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Go for your life.Episode 61: 4 Change Makers with FernandoEpisode 61: 4 Change Makers with Fernando“I was climbing that corporate ladder but I was empty from the inside.” CHANGE MAKERS, BOLD HEROES! This episode is for you! On the 4 Change Makers website I read the question: Are you a change maker striving for a sustainable future? I certainly am, it’s my drive for sure and pretty much the one reason why I make this podcast, so I just had to have a chat with this lovely Fernando and speak more about where he is coming from and what him and his business partner Sina d...
2021-05-281h 13Go for your life.Episode 54: Sabine (Copy) FOR CHANGEEpisode 54: Sabine (Copy) For Change! Everyone you wil ever meet knows something you don’t. Bill Nye (from scratch instagram post).Today’s episode is with a boss(y) lady I admire so much. Sabine, founder of From Scratch a sustainable copywriting company and just an all round powerhouse full of knowledge and talent. We speak about green washing and woke washing, copy writing in a sustainable way, and the million dollar question: CAN YOU BE ETHICAL AND GET RICH? .Sabine has some great tips for entrepreneurs (like myself) looking for other ways to p...
2021-04-0952 min
The 4ChangeMakers Show#21 John Featherby – Conscious Leadership, Impact Measurement, and Balancing Purpose & ProfitJohn Featherby is a long-term advocate of redefining business success and the future of work. Founder of Shoremount, an advisory company, serving the purpose to restore joy, meaning, and freedom to every workplace. Shoremount was a Founding UK member of the global B Corp movement.
He is part of the Investment Committee for Resonance's multi-award winning impact funds. Resonance is one of the UK's leading social impact investment companies. Since 2002 they have worked with over 165 social enterprises and charities, enabling them to raise capital to grow their impact and make a more significant difference to the communities...
2021-03-161h 13The 4ChangeMakers Show#20 Jan Patzer – Building Reusable Products That Are Scalable And SustainableTo solve the big problems we are facing nowadays when it comes to climate change and our environment, we need holistic solutions. Solutions that treat not only the symptoms but also the root cause of the problem.
Our guest of the next 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club is an entrepreneur who has committed himself to this principle. Jan Patzer is the Co-Founder of Avoid Waste and Crafting Future and has implemented an innovative strategy to fight the waste problem within our society. Avoid Waste is a sustainable online shop directed to...
2021-03-131h 59The 4ChangeMakers Show#19 Léopold Coppieters – Solar Panels & A Business Model That Benefit All Stakeholders"The big players can't move that fast. But we have a unique edge, we do things more out of the box and we are more flexible and can follow up faster. This is what differentiates us in the market."
– Léopold Coppieters
Léopold Coppieters is the Co-founder of Skysun, and he is passionate about the environment and renewable energies. He started this company with the desire to make solar energy easy and accessible for everyone.
Léopold is in charge of orienting Skysun strategically. In the field, it is his job t...
2021-02-2757 minThe 4ChangeMakers Show#18 Amara Abara: How Sustainable Brands Can Sell More OnlineNo one else has your DNA sequence or your life experiences. If you are able to infuse your unique traits into your brand you will differentiate yourself and stand out.
– Amara Abara
In this episode, we invited Amara to talk about how purpose-driven brands break through an ever noisy market.
Amara is the founder and CEO of GiantStride Media, a growth marketing agency for purpose-driven direct-to-consumer brands. Their primary focus is to master the art and science of growing the online sales of those brands to create a massive impact and make the wo...
2021-02-171h 08The 4ChangeMakers Show#17 Dave Rouse – The Opportunities Businesses Have Through Carbon Offsetting And Why You Should Do It"You have to try a lot of different things and be prepared to fail fast"
Last week we had the pleasure to welcome Dave as a guest at the 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club. He is the founding CEO of CarbonClick, a New Zealand-based platform that provides businesses and individuals with solutions to become #carbonneutral by offsetting their emissions.
The key focus of this episode was to talk about the opportunities of offsetting for your business. But Dave has a long track record of founding and growing sustainable startups, so we also discussed a few other topics...
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The 4ChangeMakers Show#16 Hidde Van Gelder – Building A Thriving Community & Integrating Connection As A Business Success Factor"Money is just a tool to reach your goals. Normally we relate the more money you have and the more revenue you create the better you are as a company. I think the more money you create and the more profit that you have the more impact you can make with that money on the community that you serve".
– Hidde Van Gelder
In our fast-moving and digitalized society, we face a lack of deep and fulfilling human connections.
Zoku is a new kind of hotel that aims to disrupt the ho...
2021-01-201h 05The 4ChangeMakers Show#15 Sabine Harnau – Sustainable Copywriting That Drives Cultural ChangeDon't jump from "never heard about you" straight to the sale. It's really about understanding what happens in the mind of the person you want to reach.
