I had the privilege to meet Paul Sika a few weeks ago at AfricaGathering in DC, and was instantly inspired by his charisma and vision. Paul is a photographer and emerging businessman from Cote d’Ivoire. He gave an amazing talk at the conference that not only reflected his lighthearted and energetic personality, but also a [...]

Over the weekend I have the privlege to attend AfricaGathering in DC. What I liked most about this conference was its size: very small and intimate. So many conferences are large, made up of niche group, and difficult to really develop strong relationships out of. AfricaGathering really excelled in creating a TED-like format event, focused [...]

I had an opportunity recently to share an introductory presentation on social intra/entrepreneurship with a class of high school seniors at The Culver Academies on March 10, 2010. These students were sharp and did a great job of outlining the case for “Good Business” at the beginning of the presentation and asked fantastic questions throughout! Despite [...]

Just a few weeks ago — Feb 11-15th — I had the great opportunity to join fellow social innovators from around the world at the 2010 StartingBloc Social Innovation Institute in Boston. I absolutely love attending events such as this (including GES, SOCAP, The Feast, and the upcoming SVC/SE Conferences). It’s a rare opportunity for [...]

TEDxAmsterdam: Mark Kamau from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. This is such an inspirational story by Mark Kamau, a Kenyan who calls himself the “Slumdog Manager”. Born in the poverty of Kenya’s well-known slums, Kamau emerged as a web designer graduating from the NairoBits program. He attributes his success story to four principles: He was: Respected Challenged [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that Coca-Cola is one of my favorite companies. Here’s an update on what they are up to in Africa: At Coca-Cola, we believe that the private sector can play a powerful role in reducing poverty – particularly by concentrating on core operations in a profitable but inclusive and responsible [...]

00:00 – 01:00 Introduction 01:00 – 03:11 About John Kim and Interest in WorldCupCSR 03:11 – 05:37 Creating Sustainable Infrastructure 05:37 – 07:08 How Did You Decide to Explore This Topic Via Blogging? 07:08 – 10:17 Trends and Major Players 10:17 – 12:43 How Are Sponsors Engaging in CSR? 12:43 – 13:31 Nike 13:31 – [...]

00:00 – 00:32 Introduction 00:32 – 02:23 Market Context 02:23 – 03:13 What is Ayllu? 03:14 – 04:55 What is Microfranchising? 04:55 – 06:20 Is There A Microfinance Connection? 06:20 – 08:04 How Did You Come Up With Ayllu? 08:04 – 11:01 Groundwork Laid in Brazil 11:01 – 12:34 Future of Ayllu One of the [...]