The Conscious Capitalists

Here the story of Freeman, a family-owned global provider of live event services, through the journey of a third-generation leader in the company. With a legacy of 97 years, Freeman integrates Conscious Capitalism into its business model achieving record results. Carrie Freeman Parsons, the chair of Freemans, shares great examples of their commitment to stakeholder orientation and how they have embedded purpose and values into their culture and aligned it with their strategy and operating model. Carrie gives us an inside perspective on the challenges that Freeman faced due to the COVID pandemic and the company's record recovery to $2.1 billion which underscored the ingrained culture of integrity and empathy within the organization. Finally, Carrie shares her reflections on navigating leadership as a woman in a male-dominated industry, her advocacy for gender equality, and her work towards a more equitable society. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

A good business model is the Ferrari engine—people are the fuel that makes it work! 14% CAGR for almost 25 years by caring, looking for goodness and saying thank you. Hear practical examples of how Barry Wehmiller does it—and at the centre of it, leaders measuring success by the lives they have touched. This approach to leadership and culture that has worked in over a 100 acquisitions- across the globe- a better way of doing business! Join us to hear the inspiring story of Bob Chapman CEO of Barry Wehmiller- WHAT they do is provide the industrial equipment and engineering solutions that help bring many of life’s daily necessities - toilet tissue and wet wipes, corrugated boxes, cans of soft drinks, bags of dog food, containers of yogurt, pharmaceuticals, envelopes and more - to people across the globe. But that’s just what they do. What truly defines them as a business is HOW they do it, and that’s by fostering a caring, trusting, nurturing organizational culture through which people feel safe to express their ideas and share their gifts and talents. Using the power of business to build a better world. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

This interview cuts straight to the heart of self-compassion, revealing it as not just a personal virtue but a critical life skill as we have a profound dialogue with Kristin Neff, a pioneering figure in compassion research. Kristin shatters the notion that self-compassion is a luxury, framing it instead as a necessity for anyone striving to thrive in the throes of life's challenges. She presents compelling evidence from her studies, including one that revolutionizes our understanding of how self-compassion can significantly elevate athletic performance, challenging the stoic, grit-your-teeth dogma that pervades our culture. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

A conversation with Sadhguru and John Mackey. Brought to you by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

The Private Equity industry is a lightly regulated industry with an increasingly mixed record on both financial returns and its impact on the quality of American jobs and businesses. How can it be shaped to be more of a force for good in Society and to avoid some of its worst tendencies and practices? Brendan Ballou, author of the book Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America, offers an authoritative overview of the industry and a comprehensive approach to the reforms needed to shift the industry in a more positive societal impact—the nudges required to change the model not to eliminate it. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Join us for a frank discussion on ESG, climate investing, and the need for government policy through taxes and subsidies to push companies into doing the right thing for the climate crisis. As our guest Ken Pucker, former COO of Timberland, says, ESG has no impact on saving the planet. Ken talks about the challenges for all of us in understanding when and where real Capital is invested in impacting climate change. Ken argues that better accounting on externalities alone is not enough. We need to price externalities to drive real behaviour change. Hence, the role of government policy is to play a role with taxation and subsidies to reward good behaviour and punish bad. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Hear about what this means and the extraordinary story of Lynne Twist the author of the Soul of Money and co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance. Money is a means not an end, and our attitude towards it shapes many of our actions. Lynne walks us through some of the shifts in mindset that enable us to allow money to flow in our lives towards making a difference. An inspiring call to live a committed life and step into making a difference in the world. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Uncommon common sense – taking a long-term, ownership approach to investing and avoiding the casino capitalism, trading system that focuses on short term bets. Hear Tom Gardner co-founder of Motley Fool talk about their investment firm and approach to outstanding returns. AND they have one of the great conscious cultures we’ve seen- creating a fun and high performing family of “Fools”. Listen and be inspired by what is possible! A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Profound reflections on the nature of being fully human and the leadership journey from a world-leading expert on the human experience, organizational health and leadership development, Amy Elizabeth Fox. Amy is incredibly articulate in explaining the psychological and spiritual elements of adult development and leadership growth and how to develop leaders who slow down internally and allow the future to whisper to them in a triple VUCA world. Amy is the CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership and shares her expertise in leadership, her learning journey, and that of Mobius and their world-renowned Next Practice Institute. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

This week join the chairperson of Patagonia, Charles Conn, as we discuss the change in ownership at Patagonia- a company now responsible to the planet! Charles says “We (Patagonia) think companies should stand for something. And we're not afraid to say that we don't think companies should be neutral creators of profit that distribute that profit to shareholders”. Now the Board and executives at Patagonia need to ask explicitly, how is this good for the planet! Hear Charles talk about his views on the need for long-term thinking and how we need to look at the 'full cost' of the products we consume- what is the actual footprint of our consumption? As conscious consumers, we need to focus on owning fewer things but better things- Patagonia strives to make the best raincoat- and make it to last and be reused and recycled too! A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

