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Speaking of Purpose...
by Benevity
Season 3 coming this fall.Host Sona Khosla, Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer, connects with courageous leaders and change makers from the world’s most impact-driven brands and innovative nonprofits. Tune in to hear insights, stories and advice from leaders who are harnessing the power of purpose to drive business impact and social impact.
Episodes
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Minneapolis Responds: Corporate Action in Times of Crisis
In this special episode of Speaking of Purpose, Sona Khosla, Chief Impact Officer at Benevity, is joined by Andrea Wood, President and CEO of the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals, for a conversation on corporate leadership during moments of crisis. Drawing from her experience...
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Force of Nature: Building a Sustainable Business of the Future with L’OREAL Canada
A company's values are what truly drive its value. In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, Maya Colombani, Chief Sustainability, Human Rights and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at L’ORÉAL Canada, shares how her company’s sustainability strategy drives innovation, talent development and...
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Purpose, Profit, and Public Pressure
Shareholder, consumer and employee activism are top of mind for CEOs. Some companies are bending under pressure, while others are doubling down. So who really holds the power? In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, we sit down with Andrew Jones of the Conference Board to explore how today’s most...
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The Truth about Trust-Based Philanthropy
Trust-based philanthropy has been a growing movement for the past five years, but it hasn’t come without its fair share of naysayers and skeptics. In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, we talk to Shaady Salehi, Co-Founder & Executive Director at the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project as the...
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Meet the Benevity CEO Shaping the Future of Corporate Purpose
In this rare episode of Speaking of Purpose by Benevity, host Sona Khosla sits down with the new CEO of Benevity, Soraya Alexander. They talk about everything from building community and connection through giving, obsessing about unlocking more generosity, the role of technology and the…
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The Fork in the Road for Nonprofit Funding
Nonprofits are facing a turning point. As government funding shifts and donor behavior evolves, the sector stands at a fork in the road. Forced to rethink how it stays financially healthy and mission-focused. In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, we’ll unpack the growing strain on nonprofit...
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Cisco’s Bold Approach to Setting Impact Goals
The way you think about goal-setting in business is about to change. In this episode of Speaking of Purpose by Benevity, we're joined by Charu Adesnik, Executive Director of Cisco Foundation and Director of Social Impact and Innovation for Cisco Systems. We deconstruct the company’s audacious…
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Patagonia's Former CEO Gives a Leadership Masterclass
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose by Benevity, Rose Marcario, former CEO of Patagonia, joined us on stage at Benevity Live! for a leadership masterclass. Rose shares how bold, values-driven decisions and business strategy can coexist—and succeed. Hear how this iconic CEO made decisions…
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Welcome to Speaking of Purpose
What if purpose wasn’t just a buzzword, but the key to resilience in business, life, and leadership? Speaking of Purpose is where we sit with the big questions, challenge the old narratives, and uncover the deeper forces shaping the way we work and lead. Each episode features candid conversations...
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What Happens When You Talk to Someone You Disagree With?
In a time when division is drowning out connection, could the key to unity be… a simple conversation? In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla sits down with Sandra Clark, CEO of StoryCorps, to explore the contact hypothesis — a psychology-backed idea showing how meaningful…
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How Leadership Is Evolving in Purpose-Driven Business
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla sits down with Carolyn Berkowitz, former President and CEO of ACCP (Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals), to unpack the shifting dynamics in corporate purpose that have accelerated beyond imagination in just the last few…
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How Vanguard is making real social change with the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla sits down with two remarkable changemakers: AJ Jordan, Head of Community Stewardship and President of the Vanguard Group Foundation, and Jenny Bogoni, Chief of Community Engagement and Public Programs at the Free Library of Philadelphia...
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Unpacking the DEI backlash with Joelle Emerson
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla sits down with Joelle Emerson, CEO and co-founder of Paradigm, to unpack the hot topic of DEI. They explore what the charged acronym really means, who is driving the debate, what the data says about it, and how companies have shifted course...
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Live episode: Cisco's Brian Tippens on the power of purpose
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla speaks with Brian Tippens, Chief Social Impact and Inclusion Officer at Cisco, during Benevity Live! 2024, about the company’s $300 million commitment to social justice and what it looks like to lead with purpose inside a global tech giant....
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Cracking impact measurement with Jason Saul, Impact Genome Registry
In this episode of Speaking of Purpose, host Sona Khosla sits down with Jason Saul, CEO of the Impact Genome Registry and Executive Director at the University of Chicago's Center for Impact Sciences. Together, they unpack the chaos behind how nonprofits measure success and reveal a bold new...
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How Lush Became an Ally to Indigenous Peoples
Guest: Tricia Stevens, Former Charitable Giving and Ethical Campaigns Manager, Lush Cosmetics North America Wouldn’t it be nice to dig into a case study that shows how real companies — and the real people behind the scenes — have built relationships with Indigenous communities from the ground up?...
