Brandon Forder – Co-Owner of Canadian Pet Connection
[quote style=”boxed”]Talk less and listen more. Pay attention to your clients–they are the ones who feed your family. Listen to your staff, ask for their advice, and take their suggestions…
Good things. That’s a broad category, and that’s on purpose. The founders featured here are building companies and organizations that make the world a little better. Social enterprises. Mission-driven brands. Companies that prove you don’t have to choose between doing well and doing good.
These interviews cover a wide range of impact-focused work. Sustainability. Community development. Social justice. Environmental innovation. Ethical business practices. The kind of work that doesn’t always make headlines but always makes a difference.
What connects these founders is intention. They started companies not just to make money, but to solve a problem they cared about. That doesn’t mean they ignore the business side. The best ones are ruthlessly practical about sustainability. Financial sustainability, that is. Because a mission-driven company that runs out of money helps nobody.
You’ll find conversations about balancing profit and purpose, measuring social impact, building brands that stand for something, and the challenge of staying true to a mission as a company grows. These are founders who believe business can be a force for good. And they’re backing that belief with action.
[quote style=”boxed”]Talk less and listen more. Pay attention to your clients–they are the ones who feed your family. Listen to your staff, ask for their advice, and take their suggestions…
[quote style=”boxed”]In order to be successful, you must stay focused and confident that your ideas will one day change the world. I continue to use my passion to help me…
Meet Ralph Greenberg – Founder of The Key For Hope Foundation
[quote style=”boxed”]When I have an idea that I am passionate about and believe can make this world a better place, I relentlessly work towards making it a reality.[/quote] Erin is…
[quote style=”boxed”]This is good management advice for anyone really: always thank those who help you. Always commend people when they do a good job. Follow the golden rule and treat…
Meet Beth Bell – President and Founder of Green Product Placement
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have volunteered more, starting at a younger age. I think I would have found my passions and strengths faster and been able to do “good” in a…
[quote style=”boxed”]The first and last job I ever had was at Jewel-Osco. What I learned from it is was that it is non-sensical to work all your life to build…
[quote style=”boxed”]Be yourself, follow your heart and fight for what you believe in – the most likely people won’t help you when you need it but there will be others…
[quote style=”boxed”]You really do need to keep reinventing your brand to show that your product and/or service remains relevant. It’s hard when you are busy, but I’ve seen so many…
[quote style=”boxed”]We are big Google Docs users and maintain a document we call “Idears.” It’s the place where we just vomit new thoughts on paper to talk through when we…
Suresh Purohit envisions a better future through the lenses of creativity, innovation, societal application of technology and management of resources. He is a young manager and first-generation entrepreneur, armed with…
[quote style=”boxed”]Talk to people about your product or service. I’m not talking about the elevator pitch as much as about getting real customer feedback. Figure out what works, what doesn’t work…
Meet Brenton Gieser – Co-Founder of JoynIn and Be Social Change
[quote style=”boxed”]I have learned that there really are no shortcuts in life. There is simply no substitute for hard work.[/quote] Chris Chorba is a partner in the Los Angeles office…