Rachel Smith – Co-Founder of Halfsies
[quote style=”boxed”]I worked nights for 8 years and learned that my body enjoys life much more when I live on a day schedule. I was afraid to take a day-shift…
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”]I worked nights for 8 years and learned that my body enjoys life much more when I live on a day schedule. I was afraid to take a day-shift…
[quote style=”boxed”]Prioritizing and qualifying out stuff not directly related to COTAP’s success and near-term needs. Some entrepreneurs say we live and die by our ability to prioritize, others say be…
Meet Tim Whitley – Founder of Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty
[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas are easy; execution is always the hard part. I start by making a list and breaking that down into small actionable tasks. When you do that it no…
Meet David Filmore – Writer, Producer, Director and Superhero
[quote style=”boxed”]I process everything outwardly. I reach out, discuss and do lots of ‘jazz hands’ without realizing it in search of valuable feedback from the people I trust and respect….
[quote]Keep going, get up and keep going again. Persevere, believe passionately in an idea and be flexible to change things up when they’re not working. Being an entrepreneur these days…
Jesse Potash is the founder of PUBSLUSH Press, a social, full-service publisher that lets readers decide which books get published. For every book sold, PUBSLUSH Press donates a book to a…
[quote style=”boxed”]Default to action. Stop thinking and start doing. Everyone screws up; the people that make the most progress are the ones who aren’t scared to make mistakes. You have…
We have interviewed more than 600 people here on IdeaMensch and gotten to know and hopefully introduced you to some amazing people. Here are 33 people we have interviewed who…
[quote style=”boxed”]Just do it! We know that our first iteration of anything won’t be the perfect answer. So we take a stab, learn from our customers and continuously improve.[/quote] David…
[quote style=”boxed”]Network. I was fortunate enough to be born into a family that has a great network, but I never took advantage of it. Once I found my passion, I…
Meet Joanna Landau – Founder and Executive Director of Kinetis
[quote style=”boxed”]Tenacity is the #1 quality of an entrepreneur, even before intelligence. I’d wager to say 9 out of 10 business failures are because of lack of tenacity.[/quote] LazyAngel co-founders…
Who are you and what do you do? I tend to wear many hats, but I identify most with being a global humanitarian. Outside of the 9-5 job, I work…