One More Question

Tom Fels: The business of the future is Purpose-driven

Episode Summary

Tom Fels, CEO of Animarem and regional representative of the B Corp movement, joins Ross for Episode #25 of One More Question. An evangelist for conscious business, Tom held various leadership positions before founding Animarem — Group Managing Director of Publicis Machine, CEO of Nurun, and CEO: Hospitality at Singita. He is passionate about connecting people to powerful ideas that accelerate business and lead sustainable change. Ross and Tom chat about Purpose-driven business — what it means, why companies choose to become Purpose-driven, and the benefits of choosing to do so. They also speak about the global B Corp movement and how it backs up your choice to be a Purpose-driven company. This is a great episode for anyone that wants to learn more about being a Purpose-driven company, the B Corp Certification, or why these movements can help businesses become future-fit.

Episode Notes

More about Tom 

An evangelist for conscious business, Tom Fels is the Founder and CEO of Animarem, an advisory focused on transforming business as a force for good, and the regional representative of the global B Corp movement in Southern Africa.

Tom’s journey to purpose saw him guiding the world's top brands to growth as communication group Publicis Machine‘s Group Managing Director, supporting digital transformation as CEO of Nurun - the Publicis specialist technology agency – and then embarking on a role as CEO: Hospitality at the world-leading conservation tourism business, Singita.

Tom is passionate about connecting people to powerful ideas that accelerate business and lead sustainable change. 

       

Find Tom here:

LinkedIn

Website

Animarem

 

Show Notes

Companies/Organisations:

4WKS Coffee

BlackRock

Singita

Patagonia
All Birds

B Corp

Unreasonable Capital

Miscellaneous:

One Eyed Man with Tom Fels

 

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One More Question is a podcast by Nicework a Brand and Service Design Company. One of the things we do best is asking our clients the right questions. This podcast came about because we want to share some of the best answers we have heard over the last 13 years. We talk to significant creators, experts and communicators who we have encountered. To share the useful insights, inspirations and facts that made us stop and take notes as we go about our work. Hosted by our Founder Ross Drakes.

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