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Purpose 360 with Carol ConeBusiness is an unlikely hero: a force for good working to solve society's most pressing challenges, while boosting bottom line. Author: TruStory FM
Business is an unlikely hero: a force for good working to solve society's most pressing challenges, while boosting bottom line. This is social purpose at work. And it's a dynamic journey. Purpose 360 is a masterclass in unlocking the power of social purpose to ignite business and social impact. Host Carol Cone brings decades of social impact expertise and a 360-degree view of integrating social purpose into an organization into unfiltered conversations that illuminate today's big challenges and bigger ideas. Language: en Genres: Business, Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Built with Purpose: What Five Iconic Companies Teach Us
Episode 235
Tuesday, 22 September, 2026
What can five iconic purpose-driven companies teach us about building a mission that lasts?In this newly re-edited Purpose 360 compilation, we revisit standout conversations with leaders from Bombas, Just Ice Tea, Patagonia, Seventh Generation, and Tony’s Chocolonely to uncover six lessons for keeping purpose intact through growth, disruption, and change.Featuring Seth Goldman, David Heath, Jeffrey Hollender, Douglas Lamont, Jason LaRose, and Vincent Stanley, the episode explores what happens when purpose is truly put to the test with insights and examples from some of purpose’s leading companies.Together, these stories offer six practical lessons on building purpose into the business, confronting uncomfortable truths, scaling intentionally, earning stakeholder trust, proving that impact can drive performance, and protecting purpose for the long term.Purpose 360 is produced by TruStory FM.Full Show Notes and Resources: https://trustory.fm/purpose360/built-with-purpose-what-five-iconic-companies-teach-us/ (00:00) - Welcome to Purpose 360 (00:13) - Staying On Course (02:21) - Start with the Mission Then Build the Business Around It (05:54) - Responsibility Is Not a Destination, It Is a Practice (11:38) - The Mission Gets Real When Growth Puts It Under Pressure (16:25) - When the Business Breaks, Relationships Reveal What Was Really Built (20:26) - Impact Has to Be Good Business, and Good Business Has to Deliver Impact (24:21) - If the Mission Matters, Protect It Beyond the Current Leader (31:13) - Wrap Up
