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Documenting the architects of the impact economy.

The chronicle of the culture builder. Essays, interviews, guides, and conversations celebrating the HR and People Leaders who are rewriting the rules of what a great organization looks — and feel like.

People & Purpose Podcast

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Essays on HR Leadership

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Interviews with People Leaders

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Field Notes From The Impact Economy

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Guides for HR Leaders

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— Field Notes

Why I built Impact Narrative at the Intersection of People Strategy and Purpose

When I set out to create Impact Narrative, I thought I was building an executive search firm. What I discovered was something more specific — and more necessary. There is a growing world of companies trying to build cultures worth working for, and almost no one helping them find the People Leaders to make that possible.

“A mission is only as powerful as the people carrying it”

— What’s Coming

Five conversations the impact economy needs to be having.

Every movement needs a manual. We're building ours — one essay, interview, and conversation at a time. Subscribe to be first when each new piece drops.

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What Great HR Leadership Actually Look Like in a B Corp

The certification is a floor, not a ceiling. How the best People Leaders in certified social enterprises turn values into operating practice — and protect the culture through growth.

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How Purpose-Driven Companies Compete for Top People Talent Against Big Tech

You can’t out-pay Google. But you can out-story them. The employer brand strategies that let mission-driven organizations win the talent war on their terms.

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The CPO as Culture Architect: Stories from the Inside

What does it actually feel like to hold culture together under pressure> Intimate conversations with the People Leaders who’ve done it — in impact companies, during inflection points.

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Your Employer Brand is Your Most Underutilized Competitive Advantage

Most companies describe their culture. The best ones reveal it. How to build an employer brand that attracts conviction driven People Leaders —- and repels the wrong ones

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Why Total Rewards in the Impact Economy Is a Different Conversation

Compensation strategy for companies where meaning is a part of the package. How impact-focused organizations use purpose, flexibility, and culture to build reward structures that actually retain.

Open Canvas for the Community to Share Their Topics of Interest

Send us a topic you are interested in hearing and learning more about. We will pull together these shared topics over time and push them out as either guides, essays, or interviews.

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Essays

Long-form thinking on the ideas that shape great cultures


Interviews

In-depth conversations with People Leaders doing remarkable work


Guides

Practical frameworks built specifically for impact economy HR Leaders


Podcast

Stories from inside the impact economy — coming soon

—- Field Notes

From the front lines.

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