Business Is Bigger Than Profit. But Are You Leading That Way?

What if business was designed to serve more than profit?Most entrepreneurs want to build something successful. But what happens when success is measured not only by what a business earns—but by the impact it has on the people and communities around it?In this episode of The Purpose Profit Shift, Rachel Bernier-Green sits down with Dr. Kimberly McGlonn, Founder and Principal Advisor of Build It Boldly, educator, author, and social entrepreneur, for a conversation about building businesses differently.Kimberly spent nearly two decades as an educator before entrepreneurship became another vehicle for creating change. She went on to found Grant Blvd, North America's first Black-owned B Corp in fashion, building a sustainable apparel company that created living-wage opportunities for formerly incarcerated women.But building a business around purpose came with challenges that accolades couldn't capture.Kimberly opens up about the loneliness of building against business-as-usual, the realities of raising capital, educating consumers about the true cost of ethical business, and eventually recognizing that something you've built can reach its end without that ending becoming a personal failure.Rachel and Kimberly also explore radical care, founder identity, pragmatic optimism, trust, imagination, and what it means to create companies that don't force leaders to choose between purpose and profit.This conversation isn't about abandoning profitability.It's about asking a much bigger question:What—and who—is your business ultimately designed to serve?IN THIS EPISODE:Kimberly's journey from educator to entrepreneurWhy she built Grant Blvd around fair-chance employmentThe real cost of building an ethical businessWhy transparency matters with customersRadical care as a business philosophyThe hidden reality behind entrepreneurial accoladesFounder burnout and knowing when to shiftWhy your business is an expression of you—but isn't youBuilding trust through transparency and consistencyPragmatic optimism vs. toxic positivityRaising capital as a purpose-driven founderImagination as a leadership toolWhy leadership should serve the common goodKimberly's work today through Build It Boldly brings together her experience across ethical business, cultural design, education, and leadership development to help leaders build with greater clarity, courage, depth, and integrity.FOLLOW DR. KIMBERLY McGLONN & BUILD IT BOLDLY🌐 Build It Boldly:https://www.builditboldly.com🌐 Dr. Kimberly McGlonn:https://www.drkimberlymcglonn.com📸 Instagram:@[email protected]📖 Build It Boldly: How Daring Business Leaders Can Gain Influence and Create ImpactFOLLOW RACHEL BERNIER-GREEN & THRYVO🌐 Website:https://jointhryvo.com📸 Instagram:https://instagram.com/jointhryvo💼 LinkedIn:https://linkedin.com/company/jointhryvo🎧 Listen to The Purpose Profit Shift on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.#PurposeProfitShift #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #PurposeDrivenBusiness #SocialEntrepreneurship #EthicalLeadership #BusinessGrowth #Founder #BusinessPodcast #BuildItBoldly