Hanson Hosein – Introduction: Entrepreneurship, Engagement, & Empathy
April 27th, 2010Hanson’s Introduction Speech with CEO of Pacific Science Center.
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Debra Music and Joe Whinney – Doing Well While Doing Good; The Sweet Story of Theo Chocolate
April 16th, 2010
Can something as simple as a bar of chocolate make a tangible difference in the world? Theo founder Joe Whinney, along with Vice President of Sales and Marketing Debra Music, channeled his long-standing love of chocolate to launch the county’s only organic, fair-trade chocolate factory in 2006. The two discussed what it takes to build a successful, ethical brand. And they passed out chocolate– to which the audience broke out in applause.
Healthy planet and thriving farmers + delicious chocolate + happy chocolate lovers = Theo
Sarah Stuteville and Morgan Dusatko – America in 5
April 16th, 2010
What defines a journalist in this period of enormous technological and economic transition? Newspapers may be dying, but despite the institutional change, the need and desire for strong non-fiction storytelling remain. Sarah Stuteville and Morgan Dusatko, both journalists, present America in 5, an innovative way to deliver the stories America wants to hear. Meet the folks who do engagement with a Capital E: multimedia storytellers, Sarah Stuteville and Mogan Dusatko. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Huh – Convening Community and Company Direction Through Life Goals
April 16th, 2010
If you’ve laughed at something funny on the Internet recently, chances are Ben Huh and his Cheeseburger Network are behind it. From LOL Cats to the Fail blog to the subjects of his new book, I has a Hotdog, Ben Huh understands how to tap into the power of community to create something compelling– and hilarious. But there’s business behind it too.
Only Ben’s not going to talk about business in his 18 minutes. And he’s not at TEDxSeattle just to make us laugh; he’s here to share the personal side of this success. Read the rest of this entry »
Eugene Cho – One Day’s Wages
April 16th, 2010
What you earn in one day may be a relatively insignificant percentage of your income, but that amount can make great strides in the life of an impoverished person in another country or in our own. It is with this principle that Eugene Cho and his wife, Minhee, started the international grassroots movement One Day’s Wages, an organization dedicated to ending acute poverty world-wide.
