A leader in the “for purpose” business movement, Audette Exel’s commitment to the most vulnerable communities challenges business leaders to extend their reach and mission beyond turning a profit.
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Gender inequality and racial injustice is something Charlotte (Lotte) Davis, founder of One Girl Can and a 2019 YPO Global Impact honoree, feels deeply about. The Co-Founder of AG Hair, her passion project empowers girls through education to break the cycles of poverty and gender inequality.
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YPO Sustainability Award winner Nirvana Chaudhary is hyper-focused on a big-picture plan to create economically sustainable villages in Nepal, putting it on track to become a developing country by 2022.
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Jeff Brown is CEO and President of Brown’s Super Stores, which ranks in the top 50 U.S. small grocery chains with sales of USD500 million. Of his 12 stores, six are successful ‘food desert’ stores located in urban neighborhoods previously without access to fresh fruits, vegetables and other whole foods.
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Nestled among the rolling hills of Mendocino County, California, Fetzer Vineyards’ nearly 1,000 acres of organic and biodynamic vineyards contain some of the world’s most innovatively sustainable farming practices. YPO member Giancarlo Bianchetti is the leader behind this globally recognized
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Paul Polman, Former CEO of Unilever, urges business leaders to step up and tackle global issues like growing inequality, climate change and cyber security.
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The James Beard Foundation surprised the culinary crowd in 2018 by appointing Clare Reichenbach, a former executive at the BBC as its CEO leaving many wondering what a media strategit brings to the table? Turns out, a lot.
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Angela Homsi, Co-founder of Ignite Power, is tackling issues from Israeli-Palestinian peace building to creating sustainable impact ecosystems in Africa.
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Inspiring entrepreneur, philanthropist and YPO member Patricia Nzolantima’s mission is to empower African women through business.
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“The solution is not to get everyone to become a programmer,” says Dr.Vivienne Ming, speaking on the topic of the future of work during the second day of the 2019 YPO EDGE, a premier visionary showcase of thought leadership and innovation. Ming says we can…
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YPO recognizes Global Impact honoree Dennis Overton, CEO of Aquascot, as a pioneer in ocean farming in Europe and organic farming in Rwanda.
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Each year, leaders from around the world gather in Davos, Switzerland to discuss the current global agenda with the intent to impact the direction it takes for the next twelve months – and beyond. Topics often center on how we can do better at protecting…
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Serial entrepreneur Maurice Ostro mentors young business leaders across the world through Entrepreneurial Giving, a movement to nurture a new generation of purpose-led businesses.
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Social change within for-profit businesses starts at the top says Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Co-Founder and Chairman of Yunus Social Business.
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