I always wanted to be a socially responsible entrepreneur and giving back to the community was a big part of it. That was the theme that got Dave and I together in this venture. The journey in this direction has opened a whole new perspective for us on conscious capitalism and environmental responsibility. We can’t help but notice and try emulating other businesses and initiatives in this direction. Here are links to some earlier blogs from Dave on some of the businesses we admire



We’ve sparked a bit of dialogue from our last post on our
Clearly we’re big fans of social ventures, which basically are businesses that practice conscious capitalism. Some individuals define social ventures as either for-profit or not-for-profit. We define social ventures as those which are for-profit and measure success in terms of delivering profits while operating in a manner responsible to both planet and people. So here in no particular order are our top 10 favorites.
Last Friday Rao and I attended a workshop led by Dr. Ralph Z. Sorenson on the topic of Conscious Capitalism. Ralph is an uber accomplished businessman with professorships at Babson, Univ. of Colorado and Harvard Business School under his belt, as well as working for several multinationals, serving as President of Babson College, managing a private investment firm, and a board member on over 30 boards both public and private. One board he currently sits on is that of Whole Foods.