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What started as a way to make enough money to pay her way through school quickly turned into something bigger. Kristen Hadeed had no idea that her little side project would turn into a career. At 21 she turned down a six figure job in finance to continue growing her company, Student Maid which now…

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. In this episode of the Built On…

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.

Miki Agrawal is 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.

Patty McCord is someone who is truly helping push the boundaries of the way we think about work. During her time as the Chief Talent Officer of Netflix she created the famous Netflix Culture Deck, which has been viewed more than 13 Million times on Slideshare. More recently, Patty has been focused on advising innovative…

Brian Mohr was recently interviewed on the O.C. Tanner Great Work Insights Podcast about creating business with a higher purpose. Here’s a recap of what you will learn, provided courtesy of O.C. Tanner. 3:07 – What Conscious Capitalism is and how Mohr became involved. 3:51 – Conscious Capitalism strives to “elevate humanity through business.” 5:12…

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness.

Louis Efron’s 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. Here’s the highlights from the interview:

Kat Taylor’s purpose in work is restoring social justice and environmental well being. 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.” Here’s the transcribed interview:

Vince Siciliano 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 is the transcribed interview: