Paul Gerrard, Campaigns, Public Affairs & Board Secretariat Director at the Co-op on the importance of a partnership between businesses and government to help communities prosper

Inclusive Leaders & CEO Impact Podcast by DIAL Global

Our third CEO Activist episode features a conversation between Leila McKenzie-Delis, CEO and Founder of DIAL Global and Paul Gerrard, Campaigns, Public Affairs & Board Secretariat Director at the Co-op Group, Board Director at Co-ops UK and Trustee of the Co-operative Heritage Trust.
Paul played a role in shaping what the CEO Activist campaign looks like today especially when it comes to the convening power of the initiative when it comes to business and policymakers.
"A partnership between government, local or central, and business is critical. If you want to help communities prosper then businesses have a critical role to play alongside governments."
You'll hear about
- Paul's strong family background and tightly-knit community which played a large role in shaping his worldview
- Why Paul believes that the intersection between business and the government has such an important and crucial role to play in today's modern world
- The history of the Coop and what makes its sense of community real, focusing on campaigns that have mattered
- Why organisations should care about each other collectively
- How different arts and diversity helps to drive success
- What businesses should be looking at when it comes to managing and measuring data and facts and figures

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