“Taking Care in Business” is a podcast that dives into the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility featuring business leaders from around the world.
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“Taking Care in Business” is a podcast that dives into the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility from many different perspectives. Host Vicki Bohlsen is the founder and CEO of Bohlsen Group, a unified marketing company that was also the first B Corp certified company in Indiana. Join Vicki as she talks with a different guest each week about why it is always worthwhile to take care in business.
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We're switching things up a bit. Episodes of Taking Care in Business will now drop every second Thursday of the month, rather than bi-monthly. You can still listen to the show anywhere you get your podcasts or on our website.
Tune in on Thursday, February 8 for our next episode!
In last week's episode, Vicki and Jenny talked about carbon offsets and 's innovative approach to tackling climate change. Vicki's biggest takeaway is that Tradewater must be doing something right. It seems they've created a business that employees can be passionate about and that actively combats ever evolving climate issues.
Listen to the full episode on our website. takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-140-tradewater-with-jenny-morgan/
The most challenging problems cannot be solved by government and nonprofits alone—it requires a collective effort. This episode's guest is Jenny Morgan of , a carbon offset company that targets the most potent greenhouse gases and destroys them before they ever reach the atmosphere. Learn more about Jenny's passion for changing the way we view business and industry to both be profitable and purposeful.
Listen to this episode now: takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-140-tradewater-with-jenny-morgan/
Our first episode of the new year launches tomorrow! Vicki's guest is Jenny Morgan of Tradewater, a carbon offset company. In this episode, the two go deep into the intricacies of Tradewater's unique approach of elminiating some of the world's most potent greenhouse gases.
Listen tomorrow on our website or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
We’ve had so many inspiring guests on the podcast this year to talk about the power of ! Here are a few of the TCIB production staff’s favorites:
Vicki: I loved Lance’s episode because of his personal story and how he used his emotions to energize him into a new and amazing role. He is very down to earth and charming.
Morgan: Plastic pollution is a growing concern that often gets overlooked in most media. I appreciate the insights Alexis had to share in her episode—she makes me hopeful for the future.
Emily: The affordability of higher education has caused a major crisis for learners in America. I’m fascinated by the innovative Hope Forward program model and loved hearing Nicole speak about its impact on current and future students!
What was your favorite episode of 2023? Let us know in the comments!
Did you miss us? Don’t worry— with such an incredible slate of upcoming guests, we couldn’t stay away for too long. These innovators are tackling everything from climate change and sustainability to creating welcoming spaces for all in Indy and beyond. Keep an eye on our social channels for more information in January!
Let’s talk about our final feature of the year: Patagonia! Though Patagonia is a for-profit business, the Holdfast Collective, a nonprofit that uses every dollar received to fight the environmental crisis, now owns all nonvoting stock. As a result, all money made after reinvesting in the company each year will be distributed as a dividend to protect nature and biodiversity. In addition, Patagonia supports grassroots groups working to find solutions to the environmental crisis through their Patagonia Action Works program.
What products are on your holiday wish list? Let us know!
It's the perfect time of year to talk about this week's feature, Paper Culture!
Paper Culture plants a tree with every purchase of their high quality cards made from sustainably-sourced and recycled materials. Make sure to check them out when selecting your holiday cards this year!
What's your favorite ? Let us know in the comments!
Happy from the TCIB crew! We've been grateful to speak with representatives from organizations that work with volunteers. Check out these past guests' episodes and the descriptions below to learn more!
Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources serves individuals and groups of all ages who have physical, emotional, cognitive, or social disabilities through various equine-assisted programs. Volunteers may work alongside horses, help with special events, or assist with property maintenance and administrative work.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis fosters meaningful engagement in the arts by nurturing a culture where artists and arts organizations thrive. They offer opportunities to volunteer with arts education events and projects.
Housed in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, Spirit & Place is a self-funded, radically unique platform based on an ethos of fairness, hospitality, and equity. Volunteers are needed for their annual festival each November and for programming throughout the year.
What's your favorite organization to with? Let us know in the comments!
Ritual is this week’s B Corp in the Biz! Ritual’s Made Traceable® program ensures that a Certificate of Traceability comes with each product to show where each ingredient is sourced. Plus, they’re laying the groundwork to make their business practices even more sustainable, with goals to use 100% sustainable packaging by 2025 and have net zero emissions by 2025.
Drop your favorite in the comments!
This week’s feature is Murphy's Naturals! Their plant-based mosquito repellent products are made with sustainably-sourced ingredients, and they donate 2% of all revenue to environmental and goodwill organizations!
What’s your favorite ? Let us know in the comments!
With the holiday season right around the corner, we’ll be taking a much needed break. We’re so thankful for all our listeners, and we look forward to bringing you brand new episodes in 2024. While you wait, you can always listen to past episodes on TakingCareInBusiness.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Stay tuned and see you next year!
This week’s feature will keep you warm as temperatures drop in the upcoming weeks. Today, we’re talking about Bombas! For each Bombas product purchased, another is donated to a Giving Partner in Bombas’ network, which includes overnight shelters, transitional living facilities, rehabilitation centers and more.
