The Outthinker: Mavericks that Out Innovate the Competition ~ Fast Company, April 10, 2009
"While speaking with Randy Eisenman and Sunny Vanderbeck, the founders of Satori Capital, I found a new sense of respect for the idea of 'time horizons.'"

Conscious Capitalism — No, That's Not An Oxymoron ~ Fast Company, April 3, 2009
"Over the last few weeks, I tracked down a group of unique financial thinkers from an emerging movement known by some as 'conscious capitalism.' Across the world, there are former bankers and traders that are being drawn away from Wall Street by the outrageous idea that people can do good for the world and make money."

The Softer Side of Finance ~ Texas Lawyer, April 2, 2009
"When Rugger Burke became a general counsel last year, it was the first time he had held such a position. Yet he had a feeling he would do a good job — a doggone good job, in fact."

Patricia Aburdene — Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
"... recommend [Megatrends 2010] to anyone who believes that business is more than just business." — USA TODAY
"...the book challenges conventional wisdom and opens the floodgates to the next paradigm to shake the planet." — Economic Development Futures Journal
"One of the foremost trend trackers in the United States." — Christian Science Monitor



David Wolfe — Firms of Endearment
Today's best companies get it. From Costco to Commerce Bank, Wegmans to Whole Foods: they're becoming the ultimate value creators. They're generating every form of value that matters: emotional, experiential, social, and financial. And they're doing it for all their stakeholders. Not because it's "politically correct": because it's the only path to long-term competitive advantage. These are the Firms of Endearment. Companies people love doing business with. Love partnering with. Love working for. Love investing in. Companies for whom "loyalty" isn't just real: it's palpable, and driving unbeatable advantages in everything from marketing to recruitment. You need to become one of those companies. This book will show you how.

John Mackey — Essay on Conscious Capitalism
Do we need a new way to think about business, corporations, and capitalism for the 21st century? Do we need to create a new business paradigm? Corporations are probably the most influential institutions in the world today and yet many people do not believe that they can be trusted.



Christiana Wyly in Kiplingers
Call it greentech, cleantech or eco-investing. By any name, making the world cleaner offers huge investment opportunities... Christiana Wyly is only 25, but she has already determined that her life's mission is to use her investments to help preserve the planet and to persuade other young people to do likewise.



Paul Ray — The Cultural Creatives
Do you "give a lot of importance to helping other people and bringing out their unique gifts?" Do you "dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and 'making it,' on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods?" Do you "want to be involved in creating a new and better way of life for our country?" If you answered yes to all three of these questions--and at least seven more of the remaining 15 in Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson's questionnaire--then you are probably a Cultural Creative.

Jed Emerson — Blended Value