What motivated you to get involved in a Social Business? I was introduced to Social Business by Northeastern University Professor Dennis Shaughnessy and his Social Enterprise Institute. I studied under him for nearly two full years before graduating and was exposed to some of the world’s most poverty-stricken areas in the Dominican Republic and South Af- rica, among other countries. Being exposed and interacting with these communities had a significant impact on how I viewed the world’s poor and what I wanted to do with my education. On top of this, studying under Professor Shaughnessy and the Social Enterprise Institute taught me how to look at solv- ing social issues through a business lens, which was quite motivating in terms of thinking about what you can do to help underprivileged communities. When you start to look at solving social issues through business techniques they become much more intriguing, challenging, and exciting. When you can place measureable components onto social problems you can operate your business to improve upon those metrics. The same way that a tradi- tional business looks at financial metrics to measure performance, a social enterprise uses social met- rics to measure performance. As someone who has a strong desire to succeed in business, enjoys helping people, and strives to chal- lenge himself, the choice to pursue a career in social business was a no-brainer.


What advice would you give to anyone who is looking to follow in your footsteps? What motivated me from pursuing profit-maximizing business to impact-maximizing business was all the traveling to developing countries and interacting with poor communities. There really is nothing that can compete with the experience of being in a foreign place, far away from all that comforts you, and getting to know people and families who survive on less than $5 per day. It really puts things in perspective, whether you are considering social entrepreneurship as a career or not.


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