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.
Episodes
29 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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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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Episode 25
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43:24
Tal Zlotnitsky and Tonya Coppin-Fox, Our.Love: A new app empowering people to love more and love better
Watch on YoutubeImagine how much better the world would be with just 1% more love. That’s what the co-founders of Our.Love envision for the world. More and better love, delivered...
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Episode 24
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35:04
Kim Sundy of Kellogg Company: Living proof you can get paid to change the world
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Kim Sundy, senior director of sustainability at the Kellogg Company....
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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49:26
Jon Roesser, Weavers Way Co-op: Growing the cooperative community in Philadelphia
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Jon Roesser, general manager of Weavers Way Cooperative Association. Fou...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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36:29
Aaliyah Nitoto, Free Range Flower Winery: Protecting the planet and giving back to her community by making wine with flowers
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Aaliyah Nitoto, the visionary founder of Free Range Flower Winery, an award...
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Episode 21
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35:26
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Veronica Arreola, Educator and Policy Activist: Working to diversify the STEM field and help Latinx students thrive
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Veronica Arreola, a professional feminist, mom, and writer who has been working to diversify the science, technology, engin...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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37:10
Heather R. Younger, Employee Fanatix: The Employee Whisperer who teaches leaders how to care
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Heather R. Younger, a best-selling author, international speaker, consultant, adj...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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37:37
Ross Ching, Mama’s and Hapa’s: Destroying the notion that ecofriendly has to be expensive
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Ross Ching, founder of Mama & Hapa’s Zero Waste Shop in Portland, Oregon.
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:32
Mallorie Dunn, Smart Glamour: Creating affordable, inclusive, and size-inclusive clothing for all
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Mallorie Dunn, founder of Smart Glamour in New York City. Mallorie has been interes...
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Episode 17
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44:31
Dr. Erica Gamble, The Wig Doctor: Helping people look and feel their best at a tough time in their lives
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Dr. Erica Gamble, known as the Wig Dr.The Wig Doctor, headquartered in Marietta...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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46:16
Taylor Loewen of Ridwell: Giving new life to household trash
Companies that Care highlights business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Taylor Loewen, Portland general manager of Ridwell, a sustainability startup that makes wasting less easy for i...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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43:22
David Brackett of Linguava: Providing health equity through language access
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like David Brackett, founder and CEO of Linguava. Linguava is a full-service language interpretation and translation company tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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41:34
Lara Smith of Dad’s Garage: Making theater fun, a part of the community, and financially sustainable
If you like what you hear or read, visit my website to find out more about my work.The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business lea...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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42:31
Amber Taggard of the Organizer Chicks: Helping people reclaim their 17 minutes per day
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Amber Taggard, founder and CEO of The Organizer Chicks and host of
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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53:11
Erin Shakespeare of the Macquarie Group Foundation: Employee-driven corporate philanthropy
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Acting Global Head of the
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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53:21
Naama Barnea-Goraly of Girltelligence: Creating an app to support young women
As a podcaster for justice, I stand with my sisters from the Women of Color Podcasters Community. We are podcasters united to condemn the tragic murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and many others at the hands of police. This is a co...
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Episode 10
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41:08
Ousman Touray, Phioneers: Pursuing a vision of sustainable building in Africa
The Companies that Care podcast highlights business leaders who are making a difference in the world. I have a passion for companies that care and give back to their communities, like Phioneers based in London, UK, and The Gambia. My guest, Ous...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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35:52
Wendy Horng Brawer, Intune Collective: Transforming leaders and company culture
View photos and read more here. The Companies that Care podcast highlights business leaders who are mak...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:05
Lisa Schroeder of Mother’s Bistro: Portland’s Jewish Mother of Mother’s!
Read more and view photos on my website.Lisa Schroeder is executive chef and owner of Mother’s Bistro ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:02
