Make it Thrive is the company culture podcast that will inspire you to create a unique purpose-driven company culture. Lizzie Benton, Culture Coach, and Founder...
Season 13 Wrap-up | five themes, Season 14 reveal and new things starting
That's a wrap a for season 13 with Maverick Founders. In this wrap-up episode I share the five themes that emerged from the conversations over the season, and reveal what to expect from Season 14 landing in Spring 2025. (ps. It's big!)
And share a fun new project I'm kick-starting.
Discover more about Lizzie;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/
https://libertymind.co.uk/
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A Philosophy for Life & Work with Co-Founder Tom Van Der Lubbe
In this episode I chat with Tom Van Der Lubbe co-founder of mortgage advice service Viisi. As a self-organising company based in the Netherlands, Tom share’s the Viisi journey and his philosophical approach to work and life that makes this way of operating a fulfilling and meaningful part of everyone’s life at Viisi. It’s a deep and reflective conversation that asks the much bigger questions of why we organise the way we do.
Discover more about Visii;
https://www.viisi-expats.nl/
Discover more about Lizzie;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/
https://libertymind.co.uk/
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50:46
Making Our Own Way: Self-management to Steward-ownership with Charlottee Van Leeuwen
In today’s episode I’m joined by Charlotte Van Leeuwen, who founded Bord&Stift in the Netherlands, an agency for visual communication, which transformed into a self-managing steward-owned organisation. Charlotte now works at Energized.org where she enjoys sharing her experiences in self-organisation with other entrepreneurs. Together we dive into her journey from physics and astronomy to entrepreneurship, the discovery of self-organisation, and the trials and challenges of the evolving into a self-managing entity.
Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottevanleeuwen
Discover more about Lizzie;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/
https://libertymind.co.uk/
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Default to Open: The Horizontal Organisation with CEO Bomee Jung
In this episode I chat with CEO & Co-Founder of Cadence OneFive Bomee Jung about their choice to become a horizontal organisation. Bomee share’s the experiences that led to their alternative way of working, the practices they’ve adopted, and shares openly her personal experience of being neurodiverse and the impact this way of working has had on her relationships with her team. It’s bold and honest conversation that gives a clear link between purpose and governance.
Connect with Bomee on LinkedIn;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bomee/
Discover more about Lizzie;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/
https://libertymind.co.uk/
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From Soul Searching to Self-Management with Natacha Neumann
In this episode I’m joined by Founder and Entrepreneur Natacha Neumann. When Natacha founded her children’s food brand in Germany she realised there had to be a better way of operating. After some soul searching and exploring alternative management structures, Natacha introduced self-management into her company. In this conversation Natacha takes us through her founder journey, and how she evolved Erdbar into a self-managing entity.
Connect with Natacha on LinkedIn;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natacha-neumann-333b19/
Discover more about Lizzie;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzie-benton/
https://libertymind.co.uk/
Make it Thrive is the company culture podcast that will inspire you to create a unique purpose-driven company culture. Lizzie Benton, Culture Coach, and Founder of Liberty Mind talks to founders, people experts and progressive organisations about the impact of company culture. Each episode Lizzie dives into a theme that influences the way we work. Discover ideas, inspiration and practical concepts that can move us towards workplace liberation.
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