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What form could a campaign take for Greenpal? Host Vicki Bohlsen dives into next steps for recent guest Bryan Clayton’s innovative company in this week’s Takeaways. Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels or at the end of each episode!
Sea To Table is this week’s In The Biz! Their mission is to bring traceable, high quality wild-caught seafood to Americans across the country. We think it’s awesome that they’ve built relationships with fishermen and commercial docks around the United States to sustainably source their products and support local fishing communities.
Which B Corp should we feature next? Let us know in the comments!
It seems like there's a service for everything nowadays! In this week’s episode, Vicki chats with Bryan Clayton, a true lawn care aficionado and founder of Greenpal, an all-in-one place to find, schedule, and pay the best fit lawn pro for your yard. To learn more about the steps that Greenpal is taking to reduce their environmental impact, tune in now wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: https://takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-139-greenpal-with-bryan-clayton/
Missing the summer smell of freshly-mowed grass? Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak to Bryan Clayton of Greenpal! Their app is a one-shop-stop for all your lawn care needs, and they’re making big strides in sustainability.
Ripple Foods is this week’s B Corp In the Biz! Ripple creates delicious, plant-based milk options that are sustainable and healthy. They’ve given an apt name to their approach to positive impact: “The Ripple Effect!”
What’s your favorite ? Let us know in the comments!
The TCIB team gets excited when we find businesses for good in our community, like Greenleaf Juicing Company!
Production Team Member Kayla is a big fan of Greenleaf, a juicing company that serves up smoothies and açaí bowls in 100% biodegradable to-go containers and with responsibly-sourced ingredients. She recommends the Dragon Berry smoothie!
If you need proof that supporting a can also be fashionable (and practical!), this is it! Check out Producer Morgan's backpack from Bellroy, an Australian B Corp who creates stylish accessories with responsibly-sourced and recycled materials.
What's your favorite B Corp item in your closet? Let us know in the comments!
Fox & Robin is this week’s B Corp in the Biz! Fox & Robin is a premium activewear brand named after Robin Hood, and just like their namesake, they strive to stand up for what’s right. They participate in the 1% For The Planet program and share the details of their supply chain on their website.
What would you like to see featured next? Let us know in the comments!
Vicki’s Key Takeaways are back! This week, Vicki muses on Cindy Vicki muses on Cindy and Carmela’s powerful story and why their business for good, Indianapolis’s Howdy Homemade Ice Cream location, is so pivotal in the Indianapolis community. Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels!
Let’s toast to this week’s feature, Athletic Brewing Co.!
Athletic has revolutionized beer for the modern adult, and made a positive impact in the process. Their non-alcoholic brews come in all types and flavor profiles, and their Two for the Trails program has ensured that $2 million has been donated to protect and restore local parks and trails.
What’s your favorite ? Let us know in the comments!
You’re in for a treat! In this week’s episode, Vicki speaks with Cindy Carter and Carmela Toler of Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and LEL Home Services. Cindy and Carmela are on a mission to create jobs for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities through the power of smiles and amazing ice cream.
Plus, if this episode makes you hungry, Cindy and Carmela have you covered! All cups, cones and sammies are BOGO with their coupon (swipe) through Friday at 9:00 PM this week at Howdy Homemade’s Indy location!
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: https://takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-138-howdy-icecream-cindy-carter-carmela-toler/
This episode may be our sweetest one yet! Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak with Cindy Carter and Carmela Toler of Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and LEL Home Services. Cindy and Carmela strive to provide support and create jobs for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, all while serving up delicious ice cream!
Ombraz is this week’s feature! For each pair of their innovative armless sunglasses sold, Ombraz plants 20 mangrove trees through their partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects. They also sequester 1,713 times more carbon per pair of sunglasses than it takes to produce and deliver each pair!
What’s your favorite ? Let us know in the comments!
The Hope Forward program at Hope College is an innovator in the higher education space. What steps should they take to keep making strides? Listen to Vicki’s Key Takeaways from last week’s episode with Nicole Dunteman, Program Director of Hope Forward, exclusively available on our social media channels!
Mother Kombucha is this week’s B Corp in the Biz! Mother Kombucha has built their business by making products that are not just low in sugar and calories, but also cleanly sourced and fairly made. All spent teas and cultures from their certified organic products are composted with local community gardens, and they offer living wage and paid time off for volunteer work to all full-time employees!
What would you like to see featured next? Let us know in the comments!
Over the past four decades, the price of a college education has increased by over 900%—and that didn't sit well with Hope College.
Enter: Hope Forward, an initiative to provide fully-funded tuition for every Hope College student by leveraging the generosity and gratitude of a pay-it-forward approach.
