Join Net Impact NYC Professional Chapter for our discussion, "Can Business Really Do Good?
The Meaning of 'Social Innovation', 'Sustainability' and Other Buzzwords"
We will focus on the case for building a business on a model of social good, its complexities and challenges among other topics. Panel organizations include Eileen Fisher, Warby Parker, Zady and BCorp and the discussion will be moderated by Umair Haque.
Networking reception, sponsored by Coolhaus and Sweet Riot to follow.
Umair Haque, Moderator
Umair Haque is Director of Havas Media Labs, and the author of Betterness: Economics for Humans and The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business. He is ranked one of the world's most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50. You can follow him on twitter @umairh.
Panelists:
Rebecca Maggee, Eileen Fisher
Rebecca Magee is the Social Consciousness Associate at EILEEN FISHER, where she works on projects relating to environmental and human rights support in supply chain, company volunteerism and giving. Most recently, she coordinated the Social Entrepreneur Fellowship selection process at New York-based nonprofit, Echoing Green. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Environmental Studies from Georgetown University.
Sophie Faris, B Lab
Sophie is on the business development team at B Lab, the non-profit behind B Corp. She works with local companies to join the B Corp community and then leverage the certification once they are involved. Sophie joined B Lab after five years at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), where she led its Commitments Department. She is a New York City resident, with frequent escapes to the farms and fields of Connecticut.
Jesse Schultz, Warby Parker
Jesse Schultz manages social innovation at Warby Parker. Between managing the company's Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program, Jesse has helped forge collaborations with a variety of non-profits such as Pencils of Promise, and oversees Warby Parker's B Corporation re-certification. Originally from Saratoga Springs, Jesse graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Trinity College.
Soraya Darabi, Zady
Soraya Darabi is the co-founder of Zady.com. Soraya began as Manager of Digital Partnership and Social Media at The New York Times, and went on to co-found the popular mobile app Foodspotting. In 2014, she received the honor of joining the World Economic Forum’s "Young Global Leaders." Soraya received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Georgetown University.
Maxine Bédat, Zady
Maxine Bédat (née Kay) is the co-founder of Zady.com. In addition to Zady, she established The Bootstrap Project, a non-profit social enterprise that empowers independent industrious world-class artisans working to end their own poverty. Five percent of proceeds from every sale on Zady.com, supports this endeavor. Maxine received her Juris Doctorate degree with honors from Columbia Law School.