People Who Are Changing The World

I'm so excited about the people who have agreed to be featured on my social good interview series, called Social Good Six.

In essence Social Good Six showcases the talents of amazing people who are changing the world in a diverse range of fields and asks them six simple questions.

I'd like to pick out 6 people to share with you. There are so many brilliant people who have agreed to be involved, so please take a look at the whole series!

Chris Guillebeau- During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. Since then he has modeled the proven definition of an entrepreneur: “Someone who will work 24 hours a day for themselves to avoid working one hour a day for someone else.”

Chris’s first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, was translated into more than twenty languages. His second book, The $100 Startup, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than 500,000 copies worldwide. His third book, The Happiness of Pursuit, was published in September 2014 and was also a New York Times bestseller. His fourth book, Born for This, helps you find the work you were meant to do. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects.

Henry Stewart- Henry Stewart is the founder and Chief Executive of Happy. Founded as Happy Computers in his back room in Hackney 20 years ago, it created a reputation for the most enjoyable and involving IT training available. The company is now focused on helping organisations create truly great workplaces and has won wide recognition for its innovative approach to management and to customer service. Management Today voted Happy as the best company in the UK for customer service, in an award previously won by First Direct and Nationwide Building Society. The company has been rated among the top 20 workplaces in the UK, in the Financial Times/Great Place to Work institute Best Workplaces awards, for five successive years – as well as the very best company in the country for health and well-being.

In 2011 Henry was listed in the Guru Radar of the Thinkers 50 list of the most influential business thinkers in the world. “He is one of the thinkers who we believe will shape the future of business”, explained list compiler Stuart Crainer. His first book, Relax, was published in 2009. His second book, The Happy Manifesto, was published in January 2012. Both are available from Amazon.

Marcus Meurer- Marcus Meurer is an entrepreneur and leading figure in the worldwide community of digital nomads. He is the Founder of DNX GLOBAL, the first conference for digital nomads on the topic of location-independent working and online independence. The DNX movement started all with the German speaking event DNX BERLIN in May 2014. In summer 2015 he organized the first DNX CAMP in Tarifa, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal. More DNX CAMPS in Lisbon, Portugal and Jericoacoara, Brazil, Thailand and Mexico will follow. In June 2015 he started the first German speaking jobboard for remote jobs DNX JOBS. DNX Toolbox is a wiki with tools, tips and resources for future Digital Nomads. In addition to the DNX world, he offers a variety of services. Online Angels advises businesses in Online Marketing, conducts analyses, develops traffic strategies and deals with their operative implementation as well. Rock my Site develops websites for companies and freelancers with modern designs. Wundersite is your personal website as a freelancer or passive job-searcher. Travelicia is one of the biggest travel blogs on the topic of Backpacking and Adventure Travel. Trendings is a blog about trends and news in the world of tech. In addition to his own projects, he is a startup investor in companies like Protonet, Userlike, Sugar Shape, Bloomy Days and Blue Patent.

Beth Kanter- Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in networks, social media, and data. Beth has over 35 years working in the nonprofit sector in capacity building and has facilitated trainings for nonprofits on every continent in the world (except Antarctica). She is an in-demand keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.  Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of the BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. Her past and current clients include Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gates Foundation, Brainerd Foundation, Knight Foundation, Knight Digital Media Center, Edutopia, HHS, and others.  She is the author of the award winning Networked Nonprofit Books published by J.Wiley and is currently working her next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact with Burnout. 

Dorie Clark- Dorie Clark is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, she is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, TIME, and Entrepreneur. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Inc., and Fortune, Clark is a marketing strategy consultant and speaker for clients including Google, Microsoft, Yale University, Fidelity, and the World Bank. You can download her free 42-page Stand Out Self-Assessment Workbook and learn more at dorieclark.com.

Ashley Stahl- Ashley Stahl is a career coach and speaker who empowers 20 and 30somethings around the world in finding their purpose, landing more job offers and launching their dream businesses. At age 23, Stahl managed a high-level program for the Pentagon, for which she was named a “Top 99 Foreign Policy Leader Under 33” by Diplomatic Courier Magazine and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. Next, she was named Power 30 Under 30 leader by Apex Society for her work running the Global Threat Intelligence Team at a global political risk consultancy.

You can find out more about the series here and find all the interviews here- there are now 60!

The Social Good Six interviews now have a fortnightly slot every second Friday- watch out for a special batch of interviews this week!

Alex Swallow is The Influence Expert, helping you grow your influence to increase your impact. He also interviews people changing the world via Social Good Six