Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

Simon Mainwaring

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PATH Water co-founder and CEO Shadi Bakour is a Silicon Valley native entrepreneur who was unwilling to drown in a sea of plastic waste. “In 2014, California banned plastic bags,” Bakour recounts. And what followed was a trend of all municipalities banning plastic bags across the US and globally. “And that was in the very […]

PATH Water co-founder and CEO Shadi Bakour is a Silicon Valley native entrepreneur who was unwilling to drown in a sea of plastic waste. “In 2014, California banned plastic bags,” Bakour recounts. And what followed was a trend of all municipalities banning plastic bags across the US and globally. “And that was in the very …

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What’s one item in your wardrobe you’re likely to keep over the long haul? One item that most people have at least one of, regardless of socioeconomics and geography?  For hundreds of years, merchants have been making tough canvas, twill, and denim trousers for sailors, farmers, and other laborers—and making those pants to endure the …

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There are three significant tensions in the global olive oil industry, all interrelated. The first is traditional versus sustainable farming techniques, where a great deal of education and workshopping has become essential to support farmers’ progress. The next is the ratio of price to yield – closely tied to supply and demand – where some …

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Growing up, Marilee Nelson intended to be a doctor. She certainly never expected to be selling cleaning products of any kind. “And I really don’t even think of it like that,” she says. “I just feel like our products are a platform for our mission. But, I had two unexpected catastrophic instances in my life …

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One hundred and one years ago when Amalgamated Bank was launched in New York City, its founders would not have been surprised to learn their brainchild would eventually be run by an Ethiopian-American woman: The bank has deep roots in progressive politics, workers’ and immigrants’ rights, and feminist ideology. No surprise then to find President and CEO Priscilla …

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This latest chapter into Land O’Lakes expansive history begins when career marketing expert Heather Malenshek joined the Twin Cities-based Land O’Lakes team as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer “in the middle of COVID. So, fun times.” One thing Malenshek has championed from the beginning is that Land O’Lakes is more than your favorite …

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