65 Creative Rituals of Social Entrepreneurs

Resetting, From Drinking Coffee to Dancing and Yoga

From drinking coffee to dancing in a quiet room to practicing yoga every single day, this SocialBusiness.org top list featuring the creative rituals of social entrepreneurs show just how some of the top thinkers and doers reset the dials. What exactly does it take to be an entrepreneur?

For Amanda Fisher, a designer at Bachhara, creativity comes from turning off the phone for a day and going outside. If that's not possible, morning affirmations are key for that young designer and social business aficionado. And for Dave Llorens at One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), a California-based social business investing in solar energy, well, he doesn't have any rituals at all, but he does think he should.

Clearly, creative rituals for social entrepreneurs run the gamut. There's no one thing to do; it's about finding what's right for you.

SCORE
6.6 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 90%
Activity 100%
Freshness 8%
Madeleine Shaw, Founder of LunaPads (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Madeleine Shaw, Founder of LunaPads (INTERVIEW)
Dave Simnick and Eric Vong, Founders of SoapBox Soaps (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dave Simnick and Eric Vong, Founders of SoapBox Soaps (INTERVIEW)
Conchy Bretos, Company Principal and Founder of Mia Senior Living Solutions (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Conchy Bretos, Company Principal and Founder of Mia Senior Living Solutions (INTERVIEW)
Dave Llorens, CEO of 1BOG (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dave Llorens, CEO of 1BOG (INTERVIEW)
Al Harris, Founder of Blue Ventures (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Al Harris, Founder of Blue Ventures (INTERVIEW)
Samuel Miller of Bombastic Plastix (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Samuel Miller of Bombastic Plastix (INTERVIEW)
Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
Julie Leach, Member Coordinator of SolarShare (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Julie Leach, Member Coordinator of SolarShare (INTERVIEW)
Peter Cousins, Founder of Brighter Future Workshop
CATEGORY
Social Good
Peter Cousins, Founder of Brighter Future Workshop
Brian Postlewait Executive Director of Mission Possible (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Brian Postlewait Executive Director of Mission Possible (INTERVIEW)
Dana Raviv, Service Officer at Catchafire (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dana Raviv, Service Officer at Catchafire (INTERVIEW)
Lon Wong, Co-Founder of Unstash (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Lon Wong, Co-Founder of Unstash (INTERVIEW)
Karyn Puller, Founder of Delicate Fortress Creations (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Karyn Puller, Founder of Delicate Fortress Creations (INTERVIEW)
Nathan Rothstein, Marketing and Sales at Project Repat
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nathan Rothstein, Marketing and Sales at Project Repat
Founders of All of Us Revolution (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Founders of All of Us Revolution (INTERVIEW)
Kelli Dunavant and Gaston Javurek, No One Without (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Kelli Dunavant and Gaston Javurek, No One Without (INTERVIEW)
Amanda Judge, Founder of The Andean Collection (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Amanda Judge, Founder of The Andean Collection (INTERVIEW)
Sayan Sarkar, CEO of InvigorateNOW (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sayan Sarkar, CEO of InvigorateNOW (INTERVIEW)
Joanne Gouaux, Founder and President of Penelope Poet (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Joanne Gouaux, Founder and President of Penelope Poet (INTERVIEW)
Katie Jeanes, Founder of A Little More Good (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Katie Jeanes, Founder of A Little More Good (INTERVIEW)
James Murphy, Founder of KereKere (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
James Murphy, Founder of KereKere (INTERVIEW)
Torkin Wakefield, Co-Founder of BeadforLife (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Torkin Wakefield, Co-Founder of BeadforLife (INTERVIEW)
Ann Skydell Harmon, Founder of Ann-Made, LLC (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Ann Skydell Harmon, Founder of Ann-Made, LLC (INTERVIEW)
Leslie Beasley, Co-Founder/Managing Director of The Open Arms Shop (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Leslie Beasley, Co-Founder/Managing Director of The Open Arms Shop (INTERVIEW)
Eve Friedman, Founder of Eve Echo (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eve Friedman, Founder of Eve Echo (INTERVIEW)
Emily Holdridge, Co-Founder of Everything Happy (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Emily Holdridge, Co-Founder of Everything Happy (INTERVIEW)
Alicia Lai, Founder of Bourgeois Boheme (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alicia Lai, Founder of Bourgeois Boheme (INTERVIEW)
Amanda Fisher, Designer at Bachhara (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Amanda Fisher, Designer at Bachhara (INTERVIEW)
Sarah Gross, Founder of Rescue Chocolate (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sarah Gross, Founder of Rescue Chocolate (INTERVIEW)
John Paul de Silva, Founder and Managing Director of Social Focus Consulting (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
