Conduit Conversations

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Conduit Conversations is a podcast by The Conduit, bringing you pioneers at the cutting-edge of social change. Every episode, Conduit co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Paul van Zyl, will be in conversation with exceptional people working to create a better future, in order to inspire you to do the same. Hear about the experiences that shaped them, the lessons they’ve learned and the practical advice they’d give to anyone looking to make a positive impact.

  1. Paul Polman, Business Leader, Climate and Equalities Campaigner

    02/08/2024

    Paul Polman, Business Leader, Climate and Equalities Campaigner

    Paul's guest in this episode is Paul Polman. Paul is a business leader, campaigner and co-author of “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take”, a Financial Times Business Book of the Year. Paul works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality. As CEO of Unilever for a decade, he demonstrated that business can profit through purpose, delivering shareholder returns of 290% while the company consistently ranked 1st in the world for sustainability. Today he works across a range of organisations to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which he helped develop.

    42 min
  2. Humanising Investment with Liesel Pritzker Simmons

    01/05/2024

    Humanising Investment with Liesel Pritzker Simmons

    Welcome to The Conduit’s podcast series on Humanising Investment. Inspired by Gillian Tett’s book, Anthrovision, this series will focus on inspiring the next generation of investors to recognise the value of responsible investing. Hosted by Asha Lad, each episode will be talking to a leading responsible investor in the institutional responsible investing space, getting to grips with each of their stories, understanding what led towards a career in the space and how they feel we can begin to humanize the finance industry. In this episode Asha is joined by Liesel Pritzker Simmons. Liesel and her husband Ian co-founded Blue Haven Initiative, a single family office managing a diversified global investment portfolio. Blue Haven Initiative is considered the largest impact-focused family office in the U.S and is likely among the largest investment funds in the world dedicated solely to impact investing.   Liesel oversees an impact investing portfolio structured to generate competitive financial returns and effect positive social and environmental change. The portfolio spans asset classes, from public equities and fixed income holdings to private equity, direct investments and philanthropic programs. Liesel also works closely with organizations that support and advance the field of impact investing. She was a co-founder of The ImPact, a network of families committed to the conscientious stewardship of wealth. She also serves on the board of Toniic, which provides tools for investors to evaluate impact investments, and on the board and the investment committee of ImpactAssets. Liesel is also co-founder of IDP Foundation, focused on achieving universal primary education.

    37 min
  3. Service Please, by The Conduit & Design Hotels: Veronica Reed, Co-Founder Carlota Hotel

    06/09/2023

    Service Please, by The Conduit & Design Hotels: Veronica Reed, Co-Founder Carlota Hotel

    Welcome to The Conduit’s podcast series, Service Please. This series will be focusing on ethical and sustainable hospitality, engaging with a diverse range of industry experts and a variety of individuals across different sectors, disciplines, roles and levels. From supply chains to sourcing, waste management to wellbeing and welfare – what problems need tackling and what does the future of hospitality look like? As part of our series The Conduit has teamed up with the brilliant Design Hotels on a series spotlighting some amazing individuals who have created incredible, responsible places to stay around the world. For 30 years Design Hotels has been at the forefront of a movement in travel, by curating a global collection of independent, design-driven hotels that function as social hubs and spaces for purposeful experiences, connection and curiosity. In this episode we are joined by Veronica Reed, the co-founder and architect behind Carlota hotel in the UNESCO-protected old town of Quito, Ecuador. Set inside the house where Veronica’s partner was born, Carlota became Ecuador’s first certified B Corporation hotel in October 2019.

    36 min
  4. Humanising Investment with Rosa Sangiorgio

    04/28/2023

    Humanising Investment with Rosa Sangiorgio

    Welcome to The Conduit’s podcast series on Humanising Investment. Inspired by Gillian Tett’s book, Anthrovision, this series will focus on inspiring the next generation of investors to recognise the value of responsible investing. Hosted by Asha Lad, Chief Investment Officer at Conduit Capital, each episode will be talking to a leading responsible investor in the institutional responsible investing space, getting to grips with each of their stories, understanding what led towards a career in the space and how they feel we can begin to humanize the finance industry. In this episode Asha is joined by Rosa Sangiorgio.  Rosa’s career represent in some ways the evolution of Responsible Investments over the past twenty years from seemingly conventional investing role to an intentional one. She is currently Head of ESG at Pictet Wealth Management. She previously held leadership roles at several European banks, from IMI Bank (now part of BNP), Societe Generale, Capitalia (now part of UniCredit) and  most recently leading the Sustainability and Impact Investing effort for Credit Suisse Investment Management. Rosa strongly believes that the wealth management industry is currently in an imbalanced position, between an investments’ mission and monetary objectives.

