Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

As I mentioned in my last post, last week I attended an amazing conference called The Feast. In addition to incredible speakers and a terrific crowd, one thing this conference did well was mix in videos to share stories and inspire the audience. One such video, Entrepreneurs Can Change the World, is a goose-bump inducing [...]

A Feast to Sink Your Teeth Into

This past summer I got wind of an organization called All Day Buffet and an upcoming event they were hosting called The Feast. With names like that, I was immediately intrigued (after all, I do love food!). But when I read more about the event, I started to get really excited.
The Feast Conference gathers the world’s [...]

Nature’s Entrepreneurs

As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the challenges when talking about sustainability is wondering how you (or I) could possibly do anything to help the dire situation our planet is facing.
One of the most exciting parts of my Global Sustainability class from last week was the discussion of how entrepreneurs and innovators [...]

It’s Too Late to Be a Pessimist

This week I jumped into the 2nd year of my MBA with a weeklong, intensive course called ”Global Sustainability”. A relatively new offering at Boston University, the course promised to cover a broad spectrum of ideas and questions relating to sustainability:
“Global Sustainability” explores the underpinnings of today’s global sustainability challenges and how entrepreneurial thinking can be [...]

Musings on Mission

One of the best benefits of being both an MBA student and summer intern is the chance to think deeply and honestly about what I want to be when I “grow up”. Between career seminars, lunch and learns, informational interviews, and being back in an office again, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to really explore [...]

Promoting Page Gets its First Update

Hi all,
Just wanted to let you know that the first entry on the Promoting page has gone live: Basics of Social Entrepreneurship. As a reminder, the Promoting section of The Changebase is all about sharing with you some of my favorite people and organizations working to create communities of change. I hope you enjoy learning [...]

Social Entrepreneurship 101

Hi all,
I came across this great intro presentation on the basics of social entrepreneurship and how to get a job in the field. It was put out by the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. It’s maybe a little specific (since it looks like it was put out with Kelley students in mind) but [...]