John Paul de Silva, Founder and Managing Director of Social Focus Consulting (INTERVIEW)
Jill Doucette, Founder of Synergy Enterprises (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Jill Doucette, Founder of Synergy Enterprises (INTERVIEW)
Greg Seaman, Founder of Eartheasy (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Greg Seaman, Founder of Eartheasy (INTERVIEW)
Dave Goodman, Founder of Collaborative World Brand (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dave Goodman, Founder of Collaborative World Brand (INTERVIEW)
Bianca Bartz, Editor-in-Chief of SocialBusiness.org (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Bianca Bartz, Editor-in-Chief of SocialBusiness.org (INTERVIEW)
Connie Duckworth, Founder of ARZU (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Connie Duckworth, Founder of ARZU (INTERVIEW)
Edouard de Broglie, Founder of Dans Le Noir (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Edouard de Broglie, Founder of Dans Le Noir (INTERVIEW)
Adrien Edwards, Founder of The Naked Hippie (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Adrien Edwards, Founder of The Naked Hippie (INTERVIEW)
Alaina Paradise, Owner of One World Flowers (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alaina Paradise, Owner of One World Flowers (INTERVIEW)
Anna Sidana, Founder of One Million Lights (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Anna Sidana, Founder of One Million Lights (INTERVIEW)
Eric Cope, Founder of Smile Squared (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eric Cope, Founder of Smile Squared (INTERVIEW)
Katie Harris, Co-Founder and Design Director of The Amazings (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Katie Harris, Co-Founder and Design Director of The Amazings (INTERVIEW)
Mike Radparvar, Co-Founder of Holstee (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Mike Radparvar, Co-Founder of Holstee (INTERVIEW)
Katie Fewings, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Ethical Weddings (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Katie Fewings, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Ethical Weddings (INTERVIEW)
Kristin Johnson, Co-Founder of Global Mamas
CATEGORY
Social Good
Kristin Johnson, Co-Founder of Global Mamas
Jennifer Gootman, Executive Director of Global Goods Partners (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Jennifer Gootman, Executive Director of Global Goods Partners (INTERVIEW)
Stacy McCoy, Co-Founder of Give to Get Jobs
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stacy McCoy, Co-Founder of Give to Get Jobs
Marc Palmer, CEO of Fashion Hope (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Marc Palmer, CEO of Fashion Hope (INTERVIEW)
Sissy Rooney, Founder of Street Style Surgery (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sissy Rooney, Founder of Street Style Surgery (INTERVIEW)
Erik Spalding, Co-Founder of Bullets2Bandages (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Erik Spalding, Co-Founder of Bullets2Bandages (INTERVIEW)
Nikhil Arora, Co-Founder of Back to the Roots (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nikhil Arora, Co-Founder of Back to the Roots (INTERVIEW)
Tim Jahnigen, Co-Inventor of One World Futbol (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tim Jahnigen, Co-Inventor of One World Futbol (INTERVIEW)
Matthew Clough, Founder of Benson Backpacks (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Matthew Clough, Founder of Benson Backpacks (INTERVIEW)
Cissy Deluca, Co-Founder of Bersatu Designs (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Cissy Deluca, Co-Founder of Bersatu Designs (INTERVIEW)
Lily Lapenna, Founder and CEO of MyBnk (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Lily Lapenna, Founder and CEO of MyBnk (INTERVIEW)
Liz Forkin Bohannon, Founder of Sseko Designs (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Liz Forkin Bohannon, Founder of Sseko Designs (INTERVIEW)
Nick Foley, Founder of Celebrate the Hero (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nick Foley, Founder of Celebrate the Hero (INTERVIEW)
Naomi Hirabayashi, Director of Marketing at Do Something (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Naomi Hirabayashi, Director of Marketing at Do Something (INTERVIEW)
Josie Warden, The Thread Project (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Josie Warden, The Thread Project (INTERVIEW)
Sharon Schneider, Founder & CEO of Good Karma Clothing for Kids (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sharon Schneider, Founder & CEO of Good Karma Clothing for Kids (INTERVIEW)
Brooks Dame, Founder of Proof Eyewear (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Brooks Dame, Founder of Proof Eyewear (INTERVIEW)
Bridget Hilton and Ben Richardson, Co-Founders of Jack's Soap (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Bridget Hilton and Ben Richardson, Co-Founders of Jack's Soap (INTERVIEW)
Sam Bruce, Co-founder of Much Better Adventures (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sam Bruce, Co-founder of Much Better Adventures (INTERVIEW)
Eric Reynolds, Founder and Executive Director of Inyenyeri (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eric Reynolds, Founder and Executive Director of Inyenyeri (INTERVIEW)
Vivien Johnston, Founder and Managing Director of Fifi Bijoux (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Vivien Johnston, Founder and Managing Director of Fifi Bijoux (INTERVIEW)