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Kim Allchurch Flick
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Hosted by Kim Allchurch-Flick, impact strategist and founder of Mighty Measure, this podcast is for purpose-driven entrepreneurs ready to build businesses that are a force for good. Each episode includes stories of people with ideas and ideals to make the world better, leaving us inspired and optimistic about collective possibility. Covering topics like B Corp certification, Benefit Reports, ESG practices, equity-centered strategies, activism, advocacy, and real-world tools for values-driven growth. Subscribe to build a better business, one mighty measure at a time.

  1. 18h ago

    Your Spending Is a Change Tool: Using Purchasing With Purpose for Impact-Led Buying with Rebecca Dray of Purchasing with Purpose

    Rebecca Dray, Executive Director of Purchasing With Purpose, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about how spending can drive systemic change through impact-led purchasing.  Dray shares her journey from corporate hospitality to mental health advocacy to founding UK workforce social enterprises with open hiring, then moving to the US and launching Buy Social USA (later renamed Purchasing With Purpose) to simplify language and build a national network-of-networks connecting buyers to values-aligned suppliers.  They discuss the US “up-down” wealth gap, misconceptions that impact suppliers cost more or lack quality, and research suggesting most are cost-competitive with added benefits like talent retention and reputational value.  Dray describes tools and training to help organizations start small, improve supplier searchability, address logistics barriers, collaborate across networks, and support global verification via People and Planet First.

    Your Spending Is a Change Tool: Using Purchasing With Purpose for Impact-Led Buying with Rebecca Dray of Purchasing with Purpose

  2. 5d ago

    Making Hiring More Human: Networking, Informational Interviews, and Strategic Job Searching with Mac Prichard of Mac’s List

    Mac Prichard, founder and CEO of Mac’s List, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about how hiring works and how job seekers and employers can navigate it.  Mac shares his communications career and periods of unemployment that taught him the value of job-search skills, networking, and referrals.  He argues that while tools like “easy apply” and AI have changed, core principles remain: be clear about goals, build a short list of target employers, and connect with people inside them through purposeful informational interviews.  He warns against over-reliance on technology and emphasizes that hiring is driven by risk reduction and relationships, with added challenges from ageism and racial discrimination.  For employers, he stresses training, respectful communication, and treating hiring as a brand experience by acknowledging applicants and providing closure.

    Making Hiring More Human: Networking, Informational Interviews, and Strategic Job Searching with Mac Prichard of Mac’s List

  3. Aug 11

    Embodying B Corp Certification: The Next Economy, Financial Gravity, and Mission-Locked Business with Ryan Honeyman of Lift Economy

    Ryan Honeyman of Lift Economy, co-author of the B Corp Handbook, about “embodying” B Corp certification and aligning stated values with lived leadership and culture - joins Kim Allchurch Flick.  Ryan shares his path from criminal-justice-focused psychology work to sustainability consulting and early B Corp advising beginning around 2010, helping over 100 companies certify and recertify.  They discuss takeaways from the B Corp Champions Retreat, including shifting from anxiety about new standards to implementation and the value of in-person community.  Ryan explains Lift Economy’s broader “next economy” work (worker ownership, racial equity, regenerative agriculture) and the Next Economy MBA, which has reached 800 participants across 16 cohorts. He identifies “financial gravity” as a key barrier and references Eric Ries’ forthcoming book Incorruptible on mission-locking structures.

    Embodying B Corp Certification: The Next Economy, Financial Gravity, and Mission-Locked Business with Ryan Honeyman of Lift Economy

  4. Aug 6

    Accountability, Certification, and the Triple Bottom Line with Tom Hering of Benefit Corporations for Good (BCFG)

    Tom Hering, co-founder and managing partner of Benefit Corporations for Good (BCFG), joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about whether small businesses truly reflect their values and how to communicate them with accountability. Hering shares his three-act career journey from advertising to purpose-driven business through the Benefit Corporation structure, and describes BCFG’s work since 2018 certifying businesses across 13 states and one Canadian province around people, planet, and profit. They discuss challenges including a trust deficit from purpose-washing, accessibility for small businesses, funding and scale, purpose fatigue, and an awareness gap about Benefit Corporations. Hering outlines BCFG’s process (values quiz, legal benefit status, 60-question assessment across eight standards, annual public benefit reports) and highlights community-building events, student support from University of Oregon’s Allen Hall PR teams, optimistic market data and generational expectations, ways listeners can help, and how to connect via BCFG’s website, newsletter, and YouTube.

    Accountability, Certification, and the Triple Bottom Line with Tom Hering of Benefit Corporations for Good (BCFG)

  5. Aug 4

    Building Trust, Representation, and Opportunity with Titonian Wallace Sr.

