Built On Purpose

This episode of the Built On Purpose Podcast features an interview with Gerald Chertavian, Founder & CEO of Year Up, a national program that empowers urban young adults to enter the economic mainstream. In this episode Gerald talks about the Opportunity Divide, why he founded Year Up to bridge the Opportunity Divide, and how to think about hiring in ways that taps into talent that is not being utilized. Listen to this episode and more Built On Purpose podcast interviews at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

This episode features an interview with Meghan French Dunbar, co-founder of Conscious Company Magazine. In this episode Meghan shares what the future of business as usual will look like, why she co-founded Conscious Company Magazine, and what it's like being a Co-CEO. Listen to this episode and more Built On Purpose podcast interviews at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

This episode of the Built On Purpose Podcast features a conversation with Doug Rauch, the CEO of Conscious Capitalism and Founder of Daily Table. Doug spent 31 years with Trader Joe’s Company, the last 14 years as President, helping grow the business from a small, nine-store chain in Southern California, to a nationally acclaimed retail success story with more than 340 stores in 30 states. In this episode Doug talks about why he founded Daily Table, the misconceptions about our food, and why it's critical to do cultural checks in an organization. Listen to more episodes of the Built On Purpose Podcast at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

This episode of the Built On Purpose Podcast features a conversation with Kristen Hadeed, the Founder & CEO of Student Maid. What started as a way for Kristen to make enough money to pay her way through school quickly turned into something bigger. Kristen had no idea that her little side project cleaning houses would turn into a career. At 21 she turned down a six figure job in finance to continue growing her company which now has two locations and more than 500 employees. In this episode, Kristen discusses millennials in the workplace, being a CEO and founder in her 20's, and what can be learned by cleaning toilets.  Listen to more episodes of the Built On Purpose Podcasts at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

This episode features a conversation with Ann Rhoades, an experienced Human Resources expert.  Ann is known for creating corporate cultures based on values, customer service excellence, and employee engagement. Prior to founding People Ink, Ann served as the Chief People Officer of Southwest Airlines, Promus Hotel Company (Doubletree Hotel, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites, and Hampton Inn brands), and JetBlue Airways. In this episode Ann talks about co-founding JetBlue Airways, leadership lessons learned at Southwest Airlines, and why great organizations live values instead of just putting words on the wall. Listen to more episodes from the Built On Purpose podcast at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

This episode features an interview with Miki Agrawal, a serial social entrepreneur. Miki is the author of the book, DO COOL SH*T and is the founder of the farm-to-table, gluten-free pizza concept called WILD in NYC. She is also a partner in Super Sprowtz, a children’s media company to get kids to eat more vegetables, and the co-founder & CEO of THINX. In this episode Miki talks about the 3 P's that we're afraid to talk about - Periods, Pee & Poop - and how her entrepreneurial ventures address these taboo subjects on a local and global level.    Hear more episodes from the Built On Purpose podcast at yscouts.com/podcast

Dr. Raj Sisodia is one of the thought leaders of the Conscious Capitalism movement globally. His book Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose is considered a foundational work in explaining the precepts and performance implications of pursuing a conscious approach to business. It was named one of the best business books of 2007 by several organizations, including Amazon.com. Sisodia has an MBA in Marketing from the Bajaj Institute of Management Studies in Mumba, India, and a Ph. D. in Marketing & Business Policy from Columbia University. In 2003, he was cited as one of “50 Leading Marketing Thinkers” and named to the “Guru Gallery” by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Bentley University honored him with the Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2007 and the Innovation in Teaching Award in 2008. He was recently chosen as one of ten “Outstanding Trailblazers of 2010” by Good Business International, and one of 2010’s “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business

This episode features an interview with Louis Efron, The Voice Of Purpose. He’s the author of How to Find a Job, Career, and Life you Love, and is on a mission to inspire everyone to live a life of purpose. Louis’ career has spanned industries from theatre to medical devices, and from software to electric cars. Throughout his journey, one thing has become abundantly clear, a life of purpose matters more than anything else. Hear more episodes from the Built On Purpose podcast at yscouts.com/podcast