Listen to Vicki’s conversation with Nicole Dunteman, Program Director of Hope Forward, now available wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: https://takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-137-hope-forward-with-nicole-dunteman
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In last week's episode, Vicki and Jenny talked about carbon offsets and @tradewateroffsets's innovative approach to tackling climate change. Vicki's biggest takeaway is that Tradewater must be doing something right. It seems they've created a business that employees can be passionate about and that actively combats ever evolving climate issues. Listen to the full episode on our website. takingcareinbusiness.com/episode-140-tradewater-with-jenny-morgan/
Our first episode of the new year launches tomorrow! Vicki's guest is Jenny Morgan of Tradewater, a carbon offset company. In this episode, the two go deep into the intricacies of Tradewater's unique approach of elminiating some of the world's most potent greenhouse gases. Listen tomorrow on our website or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 #NewEpisode #ComingSoon #ClimateChange
What form could a #UnifiedMarketing campaign take for Greenpal? Host Vicki Bohlsen dives into next steps for recent guest Bryan Clayton’s innovative company in this week’s Takeaways. Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels or at the end of each episode! #KeyTakeaways #Entrepreneurship #BusinessForGood
Missing the summer smell of freshly-mowed grass? Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak to Bryan Clayton of Greenpal! Their app is a one-shop-stop for all your lawn care needs, and they’re making big strides in sustainability. #NewEpisode #Sustainability #CSR
Vicki’s Key Takeaways are back! This week, Vicki muses on Cindy Vicki muses on Cindy and Carmela’s powerful story and why their business for good, Indianapolis’s Howdy Homemade Ice Cream location, is so pivotal in the Indianapolis community. Listen to it here, available exclusively on our social media channels!
This episode may be our sweetest one yet! Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak with Cindy Carter and Carmela Toler of Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and LEL Home Services. Cindy and Carmela strive to provide support and create jobs for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, all while serving up delicious ice cream! #NewEpisode #CSR #HowdyHomemade
The Hope Forward program at Hope College is an innovator in the higher education space. What steps should they take to keep making strides? Listen to Vicki’s Key Takeaways from last week’s episode with Nicole Dunteman, Program Director of Hope Forward, exclusively available on our social media channels! #KeyTakeaways #BonusContent #EducationReform
Tune in tomorrow for a brand new episode! This week, Vicki speaks with Nicole Dunteman, Program Director of Hope Forward at Hope College! In an era with much uncertainty about the affordability of higher education, Hope Forward is revolutionizing the way students, alumni and institutions view paying for college. You won’t want to miss this one! #NewEpisode #HopeForward #TransformedByHope
What should our most recent guest, Jeff Williams of Wellbridge Surgical, do to take his company to the next level? Listen to Vicki’s Key Takeaways from last week’s episode, exclusively available on our social media channels! #KeyTakeaways #BonusContent #StrategicPlanning
New episode incoming! Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak with Jeff Williams of Wellbridge Surgical, a surgery center that offers transparent, up-front pricing and eliminates the need for an insurance-based middleman. #TCIBPodcast #ComingSoon #BusinessPodcasts
This season, we’re launching Vicki’s Takeaways, brand new bonus content where host Vicki Bohlsen shares her thoughts on each episode, available exclusively on our social media channels! Vicki had a wonderful time speaking with Octavio Gallego of Global Investment Crypto Exchange (GIE) and learned so much about how crypto can be used as a force for good. Listen to her advice for how GIE can continue to grow their brand awareness! #KeyTakeaways #BonusContent #MarketingStrategy
Taking Care In Business is back! 🎙️ Tune in tomorrow to hear Vicki speak with Octavio Gallego of Global Investment Crypto Exchange (GIE), a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange platform that donates a percentage of monthly revenue to nonprofit partners. You won’t want to miss this one! #TCIBPodcast #BusinessPodcasts #FemalePodcasts
Want to hear more about the Indianapolis dance scene? This episode with Mariel Greenlee from Indy Dance Council drops tomorrow! You won’t want to miss this one! #FemalePodcast #IndyDanceCouncil #NewEpisode
Vickie Bohlsen is back with a behind-the-scenes look at how Taking Care In Business was started and some frequently asked questions from our listeners. Producer Morgan chats it all with Vickie on Thursday. See you soon. 👩💼 🎙️ #bcorp #forceforgood #TCIBpodcast #bizpodcast #businesspodcast
On tomorrow's episode, listen to Hoosier-at-heart Lance Kawaguchi talk about his passion for his work at the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, dropping at 6 a.m. EST 🎙️ Stay tuned! #takecare #curebraincancerfoundation #hoosier
For #EarthMonth, we wanted to talk with a guest who is truly passionate about environmental issues. Continue listening to Vicki's conversation with Alexis Goldsmith of Beyond Plastics tomorrow. This is one you don't want to miss! 🎧
Stick around to hear more of Vicki and Mike's conversation about the climate on tomorrow's episode! 🌎
Want to keep listening? This episode with Mike Wright from Wisdom Environmental drops tomorrow! Stay tuned to hear more about Wisdom's recycling services for manufacturing companies ♻️ #wisdomenvironmental #takecare
We're back! 🎉 Taking Care In Business has been on a little break, but don't worry- new episodes are coming VERY soon 🎙️ Until then, Vicki wanted to share an update on where we've been and what to expect with upcoming Taking Care In Business content. Finish listening to this quick insight by visiting our website at https://takingcareinbusiness.com. #takecare
Behind on episodes? Here's a bit of what you missed last week with Nick Davis. Listen wherever you find your podcasts! #takecare #dei #highered
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