138. Purpose at Work with Simon Mainwaring (founder, We First) ❤️‍🔥 | Win the Day® with James Whittaker (Win the Day Podcast)

“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision is merely passing time. But vision with action can change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Our guest today is Simon Mainwaring, a brand futurist, global keynote speaker, and NY Times bestselling author. Simon’s superpower is showing companies how to drive business growth and increase profit by scaling their positive impact. He is the founder and CEO of We First, a brand consultancy that has helped companies like Sony, The Coffee Bean, Timberland, and Toms, to accelerate their growth and impact. Simon's latest book, Lead With We, was voted the McKinsey Top Business Bestseller on Workplace & Culture. His previous book, We First, is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and was named the Best Business Marketing Book of the Year. In this episode: How to align WHO you are with WHAT you do. The “Lead with We” formula and how to accelerate your company's growth. The importance of purpose-driven messaging and storytelling, and how it can be lived by every layer of your business; and How you can become the leader we all need in today's fast-paced, digital world. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Simon Mainwaring! _ 🔥 Join me at the Win the Day Mastermind (Sept 2023): ⁠⁠⁠https://jameswhitt.com/events⁠⁠⁠ 🎬 HD video version: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/XrtQuoM9zUI 📖 Blog version: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://jameswhitt.com/purpose-at-work-with-simon-mainwaring _ Show links: 🎁 Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Win the Day Accelerator⁠ (powered by Success Magazine) ⚡ Simon Mainwaring website 🍏 We First website 📷 Simon Mainwaring Instagram 📚 ‘Lead with We’ by Simon Mainwaring 🎬 Subscribe to Win the Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💚 Give Win the Day a 5-star rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 Give Win the Day  a 5-star rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💕 Win the Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _ Timemarkers: 0:52 Who is Simon Mainwaring 2:53 How a Sydney boy become an advertising executive 4:20 Why we should focus on impact in business 7:00 Work-life balance (and the four-day work week) 10:49 What is an average day as an advertising executive 12:10 Create an emotional connection with your customer 14:33 How the death of Simon’s father changed his perspective 18:18 How to align your personal purpose with your career (and the Law of Attraction) 21:45 Finding flow in nature 5:10 What ‘We First’ means 28:07 How to build a movement through social impact 33:20 Should companies take a stand on social and political issues 36:47 Three questions to ask yourself as a business owner 39:30 The 3 biggest mistakes companies make with their purpose 42:09 How to get a ‘yes’ in every business pitch (improve your sales conversions) 45:52 How to ‘Lead With We’ in the home 49:12 What books Simon Mainwaring reads to stay ahead of his competitors 53:10 Affirmation 54:45 Rocket Round _ Want to support the show? 1. Hit 'Follow'. 2. Leave a 5-star rating. 3. Share this episode with a friend. This will help the podcast get discovered by more people so they can Win the Day, too. Thank you for your support! It truly means a lot 💕 Onward and upward always... #WinTheDay PS — In case you missed it: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Master Your Mind with Dr. Daniel Amen: Ep 130