    31 min
  5. Episode 5: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    04/26/2023

    Episode 5: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    This year, The Conduit has partnered with the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation to create a podcast series that explores the meaning of care in different communities around the world. From physicians to directors, community workers to advocates, we will be talking to individuals on the ground to discover answers to the question, “what is the point of care?”  In this episode the conversation will focus on the role of Community Health Workers across sub-Saharan Africa who are responsible for delivering care to approximately 40% of the continent’s population – that’s 916,000 active Community Health Workers treating over 400 million people across 24 different countries. Though they are often not formally recognized as professionals, Community Health Workers may be responsible for at least a dozen different types of preventive, promotional, and curative services depending on the country and local context.  Paul’s guests in this episode are Prossy Muyingo and Dr. Madeleine Ballard. Prossy is a Community Health Worker in Mityana District, Central Uganda and since 2019, Prossy has been providing reproductive, maternal, and child health services to 120 households. Madeleine is the co-founder and executive director of the Community Health Impact Coalition, a global alliance of community health implementers working to ensure that Community Health Workers receive fair pay, field support, and the official recognition they deserve so everyone can access high quality healthcare.

    20 min
  6. Service Please, by The Conduit & Design Hotels: Daniel Lauber, Founder of Cervo Mountain Resort

    04/25/2023

    Service Please, by The Conduit & Design Hotels: Daniel Lauber, Founder of Cervo Mountain Resort

    Welcome to The Conduit’s podcast series, Service Please. This series will be focusing on ethical and sustainable hospitality, engaging with a diverse range of industry experts and a variety of individuals across different sectors, disciplines, roles and levels. From supply chains to sourcing, waste management to wellbeing and welfare – what problems need tackling and what does the future of hospitality look like? As part of our series The Conduit has teamed up with the brilliant Design Hotels on a series spotlighting some amazing individuals who have created incredible, responsible places to stay around the world. For 30 years Design Hotels has been at the forefront of a movement in travel, by curating a global collection of independent, design-driven hotels that function as social hubs and spaces for purposeful experiences, connection and curiosity. In this episode we are joined by Daniel Lauber, the creator of Cervo Mountain Resort in Zermatt, Switzerland. In a recent renovation, the hotel made adjustments to drastically lower its carbon footprint. Thanks to these efforts, a commitment to the local, and a dedication to “a mindful awareness of life,” the hotel was recently awarded Ibex Fairstay platinum certification.

    31 min
  7. Episode 4: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    04/13/2023

    Episode 4: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    This year, The Conduit has partnered with the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation to create a podcast series that explores the meaning of care in different communities around the world. From physicians to directors, community workers to advocates, we will be talking to individuals on the ground to discover answers to the question, “what is the point of care?”  This episode focuses on the role of Community Health Workers in Brazil, also known as Community Health Agents. Unlike some other countries, community healthcare is a verified and formalized field of work in Brazil, thanks to an initiative called the Family Health Strategy that legally recognized Community Health Agents in 2002. Paul’s guest is Ewerton Nunes, Global Community Impact Manager for Johnson & Johnson. Ewerton has led social impact work at Johnson & Johnson for 8 years, working to uplift the stories and voices of Community Health Agents to better represent the full picture of what community health work looks like in Brazil. He is also the co-creator of A Casa, an organization designed to provide resources, support, and spaces for knowledge-sharing to Community Health Agents throughout Brazil.

    12 min
  8. Episode 3: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    04/11/2023

    Episode 3: Johnson & Johnson Centre for Health Worker Innovation presents ‘The Point of Care Around the World’ in association with The Conduit

    This year, The Conduit has partnered with the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation to create a podcast series that explores the meaning of care in different communities around the world. From physicians to directors, community workers to advocates, we will be talking to individuals on the ground to discover answers to the question, “what is the point of care?”  In this episode Paul is joined by Corey Feist and Stefanie Simmons.Corey is a healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience and is the co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Physicians Group, a medical group of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers. Corey has authored numerous publications on the need to support the well-being of the healthcare workforce. Dr. Stefanie Simmons is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over 15 years of clinical practice. She focuses on the research, development and implementation of programs designed to strengthen the relational skills of clinicians, enhance professional well-being among clinicians, and engage teams in the practice of medicine.

    54 min
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Conduit Conversations is a podcast by The Conduit, bringing you pioneers at the cutting-edge of social change. Every episode, Conduit co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Paul van Zyl, will be in conversation with exceptional people working to create a better future, in order to inspire you to do the same. Hear about the experiences that shaped them, the lessons they’ve learned and the practical advice they’d give to anyone looking to make a positive impact.

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  • Creator
    The Conduit
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    122
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