by Global Patriot on June 27, 2010
I just finished Delivering Happiness, A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com. Equal parts biography, business story, and corporate philosophy, it often speaks to Tony’s entrepreneurial spirit, which ultimately created one of the most successful companies in history. In the end, however, it’s also an education on how each [...]
by Global Patriot on June 20, 2010
LeapAnywhere is an amazing UK-based organization that lives by the motto, “Have Fun, Do Good”, and connects individuals with cool charitable events. Not satisfied with their past success, they just launched LeapCR, a platform designed to inspire and foster the corporate social responsibility movement. According to Malcolm Scovil, the founder of LeapCR, “Like a concierge [...]
by Global Patriot on June 13, 2010
On June 2, 2010 the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the VII Photo Agency launched “Starved for Attention,” a global multimedia campaign presenting a unique and new perspective of childhood malnutrition, a preventable and treatable condition that nonetheless claims the lives of millions of children each year. Most of [...]
by Global Patriot on June 3, 2010
It would seem that most of us know about Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire, which consists of some 360 companies, including Virgin Megastores and Virgin Atlantic Airways. And with a profound appreciation for the power of entrepreneurship, he’s quite active in that arena too. Virgin Unite, a nonprofit foundation of the Virgin [...]
