

Real Leaders Podcast
Real Leaders Magazine, Kevin Edwards
The Real Leaders Podcast is for leaders who want to do more with their influence. Each episode shares real, honest stories from CEOs and founders about how they built businesses that matter. No fluff — just the lessons, mistakes, and moves that helped them grow their impact. If you're serious about leading with purpose and leaving something meaningful behind, this podcast is for you.
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May 5, 2020 • 35min
Ep. 91 Transitioning To Green
Pete Davis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Green Print a company who ranked on the Real Leaders Impact Awards and in today's episode he shares how companies with strong eco-missions are retaining more employees and customers, a few examples of organizations making forward-looking decisions, and if he thinks the green biz movement is just a trend.
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May 3, 2020 • 1h 1min
Ep. 90 Smiling Is A Language
Jean-Paul Laurent is the Founder of Unspoken Smiles and on today's episode, we ask Jean-Paul about what moment defined his career, how a toothbrush can brighten a kid's day and the challenges of dental care in poverty-stricken areas around the world.
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May 1, 2020 • 1h 4min
Ep. 89 Psychedelic Experience Leads To Business Philosophy
David Bronner is the CEO and Chief Cosmic Officer at Dr. Bronner's. In this episode, David’s experiences that have reconfigured his perspective of how business can be operated.
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Apr 29, 2020 • 45min
Ep. 88 Patagonia Philosophy
Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia suggests the values of their hardware climbing company are still engrained into the decision making of the company. In this episode, Vincent shares the origin of Patagonia, how they see their role in society, and the secret to sustaining growth with environmental restrictions.
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Apr 27, 2020 • 59min
Ep. 87 How Your Great Grandchildren Will Live In The Future
James Ehrlich is the Founder of Regen Villages, a spin-off company inspired in part by Stanford research during the Solar Decathlon. He shares on this episode his model for building self-sustaining villages, how COVID-19 will impact our lifestyle, and the downside of living in big cities.
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Apr 22, 2020 • 33min
Ep. 86 Paul Stamets Redefines Darwinian Theory
Paul Stamets a world-renowned mycologist and ambassador for the fungal kingdom and in today's episode Stamets shares why fungi should have equal funding to technology, the misconceptions of psilocybin, and what Darwin got wrong.

Apr 21, 2020 • 52min
Ep. 85 Finding Your Balance
Roberto Milk is the co-founder and CEO of NOVICA the largest impact market place in the world providing talented artisans in emerging markets access to first-world consumers. In today’s episode, Roberto shares why he pursued this idea, what responsibility comes along with being the main source of income for families during a crisis, and ultimately how to find balance as a hardworking social entrepreneur.
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Apr 19, 2020 • 55min
Ep. 84 Are Viruses At the Top of the Food Chain?
David Quammen is a renowned traveling scientific writer who wrote the thriller Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic in 2012 and the revelations in his books have now come true. Quammen shares today when he thinks the quarantine will end, how climate change impacts the spread of viral diseases, and ultimately who is at the top of the food chain.
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Apr 18, 2020 • 48min
Ep. 83 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) On Going Beyond The Balance Sheet
Sheila Bonini is the Vice President of Private Sector Engagement at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) who shares the importance of cross-sector partnerships, how companies can be stewards of the environment, and what leadership is needed to go beyond the balance sheet.
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Apr 16, 2020 • 1h 5min
Ep. 82 Staying Classy
Scot Chisolm is the Founder and CEO of Classy.org, one of the largest online fundraising platforms for nonprofits. In this episode Scot shares why for-profits should act like nonprofits, the story behind his first sale, and what pressure comes along with early investment at age 24.
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