07) How Conscious Companies Can Compete with Conventional Big Corporations with Meghan French Dunbar

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

What do small, voluntarily responsible businesses need in order to compete with huge conventional companies that capitalize on being able to legally cut corners? What is "Social Intrapreneurship"? Meghan French Dunbar, Co-Founder and CEO of Conscious Company Media, shares her wisdom with you today.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

[5:05] Why the words "BUSINESS" and "CORPORATIONS" almost automatically are associated with greed and corruption.

[10:20] Using "Social Intrapraneurship" to inspire change from within existing companies.

[13:15] Top 3 challenges Meghan commonly sees conscious businesses face today.

[14:30] Meghan: "To... start a company is crazy enough, but social entrepreneurs often care so much about the purpose about what they're doing that they work even harder than traditional entrepreneurs… they hang on longer because they believe so much in what they're doing."

[15:50] How conscious companies can compete with conventional big corporations.

[25:00] Meghan: "That moment when you're 100% sure you should give up... that's when you should dig in and put your head down."

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