May brought some of the hardest decisions in B1G1's 19-year history. In this latest Founder's Note, Masami writes about the month that tested everything, and what it revealed about the chapter ahead.
Peter Fowler and David Keith are part of Collins Hume, a multi-award-winning Australian Business Advisory firm. They have made their business success translate into real impacts for the people that need it the most.
Founder of Geneva-based The (artist) inside, Alexander Inchbald is a Master Trainer at The Entrepreneur’s Institute and is currently working with The Presencing Institute’s S-Lab, helping use art to reconnect communities. He would ultimately like to see art linked directly to social impact.
Through Franchise Simply and Microloan Foundation Australia, Founder Brian Keen helps people in Malawi become self-supporting by covering the cost of basic family needs, so that they can change their consumption and production patterns and help our planet.
Kirsten Hawke certified chartered accountant who heads accountancy firm BUSINESS Buddy does not see herself as a typical ‘bean counter’. Her chief aim is to connect her business to the larger goal of ending poverty all around the world and inspiring others to do the same.
Bernadette Sarginson is a former Lawyer turned Empowerment Coach & Mentor. Working in a bespoke and unique way, she brings a powerful mixture of life experience, intuitive wisdom, education and coaching to her work to enable her clients to raise their game both personally and professionally.
Stacey Kehoe is founder of Brandlective Communications Ltd and owner of the Six-Step Digital Marketing Methodology. Stacey is leading a movement called #1MillionDays: an initiative to reduce inequality through social, economic, and political inclusion of all people
Kristy Castleton is proud founder of Rebel & Soul, a multi award-winning socially-conscious brand strategy and experience agency. Giving is big part of them - To date Rebel & Soul has created over 800,000 positive impacts for those in need.
As robotic automation and advanced algorithms begin to take over our world, forward-thinking people are leading the charge to ensure that we learn the lessons of the past, with an eye on the future. CEO of The Heroworx Institute (THI), Natalie Jameson, is one such revolutionary.
Founder of Cura Integrative Medicine Shannon Burford might have taken the road less travelled – spending seven years backpacking and subsisting on $2 per day – but this soul- searching journey has led him to where he is today.
Karina Grassy is the owner of Slumbersac, producer and seller of high-quality sleeping bags, sleepwear and other baby goods around the world. She believes that children are our future, treat them well and let them lead the way.
YOU HEAR IT EVERY DAY. Potential Customer: So how much is that? Salesperson: It’s 330 dollars Potential Customer: “OK, let me think about that.”
Founder of Aspect Legal, Joanna Oakey was doing great in life. But she wasn’t finding the depth of meaning she sought, as her success came with the knowledge that so many others in the world were not as fortunate. Until found out how she could make a difference in global poverty through B1G1.
