Wholesome Business
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago -Do you wish that business was about more than just making money? Do you want to learn how business can be an integral part of a happy and healthy life, and how it can be used to achieve positive change in the world? If that sounds good, then this podcast is for you!In each episode, the Wholegrain Digital team talk to positive and visionary entrepreneurs, executives and employees to learn the art of wholesome business. We discuss topics including green and sustainable business, workplace culture, values and motivation, empowering technologies, ethical business practices and the future of work.Wholegrain Digital is London's original WordPress web design agency and was founded in 2007 on the belief that business and web are powerful tools that can be used for good.
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Episode 12: B Corporations are Better Businesses
July 25, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBThe B Corporation movement is growing fast worldwide and we are proud to have achieved certification ourselves earlier this year. We talk to B Lab UK community manager Kate Sandle to discuss the B Corp movement and attempt to answer many common questions as well as share some personal experiences. If you are interested in finding out more about B Corps and whether it is right for your business, this episode is the perfect starting point.
Episode 11: Transforming the travel industry with eco-tourism
October 12, 2016 04:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBNature tourism makes up 20% of the global tourism industry and is closely linked to eco tourism when managed responsibly. Ed and Tom host this latest podcast and meet Max Sinclair and Joe Stevens from the website www.ecocompanion.com, which aims to make it easy for people to not only find amazing experiences in nature but also to accurately judge their eco credentials in terms of environment and social responsibility.We talk about what eco-tourism really means, how it ties in with global con...
Episode 10: The Future of Work and the Future of Everything with James Bidwell and Sophie Albizua
July 29, 2016 04:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBThe nature of work is on the cusp of big changes as new technology changes how we collaborate with our colleagues, breaks boundaries of when and where we can work. It also replaces the need for human labour in some tasks but opens new opportunities for innovation and improved quality of life. Meanwhile, our cultural expectations of work are changing, both in terms of the meaning that we derive from it and the way that it mix our work with other aspects of our lives. Hans and Tom went to th...
Episode 9: The Challenges of Sustainable Innovation with Dennis Doerffel
June 24, 2016 04:00 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBDennis started his career as an engineer officer in the Federal German Army, and during his spare time experimented with electric vehicles and batteries. Along with a group of friends Dennis founded V.E.R.A. in 1998, a club for electric vehicle enthusiasts based in the Aachen region of Germany.He went on to start the business REAP Systems, specialising in battery management systems for large lithium-ion batteries for vehicles on land and water.We talk about the combined challenges of sustaina...
Episode 8: How to win big name clients with LOVE
April 11, 2016 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBWholegrain Digital founder and host of the Wholesome Business podcast recently gave a presentation at WordCamp London called How to Win Big Name Clients with LOVE.In this episode, Tom talks about his companies unique approach to sales that has been at the heart of the companies success and attracted many big name clients.
Episode 7: Mindful Business - Nick Begley of PSYT talks about mindfulness and its role in the modern world of work and life
February 27, 2016 05:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBFounder and CEO of psychological technology company PSYT, Nick Begley, joins Tom and Ed in the Wholegrain Digital broom cupboard. We talk about his journey into to his current business via his time as one of the early team members at Headspace, the use of technology to study the science of happiness and productivity in the workplace, and the benefits that mindfulness can have to individuals and the companies that they work for.
Episode 6: Working Collectively - Will Gardner talks about bringing people together and the future of work
January 29, 2016 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBTom Greenwood and Ed Murfitt from Wholegrain Digital talk to Will Gardner, the CEO of popular millennial sustainability website Collectively.org about the origins of the project at the Davos World Economic Forum and the goal of bringing multinational corporations and young consumers together to create a more sustainable future. Will reveals that the ambitions and actions of Collectively run much deeper than the publication of information through the website and he gives us his thoughts about...
Episode 5: Positive Energy - Richard Mardon discusses the business of wind power and the impact of government policy
November 19, 2015 05:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBTom Greenwood and Ed Murfitt talk to Richard Mardon, Chief Executive of Airvolution Energy about his 15 years experience in the wind power sector, recent changes in government policy and the future of renewable energy in the UK.
Episode 4: Eco-travel - Tom and Vineeta discuss wholesome businesses in Belgium and Germany
September 21, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBWholegrain Digital founders Tom and Vineeta discuss the many inspiring examples of Wholesome Business that they found on their electric car journey through Belgium and Germany.The conversation includes electric car travel, renewable energy, eco-hotels, organic, veggie and vegan food, ethical fashion and more...Links to all of the businesses mentioned will be posted on the Wholegrain Digital website.
Episode 3: Happiness is the new rich - Andrea Darabos on the overlap between happiness in our work and personal lives
August 24, 2015 04:00 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBAndrea Darabos is a business design consultant and founder of the company Lean Advantage. In this episode, Wholegrain Digital's Tom Greenwood talks with Andrea about the concept that happiness is the new rich, how business values need to be redefined, the myth of work-life balance and ideas to create happiness at work.
Episode 2: Healthy Positioning - Ameet Bhakta on staying healthy at work and building a positive business
August 17, 2015 04:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MBAmeet Bhakta is a posture therapist who runs the business Health Through Posture. Wholegrain Digital's Tom Greenwood talks to Ameet about the role of posture in tackling the root causes of chronic pain, especially for those in an office environment, as well as his journey into business. The conversation touches on topics including the benefits of niching, how happy staff create happy customers, the importance of following your passion and the role of money in achieving positive goals.
Episode 1: Positive Values - Fabio Torlini on how to create a positive team culture and retain it as you grow
July 30, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBFabio Torlini is UK Managing Director for WordPress web hosting company WP Engine and has over a decade of experience in managing fast growing teams in the technology sector while retaining a positive team culture.We talk to Fabio about the challenges of growing teams, promoting strong company values, the benefits of collaboration, the environmental impact of web hosting and the challenges of work-life balance.