– Sabine Harnau
People say they want to live more sustainably. But they don't. As you probably know, driving behavioral change is way more challenging than most people think.
Great copy inspires people to take action. Period. It is a super powerful skill to have.
Copywriting can be used for good and drive people to take positive action or can be used for yo...
2021-01-151h 00The 4ChangeMakers Show#14 Karry Schwettmann – Brand Activism & Greenwashing – How To Differentiate True Purpose From Superficial IntentionBrand Activism is on the rise. Following a new generation of "woke“ consumers buying according to their belief, brands increasingly are changing their communication as well. Brands become more upfront, challenging, and demanding.
However, we can find profit-driven companies and brands deceptively communicating "sustainable" values in products and services in order to appeal and make them look better to socially and environmentally aware consumers. In this session, we talked about the underlying dynamics of this trend and find clarity on this topic by asking the right questions.
Karry is...
2020-11-1000 minThe 4ChangeMakers Show#13 Chris Butterworth: On Digital Sustainability & Our Digital Carbon-FootprintOur digital life directly impacts our physical infrastructure and planet.
Did you know that information and communications technology devices can deliver a 20% reduction in global carbon emissions by 2030 and over $11 trillion in new economic benefits?
Well, we didn't know, that's why we invited Chris because if you use a cell phone, or your business has a webpage, you and your business have some sort of digital impact.
Chris is an expert in digital sustainability with over 10 years of experience working with businesses, charities, and not-for-profit organizations of all shapes and sizes, and...
2020-10-2300 min
Talking Purpose - Wirtschaft neu denkenB Corp Zertifizierung und Purpose mit B Leader Sina Helmke | #4
Unser Gast: Sina Helmke, B Leaderin und Gründerin der Business-Beratung 4Changemakers
Sina ist die erste deutsche B Leaderin. Sie unterstützt in dieser Funktion Unternehmen auf dem Weg zu einer B Corp Zertifizierung. Diese Zertifizierung zeichnet Unternehmen aus, die Purpose und Profit verbinden bzw. sich dieses Ziel gesetzt haben. Dahinter steht das internationale Netzwerk B Lab, deren deutsche Organisation gerade dieses Jahr gegründet wurde. Die Bewegung findet in den letzten Jahren immer mehr Anhänger und ist eine erprobte und populäre Möglichkeit, eine unabhängige Evaluation von Nachhaltigkeits- und purpose-orientierten Aktivitäten von Unterneh...
2020-09-1850 minThe 4ChangeMakers Show#12 Christian Sigmund: Wild About Plastic & Bringing Positive Change Part II“It’s very important to not believe you are the saver that comes to some region and saves the world. Is about caring about other people truly and deeply.”
– Christian Sigmund
In this podcast episode, Fernando met with Christian Sigmund, Co-founder & CEO of Wildplastic and they had a great experience and conversation in the campervan of Chris at the Harbour of Hamburg.
This interview turns out to be very in-depth and long, so we decided to split into 2 parts.
In this second part, Chris shares about the Purpose Economy and why Wild...
2020-08-131h 19The 4ChangeMakers Show#11 Christian Sigmund: Wild About Plastic & Bringing Positive Change Part I“It’s very important to not believe you are the saver that comes to some region and saves the world. Is about caring about other people truly and deeply.”
– Christian Sigmund
In this podcast episode, Fernando met with Christian Sigmund, Co-founder & CEO of Wildplastic and they had a great experience and conversation in the campervan of Chris at the Harbour of Hamburg.
This interview turns out to be very in-depth and long, so we decided to split into 2 parts.
This 1st chapter is about Chris's journey and how he became a...
2020-07-171h 02The 4ChangeMakers Show#10 Johanna Mager – Expanding Your Social Business Internationally.“I can either work with companies that don’t care or work with the ones who do care. I would be stupid if I don’t choose the ones that care, because they can actually make a difference.”
– Johanna Mager
Our guest today is Johanna Mager. Johanna is the founder of Expansion Eco, a consulting company that helps international social business enter the german market. She’s also the founder of The Next Normal community of people who are committed to sustainability and positive impact.
In this episode Johanna shares with Sina the key ingredie...
2020-06-181h 24The 4ChangeMakers Show#9 Andrea Bury – Overcoming Insecurities & Building a Business That Makes a DifferenceYou Have To Be The First Believer In Yourself, So Others Can Believe In You.
– Andrea Bury
Our guest for today’s episode is Andrea Bury. Andrea is the founder of Abury, a fair trade brand based in Berlin that offers handmade accessories from different countries and cultures around the world.
Abury has the B Corp certification, which makes them a role model when it comes to doing business with impact. In this interview Andrea shares with us how she started her journey back in 2008. Since then she managed to have a Hotel in M...
