May 29, 2017
After studying business and knowing she didn’t want to work in a traditional corporate setting, Kelsey started her career in the non-profit sector. She loved working with passionate people and for a mission-driven organization, but was bothered by some of the inefficiency in the non-profit sector.
When she learned...
May 22, 2017
Chuck Samuleson has worked in the food industry all his life. During that time, he saw food trends come and go but one thing always remained the same – food waste.
In fact, up to 40% of the food produced in America ends up wasted. So Chuck started Kitchens for Good to do something about it.
How did he get started? How...
May 15, 2017
Tom Cronin was working as a stock broker when he discovered the stress-reducing benefits of meditation. He found so much inspiration in it that he made sharing it with others his whole career.
The Stillness Project began with their own mantra, to bring meditation to one million people. Now, Tom’s company is all...
May 8, 2017
Today’s School for Humanity podcast features Richard Leftley, the founder and CEO of Microensure. By providing insurance to lower and middle income people in emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Richard’s company has done what was once considered impossible.
Richard was working at a conventional insurance agency...
May 2, 2017
Learn to read, then read to learn.
That’s what Ann McCormick’s mantra has been since starting her first company in 1978. Her educational software provides a platform for all children to learn the skills they need to thrive. She’s been working for over 30 years to develop interactive and colorful tools to support...