Ideas in Motion:
Dialogues Driving
Change
Cassandra's Conversations with Global Conscious Capitalism Leaders
Alok Appadurai, a social entrepreneur and founder of Uplift Millions, a carbon-neutral business and personal growth company, spoke with Cassandra about the benefits of bringing in fractional C-suite talent to impact-driven businesses.
This conversation sheds light on Cassandra’s vision to be a catalyst for change as a contracted operational officer for her clients. By driving strategic growth and planning, she uses a holistic approach in acting as a thought partner and change agent for business owners who are at or over capacity in managing and leading earlier rather than later in the business growth process.
The Fractional COO role provides expertise without the full-time salary costs, and optimizes existing processes and revenue streams, all while bringing in a whole team of specialists to underwrite success.
Celebrating a High Revenue First Quarter While Creating Time and Freedom for Clients
Interface: Running a $1B Business in a Way that is Restorative to the Planet
Joey Shea, Manager of North American Sustainability at Interface, and Cassandra discuss Interface's journey to becoming a global leader in sustainability that earned them the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award after success ahead of its original 2020 target to reach net zero.
This conversation highlighted the Chicago Premiere of Nathan Havey's award-winning film, Beyond Zero that captured Interface's journey as they explored the ardent efforts of Interface to become a carbon-negative enterprise by 2040 and to develop processes and products that create a positive impact on the world.
JLL: Sustainability Champion and Conscious Capitalism Impact Partner
Erin Meesan, Chief Sustainability officer of JLL, and Cassandra discuss how JLL's Global Sustainability Program and their partnership with Chicago Conscious Capitalism to host the Chicago Premiere of the Award-Winning Film, "Beyond Zero."
They also explore Erin's unique role of first leading to Interface's early success in achieving its sustainability mission of having zero environmental impact before joining JLL in September 2022.
JLL has been recognized for being one of the most ethical companies in the world16 years in a row and in is 190 on the Fortune 500 list.
Journey from No Regard for Environmental Impact to a Sustainability Global Leader
Filmmaker and Director, Nathan Havey, joined Cassandra and Chris Johnson (Chair of Conscious Capitalism Chicago Chapter and award winning author, speaker, coach), to discuss their partnership in the Illinois launch of Beyond Zero Conscious Curriculum.
The curriculum strategically leverages the his Award Winning Documentary, "Beyond Zero" as a powerful catalyst, that is designed to actively cultivate an Illinois business ecosystem that champions conscious stakeholder capitalism principle.
The Beyond Zero Conscious Business Curriculum is being made available for free to educators and educational institutions across IL.
How Personal Journeys of Conscious Healing Elevate Collective Growth and Impact
Raj Sisodia, co-founder of Conscious Capitalism and Dr. Neha Sangwan, internal medicine physician and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, chatted with Cassandra about their vision of healing the world during their Energize & Awaken Tour.
Raj and Neha regularly lead events around the globe designed to empower leaders and their organizations to address dysfunction, restore trust, and heal burnout at the source.
Their conversation with Cassandra highlights Awaken, by Raj Sisodia and Powered by Me by Neha Sangwan, that capture their own personal journeys of healing and the importance of holistic care for self, relationship, and the world.
Invited Perspectives:
Cassandra's Guest Podcast Appearances
Chronicles of Nannya
"When you are a phenomenal communicator and relationship-builder, success naturally flows to you." This quote from Cassandra Quinn's website is so true. We so often talk about how communication is key in nannying. This week, we're talking through Radical Candor and how this communication style can really help you up your nanny game! Cassandra Quinn joins us and we got so into this conversation that we needed to break it into two episodes!
Chronicles of Nannya
In part 2 of this wonderful conversation, Cassandra Quinn and I discuss how to use Radical Candor in your nanny life. We give specific examples and round out the concepts discussed in part 1. There's also a lot of laughter!
Nurture Small Business
Improv isn’t just for comedy; it can help your business too! Join us and Cassandra Quinn, team development advisor and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program alum. We dive into Cassandra’s history with improv and theater, and how it has shaped her business journey. Corporate role play can be a useful tool for training and for practicing your sales skills.
Digital Marketing Therapy
Learn about how you can effectively keep you and your team on the right track to getting things done with Cassandra Quinn, who thrives on closing the gaps between people, ideas, and solutions. With 11 years of business ownership and diverse industry background, she leverages her expertise to guide and inspire her company's consulting, training, and fractional operations & leadership services.
Small Business Startup Stories
Cassandra Quinn started Quinnovate to help entrepreneurs, executives, and sales staff unlock greater success by understanding that the key to increased growth and sales is empathy-based communication and relationship-focused-strategies. Now in her second business, started during a pandemic, we talk to her about the unique perspective in starting a consulting business in 2020.
Interview
Cassandra is always excited for opportunities to collaborate with others and share my experiences and insights. If you're interested in exploring potential speaking engagements or interviews, she'd love to chat with you about how to work together to create meaningful and engaging content for your audience.