by Next Stage | Jul 26, 2022 | Corporate Impact
How does your business determine how to make social impact investments? There is no single way that companies choose to express the public-facing ‘S’ in their ESG strategy. Some companies choose to align around a particular cause or passion. Others largely leave it up...
by Next Stage | Jul 19, 2022 | Corporate Impact
“Woke corporations.” I suppose it was only a matter of time. Perhaps it was an inevitability. Paradigm shifts like this are bound to disrupt the status quo for many, and so it is only natural that this one would result in some unhappy people. ESG has ‘arrived’ as a...
by Next Stage | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Next Stage team couldn’t be more excited about the addition of Susan Arrington as our brand-new Digital Content & Community Manager! Susan comes highly recommended as a collaborative community builder and an expert content strategist who is passionate about...
by Next Stage | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Written by Miles Charles Last Monday, part of the Next Stage team was fortunate enough to take part in a self-guided walking tour of the historic Brooklyn neighborhood, a bustling African American neighborhood once located in what is now uptown Charlotte’s Second Ward...
by Next Stage | Jun 13, 2022 | Values & Culture
Last week I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the Inventures Conference, an innovation-focused gathering that was held in Calgary. The topic was “Bigger Ideas for Building Impact-Driven Businesses,” structured around three limiting beliefs commonly held in...