One of the most rewarding things about getting to know so many entrepreneurs is seeing first-hand how many of them are focused on so much more than just financial results. So many of the folks we connect with are focused on having a positive social impact on their community or the world at large. Check out some of these amazing folks below.

Gentille Gohoho | Founder & CEO

My e-commerce company, Stock4less.com, carries over 500,000 inventory items consisting of both new and renewed electronic products. A core value of our company is the belief in creating a circular economy, meaning keeping products in use for as long as possible and then recycling the materials that go into them to minimize waste. In other words, we promote buying and selling renewed electronics. Electronic waste (e-waste) from digital devices like computers and cell phones is a significant issue, increasing at an alarming pace every year and contributing to environmental and health problems, particularly in economically developing countries. Read more>>

Melinda Falgoust | Publisher and Independent Author

I write for the curious, the puzzle solvers, the searchers. I write to foster social cooperation and communication. I write words to change worlds. I use my stories to find aspects of ourselves in others and others in ourselves—to remind us that our connectedness to the world does not always mean some have more and some have less, but that we all have stories, and that is what brings us together. Beyond those ideals, I am grateful for the opportunities that owning my own publishing company and being an independent author afford me—opportunities that might get lost in the cogs of a regular daily grind. Read more>>

Nathan Chops” Johnson | Founder/President of The Gentlemen’s Social Club of Los Angeles; writer”

I founded the Gentlemen’s Social Club in 2015. We are based in competitive bearding, but we also volunteer within the LA community. We collect toys for Toys For Tots every year, as well as volunteer with another group called Project Paperbag where we create care packages for the Skid Row community. Once a year, we host a facial hair competition, Beard Battle: LA, and all of the funds raised are donated to the LA Food Bank. For every dollar donated to the food bank, they are able to provide 4 meals to those in need, such as the homeless, elderly, and children where needs are not met at home. Read more>>

Carly Tatiana Pandža | Actor, Writer, Filmmaker [TV 📺 FILM 🎞 THEATRE 🎭]

It’s funny, as an artist you eventually hear that YOU are your product or what you create is your product. Being an artist is a business but it’s kind of weird to think about yourself that way. The way I view it is that my insights are my art and my writing, acting, stand-up comedy and filmmaking are as well. They are all valuable. When my business does well, for example, I book roles, I create passion project films with other creatives, I have someone read my writing, I pitch my writing projects, I sell out my stand-up shows, that means what I’m creating is getting out there in the world and when people encounter your creations it impacts them. Read more>>