The notoriously tight-lipped global consulting firm McKinsey claims to be values-driven and purpose-led. But do their deeds back up their words? Or does their value of “serving the client first” mean every other value comes second? Can we really trust any company to be purpose-led when they operate in almost total secrecy?

Show Notes:
Buy a copy of When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Mike Forsythe and Walt Bogdanich. 
Learn more about Erik Edstrom and his work here.
Connect with Rizwan Naveed and read about his current role at Google. 

The notoriously tight-lipped global consulting firm McKinsey claims to be values-driven and purpose-led. But do their deeds back up their words? Or does their value of “serving the client first” mean every other value comes second? Can we really trust any company to be purpose-led when they operate in almost total secrecy?
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Buy a copy of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634029/when-mckinsey-comes-to-town-by-walt-bogdanich-and-michael-forsythe/">When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm</a> by Mike Forsythe and Walt Bogdanich. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about Erik Edstrom and his work <a href="https://www.enedstrom.com/bio">here</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Connect with Rizwan Naveed and read about his current role at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizwan-naveed/">Google</a>. </li>
</ul>

The first podcast about purpose-washing...the gap between what companies say they stand for and what they actually do — and what they would need to change to practice what they preach.

Hosted by Ty Montague, co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Purpose Officer of co:collective, a creative and strategic transformation partner for purpose-led businesses.

In each episode, Montague calls on journalists, authors, leaders, and CEOs of some of the brands featured in the season to explore a company’s path to success and meaningful change. He also facilitates a panel discussion with additional experts to debate the company or organization at hand and provide concrete remedies and solutions for cleaning some of the b.s. up and to help drive action and transformation. 

Episodes releasing every Wednesday. Distributed by iHeartMedia.

The first podcast about purpose-washing...the gap between what companies say they stand for and what they actually do — and what they would need to change to practice what they preach.
Hosted by Ty Montague, co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Purpose Officer of co:collective, a creative and strategic transformation partner for purpose-led businesses.
In each episode, Montague calls on journalists, authors, leaders, and CEOs of some of the brands featured in the season to explore a company’s path to success and meaningful change. He also facilitates a panel discussion with additional experts to debate the company or organization at hand and provide concrete remedies and solutions for cleaning some of the b.s. up and to help drive action and transformation. 
Episodes releasing every Wednesday. Distributed by iHeartMedia.

A weekly podcast that explores purpose-washing: the gap between what companies say, and what they actually do.

Calling Bullsh!t

The first podcast about purpose-washing...the gap between what companies say they stand for and what they actually do — and what they would need to change to practice what they preach. Hosted by Ty Montague, co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Purpose Officer of co:collective, a creative and strategic transformation partner for purpose-led businesses. 

In each episode, Montague calls on journalists, authors, leaders, and CEOs of some of the brands featured in the season to explore a company’s path to success and meaningful change. He also facilitates a panel discussion with additional experts to debate the company or organization at hand and provide concrete remedies and solutions for cleaning some of the b.s. up and to help drive action and transformation. 

Ty Montague has been named one of the Top Ten Creative Minds in business by Fast Company, as well as one of the 50 most influential creative people of the past 20 years by Creativity Magazine.

Calling Bullsh!t's 12 episode first season premieres February 9, 2022, with episodes releasing every Wednesday. Distributed by iHeartMedia.

McKinsey: Something to hide?

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We all like to think that if we saw wrongdoing, we’d do the right thing - that when confronted with a problem that goes against our ethics or morals, we’d speak up or take action. But what if calling bullshit meant damaging or ending your career, your family relationships, or even compromising your personal safety? 

Show Notes:
Learn about Mary Inman’s incredible work at Constantine Cannon here. 
Read about Kyle Welch and Stephen Stubben’s research on whistleblowing. 
Check out Dana Gold’s Newsweek article about keeping whistleblowers safe. 

