At Spring GR, Kafi and Rudy Carrasco use their entrepreneurial green thumbs to help budding businesses in the Madison-Hall neighborhood grow and flourish. Together with Partners Worldwide and Restorers, the wife-husband team is focused on "getting business going."
After serving prison time, Jahaun McKinley defies stereotypes and, with Cascade Engineering's Keith Maki, helps create a path to success for others like him. Kevin Lignell reports on a program that helps former inmates find housing, secure employment, and adapt to new cultural expectations.
From the very beginning, triple-bottom line, social impact, and environmental sustainability were important to Chris Lampen-Crowell and his partners at Gazelle Sports. In October 2013, Gazelle Sports achieved official status as a B Corp. Kelly LeCoy finds out how the local business uses fitness as a force for good.
Chef Donald Ram's work with the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps combines his passions for food and teaching, and helps him to give back to the community he says has given so much to him.
Planning to "do lunch" today? Kelly LeCoy talks with Jonathan Kumar, who has figured out a way for your lunch out to positively impact your community with his app, Food Circles. Read on before you make your reservation.
Jamiel Robinson founded Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses and serves as a mentor and a catalyst for black teens and entrepreneurs. Marla R. Miller meets the man with the plan for Grand Rapids' black community.
Part artist, part community organizer, Hugo Claudin serves as a creative connector for Grand Rapids with LINC's Believe 2 Become program. Katie Jones gets his take on how art and engagement foster neighborhood community.
West Michigan native Veronica Ramirez-Garcia brings a local perspective to her role empowering Hispanic business leaders at the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Kevin Lignell finds out why her experience overcoming obstacles has given her strong skills to guide the next generation of entrepreneurs.
At the Kala Project, Kyle Venhousen shares the kinds of stories that inspire action and change communities. Kelly LeCoy gets to know the man behind the camera.
Through the Koinonia Foundation's K-Light, Dale Williams and his son Andrew bring brighter days to entrepreneurs in Rwanda and disaster victims in the Philippines.
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