Patty McCord, Principal of Patty McCord Consulting and former Chief Talent Officer of Netflix. Patty is someone who is truly helping push the boundaries of the way we think about work. She created the famous Netflix Culture Deck, which Sheryl Sandberg said, “may be the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley.” It’s been viewed more than 13 Million times on Slideshare. More recently, Patty has been focused on advising innovative companies like Warby Parker, HubSpot and GitHub to name a few - about developing culture and leadership. In this interview we’ll explore culture, we’ll discuss leadership, and we’ll ask Patty all about how we can be innovative when it comes to thinking about work. Here’s the interview with Patty. Listen to more episodes of the Work That Matters podcast at yscouts.com/podcast

In this episode of Work That Matters we interview Michelle Gielan, Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and the author of Broadcasting Happiness, the Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change. Michelle had one of the most desired jobs every broadcaster dreams of, a news anchor gig at CBS News. So, why did she decide to leave that job to go back to school? We’ll explore that story in this episode.  We’ll also dive into the science of positive psychology and the impact it is having with the businesses she and her team are working with. Michelle is a barrel full of energy - sit back relax and enjoy my interview with Michelle Gielan. Listen to more episodes of the Work That Matters podcast at yscouts.com/podcast

This episode features an interview with Vince Siciliano, the President & CEO of New Resource Bank in San Francisco. Vince wants to change the way people think about banking - and the way they use their money. And in this episode, we’ll explore the concept that banking should be for people, planet and profit. Here’s the interview with Vince. For more interviews from the Built On Purpose podcast, please visit yscouts.com/podcast

This podcast interview is with Kat Taylor, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Beneficial State Bank. Kat is really smart. Harvard grad. JD & MBA from Stanford. Sits on Harvard’s Board of Overseers. The list goes on. But beyond her impressive accolades, Kat’s purpose in work is restoring social justice and environmental well being. And what’s fascinating is that Kat is working to restore that social justice and environmental well being in banking - an industry she describes as “just above oil, gas and government in popularity.” We’ll get to more of that in a minute in our show. In this interview we’ll dive deep into why Kat is motivated to keep the affection in business for good, the business model behind Beneficial State Bank, and of course, Kat’s tattoos. Without further ado, please enjoy this interview with Kat Taylor. For more interviews, please visit yscouts.com/podcast

Barry Schwartz gave one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time called the Paradox Of Choice. It’s been viewed more than 8 million times. More recently, Barry has been focused on talking about why work is broken. He literally wrote the book on purpose in work with his book, “Why We Work.” And why do we work? Do you ever think about that question? Barry does. A lot. And that’s why in this interview, I’m going to ask Barry to take us on a tour of the purpose of work in our lives, and what you can do to help yourself, and your employees, work with purpose. Here’s the interview with Barry. For more interviews, please visit yscouts.com/podcast.

Clayton Christopher is an entrepreneur who has founded or has co-founded food and beverage brands like Sweet Leaf Tea, Deep Eddy Vodka and Rhythm Super Foods to name a few. Clayton is one of 3 principals of CAVU, a venture fund that invests in consumer products. The fund has raised $156 million for it's debut. Clayton has a classic entrepreneurship story, and we’ll dive into a few of those stories in this episode, but the big one that stands out to me is that Clayton started Sweet Leaf Tea on $12,000 and his grandmother’s recipe before selling the company to Nestle 13 years later for $183M. We’ll talk about that story in this interview. We'll also talk about Deep Eddy Vodka and his sale of the brand to a Kentucky distiller for nearly $400M. Clayton is passionate about entrepreneurship, he loves helping small food and beverage companies scale, and he’s out in Austin, Texas - the epicenter of consumer innovation - let’s just dive right into it.  Please enjoy this interview with Clayton Christopher. For more