Success Stories and Expert Advice

No Time for Resting on His Laurels, There's Corporate Change to Be Made

Kwasi Mitchell, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

On his way to a PhD in chemistry, Kwasi had a brief exchange with his advisor that changed the course of his career.
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Switching Gears After Decades in Financial Lending

Donna Callejon, Chief Business Officer, GlobalGiving

When Donna took the plunge into the world of small nonprofits, no one who knows her was surprised at her willingness to try something different.
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The Path to Social Entrepreneurship: Hard Work and Honest Tea

Seth Goldman, President & Tea-EO, Honest Tea

Seth presides over one of the greenest (and most successful) beverage companies in the world, Honest Tea.
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Finding Her Place In Education, Nonprofits, and the Writing Life

Allison Jones, Editor, Idealist.org

Allison Jones always wanted to work in education – and for most of her younger years, that meant teaching... until she realized that career path wasn't for her.
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A Business Development Manager Finds Her Missing Piece in Nonprofits

Sahaar Rezaie, Associate Director of Corporate Engagement, Year Up

After getting laid off from her account management job, Sahaar carved a new path for herself – one that led her, ultimately, to an impact career doing work she loves.
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Making Philanthropic Conservation a Numbers Game

Dan Winterson, Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

How does a guy go from corporate business analyst to philanthropic program director fighting for environmental conservation?
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Putting 'Human' Back in Human Resources

Susan Camberis, HR Director, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

At Baxter, Susan works with employees in the company’s supply chain and is involved in integrating sustainability into Baxter’s HR practices.
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Using Investment Capital to Democratize Entrepreneurism

Ross Baird, Executive Director, Village Capital

Ross Baird’s mission is to democratize entrepreneurship. His organization, Village Capital, brings together social entrepreneurs for education and rigorous peer-to-peer development of their business ideas.
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From Wall Street Analyst to Main Street Community Banker

Haydeé Moreno, Micro Branch Director, Center for Community Self Help

Haydeé Moreno was a hard-charging financial analyst who walked away from a lucrative Wall Street career to embrace community finance.
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An Unexpected Path from Financial Investing to CSR

Steve Brunn, Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy, Target

Steve will be rotating to a new role at Target focused on sustainability and CSR. This transition represents the culmination of a series of experiments and readjustment – all of which have steered him to a place that he only had an inkling of back in college.
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Delivering Scalable Sustainability at the USPS

Andrew Essreg, Sustainability Integration Specialist, U.S. Postal Service

Andrew's early fascination with the outdoors pushed him to study environmental affairs and public policy.
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From Classroom to Kitchen: Revolutionizing the School Lunch

Kirsten Tobey, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Revolution Foods

Kirsten had a notion to change how kids eat and co-founded a full-blown social venture that feeds kids healthy meals in schools across the country.
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Sourcing a New Career Path in Sustainable Supply Chains

Simon Perry, Global Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Manager, Johnson & Johnson

Simon Perry knew he was making a big investment of time and money when he enrolled in the MBA program at Cranfield School of Management in the UK. He was looking to change both industries and functional areas in his next career move, so he began his job search almost as soon as he started his program.
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Building a Consensus for Change: One Man's Path to Corporate Responsibility

Marcus Chung, Vice President, Global CSR & Sustainability, Fleishman-Hillard

If you ask Marcus where his focus on CSR work came from, he’ll tell you that it wasn’t a fully conscious decision.
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A Winding Path Into Nonprofit Consulting

Soumya Korde, Consultant, The Bridgespan Group
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A Corporate Citizenship Career Driven by Service Learning

Laura Asiala, Director of Corporate Citizenship, Dow Corning Corporation

Sticking with a single company for nearly three decades might seem daunting to some, but Laura Asiala has approached her career at special materials manufacturer Dow Corning Corporation with extraordinary energy and dedication.
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Putting Political Strategy Skills to Work in Retail Sustainability

Rob Kaplan, Senior Manager of Sustainability, Walmart

Political strategy. Wine and spirits. Big-box stores. These are not the most obvious stops on a career path that winds its way through the issues of corporate responsibility. Yet Rob Kaplan’s path has traversed this territory and more.
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Teaching the Teacher About Social Innovation

Lindsay Stradley Co-founder and CMO, Sanergy

Lindsay has traveled many roads on the way to the social enterprise destination she’s arrived at with Sanergy in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Turning Underwear Manufacturing Inside Out

Jeff Denby, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, PACT Apparel

As a twenty-something working in web development and design, Jeff Denby took a life-changing trip to a manufacturing plant in China.
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For Social Entrepreneur, There's No Sugarcoating the Need for Hard Skills

Sarah Endline, CEO & Founder, sweetriot

A creative businesswoman with a passion to bring a social mission to the world of chocolate, Sarah founded sweetriot in 2005.
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Corporate Experience Doesn't Go to Waste for Social Entrepreneur

Parag Gupta, Founder, Waste Ventures

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy, Parag knew he wanted to work in service. His first step was to do his research.
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