We all like to think that if we saw wrongdoing, we’d do the right thing - that when confronted with a problem that goes against our ethics or morals, we’d speak up or take action. But what if calling bullshit meant damaging or ending your career, your family relationships, or even compromising your personal safety? 
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Learn about Mary Inman’s incredible work at Constantine Cannon <a href="https://constantinecannon.com/attorney/mary-inman/">here</a>. </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://hbr.org/2020/01/throw-out-your-assumptions-about-whistleblowing">Read about </a>Kyle Welch and Stephen Stubben’s research on whistleblowing. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Check out Dana Gold’s <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/whistleblowers-keep-america-honest-so-keep-them-safe-opinion-1766564">Newsweek article </a>about keeping whistleblowers safe. </li>
</ul>

Whistleblowers: A very special kind of bs detector

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Web3 combines the ideals of the original internet with the most exciting aspects of new technology. 

And the reason this tech currently embodies Web3 is that the architecture of this technology - the very fabric of it - is open source, anti-authority, and decentralized. 

It could be a version of the internet where everyone has custody over their data. But it could also be a place where fraud runs rampant, where people hack each other’s data, and a place that promises something that will never exist. 

Show Notes:
Buy a copy of Glen Weyl’s book Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society here. 
Read Molly White’s blog ‘Web 3 is Going Just Great’.
Vlad Ginzburg created blockparty.co to allow creators and brands to create unique, connected NFTs. 

Web3 combines the ideals of the original internet with the most exciting aspects of new technology. 
And the reason this tech currently embodies Web3 is that the architecture of this technology - the very fabric of it - is open source, anti-authority, and decentralized. 
It could be a version of the internet where everyone has custody over their data. But it could also be a place where fraud runs rampant, where people hack each other’s data, and a place that promises something that will never exist. 
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Buy a copy of Glen Weyl’s book Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177502/radical-markets">here</a>. </li>
<li aria-level="1">Read Molly White’s blog <a href="https://web3isgoinggreat.com/about">‘Web 3 is Going Just Great’</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Vlad Ginzburg created <a href="https://blockparty.co/">blockparty.co </a>to allow creators and brands to create unique, connected NFTs. </li>
</ul>

Web3: A more humane, egalitarian, and decentralized internet?

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Little known fact: only 3% of artists on Spotify make more than one thousand dollars. And the people who work on albums who aren’t top-billed artists, like backup singers and songwriters, make even less. In fact, most artists make fractions of a penny per stream.

So where does all that cash go? 

Show Notes
Read Blake Morgan’s article about his meeting with Spotify execs: Spotify’s Fatal Flaw Exposed: How My Closed-Door Meeting with Execs Ended in a Shouting Match
Learn more about Kaydence and her impactful work with the 100 Percenters here.
David Turner writes a weekly blog called Penny Fractions ‘as a way to think through various record industry topics’.

This episode uses the following tracks from FMA under a Creative Commons Attribution License: "What Dreams Become" by Audiobinger, "Moonlove Funk" by Cullah, "Ugly Truth" by HoliznaCC0, "Leave The Country (Instrumental)" by Anthem of Rain.

Little known fact: only 3% of artists on Spotify make more than one thousand dollars. And the people who work on albums who aren’t top-billed artists, like backup singers and songwriters, make even less. In fact, most artists make fractions of a penny per stream.
So where does all that cash go? 
Show Notes
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read Blake Morgan’s article about his meeting with Spotify execs: <a href="https://www.indieonthemove.com/blog/2018/1/spotifys-fatal-flaw-exposed-how-my-closed-door-meeting-with-execs-ended-in-a-shouting-match">Spotify’s Fatal Flaw Exposed: How My Closed-Door Meeting with Execs Ended in a Shouting Match</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about Kaydence and her impactful work with the 100 Percenters <a href="https://www.the100percenters.com/about-us">here</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">David Turner writes a weekly blog called <a href="https://pennyfractions.ghost.io/about/">Penny Fractions</a> ‘as a way to think through various record industry topics’.</li>
</ul>
This episode uses the following tracks from FMA under a Creative Commons Attribution License: "What Dreams Become" by Audiobinger, "Moonlove Funk" by Cullah, "Ugly Truth" by HoliznaCC0, "Leave The Country (Instrumental)" by Anthem of Rain.

Spotify: Starving Artists?

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McKinsey: Something to hide?

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