Founding Members

Founding Members’ Directory

In alphabetical order – target is 150 by third quarter, 2009, when it is intended to be constituted at Sustainopreneurial Summit. Short bio in 450 characters (or less) with three links (or less) – one link to blog intro here in the Web Newsblog Section, one preferred link to major focused professional venture/affiliation, one preferred to an appropriate personal page/profile/blog/main describing outlet of the person behind the venture.

Members of ÆREAS(i) gets PR and extra attention by being featured (extra presence) on Sustainopreneur’s Café, the main collaborative conversation and wisdom sharing and building community where the association has a dedicated ‘internal’ group for members only as well. You also get listed in the membership directory below and over at the updates- and newsflyer-oriented group at Facebook, Sustainopreneur’s Square.

Upon joining, a dedicated blog post also gets your story told to the world!

You also get direct attention and care for your specific venture directly from the Founder – three hours free consultancy within a range of services customized and a la carte (all listed at http://www.ki-work.com/ki-profile/andersabrahamsson where the expertise is showcased, with references, and direct service offerings are publically available), as well as attending all webinars on themes aligned with the services, together with heavily discounted services beyond the first three free hours.

Systematic membership recruitment started beyond final editing of the book chapter on defining sustainopreneurship research challenges August 21, to be published in mid-September 2008, see Publishing.

How to become one of the Founding Members? Go to the membership page!



:: Anders Abrahamsson

RE:LOVE THE WORLD | Sustainopreneurial Facilitator, Global Knowledge Nomad, Qualitative Intentional Networker; runs/develops six ventures: SLICE, ÆREAS(i), Ignition® Communications, Club2Club, SEEDS Innovation Fund and DJ Anders. Starter of ‘Sustainopreneurship’ @ Wikipedia. Conceptual Campaign Coordinator “Sustainopreneurship 1MillionHits on Google”.

:: Sadiq Baig

[short bio TBP]

:: Adite Banerjie

Adite Banerjie is a journalist by training with more than 20 years experience. She has worked with some of the leading business publications in India. She works as a consultant in the domains of media, communications and brands. Her areas of specialization include media and product research and developing communication strategies for brands and the social/development sector. She is also making a foray into popular culture as a screenwriter.

:: Naima Benali

Founder and CEO, TransQure. Medical Practice Specialist. Multi-occupational, multi-lingual transqurist, genuine multi-culti individual. Futurist, humanitarian, sustainopreneur, social entrepeneur, simply because it is a win-win perspective!

:: Sofia Bustamante

Founder, Turn up the Courage, helping individuals and organisations in four areas: Know your World, Know your Role, Move quickly in flow, Engage and Collaborate – leading to healthy communities all levels of society through systemic and individual transformation. Co-founder of Melanin Partnership, where these ideas become reality in a local urban context of Brixton, South London.

:: Edward Daniel

[short bio TBP]

:: Mats Frejd

Mats Frejd, Nässjö, Sweden, is interested in localizing accessibility of renewable energy and support sustainopreneurial ventures in local settings, with main playground in northern Småland, Sweden. Co-founder of “Creator’s Bank”, Skaparbanken, an association facilitating sustainopreneurship locally, mainly by hands-on sales training.

:: Sunil Malhotra

Founder and CEO, Ideafarms. Change-the-world entrepreneur, multi-cultural expert and Industrial Designer. Smartsourcing champion and innovation evangelist. Wannabe blogger @ InnExperience. Indophile who writes with passion and facilitates individual empowerment. Sustainability through responsible design and innovation is his current agenda.

:: Inger-Mette Stenseth

[short bio - TBP]

:: Johan Sundström

I want sustainopreneurship to happen. Meet me inside the Sustainoprenur’s Cafe if you’re curious.

:: Vivekan (a. k. a. William D. Meija)

Vivekan (AKA, William D. Mejia, Jr.) is the founder and director of Brooklyn, New York’s, Bodhisattva Yoga studio. Vivekan operates Bodhisattva Yoga as an ecologically and socially responsible business – using recycled products and wind-energy, while hosting monthly activist meetings called Engagement for Change. Bodhisattva Yoga also gives to various organizations: From UNICEF to GLAAD. For more information see: http://www.bodhisattvayoga.com