Companies That Care

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The Companies That Care podcast highlights business leaders who are making a difference in the world. Hosted by Marie Gettel-Gilmartin, founder of Fertile Ground Communications and host of the Finding Fertile Ground podcast. I have a passion for companies that care and give back to their communities. The first three episodes of Companies That Care, launched on Earth Day 2021, focus on sustainable fashion, food, and corporate philanthropy.

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Issam Kaisse, Nielsen: Filling a need for Arab employees by starting a new affinity group

Aug 16 2022 33 mins  
Issam Kaisse is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from Morocco, and he speaks five languages. Since he’d grown up living all over the world, he thought he would adapt to life here easily.“I quickly realized when I came to the U.S. that it was different being an Arab immigrant. It was difficult to adapt at first…I could not relate to any ethnic group.”His fir

Claire Randall, Grand Central Bakery: Bakers serious about making an impact

Jun 25 2022 34 mins  
Claire Randall is CEO of Grand Central Bakery, a B-Corp certified artisan bakery in Oregon and Washington with a community-centered mission and sustainable business practices. Claire’s been working at Grand Central for 29 years.“My friend Piper Davis and her brother were opening the Portland branch...There was really nothing like it in Portland at the time. So I hounded Ben and

Joel Makower, GreenBiz: Helping business move the needle on the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges

May 26 2022 37 mins  
You can watch the video of this interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdv1Tijyl9o“None of us knows as much as all of us. There is combined wisdom and insights and knowledge when we bring people together.”--Joel Makower, founder of GreenBizJoel Makower is chairman and co-founder of GreenBiz Group, a media and events company focusing at the intersection of business, tec

Elisa Engel, Citizen Architects: Africa and Sustainable Architecture

Apr 13 2022 34 mins  
“We work predominantly on community-based projects where we're much more interested in some ways in what a building does…rather than how the building looks…how can this building help this organization deliver better services? How can it bring people together? How can it free up space? How can a space enable teachers to teach in a different way?” --Elisa Engel, cofounder of

Kim Malek, Salt & Straw Ice Cream: Building community through handcrafted ice cream

Mar 23 2022 43 mins  
You can also watch this interview by video on YouTube!Kim Malek is CEO and visionary behind Salt & Straw and cofounder with her cousin Tyler. We talked about how she has created an amazing, people-driven company with community at its core.She teamed up with her cousin Tyler to start Salt & Straw, which has become known for small-batch, chef-driven ice cream, handmade using

Tal Zlotnitsky and Tonya Coppin-Fox, Our.Love: A new app empowering people to love more and love better

Feb 28 2022 35 mins  
Watch on YoutubeImagine how much better the world would be with just 1% more love. That’s what the co-founders of Our.Love envision for the world. More and better love, delivered in a FUN way! Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of that opportunity?The Companies that Care podcast highlights business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Tal Zlotnitsky and Tonya

Kim Sundy of Kellogg Company: Living proof you can get paid to change the world

Feb 07 2022 49 mins  
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Kim Sundy, senior director of sustainability at the Kellogg Company.Driven by the legacy of its founder, W.K. Kellogg, the Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereal and snacks. But did you know Kellogg’s vision is a good and just world, where

Jon Roesser, Weavers Way Co-op: Growing the cooperative community in Philadelphia

Jan 19 2022 36 mins  
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Jon Roesser, general manager of Weavers Way Cooperative Association. Founded in the early 1970s, Weavers Way is a consumer-owned food co-op in Philadelphia with three stores, two farms, a non-profit, and community newspaper. They have more than 10,500 member hous

Aaliyah Nitoto, Free Range Flower Winery: Protecting the planet and giving back to her community by making wine with flowers

Dec 14 2021 35 mins  
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Aaliyah Nitoto, the visionary founder of Free Range Flower Winery, an award-winning, winemaker-owned and -operated boutique winery in Oakland, California. Aaliya handcrafts premium wine in small batches from locally sourced, organically grown flowers…not grapes

Veronica Arreola, Educator and Policy Activist: Working to diversify the STEM field and help Latinx students thrive

Nov 30 2021 37 mins  
The Companies that Care podcast highlights companies and business leaders who are making a difference in the world, like Veronica Arreola, a professional feminist, mom, and writer who has been working to diversify the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field for over 20 years. She has a particular passion for working with Latinx/Latina youth.Veronica is director of H