WildHearts' 'Business For Good' Podcast Series
At WildHearts we believe that business can and must be a force for good. We are not alone. WildHearts mission and impact is driven by our customers and supporters, by the values we share. As a result, WildHearts is a movement of peers, a movement of people that care about the issues that matter and care enough to do something about them. In this series, we will be hearing from global thought leaders on subjects such as procurement, talent development, sustainability, entrepreneurship and more. Our world needs Business for Good more than ever. The 'Business For Good' podcast series is here to provide you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to play your part too.
Episodes
10 episodes
Janette Evans-Turner, Head of Sourcing & Procurement, Zurich Insurance UK
Janette Evans-Turner, Head of Sourcing & Procurement at Zurich Insurance UK, on how watching her parents overcome bankruptcy helped instil a resilient and empathetic mindset which she has applied throughout her career. Janette reflects on t...
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Episode 10
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35:58
Matt Sparkes, Head of Sustainability, Linklaters
Matt Sparkes, Head of Sustainability at Linklaters, reflects on the social challenges of growing up with epilepsy and how living abroad created a life-defining experience that taught him the value of operating outside your comfort zone. Matt ad...
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Episode 9
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54:56
Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive, Social Enterprise UK
Peter Holbrook, Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK, reflects on how experiencing injustice in the 1980’s inspired him to create social change. Peter addresses the shift of power from Government to the private sector, and the societal expec...
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Episode 8
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50:17
Cheryl Kiser, Executive Director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
Cheryl Kiser, Executive Director of the Lewis Institute at Babson College, debunks the myth that entrepreneurial talent is a gift that we are born with, rather evidence shows that it is an ability that we all possess. And like all skills, entre...
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Episode 7
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49:37
Emma Walker, Head of Marketing Capability, Nestlé UK & Ireland
Emma Walker, Head of Marketing Capability at Nestlé UK & Ireland on her early experience as a carer and how this inspired her to create systemic and systematic change. Emma reflects on how technology has influenced the rise of conscious con...
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Episode 6
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1:04:31
Adaire Fox-Martin, Member of the Executive Board, SAP
Adaire Fox-Martin, Member of the Executive Board at SAP reflects on the challenges of growing up in a working-class Irish family during economic turmoil, and how the power of education can transform our opportunities in life. Adaire addresses t...
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Episode 5
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48:49
Jen Rodvold, Head of Digital Ethics & Tech for Good Practice, Sopra Steria
Jen Rodvold, Head of Digital Ethics & Tech for Good Practice at Sopra Steria on her ancestors overcoming the Great Depression and how an appreciation of her privileged upbringing has instilled a passion for fairness and equality. Jen reflec...
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Episode 4
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53:09
Len DeCandia, Chief Procurement Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Len DeCandia, Chief Procurement Officer at Johnson & Johnson on his parents fleeing from World War II, being inspired by the space race and learning through failure as a college dropout. Len reflects on his personal experience with disabili...
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Episode 3
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56:58
Laura Faulkner, Director of Shared Services, Nationwide
Laura Faulkner, Director of Shared Services at Nationwide Building Society on growing up in a working class family in Scotland, learning from rejection and being the first in her family to go to University. Laura reflects on the evolving role o...
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Episode 2
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30:42
Robin Sundaram, Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Nestlé UK
Robin Sundaram, Sustainable Sourcing Lead at Nestlé UK talks to Mick Jackson, WildHearts Founder about being chased by skinheads in the 1980's, facing civil war, compassion, empathy and looking out for one another. The expanding role of procure...
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Episode 1
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