Beyond Profit
Fostering more purposeful and authentic marketing.
Beyond Profit, a podcast of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, tackles the myriad challenges marketers face in defining, activating, and advancing an authentic brand purpose. The podcast casts a light on the leading voices in the purpose movement, including CEOs, CMOs, nonprofit leaders, authors, and academics. From determining how a brand determines its role in society, to ensuring purpose is authentic, measurable, and connects with all stakeholders, to the benefits of being purposeful, the podcast discusses the issues, trends, and practices that can hinder or progress a brand’s purpose strategy.
As organizations look to become forces for good in today’s changing world, Beyond Profit provides the necessary perspective and insight leaders need to maximize their understanding of brand purpose and its significance to driving growth.
Hosted by Ken Beaulieu
Ken Beaulieu is the executive vice president of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose (CBP) and host of the Beyond Profit podcast.
An editorial and content marketing executive for more than 25 years, Ken directs all aspects of the CBP, including the development of playbooks and articles, events, and the ANA Brand Purpose: Growth for Good Committee. His purpose is to provide the know-how brands need to become more purposeful and drive meaningful change.
Outside the office, Ken makes handcrafted and naturally unique wampum jewelry fashioned from the Northern Quahog. A lifelong New Englander, he is an avid outdoorsman, with a particular fondness for skiing, hiking, and kayaking, and he serves as a property steward for a conservation organization in his local community.
Recent Episodes
The Value of Brand in Driving Purpose
In this episode of Beyond Profit, Alison Clark, brand management and marketing expert, joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss the importance of brand and its alignment with purpose, her great work at the USO and the lessons learned, and whether the ideals of brand purpose are still relevant today.
Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in STEAM
In this episode of Beyond Profit, Jordan Weiss joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss the essence of his magazine Diversity in Action and how it has shaped his personal view of diversity, his assessment of the building backlash over DEI, and how he will continue to champion diversity at every turn.
Doing Good with Others for Others
In this episode of Beyond Profit, Deb Macfarlan Enright, founder of The Macfarlan Group, joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss her work with social impact leaders, the importance of board leadership, how organizations can make a meaningful difference, and much more.
How Nonprofits Can Drive Impact
In this episode of Beyond Profit, the Venture Leadership Collective's Aila Malik joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss the nonprofit landscape and what may be holding the sector back, as well as how nonprofits can drive success through marketing, manage leadership expectations, reach new donors, and more.
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