Giving A Shit | How Simon Griffiths Got Away With Breaking Every Law of Capitalism with Who Gives A Crap

Feb 20, 2022
56 mins

Episode Description

Featuring Simon Griffiths, Co-Founder & CEO of Who Gives A Crap - a company that sells beautiful, forest-friendly toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues and donates 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need.

This episode is about building a business for the sole purpose of impact. Does it actually work?

Join our conversations about:

  • The branding power of just doing good business
  • Handling money as an impact-first business
  • Bootstrapping on 50% profit for 9 years and loving it
  • How giving away profits makes a business more successful
  • Dealing with greenwashing in today's world

How do you build a moat around your brand through impact? How do you successfully delegate as a CEO? Can impact businesses exit successfully? Why give 50% of your profits? Here's everything we learned from Simon Griffiths.

Starring guest co-host: Argentino Molinuevo; Business Development Team Lead at Athyna, with some special comments.

Hosted by Bill Kerr & Walo Olapoju, produced by Matías Rosenberg, Celeste Bono, and creative direction by Josefina Córdoba.

This show was sponsored by Athyna. Hire, manage and retain world-class global talent at www.athyna.io/rare.

Song Lyrics:

Who gives a crap if there's still poop in your bum?

Who gives a crap if you've got nowhere to run?

Who gives a crap if you've got potable water?

Simon Griffiths, gives a crap, Griffiths...

There's a whole world of shit to save,

Need to flush with all your might - tonight!

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