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LIFT Economy is an impact consulting firm whose mission is to create, model, and share a locally self-reliant and inclusive economy that works for the benefit of all life. Our clients include companies like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, Allbirds, Native American Natural Foods, Red Bay Coffee, World Centric, and 200+ other social enterprises.We help our clients grow their businesses, certify and/or recertify as a B Corp, integrate the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion more deeply into the company, raise mission-aligned capital, increase their organization's social and environmental impact, and more.We also created the "Next Economy MBA" (www.lifteconomy.com/mba) an online business education that has been completely redesigned to benefit all life.

Beyond the B is an ongoing discussion about what is working and not working in the B Corp movement. The goal of this podcast is to facilitate an open and honest conversation about Certified B Corporations, advise companies on how to increase their impact, and provide a deep dive into the new B Corp standards that are shaping our community.

Oakland, California, Us

"It is a time of transformation, ecologically, economically, and socially. This book provides a set of strategies and thinking to create the the just economy of the future. We call that the 8th fire." -- Winona LaDuke, Founder of Winona's Hemp & Heritage Farm. Executive Director of Honor the Earth.This radical and rigorous rethinking of the traditional MBA program combines solid business principles with a commitment to environmental and social justice.Many current and aspiring entrepreneurs are looking for a solid business education that also deeply aligns with their progressive values. Based on a course field-tested with over 500 students, this book fills that gap. It covers traditional topics such as business strategy and structure, finance, marketing, recruiting, and branding from a socially just and environmentally regenerative perspective. And it also touches on topics such as strategies to reverse climate change, nonviolent communication, self-managing organizations, locally self-reliant economies, racial justice, and more.Traditional MBA programs are based on outdated principles that were developed during the Industrial Revolution-and they can be hugely expensive. Sustainable MBA programs, while laudable, are too incremental to make a sufficient impact. The Next Economy MBA is for entrepreneurs seeking to make business an active force for good. It draws on the authors' experience of working with over 300 social enterprises, from small organizations like Winona's Hemp and Heritage Farm to household names like Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia.Our current economy, what the authors call the Business as Usual Economy, has created a massive wealth gap, a climate crisis, racial division, and needless housing, food, and healthcare shortages. This book shows how businesses can pave the way to a Next Economy that meets the basic needs of all people and restores and protects the planetary ecosystem.

Oakland, California, Us

I am the coauthor, along with Dr. Tiffany Jana, of the IPPY 2020 award-winning Second Edition of "The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good." The second edition of the book has been expanded and updated to include a much stronger focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes are important because DEI can no longer be a side conversation—it must be a core value for any company that aspires to make money and make a difference. [www.lifteconomy.com/book]

The $1M Force for Good Fund is specifically designed to nurture, grow, and launch women- and people of color-owned, high-impact, “Best for the World” B Corporations (i.e., companies that score in the top 10% of B Corps worldwide). [www.lifteconomy.com/forceforgood]

Next Economy Now (www.bit.ly/nexteconomynow) highlights the leaders that are taking a regenerative, bio-regional, democratic, diverse, transparent, and whole-systems approach to using business as a force for good. Popular guests include Resmaa Menakem (NYT bestselling author of "My Grandmother's Hands"), Robin DiAngelo (NYT bestselling author of "White Fragility"), Vincent Stanley (Patagonia), Winona LaDuke (White Earth Reservation), Autumn Brown (AORTA), Vanessa Roanhorse (Roanhorse Consulting), Varshini Prakash (Sunrise Movement), and Aaron Tanaka (Center for Economic Democracy). Learn more at www.lifteconomy.com/podcast

Started a solo sustainability consulting business. Primarily focused on helping companies become Certified B Corporations, recertify as B Corporations, and maximize the value of their B Corp status.

Launched and managed the Seneca "Green Initiative" (when the terminology back then was all about "going green").

Provided frontline care to systems impacted youth.

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