Meet the DEAL Community

Birmingham

Founder of Your Place Your Space engaging and empowering communities through digital. Community Passport 1.0. going live for Pride of Place engagement and promotion of Shared Values.   

Guernsey

I have a circular economy background and now help purpose-led founders bring there regenerative and impactful ideas to life. 

Taipei, Taiwan

As an entrepreneur, future thinker, mother, and nature lover, I shares my passion and life principles: justice, respect, integrity, equality, and love with my peers, and brings those qualities of being into my work, where it is exemplified through my design process and facilitation expertise.

Canterbury UK

I am an educator with a special interest in education for sustainability in early childhood and the primary phase of schooling.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Hello I'm Rob and I've worked in the world of social business and social innovation for most of my working life - getting on for 25 years now. I started out working for a fairtrade cooperative in Leeds and then I worked for a few different organisations, supporting people to set up and run social enterprises. In 2010 I co-founded a social enterprise which aims to develop creative, collaborative solutions to complex problems.  We set up various projects including Empty Homes Doctor and Zero Waste Leeds.  I left SBB in May 2023 and I am currently exploring what to focus on next.  I'm a big fan of Doughnut Economics - I loved the book and I really like the focus on both the social and the environmental - you can't focus on one without thinking about the other.  I'm interested too in the circular economy - and more than anything I want to continue to explore ways we can respond to the #climateemergency. I write here on Substack and have written here about Doughnut Economics. 

Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Part of Community Hub Suffolk (CHIp) a cic set up to occupy empty spaces in Ipswich and makes them available to the community in various different ways.  As places for creatives to make, display and sell what they create, places for people to meet up and run FREE meetups; such as film club, drumming circle, mending circle, artist morning, musicians meet up, writers group, games sessions, knowledge exchange; a space to run early evening music and spoken word events, and private hires and much more.  As part of the advisory group for CHIp I have taken on the role of expanding to include a tool library and am looking for advice from groups that have already got one up and running.

Brazil

Japanese grand daughter, born in Brazil, single mom, financial and economist, felt in love with doughnut economic since I read the book in 2019. My dream is working for this community generating positive impact in my community and around the world.

Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia

Hola, Soy Contandor Publico, tengo 47 años, casada y con dos hijos.  Me enteré de esta comunidad y propuesta a través de videos en Facebook, me llama mucho la atencion este proyecto y quiero saber mas, aprender mas para poder contribuir a mejorar mi mundo. Agradezco su ateción y espero poder aportar ideas. Me llama la atencion el reciclaje y la no utilizacion del plastico, me inclino mas por la enconomia circulante.

Cannock Chase

Political Economist (Culture, Media & Sport) Watermelon Man: Eco & Co-operative Socialist. WEA Tutor - Cultural Heritage

I’m an artist living in Woodstock currently experimenting with sustainable ways of being creative. 

UK

I'm a marketing and digital consultant with 20 years of experience in marketing/communications and 6 in sustainability. I support changemakers that accelerate the transition to a future where people thrive in balance with the living world. I do this via mentoring, leading, steering, overseeing, advising on or evaluating: - Marketing/digital marketing/social media strategies, campaigns, projects and operating plans that improve effectiveness - with the right resources, skills, governance and stakeholder alignment. - Digital marketing audit of channels, platforms, technology, skills or providers against objectives, best practice, competitors or regulation such as the Green Claims Code.  - Marketing technology (effective, responsible, ethical use).  - Building, bonding, growing, retaining and developing marketing/digital talent and functions. Over the past year, I've been doing research to understand what the most impactful ways are for addressing the intersecting crisis we’re facing (climate, ecology, economy, mental health, etc.) - so I can focus my energy there. Doughnut Economics has stood out as one of the most holistic solutions. I have read the book (and related resources) a few times, watched and attended DEAL workshops and sessions at events. I have also been spreading the word about Doughnut Economics and trying to embed it in my work. Particularly interested in:  and joining up marketing and DE

Munich, Germany

Communications professional, helping innovation succeed. All things #tech.  #FridaysForFuture & a strong + peaceful #EU

Los Angeles, CA

I am a Chief Sustainability Officer, Expert Urban Sustainability Solutionist, Polymath & Problem Solver working in X-Risk research and reduction, Disaster Resilience, Urban Adaptation and Sustainable Urban Development, Water & Food Security, Zero Waste & ESG Strategies, and Sustainable Project Development. I am also an Environmental Commission and I work with municipalities on sustainable solutions.

