Discover how B1G1 businesses are making a difference-transforming their companies, engaging their teams, and creating meaningful change in the world.
“If you give a man a fish you can feed him for a day; if you teach a man to fish you can feed him for a lifetime.” Chris Beks, principal of Ceebeks Business Solutions for Good accounting firm, imbues precisely that philosophy in both his business practices and in his giving.
Founder of Australian Coastal Marine Ecology and Coastal Protection Core Mathew had everything going for him - work, hobbies, family. And yet something was missing. It took a near-death experience for him to see the light. Now, he dedicates his life to preserving our oceans.
Susie Hutchison is the founder of Energetic Masters Pty Ltd, she believes that a business in a position of abundance is a strong institution and that it can become even stronger when it uses its success to support change
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.
