Better Heroes

EY and Hueman Group Media
  • 4.7 (12)
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

What does it take to move the needle on the world's toughest problems? In Season 3 of Better Heroes, we scoured the globe for groundbreaking collaborations between passionate individuals and visionary organizations, who are all on a mission to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges. Can AI make the world a better place? How can we change our consumption habits to better serve the environment and underprivileged communities? What can we do to make our financial system work for all? The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us a map of how to create a more equitable future. This series will bring you on a journey to explore what is possible — and believe that humanity can save itself, and our planet. Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 12/16/2025

    How Partnership is a Catalyst for Impact

    How does a small, impact driven business grow into a social unicorn and deliver impact for millions or even billions of people? Support, partnership and collaboration. In this episode, we're going to tell you about the Reckitt Catalyst program and the EY Ripples collaboration.  Reckitt owns health and hygiene brands including Lysol, Mucinex and Dettol. Purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world. Reckitt Catalyst is doing that by making a five-year commitment to provide funding, mentorship and expertise to support 200 social innovators by 2030. In particular, the program targets female and under-represented founders.  Our guests are Hamzah Sarwar, Global Head of Social Impact and Innovation at Reckitt and Gillian Hinde, EY Global Corporate Responsibility Leader.  Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  2. 12/09/2025

    We Can’t Leave Nonprofits Behind in the Age of AI

    In the age of AI, nonprofits need technology just as much as any for profit business. Unfortunately, nonprofits are often working with tight budgets and limited resources.  That's why ServiceNow started the Partnership for Good Grant and that's also why EY joined them. The program offers four grants to deserving nonprofits. They include technology donations, monetary donations and consulting hours. As a collaborator, EY was paired with WaterAid.  Our Better Heroes today are Izzy Smith, Director of IT at WaterAid and Pranav Chandrasaykar, EY Director in the UK ServiceNow Practice. They’ll tell us all about their collaboration and how WaterAid is using technology to scale impact, reaching millions of people with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min

  3. 10/07/2025

    How Upskilling Can Help Level the Playing Field

    Socioeconomic inequality is a global issue but it’s especially significant in South Africa right now. According to a recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa, more than 50 percent of South African youth are unemployed. To help find actionable solutions, today's guests are sharing the tools they use to create economic opportunity.  Nazia Pillay is the Managing Director of SAP Southern Africa, one of the global leaders in enterprise applications and Business AI. SAP® operates multiple young professional programs aimed at upskilling youth and moving the needle on unemployment. Our second guest Mohau Maroga, is an EY SAP Associate. In this episode, he shares his success story through SAP's Young Professionals Program in South Africa. Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  4. 09/30/2025

    Into the Arctic: Rowing for a Cause

    How do we protect the ecosystems underwater from the effects of climate change? Our guests show us that the key lies in expeditions which explore the oceans on our planet.  Toby Gregory, founder of the Arctic Challenge, led a crew into the Arctic Ocean to study the remote area, and brings to life his expedition. Darryl Owen, Owner and CEO, Freestyle Divers Founder, Project REEFrame, speaks about how educating people about marine life is a key to environmental activism.  They’re joined by  Fatma Albastaki, EY MENA Business Sustainability Leader.  Learn more about Toby here: https://ownershipworks.org/team/ Learn more about Darryl here: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/timothy-tracy Learn more about Fatma here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatma-al-bastaki-16b915188/?originalSubdomain=ae Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  5. 09/22/2025

    What You Need to Know about AI Education

    In rooms across the world - kitchens, board rooms, conferences - people are asking questions about AI. Today, we hope to answer some of those questions by bringing you professionals who are researching, teaching and implementing AI in their roles. Our guests are Raj Sharma, EY Global Managing Partner for Growth and Innovation, and Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. Raj and Rebecca are some of the best people to help educate us about AI. They’ll tell us how we can learn more about the technology, how to teach our kids to use it safely, and how to make sure AI is implemented equally around the world. Learn more about Raj here: www.ey.com/en_gl/people/raj-sharma Learn more about Rebecca here: www.brookings.edu/people/rebecca-winthrop Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  6. 06/24/2025

    Building a Better Future with Shared Ownership

    What if there was a way to shift the system and create better opportunities for everyone? What if businesses could thrive while also empowering their employees to share in their success? Today’s guests are going to tell you about the potential of shared ownership and how they’re converting ownership structures. Anna-Lisa Miller is the Executive Director of Ownership Works. She’s leading a movement to reshape ownership structures in companies big and small. Tim Tracy is head of EY Americas Private Equity practice and a board member at Ownership Works. He’s seen shared ownership drive both social mobility and business success.  Learn more about Anna-Lisa here: https://ownershipworks.org/team Learn more about Tim here: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/timothy-tracy Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  7. 06/17/2025

    Decoding the Sustainability World

    One of the keys to building a more sustainable future is for corporations to step up and assume their responsibility to decrease CO2 emissions. Luckily our guests today are leaders in corporate sustainability initiatives. Michaela Morris is CEO at Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM). Tasman helps businesses achieve their carbon emissions goals. Mathew Nelson is EY Oceania, Chief Sustainability Officer. On the show, Mathew and Michaela share the realities of what we call the carbon markets and achieving net zero emissions. They also provide realistic and efficient steps individuals and organizations can take! Learn more about Michaela here: www.tasmanenvironmental.com.au/staff/michaela-morris Learn more about Mathew here: www.ey.com/en_us/people/mathew-nelson Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  8. 06/10/2025

    How to Get Good at Doing Good

    The difference we can make in the world when we come together is far greater than any individual or company could possibly make on their own. Our guests are Payal Dalal and Meredith Jones. Payal is the Executive Vice President, Global Programs for the Center for Inclusive Growth at Mastercard.  Meredith is a Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS), Ernst & Young LLP. She’s also the author of Women of The Street: Why Female Money Managers Generate Higher Returns (And How You Can Too). These two inspiring women, as well as their employers have come together to back social impact projects around the world through the Center for Inclusive Growth. The center has helped women in developing countries manage their own money, they've shared their expertise with small businesses, and they're studying how new technology (like AI) can be implemented equitably. On the show, they’ll give us advice about doing good and give us their blueprint for impactful partnerships. Learn more about Meredith here: https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/meredith-a-jones Learn more about Payal here: https://www.mastercardcenter.org/people/payal-dalal Learn more about EY Ripples at www.ey.com/eyripples. The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms. Subscribe to our podcast. Rate and leave us a review. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
See All (39)

Trailers

4.7
out of 5
12 Ratings

About

What does it take to move the needle on the world's toughest problems? In Season 3 of Better Heroes, we scoured the globe for groundbreaking collaborations between passionate individuals and visionary organizations, who are all on a mission to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges. Can AI make the world a better place? How can we change our consumption habits to better serve the environment and underprivileged communities? What can we do to make our financial system work for all? The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us a map of how to create a more equitable future. This series will bring you on a journey to explore what is possible — and believe that humanity can save itself, and our planet. Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges. Produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    EY and Hueman Group Media
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hueman Group Media
  • Show Website
    Better Heroes

You Might Also Like