Meet the Co-op Leaders
Presented by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals. Welcome to Meet the Co-op Leaders, the podcast series that features insightful conversations with the people leading innovative and inspiring co-op and mutual businesses. Co-ops and mutuals are the businesses owned by members rather than shareholders. They are all around us and they include some of the biggest brand names. In fact, 80 per cent of us are members of at least one co-op or mutual, but most of us don’t even know that. In an age of putting purpose before profits, it's more important than ever to learn about the original people-centred business model. So we’re bringing the leaders to you, to tell you in their own words what makes this a better way to do business. Melina Morrison, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals and co-operative developer and founder of Co-op Bonds, Antony McMullen, present this series. In this series, Melina and Antony will be bringing you a new conversation with a co-op leader every couple of weeks to lift the lid on this business model.
Episodes
Meet the Co-op Leaders is a chance to hear from innovative and inspiring leaders in the co-operative and mutual sector, and to hear the stories behind these remarkable organisations.
Episode notes:
Taryn Lane's remarkable journey has seen her experience the power of co-operation across the world. Working in indigenous women's co-operatives in Mexico, Guatemala and Timor-Leste, she witnessed first-hand how solidarity and leadership ...
Meet the Co-op Leaders is a chance to hear from innovative and inspiring leaders in the co-operative and mutual sector, and to hear the stories behind these remarkable organisations.
Episode notes:
Darlene Mattiske-Wood began her career in nursing, where she saw first-hand how high-quality care impacts people and their communities. After finding her home in mutual banking, Darlene rose through the ranks to become CEO of Australian ...
Meet the Co-op Leaders is a chance to hear from innovative and inspiring leaders in the co-operative and mutual sector, and to hear the stories behind these remarkable organisations.
Episode notes:
Heidi Lee, Director and former Chair of Common Equity Housing Ltd (CEHL) in Victoria, is on a mission to transform the housing sector through championing co-operative models of housing.
Part of what drives her as a leader is her own jour...
Meet the Co-op Leaders is a chance to hear from innovative and inspiring leaders in the co-operative and mutual sector, and to hear the stories behind these remarkable organisations.
Episode notes:
Our second episode of this new podcast features Lynne McLennan, former CEO of UFS Dispensaries and stalwart of Australia’s Friendly Pharmacies movement.
During her long tenure as CEO, Lynne oversaw the expansion of UFS into new markets a...
Meet the Co-op Leaders is a chance to hear from innovative and inspiring leaders in the co-operative and mutual sector, and to hear the stories behind these remarkable organisations.
Episode notes:
Our first episode features Paul Ranson, CEO of leading Tasmanian mutual bank, Bank of us, which has been going strong for over 150 years.
Paul talks about how to build a culture of modernity and innovation in the fast-changing, competiti...
Welcome to Meet the Co-op Leaders, the podcast series that features insightful conversations with the people leading innovative and inspiring co-op and mutual businesses.
Co-ops and mutuals are the businesses owned by members rather than shareholders. They are all around us and they include some of the biggest brand names. In fact, 80 per cent of us are members of at least one co-op or mutual, but most of us don’t even know that. I...
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