Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Elina Abramova | Founder of BuckWe

I moved to the US recently, and the first thing I realized was that the food was unhealthy, too sweet or too salty; even my kids could not eat snacks, complaining about the taste. So when I asked myself what I could bring to this community, the answer was clear. Buckwheat products! Read more>>

Elizabeth Haney | Founder of Here For You Clothing

My business helps the world because every time someone sees a stranger wearing “here for you” across their chest on an embroidered hoodie or a simple sticker on the back of a phone, they feel less alone. The more people wear my products and believe in my messaging, the more normalized talking about struggles surrounding mental health will become. Read more>>

John Moos | Psychedelic Medicine Healer

Before the pandemic, people have been struggling with mental health, trauma, and feelings of disconnection. During and after the pandemic, things got exponentially worse. For nearly 2 decades, I was involved in the healthcare, but grew frustrated by treating symptoms instead of helping create relief through healing root causes. Read more>>

Tara Punzone | Chef and Owner

Pura Vita is a 100% plant-based vegan Italian restaurant. We make everything from scratch, in house, from organic ingredients. We use sustainable packaging for all take away and always do our absolute best to leave the smallest footprints within our environment. Pura Vita is always striving to do our best to be a positive influence in our community by providing clean ingredient, healthy, plant-based food that is good for you, for the animals and the environment. Everything we do is with the animals and the environment in our mind and hearts. Read more>>

Alisa Walters | Co-founder, Fill My Role, Yogi and Hiker

Our goal with Fill My Role is to be an advocate for our candidates and build community through our talent pool. We know how taxing it is to find a job. In this crazy market, we want to provide some relief to job seekers. We may not always be able to match someone with a job but it’s important for people to feel seen and heard. Read more>>