21 episodes

Welcome to the 4ChangeMakers Show where it is our job, each episode of this 1st season, to deconstruct disruptive businesses and tease out the business models, culture, mission & vision, Impact Business Models, and whatever it might be that you can emulate and test in your own impact business.

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Welcome to the 4ChangeMakers Show where it is our job, each episode of this 1st season, to deconstruct disruptive businesses and tease out the business models, culture, mission & vision, Impact Business Models, and whatever it might be that you can emulate and test in your own impact business.

    #21 John Featherby – Conscious Leadership, Impact Measurement, and Balancing Purpose & Profit

    #21 John Featherby – Conscious Leadership, Impact Measurement, and Balancing Purpose & Profit

    John Featherby is a long-term advocate of redefining business success and the future of work. Founder of Shoremount, an advisory company, serving the purpose to restore joy, meaning, and freedom to every workplace. Shoremount was a Founding UK member of the global B Corp movement.

    He is part of the Investment Committee for Resonance's multi-award winning impact funds. Resonance is one of the UK's leading social impact investment companies. Since 2002 they have worked with over 165 social enterprises and charities, enabling them to raise capital to grow their impact and make a more significant difference to the communities they serve. They currently manage over £260m of investors' capital across eleven operational funds.

    John is also a Senior Advisor to Blueprint for Better Business for large corporates and institutions and contributes to the Land Stewardship & Faith working group.

    Join us live on this sessions of the 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club at https://www.4changemakers.com/lunchclub

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    #20 Jan Patzer – Building Reusable Products That Are Scalable And Sustainable

    #20 Jan Patzer – Building Reusable Products That Are Scalable And Sustainable

    To solve the big problems we are facing nowadays when it comes to climate change and our environment, we need holistic solutions. Solutions that treat not only the symptoms but also the root cause of the problem.

    Our guest of the next 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club is an entrepreneur who has committed himself to this principle. Jan Patzer is the Co-Founder of Avoid Waste and Crafting Future and has implemented an innovative strategy to fight the waste problem within our society. Avoid Waste is a sustainable online shop directed to the end-consumer, but it also builds partnerships with different stores in Germany and offers customized products to b2b partners.

    With Crafting Future, Jan also established a consulting business that helps companies develop sustainable products whose primary focus is on balancing sustainability and profitability based on Circular Economy. Their philosophy is to go even beyond sustainability by applying Reuse Models.

    Jan is driven by anchoring the Circular Economy approach within our society because it lets us achieve more with less use of resources. This is not only sustainable but also a clear competitive advantage. Join us live on Wednesday for this episode to learn more about:


    How to decide on the product-mix of your business
    How to develop sustainable products
    What the Reuse Model is and how it works
    The competitive advantage of the circular economy

    Join us LIVE at the 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club: https://www.4changemakers.com/lunchclub

    • 1 hr 2 min
    #19 Léopold Coppieters – Solar Panels & A Business Model That Benefit All Stakeholders

    #19 Léopold Coppieters – Solar Panels & A Business Model That Benefit All Stakeholders

    "The big players can't move that fast. But we have a unique edge, we do things more out of the box and we are more flexible and can follow up faster. This is what differentiates us in the market."

    – Léopold Coppieters

    Léopold Coppieters is the Co-founder of Skysun, and he is passionate about the environment and renewable energies. He started this company with the desire to make solar energy easy and accessible for everyone.

    Léopold is in charge of orienting Skysun strategically. In the field, it is his job to develop long-term opportunities and growth partnerships.

    Sea levels are rising, more animal species are becoming extinct every day, and our cities' air is becoming unbreathable. As entrepreneurs, we are confronted with the question:  How can we reduce our carbon emissions when our society and businesses are in desperate need of energy?

    Skysun, a company that provides solar power solutions for small businesses, found an answer to that question and created a fantastic business out of that. Their business model is a true Win-Win. Skysun invests in the installation of a photovoltaic power plant on your property. They make the energy produced available to you for a fixed annual price. You will only pay a fraction of the public grid rates and save up to 30% of your energy bill. Isn't that amazing?

