Projects by Social Entrepreneurs and Social Business Owners

Client Projects

My clients are working on many exciting projects that I would love to share with you. Here are some of the social entrepreneurs, social enterprise leaders, social business owners, and activists whose projects I have been honored to assist. I hope these examples inspire you to launch your own social entrepreneurship project. Please let me know if I can help.

Amy Wilson	Ashoka's Youth Venture Amy is director of the new San Francisco Office for Ashoka's Youth Venture, an international movement to transform young dreamers into changemakers. Youth Venture inspires and invests in teams of young people to start and lead their own social ventures, and is building a powerful global network of young changemakers. Since Youth Venture started in 1996, they've enabled over 3,500 youth-led teams to launch in over 20 countries. Amy explains, "Youth Venture plays a critical role in actualizing Ashoka's vision of Everyone a Changemaker™. We support young people in developing a critical insight: they can make a difference. And we believe that this insight, once earned, lasts a lifetime."
Steven Van Yoder	Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship Steve is the founder of the Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship (GIVE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to addressing global poverty. He's also the author of Get Slightly Famous, and a PR and marketing consultant. Steve asserts, "I've traveled enough to know that even in a time of growing prosperity for the developed world, much of the world is being left behind. The gap between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' is widening. I believe that teaching entrepreneurship and small business marketing skills to people in the developing world can alleviate many of the world's problems." GIVE helps people help themselves by sponsoring social entrepreneurship ventures and micro-enterprise projects around the world.
Jamie Welsh	10% Solution Jamie is the founder and CEO of 10% Solution, a social responsibility certification and consulting company. Jamie's vision is to connect all the stakeholders for business social responsibility — corporations, vendors, small businesses, and consumers — in one networked marketplace. Says Jamie, "It seems like everyone is putting in 110% effort these days. If we could each find a way to take that extra 10% and channel our time, intention, and commitment toward helping others, we can have a truly measurable impact. I believe it is our obligation to care for each other and our planet. That extra 10% is the 10% Solution."
Barbara R. Saunders	Companion Animals Activist Barbara is a writer and consultant who advocates for companion animals through articles like Word Games that Kill and Drawing the Circle of Care. She has advised the SPCA and Pets Unlimited on marketing, public relations, communications, technology, operations, and program design. "Companion animals are members of our families and communities," Barbara declares. "My mission is to help make sure that our laws and institutions treat them as such." Barbara is currently working on using her research and writing skills to develop and implement animal policy and legislation at all levels.
Carolyn Campbell	Beyond Marketing: The Essential Outreach Guidebook Carolyn is an author, speaker, and coach who helps creative entrepreneurs, healing professionals, and nonprofit leaders realize both professional success and fulfilling personal lives. She is the author of Beyond Marketing: The Essential Outreach Guidebook for social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses in search of a relationship-based approach to build support for their ventures. Carolyn also facilitates public art projects in schools, jails, hospitals, and nonprofits, exploring the power of art and personal story. "Big accomplishments often begin with ideas that don't seem to make sense on a practical level," Carolyn says. "I help my clients to look beyond prescribed recipes for success and create their outreach approach based on their unique perspective on life."
Joan Friedlander	Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease Joan is an advocate for women who are continuing their careers in the face of ongoing health challenges. She is the author of Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend and writes a blog on the same topic. Joan and her co-author Rosalind Joffe know this territory first-hand. Joan lives and works with Crohn's disease and Rosalind has multiple sclerosis. Joan explains, "One of the challenges women with chronic illness face are the not-so-subtle messages from others that they should stop working so they can conserve their energy to care for their families. But we feel that working is a good thing. It provides us with an outlet for creative expression, a sense of contribution, less attention on pain, and financial independence."
Breeze Carlile, CPCC	It's a Breeze Moving and Organizing Breeze is a professional organizer who manages residential relocations for people with large homes. Her commitment to helping people in need and protecting the environment led her to include making donations in the service she offers her clients. "In the average American's home, there are enough unwanted and unused items to equip a small village," Breeze observes. "To the owner, these items are clutter that gets in the way of living their lives. But as donations to people who need them, those same items can become a suit to wear to a job interview, or kitchenware for a home of their own." Breeze helps her clients identify everything in their homes they no longer use, then donates these items to charities that desperately need them.
Nina Ham, CPCC, LCSW	Berkeley Community Peace Labyrinth Nina is leading a group of volunteers to construct a peace labyrinth in the Berkeley Marina. Nina explains: "Labyrinths are ancient patterns found in many cultures around the world. They are not designed for you to lose your way, but rather to help you find it. Walking the labyrinth is an increasingly popular activity in which people often experience centering and calming. Many find that walking the labyrinth, individually and in community, offers a powerful way to ground our peace and justice work in the world." Gaining approval for this project has been labyrinthine in itself, but Nina has kept at it. Construction of the labyrinth has been approved by the Berkeley City Council and Nina's team is now raising funds.