Jenna Nicholas: Negotiating For Purpose And Profit

About this episode

Stan Christensen interviews Jenna Nicholas about the intersection of financial performance and social impact.

In this podcast episode, Stan welcomes investor and CEO Jenna Nicholas to discuss the growing inflection point where financial performance aligns with social and environmental impact. They explore Nicholas’s book, "The Enlightened Bottom Line: Exploring the Intersection of Spirituality, Business and Investing," including her motivation to interview investors and business leaders about transformational moments, values, and legacy. Nicholas shares case studies such as Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective structure to perpetuate environmental impact, Panera’s COVID-era partnership to provide school lunches through USDA support, and companies like Devoted Health and Barry-Wehmiller that connect trust and empathy to business performance. Check out Jenna's book at: https://www.jenna-nicholas.com/ 00:00 Impact Investing Inflection 00:57 Negotiation Lessons Revisited 01:48 Why Write The Book 04:26 Patagonia And Panera Stories 07:33 HEAL Framework Explained 08:15 ESG Goes Mainstream 14:46 Convincing The Skeptics 17:00 Trust Purpose And Performance 19:39 Spirituality At Work 23:13 Embedding Values In Culture 25:21 What Is Impact Experience 33:40 Measuring Outcomes And Commitments…

People in this episode

Host: Stan Christensen

Guest: Jenna Nicholas

Topics covered

• impact investing
• negotiation
• social impact
• business performance
• spirituality in business
• values and culture

Keywords

• impact investing
• negotiation
• social impact
• business performance
• spirituality
• values
• case studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patagonia, Panera, Devoted Health, Barry-Wehmiller, USDA

Products: The Enlightened Bottom Line

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