Alina Stefanescu from Peace Through Commerce recently interviewed me as the first interview in a forthcoming series of conversations with visionary entrepreneurs.

Being a Zaadz Ambassador, I bumped into Alina through Zaadz, a site committed to "conscious capitalism."

We covered some neat ground:

• how I discovered my niche market
• the "secret sauce" for my films
  
• the two biggest challenges a corporate filmmaker tackles
• my greatest personal achievement
• how organizations use Spiral Story to inspire its workforce to create meaning and purpose in work and to enhance employee learning
• and more!
  

Thanks, Alina, for your thought-provoking questions. 

Check it out...hope you enjoy it!

 Tom  :-)
 

 

 

Can Spirituality and Capitalism be friends?  You be the judge. 

I spent this past weekend in Garrison, New York filming the ISAW Award at the Garrison Institute.

Simply put, the ISAW Award honors organizations that are committed to nurturing and developing the human spirit. These pioneering companies are paving the way and sharing their stories to create a brighter future for all of us.

Oh...we also captured lots personal stories of these CEO's, organizational leaders and pioneers who are changing the face of corporate culture for Spiral Story. The complete set of interviews along with bonus material will be available for purchase soon.

My two cents...all capitalism is spiritual; it's just a matter of how aware and awake you are. 

Tom

You probably don't know John Mackey. 

But I bet you've eaten his food.

Whole Foods, that is.

John is the CEO and co-Founder of Whole Foods.  John's new blog post centers around creating a new paradigm for business using "conscious capitalism" as his model.

It's a long article, but worthy of your attention if you still think of corporations as "machines." 

And if you're stuck thinking that the sole purpose of business is to create money...save your time and don't bother reading John's riff.

If you been sleeping, it's time to wake up.  And John's theory on the purpose of business is the perfect alarm clock to have by your side.

For starters, John embraces:
1.  The Good  2.  The True  3.  The Beautiful  4.  The Heroic

Doesn't sound like a machine to me.   

Tom

I'm new to the Mac.  Bought two of them a year ago.  Now I can say, "I finally get it."  You know, the part about "changing the world."

For some odd reason, I stumbled upon this first Mac commercial from 1984.  I'm not into commercials, being a documentary filmmaker.  But this spot resonated with me.  It's a great reminder to stay focused on transforming the world.  Maybe it will say something to you?

Narration:
"Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology. Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests purveying contradictory truths. Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth. We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail!