Unboxing Impact

In this episode, we sit down with Jay Cziraky to explore the deeper questions behind social impact.We discuss systems thinking, long-term incentives, accountability, and why short-term metrics often fail to create meaningful change. This is a thoughtful conversation about discipline, sustainability, and building models that last.A must-listen for anyone working in social enterprise, nonprofit leadership, or impact-driven organisations.

In this episode of Unboxing Impact, Sunil Lalvani speaks with Sarah Brook, founder and CEO of the Sparkle Foundation.Sarah shares the story that led her into humanitarian work and what it truly takes to build and sustain an NGO. The conversation explores honesty in the impact space, difficult donor questions, long-term sustainability, and the tension between compassion and accountability.A grounded discussion about integrity, resilience, and doing the work properly... even when it’s uncomfortable.

In this episode of Unboxing Impact, Sunil Lalvani speaks with Hayley Evans about what real, lasting impact looks like -especially when it’s quiet, complex, and rarely visible.A grounded conversation about responsibility, accountability, and the work that actually moves things forward.

Unboxing Impact explores how impact works in the real world — beyond frameworks, slogans, and surface-level thinking.Hosted by Sunil Lalvani, whose perspective is shaped by two decades in international business and over a decade building and operating a social enterprise delivering sustainable access to clean water across rural Africa.Conversations with people working at the intersection of business, capital, and social change.Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube.

In this episode of Unboxing Impact, I sit down with Pajani Singah for a conversation recorded in Davos.We talk about how capital is deployed, what gets prioritised, and why long-term thinking is essential when building systems that are meant to last.A reflective discussion on incentives, responsibility, and looking beyond the short term.

Lucie is a former CFO who now works closely with CEOs and senior leaders when they’re at important crossroads, in business and in life.We talk about how our definition of success changes over time, what it means to listen to yourself when the path you’re on no longer feels right, and the courage it takes to change direction with intention rather than pressure.It’s an honest, grounding conversation about clarity, growth, and trusting what comes next.

In this episode of Unboxing Impact, I sit down with Bobby Kamani, an entrepreneur whose work spans hospitality, travel, and building brands rooted in experience and people.Our conversation moves through intention, disruption, and the responsibility that comes with creating and scaling ideas. We talk about how easily humans disrupt the systems they touch, often without meaning to, and why long-term thinking matters when decisions affect more than just the bottom line.It’s an energising, honest discussion about value, leadership, and what it really takes to build responsibly in the real world.