Responsibly Different™

In this first of three episode series, Benn shares some conversations with some of his LGBTQ organizing friends. You'll hear about heartfelt stories working on marriage, some leadership tools that have served the movement well, and we explore fear and vulnerability. This episode is meant to inspire and instill a sense of hope, that despite the over 490 anti-LGBT bills being pushed across the country, underneath it all is a strong, vibrant, and resilient community.


Register for the Pride is Protest Virtual Event with B Lab US & Canada & the ACLU Here - June 22nd at noon EST.

Listen to full interview with Monna Wong

Listen to a full interview with JeanMarie Gossard on Ocean of Organizing

Listen to a full interview with JeanMarie Gossard on Renegades and Mavericks

Listen to the full interview with Quinn Gormley on Ocean of Organizing

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Join Benn as he talks with Jared Meyers, CEO of Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Vice Chairman and a Founding Director of Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet Member, Climate First Bank. Jared is also a Founding Steward of B Lab,  a member of B Tourism, Florida for Good, and White Men for Racial Justice.  In this episode they talk about all the ways Legacy Vacation Resorts is unique, and how we all can be leveraging business as a force.

Jared Meyers' LinkedIn

Legacy Vacation Resorts works hard to have you travel sustainability;

• EV Chargers 
• Paper hotel keys
• Reusable water bottles
• Watch this video to learn about all the ways Legacy Vacation Resorts is having an impact

Climate First Bank

At Climate First Bank our vision is to reimagine finance as a force for good and become the most impactful bank contributing to the drawdown of atmospheric CO2. Climate First Bank is a full-service community bank offering personal and commercial banking services with a focus on environmental sustainability. We do our part to preserve America’s irreplaceable ecosystem by providing residents and businesses with convenient, specialized green loan options for everything ranging from rooftop solar to renewable energy to building retrofits, EV charging, or even purchasing certified carbon offsets.

B Tourism, Florida for Good

B Tourism is a global network of Certified B Corporation travel and tourism companies as well as other conscious travel organizations that take collective action for environmental and social justice. Inspired by the operational transparency and overall credibility of the B Corp Certification, the platform hopes to serve as a resource for the regenerative travel movement and to help travelers enjoy a vacation experience that embodies interdependence and interconnectedness.

White Men For Racial Justice (WMRJ)

White Men for Racial Justice is an anti-racist pro-justice community of practice rooted in personal transformation, relationships of mutual accountability, and taking action in our spheres of influence. Our shared purpose is to dismantle racism and the culture and systems of white supremacy in ourselves, our communities, and our country.

Ecosia

Jared mentioned not using Google anymore and switching over to Ecosia. If you haven’t made the switch yet, now is the time to explore this B Corp based web search engine! Yes, you can plant trees just by searching the web with Ecosia adding to the over 177,244,715 trees already planted.

Responsibly Different™ United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) Series

Be sure to check out our episode about UNSDG #10: Reduced Inequality. We had on the show Fab 5 Freddy, the Executive Director of the Last Prisoner Project, and the team from B Corp certified Sweet Livity to share with us about some of the inequalities from the workplace to systemic injustices in the US public policy sphere and Bernard Noble a man who was impacted by these unjust policies.

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Just last month Amalgamated Bank celebrated a century of operation! To help us celebrate this milestone with them, Benn has Ivan Frishberg, Chief Sustainability Officer on the show to talk about different initiatives the bank has implemented over the last 100 years and where they are hoping to go next. Benn and Ivan cover just about everything from Climate Justice to LGBTQ+ Rights, Reproductive Rights to Voting Rights, and Racial Justice to Anti-Violence and Gun Safety and so much more. How does a bank do all this and still protect your investments? You are just going to have to tune in to learn more! 

April 14th, 2023 was Amalgamated Bank’s official 100 Year’s Celebration! Read the full story from their President and CEO, Priscilla Sims Brown here. 

You can also read Amalgamated Bank’s Net Zero Climate Target’s Report to dig deeper into the work they are doing in service of climate justice with science backed reduction and offsetting targets.

Another organization mentioned in this episode is the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). WWF is an international non-governmental organization that aims to conserve nature and reduce the impact of human activity on the environment. The organization was founded in 1961 and operates in over 100 countries, with a mission to protect and restore the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.

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April is a time to celebrate our love for the earth and our love for people that give their time to volunteering. Happy Earth Month and Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month! Because Benn and Brittany are coworkers who volunteer often and LOVE the earth, this month’s Curious Coworkers episode shows you a bit behind the scenes into how they have helped others care for the environment and how they have volunteered. 

History about Earth Day

History about Volunteer Month

Outdoor Education with Rippleffect - Maine Based

Outdoor Club Support with Teens to Trails - Maine Based

Sunrise Movement, national organization

Outdoor Access Instagram Accounts:

• More Women Surf
• Outdoor Afro
• Unlikely Hikers
• Special Surfers
• Summits in Solidarity
• Brown People Camping
• Melanin Basecamp

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In this episode of the Empowered Women Empowering Women series, Brittany talks with one of the original founders of We the Change, Rose Penelope Yee and two other members of the leadership circle, Carolina Miranda and Lindsay LaShell.
We the Change is a group of empowered women creating a radically inclusive and richly regenerative global economy. They are the women leaders of certified B Corporations and other purpose-driven enterprises. Tune in to this episode to hear the story of how We the Change got started and all the work they are proud to have done and are excited to do in the future. 

