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Behind the Impact

Behind the Impact

Behind the Impact 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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  • 62 episodes
  • Updated Monday

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  • Monday · 45 min

    Inside Social Impact at o9 Solutions

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Carlos Cuyas, Social Impact Lead at o9 Solutions, shares what it takes to build a corporate impact function from scratch, why strategy must be rooted in company purpose, and how practitioners can create more durable impact by earning trust, aligning with the business, and thinking like strategic operators.

  • July 27 · 40 min

    Inside Responsible Business at FleishmanHillard

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Leela Stake, Senior Partner and Global Responsible Business Lead at FleishmanHillard, shares why the future of corporate impact belongs to leaders who can align strategy with business value, communicate their work effectively, and adapt to an increasingly complex landscape.

  • July 20 · 47 min

    Inside Social Impact at Ripple

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Jonathan Perri, Director of Global Social Impact at Ripple, shares how Ripple is using blockchain and digital payments to accelerate humanitarian aid, expand financial inclusion, and embed social impact into its core business. Learn how innovative partnerships, cross-functional collaboration, and business alignment are helping Ripple create measurable impact while strengthening its financial technology platform.

  • June 30 · 40 min

    Inside Albertsons Companies Foundation

    In this episode, Christy Duncan Anderson, Executive Director of the Albertsons Companies Foundation, shares how a life-changing experience in the Peace Corps shaped her approach to corporate philanthropy and why collective action is the key to solving complex social challenges. She discusses building the Nourishing Neighbors platform, aligning impact with business strategy, and the leadership lessons she's learned from nearly two decades leading one of the nation's largest corporate foundations.

  • June 23 · 56 min

    Inside Employee Engagement at eBay Foundation

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Tiana Austel, Sr. Manager of Employee Engagement at the eBay Foundation, shares how employee engagement can become a powerful driver of leadership development, community building, and business value. From breaking into corporate social impact to building eBay’s global Changemakers program, Tiana offers practical insights on creating durable impact programs, empowering employee leaders, and future-proofing the profession.

  • June 10 · 45 min

    Inside Airbnb.org

    In this episode, Christoph Gorder, Executive Director of Airbnb.org, shares how organizations can turn their unique strengths into lasting social impact. From disaster response and nonprofit leadership to storytelling and executive buy-in, Christoph offers practical lessons on building partnerships that endure and creating change that scales.

  • May 4 · 40 min

    Inside Social Impact at monday.com

    In this episode, Rawan Odeh, Social Impact Partnerships Team Lead at the monday.com Foundation, shares her journey from grassroots advocacy to building global social impact programs inside a leading tech company. She breaks down how the monday.com Foundation is rethinking philanthropy through direct programming, partnerships, and initiatives like Tech School that prepare students for the future of work.

  • April 27 · 55 min

    Inside Social Impact at LinkedIn

    Abbey Carlton, VP of Social Impact at LinkedIn, shares how corporate social impact can move from a support function to a driver of business value. She breaks down how impact teams can influence product, hiring, and strategy while building durable internal buy-in. This episode offers a clear look at how the role is evolving and where practitioners can have the greatest impact.

  • April 21 · 38 min

    Inside the Wells Fargo Foundation

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Darlene Goins, Head of Philanthropy and Community Impact at Wells Fargo, shares how corporate philanthropy can evolve from a standalone function into a strategic driver of business value. Drawing on her background in engineering and business leadership, she explains how to operate impact work with a business mindset by aligning investments to company priorities, building cross functional partnerships, and using data to guide decisions. The conversation explores practical ways practitioners can strengthen their business acumen, design programs that deliver both community outcomes and business results, and position their work as essential to organizational success.

  • April 5 · 1 hr

    Inside Social Impact at Stanley 1913

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, Meghan St. John, Social Impact Manager at Stanley 1913, unpacks her path from nonprofit partnerships to shaping impact from inside a global brand. She reveals how Stanley 1913 turns its people, products, and capital into a true business driver by embedding impact directly into what the company makes and how it shows up.

  • March 16 · 39 min

    Inside Sustainability at Interface

    In this episode, Liz Minné, Head of Global Sustainability Strategy at Interface, shares how sustainability is scaled inside a global manufacturer, from leveraging data and influencing supply chains to driving carbon negative innovation without offsets. Hear practical insights on integrating sustainability into core business functions, collaborating with suppliers, and proving that impact and commercial performance can go hand in hand.

  • February 24 · 40 min

    Inside Social Impact at CDW

    In this episode, Taylor Amerman, Director of Global Social Impact at CDW, discusses how she leverages her accounting background and a trust-based philanthropy model to integrate social impact directly into core business strategy. She shares insights on empowering employees through grassroots volunteering and the importance of becoming a versatile business leader to drive sustainable corporate citizenship.

  • February 9 · 43 min

    Inside Social Impact at Pure Storage

    Julie Lata, Director of Social Impact at Pure Storage, joins the show to share her path into corporate social impact and what it looks like to lead the function at Pure Storage as a team of one. She offers grounded, practitioner-level insight on building focused impact strategies, navigating executive engagement, and aligning community impact with real business priorities inside a global tech company.

  • January 19 · 43 min

    Inside Social Impact at Canva

    In this episode, Robyn King shares her journey from corporate law to leading social impact at Canva and explains how the company embeds impact into its core business strategy. She offers practical insights on building scalable, product-led impact programs inside a fast-growing global company.

  • Dec 17, 2025 · 50 min

    Inside Social Impact at Peloton

    Peloton’s Head of Social Impact, Alia McCants, shares how she built Peloton’s impact function from the ground up by aligning business purpose, brand, and product to advance equitable access to fitness and mental health while driving measurable health outcomes at scale.

  • Dec 11, 2025 · 43 min

    Inside Social Impact at Culture Amp

    Chess Jakobs, Head of Social Impact, Sustainability, and Communities at Culture Amp, joins the show to unpack his career journey, how Culture Amp embeds impact into the employee experience, and his perspective on where corporate impact is headed.

  • Nov 10, 2025 · 44 min

    Inside Social Impact at Twilio

    Twilio’s Chief Social Impact Officer, Erin Reilly, joins Behind the Impact to discuss how the company built a social impact function that drives business value and generates revenue. She also shares her career journey and lessons for practitioners working to sustain and scale their impact work.

  • Sep 18, 2025 · 50 min

    Inside Social Impact at 1Community

    In this episode of Behind the Impact, 1Community's VP of Impact, Rachel E. Cooke, joins the show to discuss how the company integrates impact storytelling into their films, the future of corporate impact, and more.