The RegenNarration 150. A Regenerative Life: Carol Sanford on living, dying & changing paradigms
Starting the year with Carol Sanford feels incredibly special. She’s been at the heart of what we might call the ‘regenerative paradigm’ for decades. Friends and colleagues have spoken about her with me for years, right up until the end of last year. And last month, a previous guest and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, featured Carol on his podcast. That’s when I learned the sad news that she has only a few months to live. When I wrote to her expressing my care and respect, and to see if she’d possibly be up for a chat with another Aussie podcaster, she said sure, but ‘I am declining and so can’t wait long.’ Days later, we shared this conversation.
Carol is Executive Producer at The Regenerative Business Summit, 5x TEDx presenter, and a highly awarded best-selling author of six books – currently writing her seventh. Carol launched two startups, ran and sold them, then turned to educating businesses globally, from big companies like Google and DuPont, to ‘new economy businesses’, as she puts it, ‘developing leaders toward the business of the 21st Century, with individuals who want a Regenerative Paradigm education’. Rebecca Henderson from Harvard Business School said Carol "created an approach that reimagines business. Her approach will be The Future of Business."
But all that’s just the touching the surface. This is a deeply cherished conversation about Carol’s regenerative life.
This conversation was recorded online with Carol at home in Seattle and Anthony in Perth on 2 February 2023 (Australian time).
Title slide: Carol Sanford.
Music:
Regeneration, by Amelia Barden, off the soundtrack for the film Regenerating Australia.
Find more:
Carol’s website.
Carol Sanford Institute.
A fundraiser organised by Carol’s family to help her with much needed care and assistance.
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