We are amidst a fundamental shift in what good leadership means. Good leadership is caring about people and focusing on the long-term stewardship and success of the organization. Join one of the outstanding leadership experts and ‘CEO whispers’ of our time Bill George, to discuss his new book, True North; Emerging Leaders Edition. Bill is the former CEO of Medtronic and, for 20 years, a teacher of leadership programs at Harvard Business School. He has served on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Exxon-Mobil, Novartis, Target, and Mayo Clinic. Un Podcast de Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

This week we have Roger Martin, #1 business thinker in the Thinkers50 list, a biannual ranking of the most influential global business thinkers. He joins us to discuss his new book about saving democratic capitalism: When More is Not Better. We discuss the decline of the middle class, of good jobs, as well as outdated paradigms about the "economy as a machine" and the issues with business education. A thought-provoking wide range of insights from one of the leading business thinkers. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Burnout has become an epidemic, and it's a wake-up call. We need a different prescription for dealing with this --one that addresses burnout on the levels where it's happening and replenishes our energy with simple, decisive steps toward healing. A uniquely qualified expert, Dr. Neha Sangwan, talks with us about what she has learned about burnout in her professional and personal life. She suggests we need a different kind of prescription, one that addresses burnout on the levels where it's happening and replenishes our energy with simple, powerful steps toward healing. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

This week, Simon Mainwaring shares his latest thinking on the critical mindset shift we need to make—from Me to We- and how this makes all the difference in how we lead our businesses. We discuss “We first capitalism’ and the need to fully cost the impact of our products and production processes on the planet. He reminds us of some fundamental truths- “we are nature, human nature- the human expression of nature’ and we need to right-size our relationship with the planet. We also explore how marketing has evolved- how purposeful brands are about movement-making that engages stakeholders in activism with the brand. He explains how this is so easy and yet so very hard to do in today’s marketplace – the key is consistency. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

This week, we have an essential dialogue on race and business. We talk candidly about race, trust and belonging in the workplace and the role of a conscious leader in creating a healing organization. We begin with Gervase Warner, former McKinsey Partner and CEO of Massy Group- one of the largest business in the Caribbean basin- sharing his journey to conscious leadership. We then discuss the need for a 'truth and reconciliation' approach to healing in today's workplace. We hope you are as touched by this conversation as we were. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Hear how an Ex-McKinsey Partner and Harvard Business School grad transitions a 100-year old company to being a conscious business. Massy Group is one of the largest business in the Caribbean basin and was founded in 1923. When Gervase Warner took over as CEO 14 years ago he began the transition to a conscious business. Listen to the key lessons Gervase has for making a successful transition and how he made purpose matter at Massy—and redefined the role of the CEO. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Front-line innovation, expansion into 19 countries, developing the largest market for French films outside of France and the second largest Cinema company in the world, hear from Cinepolis COO Miguel Mier how it happened. He talks of how the development of a caring culture drives innovation and customer satisfaction--- listen to the story of the piece of cardboard from a front-line worker! Miguel highlights the value of having a long-term perspective, aligned capital and an aligned Board and executive team. While the ‘financial experts’ pushed for more leverage to boost returns, the family self-financed the business – a critical element when others in the industry stumbled and went into bankruptcy or near bankruptcy driven by heavy debt burdens post- covid. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

Meet the uber-meister of values Richard Barrett and help ‘conscious leaders’ explore the link between Organizational and Personal values and levels of consciousness. An introduction to the Barrett Values model and Seven Levels of Consciousness model and what comes next with the Human Awareness Initiative. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

We speak with CEO of Greyston Bakery, Joe Kenner, one of the leading advocates and practioners of open hiring. 10 million people in America are no longer in the workforce but most want to be. Hear how to help them get into the workforce- they could be the solution to the so-called worker shortage in the US! A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj

The soul’s journey and self-mastery, where are you on your journey? This week we speak with Srikumar Rao- founder of the Creativity and Personal Mastery Program that gained fame by being oversubscribed at several leading business schools (Columbia, London Business School and others) and is now open to the public; and you can apply to join! Srikumar offers ancient wisdom in a modern context and helps executives, entrepreneurs and professionals identify their true purpose, discover deep meaning, overcome the obstacles holding them back and achieve quantum leaps in effectiveness. What matters in your life matters in your leadership- join us for insights on a deeper level of self-mastery. A Podcast by Tec Sounds. ** If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.com Thank you for your support! Timothy & Raj