Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living

by Jeff Klein

The words "business" and "social change" may seemcontradictory, but the fact is a successful businessmay be the most powerful force for positive changein the world today. In Working for Good, Jeff Klein, one ofthe visionaries and driving forces behind Spinning, Seeds ofChange, ChiRunning, and other forward-thinking brandspresents a how-to guidebook for becoming a "consciousentrepreneur"--one who addresses social issues while runninga profitable business based on integrity and self-actualization.Putting the tools of conscious business development firmly inour hands, Jeff Klein takes readers step by step through the fivekeys to Working for Good, showing how

Genres: Nonfiction

266 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Thirty plus years ago I heard a call, which said, in essence, “your mission, should you accept, is to leverage the power of business for the greater good and in the process to make your work a path to learning, growth and development.” While I didn’t really know what it meant or where it came from, wherever it came from, I decided to heed the call, and to begin a lifelong journey.

This journey has taken me to many places to live & work including Caracas, Austin, New York, LA, Santa Fe, Baja California, & the San Francisco Bay area, and to various industries including music, natural products, fitness & publishing, working on projects and building companies including Private Music, the career of Yanni, Spinning, Seeds of Change, ChiRunning & Working for Good.

After more than thirty years, I now find myself at the core of the Conscious Capitalism movement & of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., the organization catalyzing the movement.

My work spans the range from Activator (one of the founders of Conscious Capitalism, Inc.) to Author (of the award-winning book Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living & newly released It’s Just Good Business: The Emergence of Conscious Capitalism & the Practice of Working for Good), Producer (of Conscious Capitalism events & a weekly radio program entitled It’s Just Good Business ) & Process Facilitator (designing & leading workshops, meetings, Conscious Culture development programs & Stakeholder Engagement Marketing™ campaigns).

I also serves as executive director of the Being Human project & executive producer of Being Human events.

I love surfing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, ChiRunning & moving in general. I am also an actively engaged, full-time single father of a teenage daughter.