Links they all talk about:

• B Lab’s Theory of Change
• We the Change Declaration - On the Home Screen
• Rhino Foods Episode to hear more about the loan they provide for their employees! 
• BrainStorm: Sara Schley, one of the co-founders of We the Change's Book. 

I just loved the invitation of how all the women CEOs got invited to come to the first gathering at Eileen Fisher. “What can we do together that none of us can do alone” 

Upcoming Events where you can find We the Change: 

• The Spring Retreat - May 17-19 in Portland, OR
• B Corp Leadership Development Conference Southeast in Raleigh in September

Loved the Episode, here are some action items you can do:

• Sign the declaration
• Start volunteering

Brittany brought up the cover art again for this podcast series, not sure what she is talking about? Apple Podcast doesn’t change the cover art on episodes so check out the artwork here! 

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In this episode of the Empowered Women Empowering Women series, Brittany talks with ecosystem builder Twanna Harris. Twanna has been striving to ensure that she can become the person that she needed most when she was growing up, that person who would see her, that had the power to help open doors. Through this conversation you will learn about Twanna’s story and how she is doing just that now for her community! 

Creatives/Partnerships Twanna mentions with links we found to keep exploring:

• Janel Mona 
• Outkast: Using song lyrics to talk about social issues they saw in their communities. 
• Brian Stevenson - “those closest to the problem are the ones that need to be at the table for change” 
• Marcus Graham Project’s programs are designed to provide diverse aspirants in the field of marketing and media, including advertising, PR & social media with the exposure and experience necessary to solidify careers within the industry. 

Follow Along on Social

• Twanna Harris Linked In
• TribeGoodCo - on IG

Loved Twanna as much as we do? Check out another podcast she did called “But Why”. She mentioned it during the episode because we all loved what she shared there as well! 

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In this episode Brittany and Bethany Andrews-Nichols, a Vermont - based artist, illustrator, surface pattern designer, muralist and instructor of Beenanza Design talk about the design, "Big Girl pants" that was gifted to Brittany by fellow B Corp lover, Brittany's 2020 BLD co-chair and Bethany's partner. As you will hear throughout the episode, this poster that was gifted to Brittany was and is the inspiration for the whole Empowered Women Empowering Women series. Coming from the mantra Bethany would say to herself when she needed a little bit of encouragement.

"Inspired by those moments right before pushing send on an important email or doing something that feels scary, but important…when you close your eyes & repeat this mantra. "Put your big girl pants on, nothing is going to happen unless you make it happen.""

Beenanza Design's "Big Girl pants" Artwork

Newsletter sign up link, bottom of the home page!
Fun past partnerships with Citizen Cider - one of my favorites! 

Follow Beenanza Design On Social

• Beenanza Website
• Beenanza instagram

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In this episode Brittany talks to Rebecca Oppenheim and Gail Tiburzi Buck, the founders of this leading executive search firm, NextOpp Search.  They talk about how a women owned, certified B Corporation, first to have a one to one service model is helping to support domestic violence survivors get back into the workforce. They have created their Hire One Help One program that we discuss.

They were both named to Entrepreneur's 100 Women of Influence list and  Charleston Business 2022 50 Most Influential People list. 

Domestic Violence Support Links 

• National Network to End Domestic Violence 
• National Domestic Violence Hotline

Follow NextOpp Search

• NextOpp Search Website
• NextOpp Search LinkedIn
• NextOpp Search Instagram

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In this episode Brittany and Nupur Amin, Business Development and Outreach manager at B Corp certified Habitus,  talk candidly about coaching resources that are available to help empower you to show up as your full self, have a powerful voice in the workplace, and to support others while doing it!

One lucky listener will randomly be selected for a free coaching session with Nupur.
Fill out the form here for your chance to win and will we contact the winner by email at the end of April.

Books, Podcasts, and Coaching Links 

• Reinventing Organizations
• Women Don't Ask
• Brave New Work Podcast

Nupur's email: [email protected]

Nupur talked about her colleagues book - Finding a Job that Loves You Back
Where to buy the book:

• Bookshop.org (fellow B Corp!)
• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble

Follow Habitus On Social

• Habitus Website
• Habitus LinkedIn
• Habitus instagram
• Habitus Facebook

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In this episode CEO and Founder of B Corp certified Habitus, Justin Wright shares a simple three step process to help you find meaningful work. His expertise is in collaborative negotiation theory, behavior change, multi-party facilitation, mediation and career coaching. Justin is a former adjunct professor of negotiation at Yale and Northeastern’s Business School. He has mediated over 150 cases since training in 2011, some of his past clients include Danone North America, Cabot Creamery, and Netflix.  He is also co-author of the book, Finding a Job that Will Love You Back, and brings the framework laid out in the book, to our conversation.

Follow On Social

• The book's main webpage
• Habitus LinkedIn
• Habitus instagram
• Habitus Facebook

Where to buy the book:

• Bookshop.org (fellow B Corp!)
• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble

Reviews/in the news:

• BookLife Review
• Boston.com Ask the Job Doc

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