Real Leaders Podcast

Caroline Barlerin is the Founder & CEO of Platypus Advisors, a diverse team of social impact practitioners with experience and expertise in accelerating social good through philanthropy, impact investing, collective impact, social innovation, and cross-sector collaboration. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Colin Moffett is the CEO & Co-Founder of Artemis Ward, a global creative agency that partners with brands, companies, and organizations, combining rigorous strategy and unbridled creativity to craft dynamic experiences and engage audiences. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Katy Carrigan is the CEO of Goody, a gifting marketplace that powers employee engagement, client appreciation, and sales prospecting gifts at more than 12,000 leading companies. Goody's business gifting platform, Goody for Business, integrates with 30 leading HR platforms, allowing companies to automatically gift employees on birthdays and work anniversaries. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Michael Bellavia is the CEO of HelpGood, a social impact marketing and communications agency that works with nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, corporate social responsibility teams, educational institutions, and purpose-driven organizations. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Tim Greiner is the Managing Director & Co-Founder of Pure Strategies, a Certified B Corp consultancy that helps companies initiate and enhance existing sustainability programs that deliver value to the business and society. Listen in as he shares story after story of how companies like Walmart, Burts Bees, and others have nailed how to sustain success. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

John Kinney helped create the PACE (“Property Assessed Clean Energy”) financing industry and is the Founder & Managing Partner of CleanFund, which develops and manages PACE programs for senior lenders. On today's episode, John breaks down what you need to know about this financial revolution. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Greg Harmeyer is the CEO of TiER1 Impact, an employee-owned, professional services development company. TiER1 aims to help owners of professional services companies create a graceful ownership transition for themselves while developing a scalable, healthy, long-term future that their employees can thrive in and their clients can continue to proudly be associated with. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Dan Freed is the Co-Founder & CEO of Thesis, the world’s first personalized brain supplement brand. Powered by the world’s largest data set on the efficacy of nootropics and advised by neuroscientists from Yale, Penn, and MIT, Thesis quickly and safely delivers increased focus, creativity, energy, and memory in capsule form. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Brad Stevens is the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access, an outsourcing and offshoring consulting company that exists to close cultural gaps caused by offshore outsourcing models of the past and to open up opportunities for solopreneurs and small businesses worldwide. — Read the Magazine and Join the Community for Impact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://⁠⁠⁠⁠real-leaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apply for the The 2025 Real Leaders Impact Awards: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://real-leaders.com/impact-awards-application/⁠⁠

Miren Oca and Y. Elaine Rasmussen discuss the complexity of transitioning a business to an employee ownership model. They discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of this transition as well as the many different ways to pursue this change.  Miren Oca is the Founder and CEO of OcaQuatics Swim School. A Employee-owned (PPT),Certified B-Corp business that focuses not only on teaching swimming skills but also on environmentalism and social responsibility. Elaine Rasmussen is the CEO of Social Impact Now, a social finance and impact investing firm.