Companies That Care
The Companies That Care podcast highlights business leaders who are making a difference in the world. Hosted by Marie Gettel-Gilmartin, founder of Fertile Ground Communications and host of the Finding Fertile Ground podcast. I have a passion for companies that care and give back to their communities. The first three episodes of Companies That Care, launched on Earth Day 2021, focus on sustainable fashion, food, and corporate philanthropy.
Podcasting since 2021 • 29 episodes
Companies That Care
Latest Episodes
Issam Kaisse, Nielsen: Filling a need for Arab employees by starting a new affinity group
Issam Kaisse is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from Morocco, and he speaks five languages. Since he’d grown up living all over the world, he thought he would adapt to l...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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33:08
Claire Randall, Grand Central Bakery: Bakers serious about making an impact
Claire Randall is CEO of Grand Central Bakery, a B-Corp certified artisan bakery in Oregon and Washington with a community-centered mission and sustainable business practices. Claire’s been working at Grand Central for 29 years.“My frien...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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34:54
Joel Makower, GreenBiz: Helping business move the needle on the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges
You can watch the video of this interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdv1Tijyl9o“None of us knows as much as all of us. There is combined wisdom and insights and knowledge when we bring people together.”--Joel Makower...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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37:03
Elisa Engel, Citizen Architects: Africa and Sustainable Architecture
“We work predominantly on community-based projects where we're much more interested in some ways in what a building does…rather than how the building looks…how can this building help this organization deliver better services? How can it bri...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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34:24
Kim Malek, Salt & Straw Ice Cream: Building community through handcrafted ice cream
You can also watch this interview by video on YouTube!Kim Malek is CEO and visionary behind Salt & Straw and cofounder with her cousin Tyler. We talked about how she has created an amazing, people-driven company with community at it...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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43:24
