S6-Ep12: B Corps Improving Our World

Guests: Anie Rouleau & Danièle Henkel (CEOs of The Unscented Company & Daniele Henkel Enterprises respectively) This episode is a goldmine of tips, knowledge, and inspiration for entrepreneurs. CEOs Anie Rouleau and Danièle Henkel start by explaining what a B-Corporation is, and why it provided the perfect framework for their companies. But they quickly delve into their own drives to become entrepreneurs. Their answers go far beyond generating profits; there’s an entirely different wealth they hope to create now, and for future generations. Here's what Anie, Danièle, and host Maureen Metcalf cover: What B Corporations are, and how they can benefit a business and its people beyond quarterly earnings reports; The importance of sourcing your supplies locally whenever possible; and The critical roles female entrepreneurs, in particular, have in shaping the long-term sustainability of their businesses – and of the business culture overall.   Produced in association with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.   Other episodes you'll enjoy: Shifting from Trusting Institutions to Trusting People with Danièle Henkel More Women on Boards with Marlene Janzen Le Ber & Lynne E. Devnew The Bonobo Sisterhood with Diane Rosenfeld ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses with Pauline Koelbl For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Twitter, too!   RESOURCES:   Anie’s firm is The Unscented Company; you can learn more at https://unscentedco.com. Daniele’s cosmetics line is online at https://boutiquedanielehenkel.com.   Our host, Maureen Metcalf. posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.    Maureen’s latest book is Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI. The Kindle version is available at https://amzn.to/44buVz8. You’ll find further details about it at https://bit.ly/LeaderInAI. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon here.      Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include: Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane. Hardback (https://amzn.to/48Doh6j) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/48YCRF4) Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First by Martha Piper & Indira Samarasekera. Paperback (https://amzn.to/3tOtzg4) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/41OYdT5) Jilly Truit murder mysteries by Beverley McLachlin: Full Disclosure – https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook) Denial – https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook) Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole   NOTE: As an Amazon partner, we may make a small commission from books you buy through these links.   -----------------------   OUR PODCAST TEAM:   Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf Editor & Executive Producer: Dan Mushalko Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli Striving to Make Us an A+ B-Corp: Jenna Reik CONNECT WITH US:  YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership  Threads: @innovativeleaders X/Twitter/Whatever New Name It Has This Week: @IL_Institute  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2  TikTok: @innovativeleadership Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!  -----------------------   About Our Guest:   Anie Rouleau, Baléco’s Founding CEO, knows how to do business without compromising her values and convictions. (Baléco is the company behind The Unscented Company.) That’s why she chose to redefine the notion of clean by creating a line of ecofriendly home and body care products designed for conscious living. Fervent defender of local sourcing, she sits on different committees, including Made in Montreal. Women leadership and ethics being causes close to her heart, she is a mentor for young women in business. She is also part of Quebec entrepreneurship promotion groups. Mother of two, Anie is driven by her desire to protect future generations. By investing in innovation and eco-design within an industry which sets his sight far from sustainable development issues, she seeks with Baléco to define tomorrow’s business as a transparent entity, respectful of its employees, the community and the environment.   By awarding her the medal of the Knight of the Order of Merit of France in 2017, the Mayor of Paris, the Honorable Anne Hidalgo, in a well-crafted formula and of her own, said of Mrs. Danièle Henkel that she is “l ‘uniqueness in universality’. Daniele Founder and CEO of Daniele Henkel Entreprises, she markets avant-garde and non-invasive technologies for medical aesthetic centers. In addition, as a brand, she develops franchises and offers medico-aesthetic express services and a range of cosmetic products. Just recently, she launched a digital television platform, danielehenkel.tv, entirely dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized businesses and offering visibility to entrepreneurs in the regions. As a speaker, Danièle Henkel lends her voice to many causes around the world: social entrepreneurship, education, succession, social skills, health, human and ethical values in business, just to name a few.