We think so. The internet has done a lot to change how we learn. We consume differently, we work differently, and we think differently. There is a catch however. Some things still operate the same old way. The more I go down this path I learn that some things just work because of relationships. So what does this have to do with internships? We introduced our products on the viral platform, Kickstarter last summer and shipped products to our first customers around the holidays. We moved into a small space in the ODU Innovation Center and hosted our first trunk show at Bloomingdale’s in New York. We even took home the grand prize at the Virginia Velocity Tour. We’ve made...
Last year, a really cool conference for socially conscious companies was brought to my attention. What if different companies and organizations could get together to trade ideas, share insights, and make connections? Well that’s just half of what goes on at The Heart Series. I was delighted to meet the founders of The Heart Series, Gail Cayetano and Megan Sette and to get to catch up with Gail about how they got started. How did The Heart Series come about? My family has a socially conscious jewelry line (cayetanolegacy.com) so I had asked Meg if she knew of any conferences I could/should attend that attracted truly socially good businesses. I wanted to learn best practices from companies that were working...
B Lab is a huge asset to companies of all sizes that want to identify, scale, and celebrate their impact. Their founding team and staff bring a wealth of experience to all partners that become certified and even companies that do not can benefit from their impact assessment. It was a pleasure of mine to be acquainted with their analysts and professionals throughout our journey and I thought it would be good to tell some of the individual stories of people there that are making change happen on the front lines. Below is a Q&A we did with Andy Fyfe from the business development team at B Lab. 1. How did you first get involved with B Lab? I started...
If you follow us on Instagram or if you are in the know you are already aware of our exclusive product the Earth Bag. 1.WHAT IS STYLE WITH A PURPOSE? We make bags out of recycled plastic and recycled billboards. That’s right, each bag is different and unique. We use about 16 bottles and 1 yard of billboard to do this. By talking to a lot of consumers and organizations in roundtables, guest speaking, and keynote speaking engagements I have learned a lot about the power that word of mouth has on social impact. We have designed an Earth bag bulk order product (100 Earth bags or more priced for wholesale) for businesses that want to enhance their corporate social responsibility activities in...
There are not many places to turn without seeing plastic. It is literally everywhere and unfortunately in our oceans. I took a trip to New York last week where I was invited to be a part of Wildlife Conservation Film Festival’s screening event of A Plastic Ocean in Brooklyn, NY. Plastic has become such a big part of our lives and we hardly know its effects. Films like Craig Leeson’s were 7 years in the making but are right on time and a big eye opener. One key takeaway after the film was that we are really far away from change but at the same time we are very close. Let me explain. At the end of the screening...
