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Scott Curran is a corporate attorney, social impact lawyer, and adviser to the boards and C-suites of global brands in philanthropy, the private sector, law, and cross-sector social impact initiatives. He teaches a law school course called “Lawyers as Social Innovators” that Crain’s Chicago Business called “one of the coolest courses for law students.” He holds the nation’s first Master’s Degree in Public Service from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. He is an enthusiastic champion of the role of the law and lawyers in civil society, public service, and social impact. Scott is the CEO of Beyond Advisers, a social impact consulting firm that specializes in simplifying the hardest parts of doing good well and scaling the social impact work of world-leading innovators. Beyond serves cross-sector clients spanning philanthropy, the private sector, and social enterprise. Current and former clients include the Clinton Global Initiative, the UN Foundation Clean Cooking Alliance, The Starbucks Foundation, the Tent Partnership for Refugees, the Marguerite Casey Foundation, MIT Media Lab, Emerson Collective, Sean Penn’s CORE, and the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation, among others. Prior to founding Beyond Advisers, Scott served as General Counsel of the Clinton Foundation where he supported 4,000 colleagues in over 40 countries and 35 US states working on more than a dozen initiatives spanning global health, climate change, early childhood education, international development, disaster relief and preparedness, and social enterprise. Scott is the co-Founder of Molis Coaching, a professional peer education program that has reimagined how continuing education is delivered, produces unprecedented engagement, and delivers unparalleled business results. In its first six years, Molis Coaching served over 6,000 professionals and produced over $100m of value creation throughout its target markets. Scott co-leads Molis Ventures, the vertical of Molis Coaching that explores expansion of the Molis Method to other professionals and industries. Scott serves on the Social Innovation Leadership Council, the Board of Directors for Two Bit Circus Foundation; the Advisory Board of the Walt Disney Birthplace; on the Chicago Leadership Council of the U.S. Soccer Foundation, and the Alumni Board of the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Scott and his wife, Amy, manage the Curran Family Impact Fund which makes impact investments and provides philanthropic support for causes including education, the arts, and animal rescue.
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Become a recognized expert in your field with these effective thought leadership strategies. As an entrepreneur or business leader, building influence in your chosen niche can cement your status as a credible industry thought leader. Being influential requires strategic actions that establish your expertise and encourage relationships with key players in your field. To help you do this, Rolling Stone Culture Council members share their top recommended strategies for elevating your influence within your industry. These strategies can make all the difference when you are trying to establish your reputation as a sought-after and respected expert.
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Proper training can ensure reps are prepared to handle any problem that comes their way. Because they have direct interactions with customers on a daily basis, a company’s customer service team plays a large role in that organization’s success. Quality customer service will not only impress new customers but will also be a key motivator in their decision to stick around for the long term. This means that training customer service reps on how to do their job efficiently and with quality and positivity in mind is an important task that leaders shouldn’t take lightly. As business leaders themselves, the members of Rolling Stone Culture Council know what it takes to provide great customer service. Below, they each detail one area they believe more customer service teams should be trained on in order to be successful and the impact that has on a company’s bottom line.
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If your employees have checked out, you should first take a close look at your company culture. Many employees seek fulfillment in their careers, hoping to be seen and understood by their employers, and given a chance to show off their skills and grow within their companies. However, many employees don’t feel they’re receiving this kind of treatment. In fact, “quiet quitters,” or those who are simply doing the bare minimum it takes to get by in their jobs, could make up around half of the U.S. workforce—a response that signals widespread issues with employee recognition and engagement. According to the business leaders of Rolling Stone Culture Council, the solution lies in treating your employees like the valuable team members they are, ensuring they have the opportunities and resources they need to succeed. To do so, they recommend following these 11 tips for reengaging employees and reigniting their passion for their careers.
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When it comes to human-to-human connection, AI can be a valuable tool. As AI becomes more and more commonplace in business, there are some leaders who worry about it replacing the human element of customer service and engagement. Will customers really be happy talking to AI over another human being? Will business lose its personal touch? While AI is certainly poised to change the way business is currently conducted, many leaders believe that technology can be used as a key tool for bettering relationships between customers and companies — not replacing them. Below, 10 business leaders from Rolling Stone Culture Council weigh in with their thoughts on technology in business, each discussing one way a business can leverage technology to build better relationships with its customers and what's worked well for them.
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The support and experience of others may just be the solution you need. Success is often not a straight line; it’s full of ups, downs and plenty of surprises. In entrepreneurship, the path to success comes with obstacles you’ll need to overcome if you want to continue on. Many entrepreneurs share similar obstacles, and some may be more unique to specific situations or people. However, when all is said and done, it’s the way an entrepreneur solves each problem that can serve as a guide for others to solve their own. Below, 11 members of Rolling Stone Culture Council each share one major struggle they've faced as an entrepreneur, the steps they took to overcome it and how other entrepreneurs might learn from their journey.
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To keep DEI top of mind, you’ll need to make it more than just a goal. Diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, has become a major topic of discussion in the corporate world over the last few years, with companies looking to better represent their customer base and offer a more inviting environment and equitable opportunities to their employees. However, while some companies continue to lead the charge in implementing new DEI initiatives, others have slowed, or even completely stalled, their efforts. Whether it’s due to a lack of resources for these departments, unsustainable practices or a loss of motivation, some companies are finding it harder and harder to continue to build upon their DEI efforts with the same vigor they once had. However, there are still ways to ensure DEI remains an important part of your company culture and processes, even if you run into red tape. Here, seven business leaders from Rolling Stone Culture Council discuss some of the best practices any business can follow to keep diversity, equity and inclusion top of mind for teams at all levels of an organization.
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Beyond Advisers
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Simplifying Social Impact for the World's Leading Innovators. At Beyond, we help visionary leaders design, build, and scale the transformative social impact work. We work with global nonprofits, family offices, social enterprises, Fortune 500 businesses, and A-list artists, entertainers, and athletes. Every individual, organization, product, and service has impact. How intentional leaders are about their impact is increasingly important to their stakeholders and the wider world in which we live, work, and play. Today’s social impact leaders need proven, simplified guidance to design, build, and grow their social impact work. We work with founders, boards, executives, and program teams who lead this work and equip them with proven advice, guidance, and tools derived from unprecedented experience at scale. Our work helps clients scale their board, operations, programs and partnerships using proven best practices that provide a foundation upon which cultures of creativity and innovation are built. By engaging deeply with our clients, we equip leaders with a unique, practical, and proven approach to designing, building, and growing their organizations, operations, and program work for maximum impact. An intentional focus on streamlined, simplified, and scalable approaches that support nimble execution guides everything from good governance, compliance, legal, and operations to dynamic program and partnership development, from real-time needs to long-term objectives. Through the Beyond Advisers Impact Investment Fund, we make strategic investments in promising social enterprises. Reach out via contact@beyondadvsiers.com to share information about your impact investment opportunity.