The Conscious Culture Café

Join speaker and culture expert Kathy Miller Perkins, author of Leadership and Purpose: How to Create a Sustainable Culture, as she interviews business leaders and organizational experts who address how to balance purpose with profits. Whether you are leading a B corporation, working in corporate citizenship or corporate social responsibility, starting a social impact company or committed to making a difference through your work no matter your role, this podcast is for you.

#5: Build Your Values at Bettina Palazzo’s Corporate Ethics Gym

In this episode, Dr. Bettina Palazzo refers to ethics as “subversive activities” and says strong values underpin ethics. She then describes the problems of the corporate ethics dilemma so prevalent in our world today. Her solutions? Listen now.

#4: Women Leaving the Workplace: How to Stem the Tide

Maureen Higgins, the leader of IT consulting for Ernst & Young, Calgary, believes that we talk a lot about women’s careers and equality at work, but we do not act. Maureen talks about why this happens and offers suggestions about what actions to take.

#3: Bartenders Halting Harassment: Brown-Forman Chambord’s  Bystander Intervention Initiative

Taylor Amerman, Emma Briscoe and Melissa Emmal work together to deliver Brown-Forman Chambord’s bystander intervention initiative, Green Dot.

#2: Corporations Fighting Racism:  Just Talk or Progress?   

Nikki Lanier, SVP of Federal Reserve St. Louis, returns for her second interview on the Conscious Culture Café.  I invited her to join me to reflect on the past year. We discuss why diversity must come first, definitions of equity and how to address it, community branding problems and much more.

#1:  Eileen Fisher Story

Amy Hall, former VP of Social Consciousness at EILEEN FISHER and now a strategic advisor for the company, along with Sara Schley, Cofounder of consulting firm Seed Systems, share how they guided EILEEN FISHER in their phenomenally successful sustainability quest.

Sara and Amy share the secret and their step-by-step process with us in this episode. You too can achieve bold sustainability goals! 

#5:  Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer Isn’t Enough

Kelley Bright, Mercer’s Kentucky Office Leader and Firm Partner, has much to say about why diversity, equity and inclusion efforts fall way short of success! And she also tells us the one thing that companies must do to achieve that success.

#4:  Want a Bottom-Line Boost from DEI? Focus on Inclusion

Judy Ellis knows what she is talking about. She has been working with corporations on culture, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)  for 20+ years. Hear how authentic inclusion can help companies realize a positive bottom-line impact.

#3: Let’s Talk About the Equity in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  

How can Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts make any headway at all? Nikki Lanier has some clear advice.

#2: Change! Make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter in Your Organization  

Priya says she was born to be a rebel. And she is full of passion and genuine curiosity. In this episode she shares insights concerning why people within organizations might resist the DEI efforts and how to prevent it. She talks about what each of us can do to challenge our own assumptions about others.

#1: Women Fighting Racism  

Tawana Bain, extraordinary entrepreneur and founder of the famous Derby Diversity Summit, offers advice for all podcast listeners who want to join the ongoing battle against racism in our companies, our communities, and our lives.

#4: Finding Common Ground: What We Can Learn from What Has Worked

Mark Lorch, former union steward and leader extraordinaire, shares his stories of how to transform your workplace as you address the crises and the opportunities we face.

#3: What We Can Learn From Our World in Crisis

Organizational consultants and outdoors adventurers Kathi Irvine and Geoff Powter offer timely advice about how can you take risks, learn, and grow while our world is in crisis.

#2: When the Heat is On, Learn to Lead with Jerry Abrams, Envisioneer, Center for Creative Leadership

Jerry Abrams shares how these chaotic times provide us with unprecedented opportunities for learning, if we are paying attention. 

#1: Brand Purpose: Your Key to Business Success During the Pandemic and Beyond

Denise Roberson, Chief Purpose Officer of TBWA/Chiat/Day, on how brands with purpose will come out of this mess stronger and more resilient.

#5: Canopy: Building Companies for Purpose and Profit

So you want your company to have a social impact and make money, right? Scott Koloms, founder of nonprofit, Canopy, is here to help.

#4: It’s Simple: How to Engage in Corporate Citizenship with Carolyn Berkowitz

Carolyn offers intriguing ideas for how to start citizenship or corporate social responsibility programs without a lot of complexity and expense, no matter what your company size.

#3: It’s a Journey: Reinventing Your Work for Positive Social Impact with Scott Koloms

So you want to make a positive impact on your world through your work? Scott Koloms shows how to start with a simple commitment and make it real through mindful and intentional actions.

#2: Secrets to Becoming a Successful Social Entrepreneur with Anne Chambers

Hey, you aspiring social entrepreneurs. Have you been considering how you can create a business for both profit and social impact?  If so, this episode is for you!

#1: How to Create a Company Culture for Goodness with Bryan de Lottinville

So you think the rapid growth of your purpose-driven company will increase your social impact. But how do you expand it without losing the unique culture that made it excel in the first place?