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July 23, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

XOMA Superfoods is a new brand and subsidiary of NEXE Innovations, based in British Columbia, CN. Its president and director, Ash Guglani, who co-founded NEXE in 2015, after more than a decade in the capital markets, spoke with me about the company’s Lead With We purpose thinking.

XOMA Superfoods is a new brand and subsidiary of NEXE Innovations, based in British Columbia, CN. Its president and director, Ash Guglani, who co-founded NEXE in 2015, after more than a decade in the capital markets, spoke with me about the company’s Lead With We purpose thinking.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ash Guglani, leadership, XOMA Superfoods

July 6, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

While diversity, equity and inclusion are paramount to attracting and retaining top talent, many companies miss the mark. When brands do implement a program, it may not actually be effective. “For so long, we looked up at largely white men and asked them how the organization is doing on diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Michael Munoz, …

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: diversity, equity, Google, inclusion, leadership, performance paradigm

Purpose At Work: How Eat The Change Is Cultivating A Sustainable Food Movement

June 14, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

You need an innovative and impactful brand to carve out an advantage in a competitive industry like the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space. People today are looking for companies that make edible goods that are better for their health and the planet. Former CEO and Co-Founder of Honest Tea as well as Executive Chairman of …

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: accessibility, eat the change, leadership, seth goldman, sustainability

Purpose At Work: How Urban Remedy Is Accelerating Growth By Democratizing Healthy Food

June 4, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

Food has such a powerful impact on both public health and the environment. Many Americans lack proper nutrients and fresh foods, which contributes to greater rates of inflammation and the diseases it causes. Similarly, the overconsumption of industrialized foods perpetuates global warming. A company working to democratize access to healthy and eco-friendly food is Urban …

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Big Food, Healthy Food, leadership, Paul Coletta, sustainable, Urban Remedy

Purpose At Work: How Square Roots Is Growing A Sustainable Food Movement

June 1, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

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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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: agriculture, ESG, farming, food, leadership, sustainable

Purpose At Work: Lessons From Lyft On How To Transform Lives Through Transportation

May 24, 2021 by Simon Mainwaring

More and more vanguard companies have begun to radically re-imagine and reengineer business based on the idea of collectivized purpose—to Lead With We. They’re showing us that how we live, work, and grow together in new and necessary ways can restore and protect the social and living systems on which all of our futures depend. …

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: equality, leadership, lyft, lyftup, purpose

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