In this episode we welcome the former global CEO of The Body Shop, David Boynton.

We explore his perspective on The Body Shop's journey and the leadership challenges of growing a purposeful business in a crisis-prone environment.

We discuss the process of creating the 'fight for a fairer, more beautiful world' purpose statement and how it was implicitly used as the glue in tough times and the decision-making tool in growing the business.

This is both exit interview and fascinating exploration of how purposeful enterprise can prevail in our turbulent times.

The live event also happened to take place on the day The Body Shop changed hands from Brazilian B corp Natura to global private equity group Aurelius in November 2023.

In addition to his leadership at The Body Shop David previously held senior positions at a number of major high-street retailers and most recently was CEO of menswear company Charles Tyrwhitt. Prior to that he spent ten years at French beauty brand L’Occitane, where he was based in the US and part of a small global leadership group that took the company from 200m to over 1.2bn euro during that period. He has also held a number of senior management roles with A.S. Watson in Asia and supermarket group Safeway Plc in the UK.

He is known for creating challenging but supportive environments where talent can develop and flourish and for being a thought leader on sustainable brands and a keynote speaker at other major conferences around the world.

This episode was hosted by Paul Skinner, founder of the MarketingKind community, director of the Agency of the Future and author of The Purpose Upgrade and Collaborative Advantage.

In this episode Gaia Vince, award-winning broadcaster, journalist and science writer, shares how we can migrate our way to a more sustainable future.

This discussion is an important one for anyone interested in climate change, migration and how the two are inextricably linked.

It covers why Gaia wrote her latest book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval, the importance of cities in leading the way on climate migration and examples of how large number of migrants can integrate effectively with the host population.

Gaia encourages us all to do our part by "normalising the conversation about climate migration and human mobility".

Nomad Century is her third book and her first two are Adventures in the Anthropocene (for which she was the first woman to win the Royal Society Prize for Science Books) and Transcendence (which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books).

In addition to her books she writes articles, including for the BBC, The Guardian, New Scientist, Australian Geographic, Science. She makes and present science documentaries for radio and television, presents BBC Inside Science, and gives talks around the world. Previously, she has held senior editorial positions at the science journals Nature, Nature Climate Change, and New Scientist magazine. She has won awards for her work, most recently, the 2024 European Geosciences Union Angela Croome Award for excellence in Earth, space and planetary science journalism.

Gaia is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL’s Anthropocene Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (RSA), and a founding member of the Climate Migration Council, and proud to be a National Oceans Centre Ambassador.

This episode is hosted by Paul Skinner founder of ⁠the MarketingKind community⁠, director of Agency of the Future and author of The Purpose Upgrade and Collaborative Advantage.

In this episode Charlotte Hollins, manager of Fordhall Farm, shares the amazing story of how she and her brother Ben saved their family farm by making it the first community-owned farm in England.

Charlotte talks about the benefits of community ownership. She encourages us all to get involved with community projects near us, to consider becoming a member of Fordhall Farm and to support the We’re Right Here community power campaign.

She explains that once people become a member of Fordhall, their behaviour shifts and they are much more likely to start engaging with other local community projects, creating a ripple effect.

She says one secret to their success is "holding a strong vision, but being really flexible as to how we achieve that vision."

You can sign the We're Right Here community power pledge here.

And learn more about Fordhall Farm here.

This episode is hosted by Paul Skinner founder of the MarketingKind community, director of Agency of the Future and author of The Purpose Upgrade and Collaborative Advantage.

This episode covers everything from Solitaire's childhood growing up on a council estate and her early career working in social justice, to her current work at Futerra and helping Hollywood scriptwriters to better incorporate climate narratives.

Solitaire is an entrepreneur, sustainability expert, TED speaker and author. She co-founded the change agency Futerra in 2001, now one of the leading sustainability agencies in the world, working with the world’s most influential organisations to activate social justice and environmental restoration.

She Co-founded the She is Sustainable events and also Co-founded the Climate Optimist movement.

Solitaire was named ‘Ethical Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2008 and Chair of the UK Green Energy Scheme between November 2009 and July 2015. She was trustee of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy from May 2012 until December 2016. Solitaire was a member of the United Nations Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce and was a London Leader for Sustainability. She was part of a working group contributing to the Race to Zero’s 2022 Criteria Consultation for the UNFCCC’s Climate Champions and Expert Peer Review Group.

Solitaire is Chair and Trustee for the Futerra Solutions Union – an independent charitable foundation of ‘culture hackers for sustainability’ which aims to use the power of culture and public education campaigns to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, socially just future.

S​he is author of ​two books The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future ​(2023) and​ The Happy Hero: How to Change Your Life By Changing the World (2017).

This episode is hosted by Paul Skinner, founder of the MarketingKind community, director of Agency of the Future and author of The Purpose Upgrade and Collaborative Advantage.