Episode 5 - Derya Tombuloğlu of HMD

Episode 5 - Derya Tombuloğlu of HMD

Derya Tombuloğlu [https://www.linkedin.com/in/deryatombuloglu/]is my guest for this episode of Better With Purpose. Derya is one of the co-founders of HMD [https://www.wearehmd.com/], an insight-driven consulting firm that helps organizations develop a deeper understanding of ‘human’ and transform their structures around it. Our conversation explored the divide that people experience between who they are at work and who they are outside of work. We talked about how HMD helps organizations to connect with their purpose, and how that purpose can enable better functioning teams, and help people to be their whole selves at work.

Episode 4 - Nick Dinka of Only Connect

In my fourth episode of Better With Purpose, I speak with Nick Dinka [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndinka/], the Executive Director of Only Connect [https://onlyconnect.ngo/]. Nick and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the divide between the "prose and the passion", and how Only Connect seeks to bring together technology and culture.

Episode 3 - Wanda Deschamps of Liberty Co

Wanda Deschamps [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-k-deschamps-a7974122/], founder and principal of Liberty Co [https://liberty-co.square.site/] is my guest for the third episode of Better With Purpose. Liberty Co works to increase the participation level of the Neurodiverse population in the workforce. This has an impact on people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other forms of neurodiversity. Wanda's own experience as an autistic woman informs her purpose in working to smooth the path of other neurodiverse people.

Episode 2 - Ben Cullen of Cullen's Foods

In this episode of Better With Purpose, I speak with Ben Cullen, the founder of Cullen’s Foods [https://cullensfoods.com]. Ben’s take on transparency in the food industry drives his dedication to being straight with his customers, and his commitment to sustainable, organically grown beans. We discuss his path to entrepreneurship, his experience working in consumer packaged goods (CPG), and how that influenced his purpose in creating a food business that "pulled back the curtain" for consumers. Ben also talks about his support of S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation [https://shareagfoundation.org/about-2/?doing_wp_cron=1612923747.1044299602508544921875] and how meaningful their mission is. For show notes and more about Cullen's Foods, please visit the Better With Purpose website [https://betterwithpurpose.com].

Episode 1 - Wayne Greenway of Career Aviators

In this episode, I interview Wayne Greenway, founder of Career Aviators [https://careeraviators.com/]. Career Aviators is a career management firm that helps people to find a position in which they will excel, value highly and love to do. Wayne and I talk about his connection with purpose, how Career Aviators helps its clients as well as not-for-profit organizations. Wayne shares his experiences in fundraising and how that led to his drive to make fundraising easier for others helping at-risk youth. For notes and resources, visit the Better With Purpose website [https://www.betterwithpurpose.com/2021/06/07/episode-1-june-7-2021-wayne-greenway-career-aviators/].