Glenn Llopis says that instead of focusing solely on profit, business leaders should insist their companies and employees have a positive social impact
Last month, an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, academics, and nonprofit executives gathered at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics to explore the intersection of innovation and humanity. Entrepreneur and former agricultural business executive Glenn Llopis, 43, of Irvine, Calif., organized the first summit as an outgrowth of a think tank he founded last year, the Center for Innovation and Humanity. Llopis, the author of Earning Serendipity, told Smart Answers columnist Karen E. Klein that he believes companies should promote social change through ethical innovation. Edited excerpts of their conversation follow.
Where do innovation and humanity come together for entrepreneurs and small business owners?
Every small business owner has a dream and feels they can create the impossible. I'm hoping to help them integrate a social priority or identity into everything they do.
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Author: Karen E. Klein
