An Update From Our CEO, Mark Eckhardt
Edited by Julia Dopp
We are in our fifth year at COMMON, and a lot has happened since the FearLess Four, our founders, launched the brand in 2011. At the core of everything we've done are you — the thousands of people who make up the COMMON community, and who represent over 20 countries worldwide. Since we're all about coming together to do great things, here’s a glimpse at who you are and what you've helped accomplish over the past four years:
- You’re over 4,000 professionals who have answered the call to accelerate social businesses, whose support over the last 3 years has allowed the COMMON insurgents who’ve participated in our work to receive over $2.5 million dollars in compensation for their efforts to redefine business.
- Your talents helped 76,000 people find quality healthcare. You helped us increase pressure on Big Soda, prompting Coca-Cola to dispatch one of their top scientists to Boulder for a dialogue with Alex Bogusky. You also supported us in sending fifteen members of our community to Oslo Norway, to assist in the design and launch of a pioneering youth movement aimed at ending violent conflict throughout the globe.
- You’ve supported five pitch events spanning three continents (to which over 1,000 social entrepreneurs have applied)…
