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EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 42 MIN

The Business Case for Doing Good: Inside the Economics of Mutuality with Dr. Jay Jakub

from Inspiring YOU with Sylvia Yu · host Sylvia Yu

Most companies are still obsessed with meeting the next quarter’s profits.Dr. Jay Jakub is the rare voice asking a bigger question: What if business was designed to serve people and the planet – and made more money because of it?Jay is the one of the founders of the Economics of Mutuality Foundation and one of the few people I’ve met who can talk about profit, power, and purpose in the same sentence and back it up with hard data, not just feel-good slogans.In our conversation, we dig into:• Why the old model of shareholder-first capitalism is structurally broken• How Economics of Mutuality turns “doing good” into a competitive advantage• The hidden value in human, social, and natural capital that most P&Ls completely ignore• How leaders can redesign incentives, culture, and strategy so that shared value becomes the business model, not a marketing campaignIf you’re a founder, operator, or investor who:• Is tired of fluffy ESG decks with zero teeth• Wants businesses that are both cash-flow strong and ethically serious• Believes that long-term alpha comes from serving more than just the stock price…then you’ll want to hear what Dr. Jakub has to say.This isn’t another “purpose” pep talk. It’s a different operating system for how we build, scale, and own companies.🎧 Listen to the full interview with Dr. Jay Jakub.(I’d love to hear your biggest takeaway in the comments.)

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