
GOOD BUSINESS
Re-thinking Economics, Ownership and How We Do Business
So much of what we experience at the personal and social level is a result of systems. Systems we have inherited, and which have remained largely unquestioned until fairly recently. This blog aims to provoke questions and inspire answers by providing curated content, alongside some of my own reflections.
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IE Business School "NEXT BEST YOU" - Filling the gaps: Stepping up to leadership (Short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGixvgi02r0 Last year, I spent some time with Dean of IE Business School, Lee Newman, discussing the ins...
IE Business School "NEXT BEST YOU" - Impact: Where know how meets passion (short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qutMxH5ndp8 Last year, I spent some time with Dean of IE Business School, Lee Newman, discussing the ins...
IE Business School "NEXT BEST YOU" - A conversation about strengths and why they matter (short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB2rc3IR_HM Last year, I spent some time with Dean of IE Business School, Lee Newman, discussing the ins...
IE Business School "NEXT BEST YOU" - A conversation about career (short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XIrRkz6JYc Last year, I spent some time with Dean of IE Business School, Lee Newman, discussing the ins...
Sam Lewis takes me to task on the state of capitalism and the potential of Distributive Capitalism
Former student Sam Lewis started a podcast, "The Uncensored Podcast" where he covers incredibly important global issues with the help of...
Exploring Impact Investing with "Helm"
I had a great conversation with Richard Cree of Helm about what qualifies as an impact investment, the future and potential of the...
"A Career With Purpose"
Here is my two minute contribution to IE Business School's "Next Best You" campaign. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ywCqJiIk8
"Next Best You" by IE Business School
I was lucky enough to be involved in My Alma Mater, IE Business School's "Next Best You" campaign. I find this campaign does a fantastic...
Chatting with Food for the Hungry Canada on their podcast "The Ending Poverty Together Podcast"
I spent some time with a great organization, Food for the Hungry Canada discussing the potential of business to address poverty and...
Why a shift to the "New Economy" will require us to embrace our own complexity as people.
Photo by Marek Okon on Unsplash Introduction (A complex global economy) The two most recent global financial crises have resulted...
"4 Keys to Starting a Truly Impactful Impact Fund"
Following the appearance of Third Way Capital's 3 managing partners on his podcast, David O'Leary wrote an article summarizing his...
Third Way Capital speaks about African venture capital on "The Impact Investing Podcast"
Third Way Capital co-founders (Myself, Jonathan Wilson and Kwabena Owusu-Adjei) made an appearance on "The Impact Investing Podcast" to...
"The Power of Ownership Part 1: The Ben and Jerry's Trap"
In the early 2000's Ben and Jerry's (the ice cream manufacturer) was acquired by UniLever. In 2010 Ben Cohen (one of its co-founders)...
Alternative Ownership Advisors - A Steward Ownership Consultancy
Have you heard of "Steward Ownership"? Until a few weeks ago, I had less than a basic understanding of this ownership structure. Sarah...
"The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the death of Competition" - Jonathan Tepper and Denise Hearn
"The Myth of Capitalism" is a highly accessible presentation of the problems associated with increasing oligarchy in the United States of...
Third Way Capital Raising Seed Round
Third Way Capital is an impact-focused venture firm that invests in African SMEs to generate sustained economic growth and social...
A Primer On The Why and How of Employee Ownership
An easy to read set of slides explaining why employee ownership is so important, and briefly discussing two prevalent forms.
The Paradox of a Distributist Economy and an Introduction to Employee Ownership
To understand the genius of distributism, one must embrace the idea of a paradox and recognize that paradox is possible and necessary
"Completing Capitalism" - A book on the Economics of Mutuality by Bruno Roche and Jay Jakub
This is a fairly quick read, packed with good, data-driven insights into how businesses can not only define which positive outcomes they...