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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In 2017, entrepreneur Stacey Boyd raised nearly half a million dollars for the Malala Fund through her business venture, Schoola. Afterward, the former teacher and principal was invited to meet the Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai for her 18th birthday celebration. During that trip, Boyd visited one of Kenya’s largest migrant camps, the UNHCR’s Dadaab Refugee Complex. She found herself especially affected by […]

In 2017, entrepreneur Stacey Boyd raised nearly half a million dollars for the Malala Fund through her business venture, Schoola. Afterward, the former teacher and principal was invited to meet the Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai for her 18th birthday celebration. During that trip, Boyd visited one of Kenya’s largest migrant camps, the UNHCR’s Dadaab Refugee Complex. She found herself especially affected by …

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In the dizzyingly quick-evolving realm of cloud computing, ServiceNow has emerged as a vanguard, reshaping the landscape of today’s workflow through modernization and digitization, especially as “the era of one-size-fits-all cloud solutions is giving way to a more tailored and dynamic approach that combines public and private clouds,” according to Forbes. Founded in 2004 by …

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High-risk pregnant women in Somaliland, poor students in southern Kenya, and wild wintergreen harvesters in the Himalayas are all among the nearly three million people whose lives have been meaningfully impacted by the essential oils and related products of dōTERRA, based in Pleasant Grove, Utah.  Founded in 2008 by former executives at the essential oils …

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Since joining the global spirits giant, Beam Suntory in 2017, Kim Marotta, Global Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, has focused on maximizing her impact within the $5.5 billion enterprise — and its impact on 6,000+ employees and the communities it “serves” at every level. She’s focused on driving systemic cultural change to co-create a business model in step …

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At the center of the smorgasbord of the fiercely competitive food industry where consumer tastes are fickle and sustainability is hard, Sabra Dipping Co. LLC, can boast a stable position as the leader in the US hummus market. Sabra’s CEO, Joey Bergstein has been at the helm since August 2021, focused on solidifying purpose and increasing sustainability. “Sustainability isn’t …

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As Vice President of Social Impact at Best Buy, Inc. since 2020, Andrea Wood still looks back to the company’s former CEO and executive chairperson, Hubert Joly, for inspiration. “I remember a time around 2012 – I had only been at Best Buy for about a year – when the company was really struggling,” Wood …

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