The unedited transcript of Phalana Tiller's interviews with Charles and Liz Handy and Doug Rauch for the March 2012 episode of Drucker on the Dial entitled "Success and Significance." First, photographer Liz Handy, talks about her decision to go back to school to study photography, and her third career as a photographer. She says that she is interested in people and their stories, and talks about her joiner portraits. Liz says that when she takes portraits, it is very interactive and that it's a chance to go on your own stage and act yourself out. Charles Handy then discusses a joint project he and Liz are working on called the Acorn Project. He explains that in England, tiny businesses represent 99% of all the businesses in Britain, and employ a third of all the people who work in Britain, but because they only contribute 3% of the gross national product, the government doesn't bother about them very much. Charles believes that if each of these tiny businesses could provide jobs to one person, it would solve the youth unemployment problem. He says that he and Liz encourage young people to get apprenticeships at these tiny businesses so that they can learn skills that can enable them to start their own little businesses. Liz says that she and Charles will work on another project in a community called Ballymun, to identify the leaders among the community, profile them, photograph them, and encourage them to exercise their leadership roles. Liz goes on to say that she would like to be remembered as somebody who was interested in other people, and someone who tried to help people with their identity. Charles says that he would like to be remembered as someone who helped people think, and adds that he prefers asking questions rather than giving answers. Next, Doug Rauch, former Trader Joe's executive, talks about his opportunity to tackle some of society's ails through an advanced leadership initiative fellowship from Harvard. He explains that a challenge for individuals in the grocery industry is throwing out excess nutritional food at the end of the day. He says that outside infant formula, the government does not mandate code dates on food and that the dates are set very conservatively so that food is good for an extended period of time beyond the "sell by" and "best by" dates. Rauch says that hunger is rising, yet there is a lot of food that is being thrown out everyday that is perfectly good food. He talks about "food deserts" and the lack of accessible, affordable, and nutritious foods. He says that the United States is one of the richest nations in the history of the world in food production, yet it's population has a growing percentage of individuals being quote, "hungry," yet in that population that is hungry, obesity is rising. Rauch explains that the answer to hunger in America is not a full stomach, but a healthy meal. He discusses his work on how to take the excess nutritional food that's being thrown out with one or two days left on it, or at its code, and redistributing that down into the inner city to an under served area where the product can be discounted deeply so that it is affordable. The idea is to price the food so that it is no longer an economic challenge to eat affordable food so that you can price it at fast food or junk food prices. Rauch talks about his organization, Conscious Capitalism, which is working to change the narrative of capitalism in America, and working to optimize value to all stakeholders such as employees, customers, the community, the environment, and the shareholders. He goes on to say that he would like to be remembered for bringing some heart and some humanity, and a sense of care and respect, and integrity.
Interviews Handy, Charles B Handy, Elizabeth Green, 1921- Rauch, Doug Photography Photographers Portraits Small business England Mentoring Ballymun (Dublin, Ireland) Leadership Trader Joe's (Firm) Nutrition Diet Feeding America (Organization) Hunger Obesity Health Capitalism
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