Simon Mainwaring

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

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Liberty Mutual Insurance operates in 29 countries and economies today. But it didn’t begin as the household name it eventually became. With roots in Boston, it opened its doors just before WWI to provide worker’s compensation insurance. It offered its first automobile insurance policy more than a century ago—when there were only about five million […]

Liberty Mutual Insurance operates in 29 countries and economies today. But it didn’t begin as the household name it eventually became. With roots in Boston, it opened its doors just before WWI to provide worker’s compensation insurance. It offered its first automobile insurance policy more than a century ago—when there were only about five million …

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Many business observers might assume that when a company reaches the point where Alpha Foods finds itself today – six years in; 50 employees; $40 million in funding; $10 million in sales; 30-something SKUs; and 9,000 retailers offering its product – it means “the marketplace” was simply sitting there waiting for someone to just step …

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How can we reduce the climate impacts of our food system? How can we get the freshest produce to people in urban areas? How can we offer fulfilling jobs to today’s youth? These are all issues that Square Roots is working to address.  “The mission of the company is to bring locally grown food to …

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All entrepreneurs want to know how to get people to try and to purchase their products. Whenever a brand launches a new product they must inspire consumers to change their behavior. Behavior change is one of the most coveted yet challenging feats for business leaders. A brand doing an excellent job inspiring behavior change is …

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  Millennials are the largest generation in United States history, consisting of over 90 million people. This generation, born between 1980 and 2000, is set to inherit an estimated $30 trillion within the next several decades. Subsequently, millennials are already influencing financial markets and are set to continue changing trends in the foreseeable future. So, …

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Business leaders from the world’s top companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Hewlett Packard, PG&E, and many more are taking a stand to support the Paris Climate Agreement. While Michael Bloomberg’s commitment to contribute $15 million to the United Nations on behalf of the United States is a milestone on the road to a …

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