Let's Talk Social Value

About Let's Talk Social Value

If you want to know what’s happening in social value and understand what good looks like, Then this podcast is for you. It can be hard to keep up to date with the amount of information; it is also time-consuming to read more and more content. Join Sarah Stone, Founder and Director of Samtaler, a social value agency based in the UK. Sarah is a renowned social value expert and works with complex organisations to deliver social value training and consultancy support. Each month we will bring you a host of experts from the private, public and third sectors, all doing amazing things to create social value. We will hear about their work and explore a range of topics from; public sector procurement and supply chain diversity to impact measurement. So join us and learn what social value is and how to create it.

Publisher

Samtaler

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2022

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 37 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Tom Usher, Dartmoor Preservation Association

   What does protecting a national park really involve, and why should businesses care about access to nature? In this episode of Let's Talk Social Value, Sarah Stone speaks with Tom Usher, chief executive of the Dartmoor Preservation Association, about conservation, the legal campaign that protected wild camping on Dartmoor, and practical ways organisations can support access, volunteering and youth opportunity. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss or you...

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   7 Sept 2026

   Chelsea Tooze, 2San

   In this episode of Let’s Talk Social Value, host Sarah Stone speaks to Chelsea Tooze, Global Director of Quality and Regulatory at 2San, a global medical device distributor. Together, they explore the surprising connection between quality management, regulatory compliance, and social value - and why businesses need to rethink how these functions interact. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss or you would like to be considered as a guest please get in to...

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   21 Jul 2026

   Emma Harris, Boards For Education

   In this Bitesize episode of Let's Talk Social Value, our Partnerships Consultant Michaela is joined by Emma Harris, Head of Partnerships and Programmes at Boards for Education (formerly Governors for Schools), to explore the impact of governance volunteering and how organisations can create lasting social value through skilled volunteering. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss or you would like to be considered as a guest please get in touch at hello@sa...

Inside a recent episode

Susan McPherson, McPherson Strategies

Published 24 Aug 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But I think a lot of people, when we talk about stakeholder engagement, people don't really understand what we mean by stakeholders. I think of stakeholders as every single person that has access or is affected by the company. Employees, shareholders, investors, partners, boards of directors, and very importantly, the communities in which the organization operates. Why are stakeholders important to businesses? Without stakeholders, the organization wouldn't succeed. Yeah, totally. And I think they give you your license to operate as well. So if you don't manage your stakeholders and create value for all your stakeholders, then your business is in trouble. […]

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