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Untapped Talent: Find Qualified Employees in Unexpected Places
In this labor market, everyone says good help is hard to find. Maybe you aren’t looking in the right places. Come learn the secrets to finding qualified talent in unexpected places and build your workforce while building your community. Our guests are Maria Kim, President and CEO of REDF, which invests in businesses that reveal and reinforce the talent of people breaking through barriers to employment, and Lauren McCann, Founder & CEO of Procure Impact, transforming lives through the dignity of work.
Legal Structures and Voluntary Certifications, Featuring Teatulia
Socially Responsible Business, Social Enterprise, Public Benefit Corporation, B Corp. What do all these terms mean and do the differences matter? How do different legal structures and third-party certifications affect your business? Our guest is the co-founder and former CEO of Teatulia Organic Teas, Linda Appel Lipsius. Linda will share the inside story of Teatulia: born from a chance encounter in a coffee shop, grounded in a women’s co-op in Bangladesh, nurtured with cow dung, rewarded with customer and employee loyalty, and lauded by organizations as diverse as the North American Tea Championship and Fast Company Magazine. Linda is a visionary business leader who built a universally-respected brand known for doing things better and using business as a force for good.
Employee Volunteerism and How to Get it Right
Many companies take the opportunity to organize employee volunteer opportunities with local nonprofits - cleaning up playgrounds, making meals for shelter residents, or maybe staffing a neighborhood “fun run.” Volunteer days can build employee morale and engagement - but does that translate to positive business outcomes? And do the nonprofits that host you benefit as much as you do? We’ll discuss the do’s and don’ts of employee volunteerism, and how to activate your business’s other assets to make a difference in your community.