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Tell Your Story: But What if I Don’t Have a Story to Tell? 
4 years ago

Tell Your Story: But What if I Don’t Have a Story to Tell? 

For years, people would ask me, “so, what’s your story?” which left me feeling uncomfortable. I would give some quick summary and turn around the chat to the person as …
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Why Social Entrepreneurs Can’t Do Small Talk
5 years ago

Why Social Entrepreneurs Can’t Do Small Talk

It’s All About Deeper Connections…We all have one: that friend who is always asking us not just how we’re doing, but—really—how are we doing? That person who not only listens …
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Ushering in Young Leaders to Advance the Global Goals
6 years ago

Ushering in Young Leaders to Advance the Global Goals

What started as a worldwide search amongst the millions of young people who are contributing to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, amassed to the first class …
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Why Self-Care Needs To Be A Priority For Social Entrepreneurs
6 years ago

Why Self-Care Needs To Be A Priority For Social Entrepreneurs

No one ever said entrepreneurship was easy.

Among other things, entrepreneurship requires a thick skin, a virtual immunity to rejection, long hours of planning, and lots of networking.

All this …
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Learning to Say NO: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Avoiding Burnout
6 years ago

Learning to Say NO: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Avoiding Burnout

One of the greatest misconceptions amongst entrepreneurs and small business owners first striking out on their own, always seems to be that you must say “yes” to everything and everyone. …
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Female Entrepreneur Creates Technology Platform to Solve Fashion Industry Challenges
7 years ago

Female Entrepreneur Creates Technology Platform to Solve Fashion Industry Challenges

You may not yet know Alexandra Van Houtte by name, but if you’re interested in fashion, you are probably familiar with her work. She’s the founder of Tag Walk …
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Purpose—Living With The Fullest Meaning
7 years ago

Purpose—Living With The Fullest Meaning

Millennials face a unique issue today. An issue that our parents and grandparents never faced. It’s one of entitlement, of being spoilt for choice and believing we deserve it all …
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A New Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs And What It Takes To Be Successful
7 years ago

A New Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs And What It Takes To Be Successful

Social entrepreneurship is an incredibly powerful tool for tackling today’s pressing social needs, and we’re only just witnessing the beginning of what social businesses can offer. It is up to …
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The Adventure Project—Revolutionizing Charity, One Entrepreneur At A Time
7 years ago

The Adventure Project—Revolutionizing Charity, One Entrepreneur At A Time

“I am no longer scrambling to provide for my family. I am proud to be a business-woman, farmer, and mother.” – Monika, a Farmer in Kenya of The Adventure Project


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8 Pieces Of Advice From A Successful Entrepreneur
7 years ago

8 Pieces Of Advice From A Successful Entrepreneur

Chicago Ideas week is an innovative festival designed to gather minds from around the city for one common goal: sharing ideas. This festival is 7 full days of labs, talks …
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17 Lessons We Learn From Gandhi on How to Lead an Effective Social Enterprise
8 years ago

17 Lessons We Learn From Gandhi on How to Lead an Effective Social Enterprise

Gandhi is one of the best examples of a social entrepreneur, believe it or not. While most people know him for his community organizing work, he built his reputation on …
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The Chef that Serves Breakfast as a Canvas for Cause
8 years ago

The Chef that Serves Breakfast as a Canvas for Cause

Corporate Chef Brody Boren challenges the whimsical idealization of the farm-to-table and in-the-kitchen experience, stressing that food is not a trend, rather a canvas for a cause.

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Detroit’s Rebel Nell Inspires And Empowers Women Through Entrepreneurship
8 years ago

Detroit’s Rebel Nell Inspires And Empowers Women Through Entrepreneurship

Trial and error—that’s how Rebel Nell founder, Amy Peterson describes the first two years of launching the brand with her dedicated and dynamic team. Fast forward to 2016, the Detroit-based, …
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Caitlin Crosby Of The Giving Keys On Speaking Up About Important Issues
8 years ago

Caitlin Crosby Of The Giving Keys On Speaking Up About Important Issues

There are so many women in today’s media who are in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, focusing on superficial values rather than using their celebrity status for social good. …
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Tell Your Story: How Finding Your True Voice Creates Confidence and Opportunity
8 years ago

Tell Your Story: How Finding Your True Voice Creates Confidence and Opportunity

This article, while has many facets, I want to start and end with How Facebook could help us fulfill our human potential—hear me out. I recently became one of remaining …
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Frederick Warburg Peters On Bringing Collaboration And Transparency To The Real Estate Industry
8 years ago

Frederick Warburg Peters On Bringing Collaboration And Transparency To The Real Estate Industry

Inspired by a sense of family legacy, commitment to charity, honesty, and hard work, Frederick Warburg Peters of Warburg Realty has created great relationships and worked hard to keep his …
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This Is What Happens When Women Get Involved
8 years ago

This Is What Happens When Women Get Involved

Women – whether young or old, married or single, divorced or widowed–are truly changing the face of philanthropy. Their status doesn’t matter, but their work does. Women now control about …
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Jake Kloberdanz of ONEHOPE: Set a Vision to Be A Part of Something Bigger
8 years ago

Jake Kloberdanz of ONEHOPE: Set a Vision to Be A Part of Something Bigger

CEO and Co-Founder of ONEHOPE, Jake Kloberdanz, shares about the ONEHOPE beginnings along with some great advice for young entrepreneurs. ONEHOPE is a lifestyle brand with a world-class vineyard …
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Lisa Dietlin of ‘The Power Of Three’ on Bringing the Nonprofit Sector to the Forefront of Media
9 years ago

Lisa Dietlin of ‘The Power Of Three’ on Bringing the Nonprofit Sector to the Forefront of Media

Named one of the most trusted philanthropic advisors in the nation, Lisa Dietlin, President and CEO of Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates and The Institute of Transformational Philanthropy has served …
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Discovering Hope Through The Lens Of  A Camera
9 years ago

Discovering Hope Through The Lens Of A Camera

The Hope Is Project, founded by Sarah Takako Skinner and Marc Raco, was created to show “what hope looks like through the eyes of the struggling, those who are fighting, the …
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These Socially-Good Jars of Chutney Are Tackling Food System Injustices
9 years ago

These Socially-Good Jars of Chutney Are Tackling Food System Injustices

If you didn’t think that the food injustices could be combated, or the opportunity to provide a better life to underprivileged women could be granted through the creation of socially-good jars …
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Moms Empowering Lives In India, Bolivia and Kenya
9 years ago

Moms Empowering Lives In India, Bolivia and Kenya

The most beautiful thing about gifting is the thoughtfulness behind it. Purchasing beautiful flowers or new jewelry can be a simple decision. At Conscious Magazine, it can be the …
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Meet The Company That Made Kindness Its Cause
9 years ago

Meet The Company That Made Kindness Its Cause

When you walk into the KIND office, you are met with an open floor plan where the vibrant energy and dedicated mission of the organization is clearly palpable. The office …
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Tyler Merrick, Founder of Project 7: Focusing on Family, Fun + Chewing Gum
9 years ago

Tyler Merrick, Founder of Project 7: Focusing on Family, Fun + Chewing Gum

Tyler Merrick is a business owner, family man and innovator of chewing gum. We were intrigued by Tyler’s story after meeting him in New York City, which was when we …
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Coach and Strategist To Lend Advice To Entrepreneurs
9 years ago

Coach and Strategist To Lend Advice To Entrepreneurs

At Conscious, we meet social entrepreneurs everyday. We’re inspired by their mission work. We have the opportunity to learn about the issues they face as leaders, and we are in …
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