My raison d'etre is to support those businesses and industries which are awakening to their incalculable potential for social good, and as a result, are pivoting toward service and sustainability as the new metrics of profitability. Currently, I'm helping create a stronger, more ethical business community in Northern Michigan. I'm also helping create small, but growing, changes in global supply chains that produce goods and services we rely on. Formerly, I served as the outreach director for On the Ground, a remarkable international development NGO which supports sustainable community development in coffee farming regions across the world, and fosters connections between coffee roasters and producers.