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The Blind Spot In Philanthropy
Guest: Lourdes Inga, Executive Director of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) How deeply do you think about the way you give? How can we give in ways that are both impactful and respectful of Indigenous culture and experiences? Lourdes Inga, Executive Director of IFIP, helps us...
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Why Some Indigenous Leaders Don’t Trust Corporations
Guest: Rukka Sombolinggi, Secretary General of AMAN (Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara/Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago). It’s no secret that relationships — both past and present — between Indigenous Peoples, governments and corporations all over the world are troubled. How did...
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Truth Before Reconciliation
Guest: Melissa K. Nelson, Ph.D., Indigenous Scholar, Professor of Sustainability, Leader at The Cultural Conservancy How should companies and individuals begin the process of reconciliation? Indigenous Scholar, Professor of Sustainability, and Leader at The Cultural Conservancy, Melissa Nelson,...
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Introducing Season 2 of Speaking of Purpose...
Welcome to Season 2 of Speaking of Purpose! Join host, Sona Khosla, as she gets curious about how we can do our part in driving change around the challenges Indigenous communities face across the world, and Indigenous ways of knowing. Tune in for a sneak peek of what’s to come this season as we...
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Purpose-Driven Business: A Conversation About the Movement for Democratized Goodness
Guest: Bryan de Lottinville, Founder and Executive Chairperson, Benevity. Business is now our most trusted institution. Employees look to their workplaces to address social issues, and consumers increasingly support brands based on their actions as much as their products. As the role of business…
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A Conversation with Anil Soni on the Need for Vaccine Equity
Guest: Anil Soni, Chief Executive Officer, The WHO Foundation Anil Soni is passionate about vaccine equity. But as our conversation with the CEO of the WHO Foundation unfolds, we learn that vaccine equity is about much more than vaccines. The issue is a microcosm of systemic and generational...
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No Going Back: How Volunteering Has Changed Forever
Guests: Allison Fary, Senior Program Manager and Stephanie Franco, Head of Corporate Giving and Volunteerism They say necessity is the mother of invention, and it holds true even when the topic is the changing face of volunteering. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and in-person volunteering was no...
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Behind the Boardroom Door
Guest: Maya Chorengel, Co-Managing Partner, The Rise Fund The growing importance of corporate purpose and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies are changing the way boardrooms operate. The past year has shown just how important it is for companies to lead the way, particularly on...
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Why Companies Should Get Ready to Get Canceled
Guest: Whitney Dailey, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Research Insights, Porter Novelli We know the idea that companies should address and contribute to social change has taken hold. But this responsibility has put a new kind of stress on business leaders — the threat of getting canceled....
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Stakeholder Capitalism and the Future of Business
Guest: Bruce Simpson, Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Co., CEO of Stephen A. Schwarzman Foundation Over the past few decades, we’ve seen the priorities of business shift. A company’s primary responsibility used to be the pursuit of profit. But now, in the age of stakeholder capitalism, we’re seeing…
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DEI&B – More Than Another Corporate Acronym
Guest: Aisha Thomas-Petit, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, AMC Networks These days, more and more people are bringing their full selves – their culture, their background, and their lived experiences – with them to work. The days of living with a clear divide between personal life…
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Engaging Customers in Your Corporate Purpose
Guest: Altaf Gilani, Head of Product for Microsoft Rewards, Give with Bing, and Bing Rebates Customers are demanding that companies take action on the social causes that affect our communities every day. Truly visionary companies, like Microsoft, are taking it a step further. Their giving…
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How to Sustain a Movement After the Moment Has Passed
Guests: Christina Lewis and Stephanie Ellis-Smith, Co-founders of Give Blck In the wake of the summer of 2020, when the Black Lives Matter movement became an urgent conversation around the world, donations to racial equity causes through our giving platform reached an all-time high, at $166...
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Who Is Responsible for Corporate Purpose Within a Company?
Guest: François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5 Networks François Locoh-Donou is the President and CEO of F5 Networks, a company that supports 48 of the world’s Fortune 50 companies by creating apps that connect businesses with their customers and help employees do their jobs. But what makes...
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Intro to Speaking of Purpose…
Introducing Speaking of Purpose… by Benevity! We want you to join us as we explore purpose. What does it mean? What does it look like? Why is it critically important in today’s world? Who inspires and leads us towards change? Sona Khosla, Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer, will be our host through...
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Season 3 coming this fall.Host Sona Khosla, Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer, connects with courageous leaders and change makers from the world’s most impact-driven brands and innovative nonprofits. Tune in to hear insights, stories and advice from leaders who are harnessing the power of purpose to drive business impact and social impact.
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