Bellingham, Washington, USA

I try to do what I can. I am a retired software developer, handy with many tools.

Athens, Greece

I bring fifteen years of experience followed by a diverse career path from multi-asset investments and fintech to insurance and Big-4 firms. I have served different roles and departments, including education, relationship management, and product development. This period I am also a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Patras in Greece. My research is focused on Monetary Policy and Climate Change.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

I am the founder and principal at Ethics Coach, a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off. From one-on-one coaching to multi-stakeholder programs, Ethics Coach helps purpose-driven business leaders innovate more boldly and deepen their positive societal impact.  For twelve years at the CMU Robotics Institute, I facilitated conversations and coached professionals in education and other fields looking to build context-driven purposeful tech practices.  I studied at the International Center of Photography in New York. My photography and (earlier) journalism experience informed my work before joining CMU, leading creative inquiries into questions of identity in collaboration with learners and educators.   

Vancouver WA

Hello community my name is Monica Zazueta and I am a concerned mum to two beautiful boys and a climate activist. I am involved with multiple different climate and social justice organizations: Alliance for Community Engagement, League of United Latin American Citizens, Citizens Climate Lobby, Beyond Fossil Fuels Force task force, Sierra Club lobbying team, Sierra Club Political Committee, Declare Emergency, Save Vancouver Trees, Washington Environmental Council, Washington State Electric Vehicle Advisory Committee, I am a graduate of Puget Sound Sage Leadership Institute and I am working on a Victory Garden Project with my fellow activist friends. I am very excited to change the paradigm and continue on this path to mature in the best ways.  Thank you everyone for everything that you do. Caring is the new way.

Prishtina, Kosovo

SIT - Center for Counseling, Social Services and Research is an NGO dedicated to promoting an equal society by addressing human rights issues, focusing on domestic and gender-based violence. Through the DouAct project in collaboration with MasterPeace, we harness the power of doughnut economics to engage and empower young individuals in Kosovo. Our goal is to boost CSOs' capacity and recognition through transnational collaboration. By developing innovative non-formal education materials, training youth workers, and building an ecosystem of CSOs and young individuals, we strive for sustainable change. Join us in creating a community that fosters social inclusion, addresses environmental challenges, and promotes social entrepreneurship. Discover our thematic NFE resources, participate in our transnational challenges, and contribute to our Great Minds Meetings. Together, let's make a difference for 75% young women and 30% individuals from minority backgrounds. Join the DEAL Community and let's build an inclusive, sustainable, and equitable society powered by doughnut economics. Together, we can create lasting impact!

Frome, UK

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Oslo, Norway

Warsaw, Poland

San Francisco

I have spent over 25 years in marketing and advertising as a creative strategist, or Account Planner as they're called in the industry.  I have made adverts for a wide range of clients, for food, snacks, beauty products, cars, cleaning brands, charities, and many more. I used psychology, behavioural economics, and marketing science to encourage people to buy my client's products. I am concerned by the impact advertising has on people and the environment. It helps drive over-consumption and creates dissatisfaction.  I want to use the skills I've learned to help tackle these issues, to help people consume less and be happier for it. 

London

Husband, Father, Son, Brother and world revolves around them. Director of an independent consulting firm that is how I earn to provide for my family and friends. Originally from Kolkata India and settled in London for last 18 years after working around Asia (Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney etc).  Generally concerned that planet will not survive this hunger for economic growth. We are the first generation to feel the impact of the destruction of Earth and the last generation who can actually prevent it. I want our children to have a chance, hope to reverse all harm we and our parents' generation have done.

Cascais, Portugal

Mother of four great human beings, for whom I have the responsibility to give a greater world, for whom I have the responsibility to think and act as an economist of 21st Century. Probably my role in DEAL Community is to be the gardener who nurture that micro-environments with this new way of thinking and living!