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Behind the Impact is a podcast that takes listeners inside the social impact programs of some of the most philanthropic companies on the planet by featuring the changemakers building them.

Behind the Impact


    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Inside Social Impact at Steelcase

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 38:46


    Kim Koeman, the Global Director of Impact at Steelcase, joins the show to share her journey into corporate social impact and how Steelcase is using its people, products, and capital for good.

    Inside Mammoth Brands' Social Impact Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 41:02


    Maggie Hureau, Head of Social Impact at Mammoth Brands (formerly Harry's Inc.), joins the show to share her journey into corporate social impact and how the largest CPG company built in the last 20 years leverages its people, products, and capital for good.

    20 Years of Impact at Nike with Dina Stults

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 57:30


    Nike's former Public Policy & Social Impact Operations Director, Dina Stults, joins the show to reflect on her 20-year career in impact at the sportswear giant.

    Inside UserTesting's Social Impact Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 44:01


    UserTesting's Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer and Head of ESG, Corey Hatcher, joins the show to discuss her unique journey into corporate social impact and how the company leverages its people, products, and capital for good.

    Inside the Equinix Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 37:13


    Paige Rodgers, Director of the Equinix Foundation & Equinix Community Impact, joins the show to share how she got into corporate impact, the theory of change, and the importance of integrating social impact, ESG, and other impact functions into a company's DNA.

    Inside the Philanthropy of eBay Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 34:09


    Allie Ottoboni, President of the eBay Foundation, joins the show to share insights into the foundation's approach to corporate philanthropy, what it was like to take the reins during a pandemic, and the lessons she has learned along the way.

    Inside Kyndryl's Social Impact Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 32:38


    Kyndryl's VP of Social Impact, Pam Hacker, joins the show to discuss the unique way she broke into the social impact profession, how Kyndryl is making a difference, and the lessons she has learned along the way.

    Inside Spring Mountain Capital's Impact Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 32:20


    Greg Ho, President of Spring Mountain Capital and head of the firm's Social Impact Group, joins the show to discuss how investors can leverage capital for good.

    Inside Cotopaxi's Impact and Sustainability Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 48:33


    Cotopaxi's VP of Impact and Sustainability, Annie Agle, joins the show to pull back the curtain on how the company uses its people, products, and capital for good.

    Inside Chime's Social Impact Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 43:18


    Chime's Head of Corporate Social Impact, Kira Traore, joins the show to pull back the curtain on how the company uses its people, products, and capital for good.

    Inside Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) Social Impact Program With Fred Tan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 36:55


    Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Head of Global Social Impact Manager, Fred Tan, joins the show to discuss how one of the most well-known brands on the planet creates impact on a global scale.

    Inside Fiverr's Social Impact Program With Michelle Baltrusitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 32:10


    Fiverr's Social Impact Manager, Michelle Baltrusitis, joins the show to talk about how one of the top marketplaces for freelancers and entrepreneurs approaches social impact.

    Inside GitLab's Approach to ESG With Stacy Cline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 27:05


    GitLab's Sr. Director of ESG, Stacy Cline, joins the show to talk about the company's approach to ESG and how its building out its impact programs.

    Inside Okta for Good with Victor Cordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 29:36


    Okta's Sr. Manager of Social Impact, Victor Cordon, joins the show to talk about the company's latest efforts to drive meaningful impact in the world.

    Inside Visible's Social Impact Program with Sarah Glickstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 32:09


    Visible's Head of Social Impact, Sarah Glickstein, joins the show to talk about how the all-digital wireless carrier uses its people, product, and capital to make a difference.

    Inside OutSystems' Social Impact Program with Snezana Djurisic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 33:44


    OutSystems' Community Growth and Social Impact Team Lead, Snezana Djurisic, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its people, product, and capital to make a difference.

    Inside Shopify's Social Impact Program with Brittney Oberfeld

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 34:15


    Shopify's Head of Social Impact, Brittney Oberfeld, joins the show to talk about how one of the top commerce platforms in the world uses its people, product, and capital to make a difference.

    Inside Eventbrite's Social Impact Program with Linsey Morrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 33:48


    Linsey Morrison, Eventbrite's VP of Impact, joins the show to talk about how the company is using its people, product, and capital to reduce social isolation in young people.

    Inside DigitalOcean's Social Impact Program with Admas Kanyagia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 37:29


    Admas Kanyagia, DigitalOcean's VP of Social Impact, joins the show to talk about how the company taps into its thriving developer community to make an impact and so much more.

