Polly Mackenzie, social purpose in enterprise

In this episode Polly Mackenzie, Chief Social Purpose Officer at University of the Arts London, explores how we can mainstream social purpose in enterprise. We discuss everything from why Polly took on her current role, to how we might rethink free markets, taxes and regulation, the challenges of embedding values throughout a large organisation, how the creative industries are needed more than ever in our crisis-prone world and the need for a new national story in the UK. Polly shares what it is like working with Peter Mandelson on the How to Win an Election podcast and why she is not planning to run for elected office herself. Polly is an experienced broadcaster known to many of us for her frequent contributions on BBC Questions Time and Politics Live. Prior to joining UAL she was Chief Executive of Demos, the UK’s leading social value think tank, bringing citizen voice and lived experience into public policy discussions.  Polly's previous roles include founding CEO of the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute, founding CEO of the Women’s Equality Party, and Policy Director to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015.  This episode is hosted by Paul Skinner, founder of the MarketingKind community, director of the Agency of the Future and author of The Purpose Upgrade and Collaborative Advantage.