What Does It Profit Podcast

About What Does It Profit Podcast

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Spoiler alert: Nothing. This bible verse has endured over the centuries as a reminder that we can't put our price tag on what matters most. Yet, time and again, businesses have put profits above all -- leading our world to the brink of a climate catastrophe, an inequality crisis, and the greatest extinction of other creatures since the dinosaurs (except this time, the meteor is us). Can we align growing returns with the greater good? Former investment banker turned business ethicist Dr. Dawn Carpenter believes we can -- and that figuring out how just might save the world. In What Does It Profit, Dawn talks with the world's leading thinkers and researchers, entrepreneurs and executives, exploring the most innovative ways we can reconcile capitalism's demand for profit with the long term well-being of people and the planet. From socially responsible investing to conscious consumerism to business ethics in this age of extremes, Dawn is your guide to the cutting-edge ideas and experiments driving the purpose-driven business revolution. What Does It Profit?

Publisher

Dr. Dawn Carpenter

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Sept 2020

Latest episode

29 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Apr 2026

   S6.E8 | Burying the Doubt: Women Rebuild Death Work

   Host Dr. Dawn Carpenter interviews funeral directors Doris Amen and Alexandra Mosca about women reclaiming their historical role in the death care industry.

2. 

   15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S6.E7 | Beyond Play: The Business of Belonging

   Dr. Dawn Carpenter interviews Whitney Wolfe about building thriving communities and businesses centered on belonging, revealing how connection creates value.

3. 

   1 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S6.E6 | Game Changer: Rewriting the Rules

   Host Daniel J. Lewis interviews Elizabeth Hargrave, a health policy consultant and award-winning game designer, about how her hit board game Wingspan reshaped the industry and challenged who designs the rules.

Inside a recent episode

S6.E7 | Beyond Play: The Business of Belonging

Published 15 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Empowering each other goes such a long way. So the more you search for people within your own community, the more you can empower each other and also give opportunities. I know it's a very tough world out there and then everyone's trying to fend for themselves and get money in a way, but if you realize that earning money can be a collaborative effort and that you can help each other out and it's not a lonely world as it may seem for, not just women, for everyone out there, you can really make a difference and show that there is community to build together. What Whitney Wolfe built wasn't just a business. […]

Who has been a guest on What Does It Profit Podcast

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• Doris Amen
• Alexandra Mosca
• Whitney Wolfe
• Elizabeth Hargrave
• Aine O'Dwyer

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

93 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

123 ratings

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