    Skysun is also B Corp certified, has the solar impulse label, and is committed to the SDGs #7 - Affordable and clean energy, #11 - Sustainable cities and communities, #13 Climate Action. #17 Partnerships for the goals.

    You can join this conversation Live at our 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club here: https://www.4changemakers.com/lunchclub

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    #18 Amara Abara: How Sustainable Brands Can Sell More Online

    #18 Amara Abara: How Sustainable Brands Can Sell More Online

    No one else has your DNA sequence or your life experiences. If you are able to infuse your unique traits into your brand you will differentiate yourself and stand out.

    – Amara Abara

    In this episode, we invited Amara to talk about how purpose-driven brands break through an ever noisy market.

    Amara is the founder and CEO of GiantStride Media, a growth marketing agency for purpose-driven direct-to-consumer brands. Their primary focus is to master the art and science of growing the online sales of those brands to create a massive impact and make the world a healthier place.

    They do this by providing their clients with strategies for improving website conversions, increasing customer lifetime value, and bolstering brand equity.

    Amara is a very passionate entrepreneur with many years of experience in running different businesses. He also has a background in Data Science and Management Consulting and loves exploring how you can leverage AI for growth.

    This conversation was live at The 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club, and we talked about:

    1) How to unlock business growth with paid advertising and how you can explore new growth channels

    2) How you can grow your sales by making specific changes on your website

    3) How to avoid wasting time and money on ineffective Ad Campaigns

    4) The most critical success tips when getting started with selling your products online

    5) How to maximize the lifetime value of your customers



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    • 1 hr 8 min
    #17 Dave Rouse – The Opportunities Businesses Have Through Carbon Offsetting And Why You Should Do It

    #17 Dave Rouse – The Opportunities Businesses Have Through Carbon Offsetting And Why You Should Do It

    "You have to try a lot of different things and be prepared to fail fast"

    Last week we had the pleasure to welcome Dave as a guest at the 4ChangeMakers Lunch Club. He is the founding CEO of CarbonClick, a New Zealand-based platform that provides businesses and individuals with solutions to become #carbonneutral by offsetting their emissions.

    The key focus of this episode was to talk about the opportunities of offsetting for your business. But Dave has a long track record of founding and growing sustainable startups, so we also discussed a few other topics with him like:


    Business models
    Impact investing and raising capital
    Pivoting in these unprecedented times
    The importance of reducing carbon emissions and offsetting
    And more!

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    #16 Hidde Van Gelder – Building A Thriving Community & Integrating Connection As A Business Success Factor

    #16 Hidde Van Gelder – Building A Thriving Community & Integrating Connection As A Business Success Factor

    "Money is just a tool to reach your goals. Normally we relate the more money you have and the more revenue you create the better you are as a company. I think the more money you create and the more profit that you have the more impact you can make with that money on the community that you serve".

    – Hidde Van Gelder

    In our fast-moving and digitalized society, we face a lack of deep and fulfilling human connections.

    Zoku is a new kind of hotel that aims to disrupt the hotel industry and solve this problem.

    They not just sell rooms and coffee to their guests like most other hotels but combine the element of home-office with the services of a hotel and the social factor of a thriving neighborhood. Zoku provides everything you need to feel connected to like-minded people while being on a business trip in another city.

    Hidde is the Community Manager at Zoku and also an inhouse B Leader. His everyday work is to engage the community and uphold Zoku’s values of 'Better Together.’

    He chose to work for Zoku because he desired a lifestyle rather than 'just a job’! He brings together people and entrepreneurs from all different backgrounds and is keen to enrich their personal & professional lives.

    Hidde believes that when more people have this mindset, the world would be driven by passion, which results in making meaningful business instead of just making money.

    In this episode, we talked about how Zoku managed to build a business that solves a core problem of their target market (the internationally mobile professional): the loneliness while being on business trips and the lack of connection.

    You will learn how Zoku created a thriving community and what principles and strategies they put into action to keep it engaged - even during the current global pandemic.

    The core of their community and the business is connection, and you will learn how you can implement this element as a success factor in your business and improve the relations with all of your stakeholders.

    • 1 hr 5 min

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