Fall 2025 Gifts for Good
Shop these cozy fall favorites and discover products that are better for people and planet. Prosperous Pours: Candles Igniting OpportunityProsperity Candle’s studio is a place of new beginnings where women who resettled in the U.S. from overseas refugee camps earn a living wage as candlemakers. The B Corp’s candles contain all-natural soy and coconut waxes, […]
Why Not Give 75%?
There was never one grand moment when everything changed. No crisis, no revelation. Just a steady pulse — an inner voice that’s been there for as long as I can remember: Do good in the world. It’s not a motto or a marketing line. It’s the question I try to keep close. Not every decision […]
Backyard Peace Story
It was a warm California afternoon, the kind that hums with possibility. I was sitting in a circle of extraordinary leaders in Los Angeles — people I had admired from afar for years. The energy in the room was electric yet deeply peaceful, like every heart had been cracked open. I felt like I had […]
Defying Chocolate’s Dark Side: Alter Eco Foods
There’s a better way to bring consumers their cocoa fix — and it can be profitable. Consuming chocolate is an ancient ritual long savored as a delectable treat — but it has a dark side. A majority of the world’s cocoa beans are grown in West Africa due to optimal growing conditions, where there’s a […]
Wellness Leader Hugh & Grace Named Most Transformative Company of 2025
At the 2025 Real Leaders UNITE gathering in San Diego, Hugh & Grace was awarded the Most Transformative Company Award, a recognition that highlights organizations achieving extraordinary growth while creating a lasting, positive impact on people’s lives. Hosted at the Lodge at Torrey Pines, the event brought together 150 top CEOs and purpose-driven executives to […]
Business Broke My Soul, But I Took it Back
Every time I was asked to retouch a photo of a woman beyond human capacity, something inside me fractured. I blurred out scars that tell stories, smoothed skin that didn’t get society’s permission to age, cinched waists, erased bellies, polished people into fiction. At a certain point I stopped seeing the work as creative and […]
Q&A with Matt Armanino, CEO of Armanino
Armanino ranked No. 8 on the 2025 Real Leaders Top Impact Companies list for balancing the planet’s lefts and rights. Armanino is a B-Corp certified, top 20 accounting and consulting firm dedicated to empowering businesses through innovative solutions in audit, tax, consulting, and technology. Armanino’s purpose is to be the most innovative and entrepreneurial firm […]
From Emptiness to Fulfillment
I made the leap from a draining career to a purpose-led life. Here’s how you can too. I was fortunate to have had plenty of coveted career opportunities — from a young marketing trainee with a fast-tracked curriculum to becoming a business unit head in a C-suite position in a prime A-list market. I had […]
Q&A with Brandon Schwertner, CEO of Priority Power
Priority Power ranked No. 7 on the 2025 Real Leaders Top Impact Companies list in recognition of lighting the way to a clean energy world. Priority Power is a leading independent energy solutions provider focused on lowering energy costs, meeting sustainability goals, and removing growth impediments for large corporate and industrial customers. Priority serves over […]
Q&A with Don Wenner, DLP Capital Founder and CEO
DLP Capital ranked No. 6 on the 2025 Real Leaders Top Impact Companies list for building dreams and thriving communities one home at a time. DLP Capital is a private real estate investment firm focused on transforming lives by building thriving communities. Through its sponsored funds comprised of accredited investors, DLP finances, develops, constructs, and […]