2020-06-121h 22The 4ChangeMakers Show#8 Clara Bütow – Using Business & Collaborations To Bring Solutions To Climate Change“The way we approach business is by believing in the spirit of collaboration. We know we cannot solve the plastic problem ourselves, it is too complex. We need the help of other people and businesses to succeed.”
– Clara Bütow
In this podcast episode Fernando interviews Clara Bütow. Clara is an activist against climate change, TedX Speaker and part of the team of Soulbottles, an impact business based in Berlin.
This episode covers a wide range of topics. From the unique way Soulbottles organize their teams without hierarchy and bosses...
2020-06-041h 58The 4ChangeMakers Show#7 Frank Bömers – Leading On Purpose“Purpose is not something agile that comes and goes. Purpose is something to stay, we have the opportunity to create a better world for all of us.”
– Frank Bömers
Today’s Episode it’s an interesting one. Sina had a good talk with Frank Bömers on the topic of PURPOSE.
Frank is a Purpose Enable and an International Speaker, who supports companies to live on purpose. After working for 25 years in the medical sector, Frank decided to put his experience and expertise on the business world to help others to integrate PURPOSE in a...
2020-05-281h 05The 4ChangeMakers Show#6 Carlo Hein - Lessons From A Sustainable Serial Entrepreneur"Don't shy away and just do it! Waiting doesn't really help, take a decision and go on"
– Carlo Hein
In this episode, Fernando had a conversation with Carlo Hein, a serial sustainable entrepreneur from Luxemburg. Carlo is involved in different businesses from different industries, and sustainability is a recurrent theme in all of them.
He shares his experience and his way of thinking to integrate sustainability in everything he does, from renewable energy to sustainable buildings. From facility management to cider production.
Carlo has a strong drive to make our world a...
2020-05-211h 15The 4ChangeMakers Show#5 Felix Hallwachs - Clean & Affordable Energy To Our World"We don’t have a marketing strategy anymore. We moved away from classic marketing to sell products a few years ago. For us, communication is it’s own impact category.“
– Felix Hallwachs
In this episode Sina interviewed Felix Hallwachs, director of Little Sun. Little sun is a social business that produces Portable solar lamps and is now a global project that has changed over two million lives through the awesome power of the sun.
In this interview, Felix, who was involved in the company from the very beginning, shares the story of littl...
2020-05-141h 47The 4ChangeMakers Show#4 Liz Soto Rivas - Building a Sustainable Fashion Brand"I always say YES to opportunities! Don't be afraid Just do it. Just say yes!"
– Liz Soto Rivas
Welcome to a new episode of the 4ChangeMakers Show where it is our job, each episode of this 1st season, to deconstruct disruptive businesses and tease out the business models, culture, mission & vision, Impact Business Models, and whatever it might be that you can emulate and test in your own impact business.
In this episode my dear friend and business partner Sina interviewed Liz, founder of Bohetnika. Today’s episode it’s really inspiring, becaus...
2020-05-071h 21The 4ChangeMakers Show#3 Ynzo Van Zanten - Disrupting The Chocolate Industry With A Clear Purpose"Make sure that what you do is authentic, that what you do adds something to the society and the people around you. Is not about you as a brand, is about them as a movement, help them become the better version of themselves."
– Ynzo Van Zanten
In the 3rd episode of this first season Fernando interviewed Ynzo Van Zanten, the Choco Evangelist of Tony's Chocolonely, the leading chocolate producer in the Netherlands.
Their mission is to lead the way for the entire industry to produce chocolate 100% slave free. In this conversation Ynzo shares ke...
2020-04-281h 52The 4ChangeMakers Show#2 Boris Kozlowski & Jose Saldaña - Leading the transition towards a higher impact-driven economy"If you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far go together"
– Boris Kozlowski & Jose Saldaña , Founders of Impact Hub Hamburg
In this episode we had our dear friends and founders of the Impact Hub Hamburg Boris Kozlowski & Jose Saldaña. The Impact Hub is a global network of coworking spaces designed for social entrepreneurs, they have hubs in more than 100 cities around the world in more than 55 countries. Fernando interviewed them and asked them about the lessons learned on their successful crowdfunding campaign, the power of coll...
2020-04-271h 44The 4ChangeMakers Show#1 Michael Schweikart – Sustainable Innovation In The Banking Industry"I wish more people go out there and start their own companies, addressing the real problems of the world and don't start the 50th E-commerce".
– Michael Schweikart
In this episode, Sina Helmke had an amazing conversation with Michael Schweikart, one of the Co-Founders and CFO of Tomorrow Bank.
Tomorrow Bank is an online bank designed to make a positive impact on our planet.
He shares the truth behind the banking system and what really happens with your money, and how they are successfully solving this problem by bringing an innovative solution to...
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