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“I sat on the Advisory Board of the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit. IT was during a board meeting in 2012 that I first heard about B Lab and its innovative business model, the B Corporation (B Corp). There were about 600 companies who were in the B Corp community at that time; today there are more than 2,000 in 50 countries from 130 industries. They have one unifying goal: people using business as a force for good™. This has been a passion of mine since I worked at Henry Miller in the 1980s and back then felt we were all alone. Many of our peer executives from other companies disagreed with our people-centered participative management system, our commitment to be good stewards of the environment, and our engagement in communities; some went as far as calling us socialist. They believed that the single aim of business was maximizing shareholder value and they were slaves of that aim. So I was elated to talk with Jay Coen Gilbert, a cofounder of B Lab, and learn more about B Corps and his personal story that led him to commit to going on this journey.”

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“At a time when being a Black in America was tremendously challenging, especially in our life circumstances, they helped us to see that it is possible to make our personal hopes and dreams come true by doing good in the world. They helped us to understand that any obstacle can be overcome. They also taught us that people and living things deserve our love, compassion, and support.”

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“I believe that we can change the world. My passion is seeking out and shining a light on people, businesses and organizations, and communities that are doing just that. I call these people DreamMakers. These inspiring people have found the courage to dream big and are taking on seemingly intractable problems such as war, poverty, the degradation of the planet, global health, illiteracy, hate, and prejudice. They see the world, and everyone and everything around it, as an interconnected, interdependent living organism.”

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“The old story where the central plot is money and power define success, is fundamentally flawed. History has repeatedly proven that this story doesn’t work. It causes pain, suffering and fear; it destroys life and our planet; and it dampens the human spirit. In this narrative, those oppressed by the money-power society inevitably rebel, take over, and sadly repeat the same destructive cycle.”

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“DreamMakers have an insatiable appetite for new information and different perspectives. They look to everyone and every situation to learn and grow. They are multi-dimensional-deeply involved in and with their formerly, their community, the arts, and the environment, as well as their work. They derive their knowledge and wisdom for all these sources, which gives them a rich array of idea and choices.”

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