Creativity + Organization = Impact Making Ideas Happen is a brilliant book that had me thinking every page along the way! Written by Scott Belsky, Founder of Behance and the99Percent.com conference series (and one of my favorite websites), this book takes tons of research of successful creative minds and breaks down some key strategies to [...]

I tend to have a hard time reading books by bloggers about blogging, because they tend to be a lot of rehashing the same principles and are targeted at an entry-level audience. Having said that, I have always been inspired by the raw passion and energy that Gary Vaynerchuck has and his desire to help [...]

Bounce was a nice and quick one-night read, written in the fable style of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist and integrating many of the same business principles as can be found in Jack Stack’s The Great Game of Business. The book progressively lays out a set of management principles designed to help structure your business so [...]

This is a book that every entrepreneur should just keep by his or her bedside! Packed with uplifting and insightful stories that help put a face behind some of the major brands of our day, 100 Great Businesses opens a door to part of the business world that is rarely seen by outsiders: the initial [...]

George Foreman’s book, Knockout Entrepreneur, was a surprise knockout on my reading list! I’m often wary of books written by athletes or salespeople, but Foreman really nailed this book. His warm, enthusiastic, and optimistic personality and character come right through the pages as he delicately blends autobiography with life lessons and business principles. What comes [...]

Check out this 3-part Bloomberg interview with Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools / Founder of the Central Asia Institute. (Note: This interview is from September of 2008, prior to the publication of Stones into Schools.)

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Stuart Hart’s book, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Aligning Business, Earth, and Humanity, is a very well written and insightful look at why business should be at the vanguard of social, environmental, and economic development. Over the course of the last 10-20 years, our generation has born witness to one of the most rapidly changing societies ever [...]

After stumbling into the small village of Korphe upon his descent from K2 in Pakistan, Greg Mortenson set out on a mission to build schools and bring hope to children (girls in particular) across Pakistan and eventually into Afghanistan. The wildly acclaimed bestseller Three Cups of Tea invited us on this journey, imbuing us with [...]