Meet the DEAL Community

Inverness, Ca., USA

I am a member of the Deep Transformation Network. The DTN is made up of a group of people brought together because of their shared appreciation of the books written by Jeremy Lent. It was in his latest book, The Web of Meaning, that I heard about Doughnut Economics.

Penryn Cornwall

Hi there, I’m Colin from the UK and thrilled to be joining this community! For the past five years, I have been using software, AI, and electronics to drive positive change in climate change entrepreneurship by harnessing data to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability. I am an active member of community-focused climate networks like Greentech Alliance and Carbon13 and have expertise in customer behaviour science. My educational background includes an MSc in Entrepreneurship, an MA in Computational Arts with a focus on systems AI, and a BSc in Physics and Electronics. I specialise in problem-solving, algorithmic software development, business strategy, and project management. As a co-founder of a startup, I have experience developing innovative products, managing operations, and conducting research in climate change entrepreneurship and sustainability.

Midwales

Playful poet pioneer

London, UK

I am a Business Strategy & Innovation Consultant who supports Startup Founders and Corporate Leaders to repurpose their enterprise and to innovate resilient, inclusive and regenerative models of value creation. My practice areas focus on: 1.  Corporate Purposing  2. Growth Strategy Development & Implementation 3. Sustainable Business Model Innovation & Venturing 4. Stakeholder Engagement  #

Brussels

• cooperant FairBnB.coop • EU project developer, active in the EU Policy Social Platform Economy • active in the EU Policy #RuralPact - Rural Development Policy - Green Transition towards a more Social, Solidary, Sustainable, Circular Economy • UN International Year of Cooperatives • I am world record holder circumnavigating the planet with team Earthrace and co-wrote the • EU Policy Dual Career Mgt Athletes-Social Entrepreneurs (Rural Bed & Breakfast operators) to complement their revenues (most athletes from sport, dance, acrobats, but also artists cannot live from their prize money and need to work in eg horeca, supermarket, which is below their capacities and our research showed they should consider capitalising their social capital eg setting up a cooperative, operating a B&B, ...) • active in the EU New European Bauhaus & NEB Share initiative to use more athletes

Germany, Mettmann near Düsseldorf / NRW

Peter co-founded and is Managing Partner of BeeWyzer GmbH (www.beewyzer.com), an online video learning provider for better wealth structuring.  Also, Peter works in the impact investing space with the single family office 4L Vision GmbH (www.4l.vision) and is the Chairman of the Investment Committee of a Swiss private single family office. He is co-founder of the Bundesinitiative Impact Investing, the federal German initiative for impact investing (Working group “Family Offices”) and Managing Director of The Impact Investing Magazin (www.impactinvestings.de).  His expertise lies in advising entrepreneurial families in setting up a family office for holistic wealth structuring solutions, family governance and succession issues as well as M&A advisory assisting family investors in direct investment projects and impact investing. Until 2018 Peter Brock was Executive Director and Leader Family Office Services in EMEIA/GSA at EY (Ernst & Young). Since over 25 years he works in Investment Banking / SME Corporate Finance transactions and in Private Banking initially at Deloitte and the WestLB-Group in London, then HSBC Trinkaus and Sal. Oppenheim, prior to EY.  Contact: Peter Brock, Family Office Services, Tel: +49-171-1713856, email: peter@brock-me.de

São Paula, SP - Brazil

I am a biologist with a Master's degree in Forestry Sciences, and I have devoted 25 years of my career to protecting life.  I believe in the power of collaboration and have used my expertise, skills, and network of partners to support initiatives that seek to regenerate and promote sustainable models for creating a new green economy that benefits both people and the planet.  Throughout my career, I have worked in various sectors in Brazil, including research corporations, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the private sector, and WWF Brazil, as well as with NGOs. I find inspiration in travelling, being in nature, reading various books, engaging in conversations with friends, and staying active through yoga or other sports, which allow me to rejuvenate and bring new ideas and innovation to my work.

London

Working in adaptation. Studying MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy at Uni of Sussex. Good at organising stuff, love being involved in ambitious stuff.

Singapore/Kuala Lumpur

Interested in how we can serve the needs of society whilst regenerating the environment. Existing focus is on learning about regenerative agricultural practices and their applicability to oil palm plantations, and exploring circular economy options for domestic Singapore E-commerce consumption.

Barcelona

I am currently the R+D+I Manager in an EdTech company, currently improving my skills as a UX Designer looking to work on more meaningful projects that can help make a change!

Portland, OR, USA

I'm a tech builder, researcher, and student of structures of belonging. My work centres around creating the technical scaffolding around containers for collective practice and trust-building. I'm part of a number of organizations exploring holistic social technology, including the Prosocial Design Network, the Integrity Institute, Collaborative Technology Alliance, and others. I believe there's an interdependent relationship between the way we are together and the underlying frameworks of power, including economics.

