The traditional view that a business's sole moral responsibility is to its shareholders is a dated philosophy that ignores the critical interdependence of business, society, and the environment.
Irish investment company Broadlake is tackling this challenge head-on with its ambitious "3x 10x" vision, aiming for three times growth and ten times positive impact. This concept proves that growth fuels impact and, significantly, impact fuels growth. This model is now formalized with the launch of the Broadlake Foundation, focused on scaling high-potential non-profits with strategic expertise and deep, long-term partnerships.
Host Vincent Wall is joined by Daragh Anglim, Head of Impact at Broadlake, and Jim Breslin Chairman of the Broadlake Foundation, bringing extensive leadership experience across government, strategy, innovation, and large-scale organisational transformation.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
Business driving positive societal change.
Broadlake's ambitious 3x 10x philosophy.
Scaling impactful non-profits globally.
Deep partnership is key to sustained scale.
Moving beyond shareholder primacy to B Corp
GUEST DETAILS
Jim Breslin is Chair of the Board at Broadlake and Chairman of the Broadlake Foundation, bringing extensive leadership experience across government, strategy, innovation, and large-scale organisational transformation.
His career includes serving as Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and leading strategy and policy as Secretary General of the Department of Health during a transformative period.
Daragh Anglim is Head of Impact at Broadlake, where he works across a portfolio of entrepreneur-led businesses to embed long-term impact alongside commercial growth, focusing on how impact is measured and integrated.
He previously served as Head of Marketing and Digital at Fáilte Ireland, overseeing major brand initiatives, and also founded RealEyes Sustainability Ltd., reflecting his long-standing expertise in sustainability and systems thinking.
MORE INFORMATION
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QUOTES
The value is in accessing the people within our businesses. - Daragh Anglim
We're interested in people with proven impact, but are really ambitious for scale. - Jim Breslin
The funding is significant, but the funding is not really where the value is in partnering with the Broadlake Foundation, the value is in accessing the people within our businesses. - Daragh Anglim
If you want to go quick, go alone. If you want to go far, bring everybody with you. - Jim Breslin
KEYWORDS #SocialImpact #BroadlakeFoundation #CorporatePhilanthropy #ScalingNonprofits #BcorpBusiness
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Every successful entrepreneur and business owner reaches a crossroads where wealth becomes more than personal achievement. It becomes opportunity. The Philanthropy Ireland Podcast explores the profound question that keeps many of these awake at night: How can success create lasting change beyond my lifetime?
Join us for intimate conversations with business leaders who've discovered that giving isn't just about writing cheques, it's about writing the next chapter of their life's story. Through candid interviews, you'll hear how philanthropy has transformed Irish communities and enriched the lives of the givers themselves in ways they never anticipated.
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