Episodes: 37
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 8.1k followers
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Bruce Piasecki - Founder of AHC Group, Inc., a global management consulting firm, and a New York Times bestselling author on shared value and social response capitalism. He has advised major corporations on sustain...
Mia Funk - Co-host of the limited series focused on business, society, sustainability, environmental solutions, and public policy.
Bill Shireman - Circular Economy, Commerce And Conservation, Stakeholder Engagement, Living Systems Economics, And Bridging Political Divides.
Alan Lerchbacker - Shipbuilding Leadership, Defense Partnerships, Mergers And Acquisitions, Workforce Diversity, Autonomous Ships, And Maritime Strategy.
Ed Saltzberg - Security, Sustainability, Climate Resilience, Energy Planning, Civic Responsibility, And Community Stability.
Jay Parini - Writing, Poetry, Imagination, Memory, Literature, Biography, And Adapting Literary Work For Film.
Victoria Paterson - Music, Community Outreach, Arts Education, Cultural Connection, Programming, And Mentoring Emerging Artists.
How Can We Heal the Living World?
September 02, 2026
Today on Business & Society, we explore the shift from a linear machine economy to a living systems economy and the questions driving the next era of innovation. First, we hear from the architects of a new capitalism: authors, strategists and economists Bruce Piasecki, Bill Novelli, Bill Shireman and Julie Pierce. Second, we hear from defenders of the environment and the built world: sustainability leaders, life-centered designers and climate adaptation specialists Scott Tew, Gordon Lambe...
How to Build a Circular Economy: Living Systems & Bridging the Political Divide with BILL SHIREMAN
July 07, 2026
Bill Shireman is a policy innovator, a mediator, a man who has spent his career at the intersection of commerce and conservation. He is the President of Solution Citizen and the Curator of theEarthX Congress of Conferences. His latest work is The EarthX Guide to a Circular Economy, and out of that vision comes Circle America—a collaborative group dedicated to transforming how we live and do business. He believes that the transition to a circular economy is not merely technological. It is civi...
Partnering w/ Boeing, General Dynamics & Native American Tribes: ALAN LERCHBACKER, Fmr. Shipyard CEO
June 30, 2026
Alan Lerchbacker has spent decades operating at the intersection of engineering, disciplined executive leadership and high-stakes growth. As the first CEO of a then-small US shipbuilding operation, he helped scale the company from a few dozen employees to over a thousand—work that placed him inside the complex realities of defense manufacturing, institutional partnerships and rapid organizational change. Now advising companies as a consultant, he brings a different perspective, one shaped as ...
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Business & Society typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior executive or organizational leadership experience; recognized expertise in sustainability, climate, public policy, business transformation, resilience, or related social and environmental issues; or an established record as an author, artist, or cultural leader with substantive relevance to society. Common among recent guests: Leading or founding a company, nonprofit, or major initiative; Publishing books or influential research; Developing sustainability, climate, resilience, or public-policy solutions. Recent guests include Bill Shireman, Alan Lerchbacker, and Ed Saltzberg.
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