Conscious Business for a Flourishing World, 1 Episode Description This VoiceAmerica Special preludes the forthcoming new magazine imprint CONSCIOUS BUSINESS. Framed by THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS DECLARATION and, following from content of THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS WORLD SUMMIT of March 2019 hosted by HT, The Conscious Business Synergy Circle of The Evolutionary Leaders, and UNITY EARTH (a partner of this VoiceAmerica Series), major contexts, directions, and visions re: Conscious Business are discussed with thought and business leaders. Available for free by clicking here.
Paul Polman Aside from being a truly remarkable individual, Paul Polman is the former CEO of Unilever. In his 10 years as CEO, he turned Unilever into one of the most well-known examples for more sustainable and conscious business practices. He focused Unilever on making a social impact and at the same time delivered 10 years of top and bottom line growth. Paul moved from his CEO position at the end of December 2018. He has now created a new organization called IMAGINE, which helps businesses eradicate poverty and inequality, and address global climate change issues. In this discussion, Paul speaks from experience as a CEO about how to build more conscious and sustainable businesses. He addresses how to deal with some of the obstacles, such as ensuring positive shareholder returns. And he gives practical advice for company leaders on how to create healthier organizations. Paul is a contributor to this first issue of Conscious Business magazine through his VoiceAmerica interview linked here.
Rinaldo Brutoco Rinaldo Brutoco, J.D., international executive, writer and speaker for over 25 years, is a visionary, change agent and futurist. Mr. Brutoco was co-founder and COO of CHANNEL 100, a division of Optical Systems Corp., and founder and CEO of Universal Subscription Television. He is Founding President and CEO of the World Business Academy, a collaborative network that explores the leading edge of business and publishes new paradigm business literature. In 1999 he formed ShangriLa Group and serves as its Principal and CEO. He has written and/or contributed to several books and numerous articles. Rinaldo served on the board of NY Stock Exchange companies for more than 20 years and has been helping transform business for over 30 years. In this discussion, he speaks about the impact of the Business Round Table announcement from July this year, where this powerful group of over 170 corporate leaders broke with the Friedman paradigm, that businesses main responsibility is to satisfy shareholder return. He also discusses Climate Change issues and what todays leaders can do to create more flourishing businesses. 24