102. The blueprint to success by solving community friction | Sarah Stone

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Stop treating social value as a box-ticking exercise, align community needs with your bottom line and turn operational friction into a superpower. In this episode of All About Business, James sits down with Sarah Stone, founder of the social value consultancy Samtaler. Together they explore how companies can integrate purpose and profitability without falling into the trap of superficial tokenism. Sarah shares the candid realities of scaling a micro-consultancy, the lessons learned from her background in Downing Street, and how helping renewable energy developers solve local community friction turned into an industry-standard blueprint for success. The conversation dives deep into the…