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Fair Chance Employment

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 by Adam Morris

2019 Aspire Social Entrepreneur Awards On Wednesday, September 18th, I attended Aspire – the 7th annual social entrepreneurship awards for central Ohio.  We were honored that Wild Tiger Tees was nominated and picked as a …

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A Story of Human Trafficking with April Thacker

July 6, 2019February 21, 2018 by Adam Morris

Recently, we spoke with Paul Haines of Freedom a la Cart – a social enterprise bringing hope to survivors of human trafficking so they can build a new life of freedom and self-sufficiency. In this …

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Freedom a la Cart & Paula Haines

Tackling Human Trafficking with Freedom a la Cart & Paula Haines

July 6, 2019February 5, 2018 by Adam Morris

Human trafficking is a complicated social issue — it’s difficult to speak about, which makes it harder to raise awareness, but it’s even more challenging for one to survive and get back on their feet.  …

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Empowering Dreamers through DACA Time

July 6, 2019January 16, 2018 by Adam Morris

Brook Kohn and Nathali Bertran brought their frustration with the DACA application process to the Columbus Give Back Hack — a 54-hour hack-a-thon aimed at developing sustainable social enterprises. There, they put together a team …

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Overcoming Addiction with Yoga & Taylor Hunt

May 6, 2019December 25, 2017 by Adam Morris

Three percent. That’s your chance of recovery, once you’ve stuck a needle in your arm. Where does this story start? Taylor Hunt had a rocky start – alcohol & drugs – to the point that …

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Coffee That Makes an Impact & Kenny Sipes

December 10, 2017 by Adam Morris

Kenny Sipes started the Roosevelt Coffeehouse in 2013 to make a social impact. He knew from the start that he wanted to build the coffee shop without any loans so that they would be able …

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Racing with VETMotorsports & Pete Cline

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 by Adam Morris

Pete Cline was racing at a semi-professional level in motorsports when an accident forced him to take a different turn.  An event in the UK had inspired Pete to enlist some veterans to show some …

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Transforming Lives of Homeless Youth with the Star House & Ann Bischoff

November 26, 2017November 24, 2017 by Adam Morris

When you walk around Columbus, one population you don’t encounter are the homeless, but they are here behind the backdrop of the city.  The organization Star House reaches out to specifically help those who are …

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My mentor, Prof. Srikumar Rao, creating social impact through personal development.

Uncommon Insight into Changing the World with Dr. Srikumar Rao

November 17, 2017 by Adam Morris

Join me as I speak with my longtime mentor, Dr. Srikumar Rao — TED speaker, author, consultant, and creator of the Creativity & Personal Mastery course. I took his course at the London Business School …

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John Rush, Clean Turn & Passion Purpose Profit

October 11, 2017 by Adam Morris

I recently met John Rush, President, and CEO for Clean Turn enterprises, right before their Passion Purpose Profit conference. Their mission is to strengthen communities with an empowered workforce by creating profitable social enterprises, and …

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Growlers Dog Bones & Amy Noltemeyer

September 29, 2017 by Adam Morris

I recently met Amy Noltemeyer at the Aspire 2017 awards, where her social enterprise, Growlers Dog Bones, took first place for Emerging Social Enterprise of the Year. Growlers Dog Bones is a nonprofit whose goal …

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Kiva in Columbus & Lily Vail

September 23, 2017 by Adam Morris

I recently met Lily Vail, the Program Lead for Kiva in Columbus, Ohio. I’ve known Kiva for years as the icon for social lending abroad, making loans accessible for businesses and projects that were outside …

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GRIT, Building a Career with a Criminal Record & Harley Blakeman

September 8, 2017August 28, 2017 by Adam Morris

I met Harley when he interned in our company. I knew he was a relative of my parents’ friends from college, but had no idea of his story or his social mission to help ex-offenders …

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Saving the world from extinction with permaculture farming

February 19, 2018April 9, 2017 by Adam Morris

Disclaimer: I am not a farmer… this is my green thumb attempt to understand farming. Technically, I didn’t even to travel to a farm (I do have one almost in my back yard if that counts). …

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Moroccan Social Entrepreneurship

January 28, 2017 by Adam Morris

One of the first observations when traveling through the Moroccan countryside is the lack of billboards and advertisements.  A US highway has so many signs, billboards and noise constantly grabbing for your attention that you …

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