Lead With We 

Lead With We expands Simon's groundbreaking thinking to meet the urgency of today's global challenges. A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller, it reveals how business can move from isolated ambition to collective leadership, blending deep research, compelling storytelling, and firsthand insights from the world's most purposeful companies. Simon outlines a practical blueprint for building systems of collaboration that generate both sustained profit and measurable impact, making the case that long-term growth depends on mutual accountability between business, consumers, and society. Companies that lead together will not only thrive in the age of AI and climate disruption, they will help define the future of leadership itself.

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Reviews

“This powerful book is a roadmap for change that is both eminently actionable and deeply inspiring.”

Rebecca Henderson
Professor, Harvard Business School

“Lead With We is what business desperately needs today to rise to the moment.”

Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer, Procter & Gamble

"Lead With We is a roll-up your sleeves, let’s get to work, real results guide to leveraging business's ingenuity, influence, and power to transform our society."

Letitia Webster
Managing Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs

"If you’re a business leader or entrepreneur who's passionate about solving today's social and environmental challenges, grab Lead With We."

Amy Smith
Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, TOMS

"The relationship between society and business is changing. Lead With We not only explains why this is happening, it provides a clear blueprint for how leadership can shape this process today and into the future.""

Martin Whitaker
CEO, Just Capital

“With clear guidelines and specific steps, this is not only an inspiring call to action, but a practical blueprint for a better future, and the role we can all play in getting there.”

Philip Thomas
Chairman, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

"Lead With We is both a rally cry and a roadmap for collaborative leadership and how to harness that power in business to transform our lives and future."

Jay Coen Gilbert
CEO Imperative 21 / cofounder B Lab and the B Corp movement"

"This book can help inspire and instruct everyone in the business sector to be an agent of change."

Ilze Melngailis
Senior Director, Business Council for the UN

"Lead With We gets it right. We need a new narrative of what it means to lead: who leads, how, and to what end.”

Deval Patrick
Founder, Bain Capital Double Impact

“#2 Business Book of the Year, it provides concrete steps leaders and employees can take to thrive in today’s marketplace, where taking a stand on something important to your customers can become a competitive differentiator."

Forbes

We First 

In We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World, Simon Mainwaring pioneered the idea that capitalism and conscience can coexist, and that brands have both the power and responsibility to lead positive change. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestseller, We First set the stage for a new era of purpose-driven marketing by showing how companies and consumers can collaborate to rebuild trust, inspire engagement, and drive growth through shared values. Drawing on psychology, cultural trends, and case studies from leading global brands, Simon demonstrates how social media can transform business from a self-serving engine into a collective force for good.

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Reviews

“A must-read for those who want to understand and engage the power and potential of social media.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Best Business Book of the Year’. We First is that rare marketing book that is truly visionary.”

strategy+business Magazine

“We First is more than a must-read – it’s a must-do. Buy it, act it, and most importantly – LIVE IT!”

Gary Vaynerchuk
New York Times bestselling author

“The evolution of capitalism is putting We First. Mainwaring not only gets this but helps us understand how to make it happen."

Jay Coen Gilbert
Co-founder, B Corporations

"Simon is the new master of the 'three wins' - for your company, for you customers and for the planet."

Steve Hayden
Vice Chairman, Ogilvy Worldwide
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