CEO Maddy Phipps-Taylor describes the challenges Eva Health Technologies faces as an innovator and disruptor in the medical records space.  She talks about how she navigates the potential tensions between her personal purpose, the organisation’s purpose, and the expectations of their various stakeholders. She also discusses the practical impact for their customers and themselves of moving their technology to the cloud. 

In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome Richard Wazacz, CEO of Travelex.  In addition to describing how he sees the links between shareholders, purpose, and culture, he discusses their different approach to transformation, which combines the speed and agility of a start-up with the scale and impact of global player.  He also talks about how he ensures he stays on track with their strategy. Join me for a frank, pointed, and informative discussion. 

In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome Marcia Philbin, CEO of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine. She takes us “behind the curtain” to describe the engaging process and practical tools she used to involve multiple stakeholder groups in developing a new purpose and values for the organisation.  She also talks about how this has contributed to her own personal and professional growth and development. 

In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome back Mark Inskip, CEO of Matrix SCM. Mark shares how the business has developed over the last several months and how he aims to get a return on the investment they have made so far around their purpose.  He also describes how he deals with his own Friday six o’clock list: all those things you just don’t get around to in the working week. 

In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome Mike Lord, Chairman and CEO of Stiltz Lifts, back to The Purposeful Strategist.  He shares with us how their continued growth has helped them more fully realise their purpose of fun, freedom, financial. He also describes what they’ve put in place make it easy for the whole organisation to know where they are going and how they are going to get there. 

In this episode, I’ll be joined by Herman Heyns.  He discusses what led him to start Anmut, the firm he is CEO of, and the role his personal purpose has played in their success.  He also describes  the links between data quality, making good investments, and addressing the big problems we face in the world.

In this episode, I’ll be joined by Stuart MacLennan, Circular One Health’s Executive Chair and CEO. He shares with us their vision of making entire communities healthier and the key part family-based empowerment plays in that. He outlines the linkages between energy, food, and health needed to create a sustainable society. He also shares how his agricultural background prepared him for a CEO leadership role.

In this episode, I’ll be joined by Mike Scott, Senior Partner at Cripps, a mid-size law firm based in London and the Southeast. Mike describes the 18-month journey they went on to clarify their firm purpose and develop a strategy to support it. He discusses the sort of external support they used – and why. He also shares the critical first step he took on that journey.