100 Inspirational Social Entrepreneurs

From Founders to Community Managers and Designers

There is not much more required of a Sunday than to provide some much needed rest to recharge and stimulate creativity and this SocialBusiness.org top list of inspirational social entrepreneurs is the ultimate in that regard. All the same, with all of the Twitter accounts hashtagging #socent (our favorite hashtag), there seems to be an inspiration overload.

However, these inspirational social entrepreneurs say in their own words what resets their dials. They're all interviews where a number of different people from all over the world in all different positions, from founders to community managers and artists and designers, discuss the either complex or simple approach to inspiration. If anything, we know now that inspiration isn't something to have and to hold but rather it's a practice and a process.

SCORE
6.6 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 92%
Activity 97%
Freshness 8%
Dwight Chestnut of the Middle Class Financial Empowerment Project (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dwight Chestnut of the Middle Class Financial Empowerment Project (INTERVIEW)
David Robertson, CEO of Talk2One (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
David Robertson, CEO of Talk2One (INTERVIEW)
Jes McKay Gilmore, Creator of Species Spectrum (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Jes McKay Gilmore, Creator of Species Spectrum (INTERVIEW)
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)
Sandra Goldmark, Creator of Pop Up Repair (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sandra Goldmark, Creator of Pop Up Repair (INTERVIEW)
Dan Gigante, Founder and President of You and Who (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dan Gigante, Founder and President of You and Who (INTERVIEW)
Jay Boolkin, Founder of Promise or Pay (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Jay Boolkin, Founder of Promise or Pay (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)
Kimberly Robertson, Chief Seed Sower at Light of Mine (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Kimberly Robertson, Chief Seed Sower at Light of Mine (INTERVIEW)
CharitySub (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
CharitySub (INTERVIEW)
Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tyler Gage, President and Co-Founder of Runa (INTERVIEW)
Chase Layman, Creator of ISSSUE (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Chase Layman, Creator of ISSSUE (INTERVIEW)
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)
Sarah Chayes, Founder of Arghand Cooperative (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sarah Chayes, Founder of Arghand Cooperative (INTERVIEW)
Stephen King, Founder of SocialBusiness.org (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stephen King, Founder of SocialBusiness.org (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
Stacey Horowitz, Founder of Shopping for a Change (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stacey Horowitz, Founder of Shopping for a Change (INTERVIEW)
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)
Dr. Ashton Kaidi, Co-Founder of Marula Beauty (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Dr. Ashton Kaidi, Co-Founder of Marula Beauty (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)
Tony Fitzpatrick, Creator of Little Footsteps (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tony Fitzpatrick, Creator of Little Footsteps (INTERVIEW)
Eric Shumny, Partnership Manager of Sevenly (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eric Shumny, Partnership Manager of Sevenly (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)
Tara Rogerson, Director of Social Enterprise at Evergreen Brick Works (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tara Rogerson, Director of Social Enterprise at Evergreen Brick Works (INTERVIEW)
Eve Friedman, Founder of Eve Echo (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Eve Friedman, Founder of Eve Echo (INTERVIEW)
Duncan So, Founder of Phinklife (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Duncan So, Founder of Phinklife (INTERVIEW)
Alex Mark, Founder of One Hundred Apparel (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alex Mark, Founder of One Hundred Apparel (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)
Marc Sachdev, Founder and CFO of Aquavation (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Marc Sachdev, Founder and CFO of Aquavation (INTERVIEW)
Amanda Fisher, Designer at Bachhara (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Amanda Fisher, Designer at Bachhara (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)
Zack Rosenberg, Founder and CEO of DoGoodBuyUs (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Zack Rosenberg, Founder and CEO of DoGoodBuyUs (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)
Tammy Allen, Founder/CEO of Do Good Get Rewards (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Tammy Allen, Founder/CEO of Do Good Get Rewards (INTERVIEW)
Yahya Fallah, CEO of Equal for All (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Yahya Fallah, CEO of Equal for All (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)
Iman Fadaei, Founder of Ethical Art (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Iman Fadaei, Founder of Ethical Art (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)
Alok Appadurai, Founder of Fed by Threads (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alok Appadurai, Founder of Fed by Threads (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
Bridget Hilton, Founder of LSTN Headphones (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Bridget Hilton, Founder of LSTN Headphones (INTERVIEW)
Ajay Godhwani, Founder & CEO of Intuary (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Ajay Godhwani, Founder & CEO of Intuary (INTERVIEW)
Stephanie David, Founder of PopNod (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Stephanie David, Founder of PopNod (INTERVIEW)
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)
Matthew Clough, Founder of Stone + Cloth (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Matthew Clough, Founder of Stone + Cloth (INTERVIEW)
Alexander Aquino, CEO/President of Barnabas Clothing (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alexander Aquino, CEO/President of Barnabas Clothing (INTERVIEW)
Omer Khan, Founder of Social Startups (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Omer Khan, Founder of Social Startups (INTERVIEW)
Zehra Abbas, Founder of YTGA (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Zehra Abbas, Founder of YTGA (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)
Ann Oliver, Founder of XENI Collection (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Ann Oliver, Founder of XENI Collection (INTERVIEW)
Nikhil Arora, Co-Founder of Back to the Roots (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nikhil Arora, Co-Founder of Back to the Roots (INTERVIEW)
Todd Masonis, Co-Founder of Dandelion Chocolate (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Todd Masonis, Co-Founder of Dandelion Chocolate (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)
Camille van Gestel, Co-Founder and Business Director of WakaWaka (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Camille van Gestel, Co-Founder and Business Director of WakaWaka (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)
Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek, Co-Founders of Koge Vitamins (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek, Co-Founders of Koge Vitamins (INTERVIEW)
Nick Foley, Founder of Celebrate the Hero (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Nick Foley, Founder of Celebrate the Hero (INTERVIEW)
Jimmy Ostholm, Founder & CEO of The Porteur Foundation (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Jimmy Ostholm, Founder & CEO of The Porteur Foundation (INTERVIEW)
Josie Warden, The Thread Project (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Josie Warden, The Thread Project (INTERVIEW)
Merete Mueller, Writer & Producer of The Tiny Documentary (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Merete Mueller, Writer & Producer of The Tiny Documentary (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)
Calvin Kwok, Designer of STITCH & LOCKE (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Calvin Kwok, Designer of STITCH & LOCKE (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)
Adriana Herrera, Founder and CEO of Fashioning Change (INTERVIEW)
CATEGORY
Social Good
Adriana Herrera, Founder and CEO of Fashioning Change (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)