05 · JIM NORROD · THE TURNAROUND SPECIALIST FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY

James (Jim) Norrod is currently the Chairman of Recyclebank and the President and CEO of Tellabs Inc. Jim has a tremendous amount of experience making great businesses better and has, in recent years, increasingly focused his attention on mission-driven businesses. Jim has a pretty impressive business improvement and leadership track record including the following: Segway Inc. as Chairman, President & CEO Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) as CEO Big Belly Solar as CEO We had a thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of sustainability and business with Jim. He shared his thoughts on what the major differences are in leading a triple bottom line business vs a profit only model; what role consumers, businesses and governments should play in sustainability; if and when a Benefit Corp or B Corp type ethos will become mainstream; what businesses can do to use sustainability as an economic driver and many other nuggets of wisdom on making good business   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Find the show notes for this episode here *Note: Apologies for the poor audio quality in patches on this one - Skype was not playing ball!* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ *** SOCIALIZE WITH US *** Website  Instagram  Facebook   Twitter  YouTube