    Titonian Wallace Sr., founder of Nesace Media, community leader, and the first Black chair of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about building trust, representation, and opportunity.  Wallace shares his upbringing in Benton Harbor, Michigan, his mother’s “never say you can’t” lesson, leaving the University of Michigan, and returning years later to earn a BA in Mass Media with a sociology minor and a marketing certificate, later creating a scholarship fund in Hillsborough.  He discusses chamber leadership, creating Hillsborough’s Juneteenth celebration, and stepping down to run for Hillsborough City Council while job hunting amid economic strain on small businesses.  Wallace highlights fear in Hillsborough’s Hispanic community due to immigration enforcement, urges communities of color to unite, and finds hope in youth activism and leadership.  He argues Oregon needs jobs, regional collaboration, and adaptation to economic shifts, noting service cuts and affordability pressures.

    Building Trust, Representation, and Opportunity with Titonian Wallace Sr.

  6. Jul 30

    The ROI of Vulnerability and Building Cultures of Wellbeing with Adam Nemer of Simple Mental Health

    Adam Nemer, founder of Simple Mental Health and author of "Simple Mental Health: The ROI of Vulnerability," joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about creating workplace cultures of mental wellbeing. Nemer recounts leading at Kaiser Permanente for nearly 20 years while struggling with severe, undiagnosed depression and anxiety after finding his father’s suicide and later his mother’s death, until a senior leader - prompted by a mental health first aid class - encouraged him to use the EAP. After treatment and piloting mental health first aid training for 400 employees, he normalized mental health conversations, which he says coincided with top employee engagement and KPI performance, including a five-star Medicare rating. He discusses stigma, generational shifts in leadership, and making wellbeing and psychological safety core values, emphasizing both the human and business cases for mental health literacy.

    The ROI of Vulnerability and Building Cultures of Wellbeing with Adam Nemer of Simple Mental Health

  7. Jul 28

    Building Healthy, Inclusive Cultures Without Burning Out with Mikaela Kiner of Reverb

    Mikaela Kiner, founder and CEO of Reverb, an HR consultant, leadership coach, and B Corp that helps organizations build healthy, inclusive cultures - joins Kim Allchurch Flick. Kiner shares her path from 15 years in corporate HR at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, and Amazon to launching Reverb over 10 years ago, influenced by her parents’ plaintiff-side employment law work and early HR experience at a rapidly growing coffee startup. She describes Reverb’s evolution from supporting venture-backed startups with foundational HR systems to serving nonprofits, schools, and small businesses through fractional HR, leadership development, and coaching. Kiner explains why Reverb pursued B Corp certification, discusses challenges like continuous business development and shifting economic conditions, and explores post-COVID workplace polarization around remote work, advocating data-driven “place with purpose” approaches. She notes optimism about growing focus on wellbeing, belonging, and employee resource groups, and discusses continuing equity work despite backlash, including pay equity practices. Kiner emphasizes building a company with boundaries, trust, and flexibility to avoid sacrificing time and energy.

    Building Healthy, Inclusive Cultures Without Burning Out with Mikaela Kiner of Reverb

  8. Jul 23

    Why Climate Capital Isn’t Flowing - and How to Fix It with Sean Penrith of Gordian Knot Strategies

    Sean Penrith, CEO of Gordian Knot Strategies, a climate finance consultancy aiming to mobilize $1B per year by 2030 (and having mobilized $1.67B to date) joins Kim Allchurch Flick.  Penrith shares his path from entrepreneurship in Argentina to founding a sustainable glass company, then moving into climate policy, carbon markets, and impact investing in Portland before launching GKS to “translate” between capital providers and climate projects.  He argues climate capital isn’t flowing due to a nature-negative economy, lack of standardization, unclear risk/return profiles, and failure to price ecosystem services viewed as public goods.  GKS focuses on nature-based solutions while also evaluating energy and tech options.  He urges consumers to choose responsible banks, support climate-forward policymakers, and pressure companies, and defends carbon markets as a conduit moving capital to Global South “carbon sink baskets,” despite corporate fear of reputational risk.

    Why Climate Capital Isn’t Flowing - and How to Fix It with Sean Penrith of Gordian Knot Strategies
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Hosted by Kim Allchurch-Flick, impact strategist and founder of Mighty Measure, this podcast is for purpose-driven entrepreneurs ready to build businesses that are a force for good. Each episode includes stories of people with ideas and ideals to make the world better, leaving us inspired and optimistic about collective possibility. Covering topics like B Corp certification, Benefit Reports, ESG practices, equity-centered strategies, activism, advocacy, and real-world tools for values-driven growth. Subscribe to build a better business, one mighty measure at a time.

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