinking, deep conversations, and paving the way for a better future. As the CEO & co-founder of Handprint, she’s on a mission to connect talented people with meaningful work and help purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Previously, Maren co-founded Conscious Company Media, which she exited in early 2018 after selling CCM to the SoCap Group. In her free time, you’ll find Maren hiking with her dogs, cooking, woodworking, listening to other podcasts, tending to her epic houseplant collection, running, and practicing yoga.

Connect with Maren Keeley on LinkedIn

Brought to you by Handprint

Handprint is a conscious hiring platform that connects talented people with meaningful work and helps purpose-driven companies build diverse, engaged, and values-aligned teams. Come visit us at handprint.io to learn more.

Purpose Works is produced and edited by Jeff Uzzel

The world of work is changing. Interest in social purpose and impact are growing rapidly, for leaders and customers alike. So how do companies thrive in this new economy? How do we balance profit and purpose? How do we create shared prosperity?

Welcome to Purpose Works, the conscious business & career podcast by Handprint.

Join host Maren Keeley as she interviews business leaders, experts, entrepreneurs, creatives, and individuals who believe in business as a force for good and share their stories about working towards a more just and sustainable future.

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