The Mt Kenya Times 
Rach Harvey
By: Ayesha Talib
Rach Harvey is an Australian author and advocate for kindness, known for her powerful contribution to the international bestseller The Women Changing the World. Her chapter focuses on the transformative power of small acts of kindness and the art of building soulful, purpose-led businesses that create meaningful, lasting impact — not just for the bottom line, but for the communities and lives they touch.
For Harvey, kindness is not a soft, peripheral concept. It is the very architecture of a life and business well-lived. In a world that often equates success with scale, speed, and profit, her message cuts against the grain — arguing that the most enduring transformations begin not with grand gestures, but with intentional, human moments that accumulate into something far greater than the sum of their parts.
The Women Changing the World was published in December 2021 by Brave and Fearless, a publishing house dedicated to amplifying bold, courageous voices. The book features the stories of women driving change globally, from grassroots community initiatives to international platforms with sweeping reach. Harvey’s story sits comfortably within this tapestry, highlighting how kindness — when deliberately embedded in business culture and daily life — can become a genuine catalyst for community transformation. It is a reminder that leadership does not require a title, and that impact does not require a megaphone.
The book’s reach extended significantly in March 2022, when copies were gifted to Academy Award nominees as part of the prestigious awards season gifting tradition. Among the recipients were Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart, Penélope Cruz, and Dame Judi Dench — four of the most celebrated actresses in contemporary cinema. That the book found its way into the hands of such globally recognised figures was more than a marketing moment; it was a confirmation that its message of purposeful, values-driven living resonates far beyond any single industry or geography.
Harvey writes with a clear commitment to accessibility and action. One of the most consistent and compelling threads running through her work is the democratisation of impact — the idea that you do not need wealth, status, connections, or a large platform to make a meaningful difference in the world. Kindness alone, she argues, can shift outcomes. A single conversation, a moment of genuine empathy, a business decision made with people at its centre — these things matter. They compound. They change trajectories in ways that are rarely visible in the moment but become undeniable over time.
Her message resonates deeply with entrepreneurs and changemakers who are increasingly seeking to align profit with purpose — individuals who are unwilling to accept that commercial success and genuine social impact must exist in opposition to one another. Harvey offers both a philosophy and a practical framework, rooted in the belief that how we conduct ourselves in business is inseparable from the kind of world we are collectively building.
She was featured alongside contributors curated by Peace Mitchell and Katy Garner of The Women’s Business School, an organisation dedicated to redefining what leadership looks like in the modern era. Being positioned within this collective of visionary women is fitting — Harvey shares their conviction that the future of business is relational, empathetic, and rooted in shared humanity rather than competition and extraction.
For Harvey, kindness is not just a value to be admired from a distance. It is a strategy — one that is quietly radical in its implications and quietly powerful in its execution.
Through her writing, advocacy, and the example she sets in her own work, Rach Harvey continues to encourage individuals and businesses alike to lead with empathy. She proves, compellingly and consistently, that small, deliberate acts of kindness create ripple effects that travel far beyond what we can see — and that this, ultimately, is how the world changes.
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