    Inside Tumblr's Social Impact Program with Chinelo Nwosu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 37:00


    Chinelo Nwosu, Tumblr's Head of Social Impact, joins the show to talk about how the social network and micro-blogging platform approaches social impact with a user base of millions.

    Inside Cruise's Social Impact Program with Amanda Lenaghan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 30:30


    Amanda Lenaghan, Cruise's Head of Social Impact, joins the show to talk about how the autonomous vehicle  company uses its technology for good.

    Inside Social Impact at Player 2 with Alyssa Sweetman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 30:29


    Alyssa Sweetman, Directory of Strategy and Social Impact at Player 2, joins the show to talk about how she stumbled into a career in social impact, reflect on her impactful work at Twitch, and Player 2's approach to social impact.

    Inside the Bosch Community Fund with Kat Owsley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 27:56


    Kat Owsley, President of the Bosch Community Fund, joins the show to talk about Bosch's global impact and its community fund, which has given out more than $36 million in grant money since 2012.

    Inside Khoros' Social Impact Program with Blair Pettit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 34:54


    Blair Pettit, Social Impact Program Manager at customer engagement platform Khoros, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its people and product for good.

    Inside DroneDeploy's Social Impact Program with Rebecca Lehman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 29:43


    DroneDeploy's Social Impact Manager, Rebecca Lehman, joins the show to talk about how the company is using its people, products, and capital for good. 

    Inside Duolingo's Social Impact Program with Kendra Ross

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 29:52


    Duolingo's Head of Social Impact, Kendra Ross, joins the show to talk about how she went from the music industry to spearheading the social impact efforts at a billion dollar company.

    Inside JPMorgan Chase‘s Social Impact Program with Madeline Hutchinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 31:40


    JPMorgan Chase's VP of Tech for Social Good, Madeline Hutchinson, joins the show to talk about how the 300,000 person company uses its vast resources to make an impact. 

    Inside Niantic‘s Social Impact Program with Yennie Solheim

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 21:21


    Niantic's Director of Social Impact, Yennie Solheim, joins the show to talk about how the company behind Pokémon GO uses its resources to make an impact and sheds light on her journey into the social impact profession. 

    Inside Lemonade‘s Social Impact Program with Nina Rauch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 21:25


    Lemonade's Social Impact Lead, Nina Rauch, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its resources to make an impact and sheds light on her own journey into the social impact profession. 

    How ShoppingGives Uses Its Tech for Good with Molly Trerotola

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 26:04


    ShoppingGives' Head of Social Impact, Molly Trerotola, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its technology to make an impact and her journey into the social impact profession. 

    PagerDuty's Social Impact Program with Olivia Khalili

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 22:33


    PagerDuty's VP of Global Social Impact & Philanthropy, Olivia Khalili, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its resources to make an impact and sheds light on her own journey into the social impact profession. 

    DocuSign's Social Impact Program with Shana Soltani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 21:30


    DocuSign's Senior Social Impact Manager, Shana Soltani, joins the show to talk about how the company uses its resources to make an impact and her own journey to the growing social impact profession. 

    Cloudera's Social Impact Program with Lilly Giraldo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 28:41


    Cloudera's Senior Manager of Employee Giving and Volunteering, Lilly Giraldo, joins the show to talk about how she got into social impact and what she's doing to scale Cloudera's social impact efforts.    

    Lob's Social Impact Program with Christina Louie Dyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 28:20


    Lob's Head of Social Impact, Christina Louie Dyer, joins the show to talk about how she got into social impact and building Lob's philanthropic arm, Lob.org, from scratch.

    VMware's Social Impact Program with Meriem Bekka

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 28:48


    VMware's Senior Social Impact Manager, Meriem Bekka, joins the show to talk about how she got into social impact and what the company is doing to make a difference. 

    Salesforce's Social Impact Program with Alissa May

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 30:00


    Salesforce's Director of Employee Volunteerism, Alissa May, joins the show to talk about how she got into social impact and what the company is doing to make a difference. 

    Optimizely's Social Impact Program with John Leonard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 31:59


    Optimizely's Head of Social Impact, John Leonard, joins the show to talk about how he got into social impact and what the company is doing to make a difference. 

    Behind the Impact - Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 0:24


    Welcome to Behind the Impact with your host, Jeremy Brown. This podcast is a deep dive into how the most philanthropic companies on the planet are making an impact as told by the very changemakers making it happen.

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