New York City, NY

Brand Builder | Experience Designer | Sustainable Business Enthusiast | Graduate Student at Parsons School of Design - MS Strategic Design and Management Program

Swannanoa, North Carolina USA

Switzerland

Bornem, Belgium

After a long career in the 'classic economy' I dived into value based working and living.   Participating in Climate civic platform & local community committee, involved in nature and climate guide association and deeply involved in Fairbnb.coop. Now we are starting fairhospitality.coop, as a social cooperation to help moving the tourist sector into the donut. The work I am doing in Fairhospitality.coop brings me in contact with so many interesting people and projects.  It's heartwarming to see all this positive energy from people of all ages and many cultures,  And yes, became grandpa in 2022, 2023 and again in 2024 

Salt Lake City Utah

Cole Bartlett is passionate about helping create a sustainable and equitable world for all. He cares about education and helping create clarity around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) connection to blockchain. He gained this passion from a love of the outdoors while growing up in Vermont, and his studies at the University of New Hampshire where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics and a dual major in Sustainability. He is currently working on a project called Sustainable ADA where they are focused on helping connect blockchain technology to sustainability, specifically the Cardano blockchain. While participating in the Sustainability Dual Major he found this strong interest and passion for sustainability and making sustainable change. Part of this was from his experiences studying abroad in New Zealand through the Eco-quest educational center where he was focused on ecology and sustainability. After this experience, Cole continued through the Sustainability Dual Major, where he participated in a capstone. He helped educate children based in New Hampshire on what sustainability is, and was the kick start of the sustainability splash program at UNH. Another opportunity where Cole found a strong connection was while taking part in the B impact clinic. The Clinic connects teams of cross-discipline undergraduate students to serve as consultants for regional companies working to complete the B Impact Assessment (BIA). The BIA is a rigorous, open-access assessment tool that comprehensively assesses a company's impact. After spending time working in the blockchain space. He has learned and come back to the realization that education is one of the key aspects of life. That you should never stop learning or trying to learn new things. "We are on an educational journey for life that is constantly evolving and shifting." This has helped Cole find a new passion and love to continue to learn new things and to take every experience or learning opportunity possible.  He is currently focused on helping make Cardano a blockchain for impact. This is through education and his focus on blockchain research. Working to further develop this research into tools to help track and trace the impact of business, including bringing more impact investing opportunities to the web3 space.

Miami / Anchorage

I am working on the concept of Financial Architecture. Corporate Finances (personal as well) lack concepts of money as a tally of economic energy.  Most are inflexible frameworks in a fluid economic world. What are the new rules?

Nairobi, Kenya

Systems thinking, design thinking and change management practitioner.

Lima, peru

I am a purpose-driven person. I aim to create systems that allow collective thriving for the web of life that we are part of. I recognize that we are inter-beings, part of a complex system and we need alternative narratives of development. We need to ask different questions, such as what do we need for our wellbeing? what drives human prosperity and planetary health? Different questions can lead to new responses. I just finished my master's program in Environmental Change and Management at the University of Oxford and I am ready to put all my knowledge to serve my community.

Le cannet

Based on the observation that the deployment of change is always restricted by the lack of adherence to and cooperation of employees, I put all my experience (15 years of entrepreneurship, 25 years in purchasing, 20 years of management) in extremely varied fields (E-commerce, industry, startups, technology, construction, entrepreneurship) at the service of the deployment of CSR at the very heart of the teams, a guarantee of success and acceleration. I am convinced that action is needed now, quickly, to face the challenges of climate, biodiversity but also societal challenges. 

Vannes - France

président de l'association "printemps de l'entreprise (territoire apprenant pays de Vannes)"  regroupant entreprises, collectivités locales, associations, secteur éducation. membre du "conseil de développement du pays de Vannes" acteur de réseaux de développement territorial (learning planet, CMA TlV, CEC)

Pretoria, South Africa

Founder | Solution Seeker | Critical Thinker | Inquisitive Researcher | Lets empower people to operate in this everchanging digital era. How to make the most of the technology they have in hand.

London 🇬🇧 | Bogotá & Medellín 🇨🇴

Professor of Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Latin American Studies at the University of Essex I investigate economic and social issues in Latin America - and Colombia in particular. Active member of the Latin American Doughnut economy ‘DONUT LATAM’ project, a collaboration between Latin American Bureau (LAB) and a team of researchers in Europe and Latin America. If you are interested in joining us please connect using my socials.  

Mexico, California, Texas

Serial entrepreneur working on climate sustainability, mangrove and forest reforestation and management. Co-Founder Zere S.A.P.I. de C.V.  a platform for the development of long-term blue + teal carbon projects in Mexico. #reforestation #carbonprojects #naturebasedsolutions #cleanwater #sustainability #forests #carboncredits