The Chief Executive Optimist

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  • The Chief Executive Optimist Podcast delivers resilience recipes for leaders and high-performers, helping to preserve your sanity and humanity in a paradigm of relentless change.   Launched in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, the series focuses on mindset hacks and development tools for values-driven businesses in the post-pandemic globalised economy, where importance is placed on integrity, sustainability, respect and societal impact. Business Transformation Consultant and Coach, Gareth Hawkins, welcomes guests to discuss topics on the themes of Conscious Capitalism and Inclusive Leadership, as well as exploring emerging trends and the challenges of management. #podcast #leadership #resilience #mindset #business #startup #scaleup #corporate #society #esg #coach #finance #hr #discussion
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  • 13: From the Sustainability Conference

    13: From the Sustainability Conference
    Mar 28 2022
    Gareth reports from the biz4Biz Sustainability Conference at the Rothamsted Institute of Agricultural Research near St Albans, Hertfordshire.   The event – which took place on 3rd of March 2022 was attended by over 170 business leaders from the region and had an amazing line-up of keynote speakers, on topics across the ESG spectrum.

    To learn more about the event, visit the conference page on the biz4Biz website.

    The line-up of keynote speakers who are interviewed in this episode includes :

    Bim Afolami
    MP for Hitchin & Harpenden and Chair, APPG for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

    Richard Roberts
    Leader, Hertfordshire County Council and Chair, Hertfordshire Growth Board

    Richard Whitehead
    Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Board Member and Chair, Herts IQ

    Stephen Ainsworth
    Head of Eastern Region, Barclays

    Marco De Benedictis
    Head of Sustainable Finance, Barclays

    Philip Webb
    MD and Founder, Investors In Community

    Leon Reed
    CEO & Founder, Verisio

    Monica Kanwar
    Director of Sustainability, University of Hertfordshire

    Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez
    Head of Business Growth & Entrepreneurship, University of Hertfordshire

    Mark Pashley
    Corporate Tax Partner, Mercer & Hole

    Andrew Griffiths
    Director of Community and Partnerships, Planet Mark

    David Hawes
    Co-Founder, Net Zero International

    Rondi Allan & Nick Reilly
    Co-Founders, Sustainable X

    Adrian Hawkins OBE and Ian Taylor
    from the event organisers, biz4Biz
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    31 mins
  • 12: Becoming A B-Corp

    12: Becoming A B-Corp
    Mar 10 2022
    Gareth speaks with Graham Gillen, founder of Eccountinc, and a B-Leader who assists companies across the UK and Republic of Ireland in pursuing and achieving B-Corp status.   Graham shares his insights on the processes available to both established and early-stage businesses, and gives some examples of sustainable companies he has helped become B-Corps, together with their compelling reasons for doing so.

    The following are mentioned in this episode :

    • BCorp UK
    • Purposely
    • Green Salon Collective
    • CleanTheWorld
    And for founders of startups who are seeking to incorporate with B-Corp-ready Articles of Association, etc, an example platform that simplifies this process can be found at :

    • FounderCatalyst
    Graham can be contacted via LinkedIn or via email to graham@eccountinc.com.
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    34 mins
  • 11: Businesses as Forces for Good

    11: Businesses as Forces for Good
    Jan 24 2022
    Gareth speaks with Paul Hargreaves, founder and Chief Executive of Cotswold Fayre, a speciality and fine food wholesaler and purpose-driven company that seeks to reduce poverty, injustice and environmental damage by balancing the needs of people and the planet with the pursuit of profit.    Paul discusses his 20-year journey of building his company and defining his style of inclusive leadership.

    Paul is also a B-Corp ambassador, with Cotswold Fayre having been one of the earliest companies in the UK to achieve certification as a B Corporation, in 2015.

    In addition, Paul is a published author, having written 2 books on purpose-driven business and compassionate leadership :

    Forces For Good (2019), and     
    The Fourth Bottom Line (2021)   

    Paul is an inspiring keynote speaker and shares his powerful insights at events, conferences and retreats.  To learn more about Paul, or to enquire as to his availability for speaking engagements, visit www.paulhargreaves.co.uk.
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    52 mins

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