Behind the Impact

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.

 

 

 

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.

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.

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. 

 

 

 

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.

Inside Social Impact and Responsible Business at Unity

Tai Wingfield of Unity breaks down how to embed social impact into core business strategy, communicate value to executives, and turn responsible business into a driver of long-term growth.

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.

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.

 

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.

Strategy, Branding, and More with Former Hinge Director of Social Impact, Josh Penny

Former Director of Social Impact, Josh Penny, joins the show to discuss his journey through the evolving world of corporate social impact, lessons learned throughout his career, and the future of the field.