RUSS MCLEOD
Advisor - Canada
Russell McLeod is an experienced business leader, social entrepreneur, and mentor.
A champion of profit with purpose, the circular economy and of collaboration for positive progress. He founded Mightyhum to help leaders unlock the exhilarating experience of running high performing organizations.
Russell’s passion for working with purpose driven businesses comes from his 20 years of experience. Prior to Mightyhum, Russell was involved in the world of social enterprise as the Executive Director of ME to WE, one of Canada’s best known and most awarded social enterprises.
While at ME to WE, the team demonstrated that being profitable and impactful was indeed possible. During his tenure, ME to WE delivered $20M in cash and in-kind to WE Charity, helping transform the lives of over 1 million people through access to clean water; the lives of 200,000 children with access to education; and 30,000 women-led businesses launched globally.
Russell’s personal mission is to inspire others that there is ‘a better way to do business,’ ‘that through business we can solve some of the world’s problems at the same time.’
His founder's story in Authority Magazine here: Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Russ McLeod of Mightyhum Is Helping To Change Our World.