Putting The Heart Back Into Business with Andrew Thornton

A key premise of this show is that business can be a force for good. I am therefore always keen to interview fascinating guests who demonstrate the power of putting more heart and consciousness into the business world.

My guest this week, Andrew Thornton, is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, advisor and coach to business leaders who see that businesses can be a force for good in society. Along with his partner Eudora, he developed the heart way of doing business in his award-winning London supermarket Thornton’s Budgens. Together they founded Heart in Business, whose purpose is to ‘uncover the authentic leader in us all, trusting that profit will follow’.

Join us as we explore the lessons and learnings from Andrew’s experience and his book co-written with Eudora Pascall, ‘Putting The Heart Back Into Business – How to place people, planet, and purpose at the core of what you do’.

This episode will be airing live on 1st July 2022 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/4pm(BST). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959


More about Andrew Thornton:

Andrew Thornton is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, advisor and coach to business leaders who see that businesses can be a force for good in society. Along with his partner Eudora, he developed the heart way of doing business in his award-winning London supermarket Thornton’s Budgens. Together they founded Heart in Business, whose purpose is to ‘uncover the Authentic leader in us all, trusting that profit will follow. He lives, writes, speaks and coaches the principles of heart in business on a daily basis. He considers himself to be a ‘visionary heart surgeon’ having demonstrated that helping business leaders to open their hearts is the best way to build a sustainable and profitable business. He was the co-founder of social enterprises The People’s Supermarket and Food from the Sky, and founder of the consultancy SRCG. Prior to that, he worked at Ogilvy & Mather and Mars. His highly acclaimed book co-written with Eudora Pascall,  is called’Putting The Heart Back Into Business – How to place people, planet, and purpose at the core of what you do’. Holding a master’s degree in marketing from University College Dublin, Andrew splits his time between London and the Allgau region of South Germany. He has two sons and a daughter. He loves to ski, run, swim, and cook and eat great food!

This episode will be airing live on 1st July 2022 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/4pm(BST). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959


More about Chris Cooper:

Chris Cooper has over a 30 year career worked with major global brands to small entrepreneurial ventures developing exceptional leaders, teams and highly engaged workforces. Chris has hosted since 2011 the Business Elevation show which in 2019 was the most accessed business show on the world’s leading on-line radio platform ‘Voice America’ .

He is co-Author of The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not) published by Penguin Random House New York and in 2021 contributed to multiple international best seller ‘Play The Game’.

Chris has a reputation as an exceptional coach, consultant, facilitator and speaker. Chris also founded the Elevation Collective where exceptional people are connected to contribute to a better world. He is a fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, lives in Leicestershire in the UK with his wife and two teenage boys and loves adventure and the natural world.

In 2019, during a mid-life crisis, he competed in Scotland’s toughest one day endurance event.

This episode will be airing live on 1st July 2022 at 8am(PT)/11am(EST)/4pm(BST). To listen live or later from the archive please visit http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1959


  • TMarch 29 2024
Follow @Chrisdcooper

Neuroscience Unveiled: Insights for Understanding Yourself and Others – with Chantel Prat

Join us on a captivating journey into the depths of the human mind as we delve into the fascinating world of neuroscience. In this enlightening episode, renowned cognitive neuroscientist Chantel Prat, alongside host Chris Cooper, takes us on an exploration of what neuroscience reveals about understanding ourselves and others. From unravelling the intricate neural mechanisms […]

See All News

The CC1 training (executive board) has been a great step forward in focusing effort and energy, creating a common understanding and a common language. There are already clear signs that it has been performance enhancing at an organizational level

Tim Rolfe currently Chief Executive, UK Retail Canopius Group. More Testimonials