This episode sets the context for the new season and explores how the author's roots in Africa have shaped his career and perspectives on sustainable business. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Prologue from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. The Prologue is broken into the following sections:

- A child of Africa
- Growing up wild
- Only elephants should wear ivory 
- The sixth mass extinction