My coaching orients around helping clients thrive by leaning into their best self. This fleshes out by working through everyday challenges and opportunities, as well as major work/life transitions. Target outcomes include clearer head, bolder confidence, stronger leadership and healthier relationships. I have a personal affinity to helping young professionals and nonprofit leaders navigate their very unique worlds.www.danparodi.com

Previously served as Operating Partner of this private equity group that invests in and incubates enterprises committed to social and environmental impact in parity with financial return. The portfolio includes REBBL tonic, Square Organics and others. The ecosystem is closely aligned with Not For Sale, a nonprofit that helps restore communities subject to human trafficking and exploitation. www.justbusiness.is

Mill47 curates premium green (unroasted) coffee for artisan roasters and home roasting enthusiasts. These small lot coffees are sourced direct from farms or through in-country partners who work with farm owners to improve both coffee quality and financial conditions of farmers. The platform is designed to elevate farmers who have been financially "locked out" of the decades of spectacular industry growth. Better coffee, more equity.

Consumer product innovation and development specializing in the food and beverage industry. Extensive experience commercializing ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages for both niche and nationally recognized brands. Advisor to early stage food and beverage companies in all aspects of strategy, branding, R&D, copacking and operations.

Dignitá imagined and created a café retail model merging boutique “Third-Wave” coffee experience with social impact through a partnership with anti-human trafficking nonprofit, Not For Sale. A fully integrated work-readiness and job training program helped young adults vulnerable to exploitation. Successfully exited and transitioned the impact platform to an industry partner in 2016.

EVO is a beverage innovation from Cal Poly’s wine and viticulture department that’s a first entrant in a new category of revitalizing waters. EVO’s fresh cucumber essence, delicate carbonation and touch of sweetness make it perfectly quenching. EVO is designed as an ideal accompaniment to lifestyle occasions (dining, wine-tasting, after a workout, mid-day refreshment, etc.).

Specially branded coffee products (roasted coffees, chocolate-based confections and RTD coffee beverages). Sold /exited all brand assets by 2008.