{"podcast":{"title":"Business & Society","slug":"business-society-7144475","podcast_index_feed_id":7144475,"rss_url":"https://thecreativeprocess.squarespace.com/business-society?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/business-society/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/1654678497080-6TS7ND5YQWVQ2FO9DY1R/business-%26-society-podcast-coverart.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Mia Funk","episode_count":37,"summary":"Limited series co-hosted by Dr. Bruce Piasecki and Mia Funk. Piasecki is the founder of the global management consulting firm, AHC Group, Inc. and a New York Times bestselling author on shared value and social response capitalism. He has been an agent of climate solutions for over 40 years, advising major corporations on sustainability and innovation. Tune in to hear conversations about the environment, public policy, and the changing landscape between business and society. www.ahcgroup.com www.doingmorewithlessbook.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T06:19:44.588680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475"},"episode":{"title":"How to Build a Circular Economy: Living Systems & Bridging the Political Divide with BILL SHIREMAN","slug":"how-to-build-a-circular-economy-living-systems-bridging-the-political-divide-with-bill-shireman","published_at":"2026-07-07T19:29:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475/how-to-build-a-circular-economy-living-systems-bridging-the-political-divide-with-bill-shireman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475","url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/business-society/bill-shireman-9c5ns","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/t/6a4d537d2eee1d270d074120/1783452547279/BILL+SHIREMAN+-business+society.mp3","summary":"Bill Shireman is a policy innovator, a mediator, a man who has spent his career at the intersection of commerce and conservation. He is the President of Solution Citizen and the Curator of the EarthX Congress of Conferences. His latest work is The EarthX Guide to a Circular Economy , and out of that vision comes Circle America—a collaborative group dedicated to transforming how we live and do business. He believes that the transition to a circular economy is not merely technological. It is civilizational. Bill is a pragmatic idealist who has brought together capitalists, environmentalists, progressives, conservatives and community organizers—to find common ground. We explore his life, his ideas, and the future of our planet. (0:00) Engaging With Your Opponents (3:04) Founding Future 500 ( 8:27) Free Market Recycling Solutions ( 20:01) Engaging Stakeholders for Impact ( 34:37) Shifting to a Living Systems Economy ( 39:17) Taxing Pollution Instead of Prosperity ( 48:03) Bridging the MAGA and Woke Divide Episode Website Season 4 of Bu siness & Society focuses on CEOs, Sustainability & Environmental Solutions Business & Society is a limited series co-hosted by Bruce Piasecki .","meta_description":"Bill Shireman is a policy innovator, a mediator, a man who has spent his career at the intersection of commerce and conservation. He is the President of S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-society-7144475/episodes/how-to-build-a-circular-economy-living-systems-bridging-the-political-divide-with-bill-shireman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475/how-to-build-a-circular-economy-living-systems-bridging-the-political-divide-with-bill-shireman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}