Success Stories and Expert Advice
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Winding Path Into Nonprofit Consulting
Soumya Korde, Consultant, The Bridgespan Group
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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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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 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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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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