Meet the DEAL Community

West Malvern

I'm passionate about the benefits of putting creativity and brilliant people at the heart of everything that we do. I am a business coach and funding mentor for creatives with two businesses; Creative Spark Projects and Equal Vision CIC.  The big project which I've been working on since 2017, is the Curiosity Museum, a new creative, fun introduction to careers. We have created digital and live thinking spaces where young people can uncover skills and match them to the 1000s of possible jobs out there. I'm lucky enough to live in West Malvern, a beautiful place and amazing community and am interested in how we can work together to connect and support each other.

Denmark

Interested in the intersection between #biodiversity and #business - helping people and businesses achieve meaningful #impact in their ecological setting. 

Seoul, Korea

I studied traditional economics in university.  DEAL's approach considers vital areas in the current period, such as the environment and consequences of uneven development, whereas traditional economic theories also considered those items, albeit ceteris paribus, in promoting their respective analysis.  I accept the notion that the broader definition of "prosperity" is not necessarily correlated with a nation's rise in GDP.   

Melbourne, Australia

Initially trained in Painting and Fine Arts. Completed a degree at the Slade, London and Kunstacadamie, Düsseldorf. Trained as a TESL teacher.   Tendency to get involved in multi-disciplinary projects. Project managing the build and design of a Mental Health Non-clinical facility with healing garden 1999  Project managing build of a 63 foot catamaran for marine projects. 1998-2004  Director - not for profit Saltwater Projects.  Managing projects at sea- 2004-2020  President - Yalukit Willam Nature Association. Working in the developing Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve, Elsternwick.  Ali's Project-  Pakistani refugee- storytelling project #education #connectiontocountry #sustainability 

Alameda California

San Diego

Falmouth, Cornwall

Denver CO

Hi all, I've found this community through listening to the Freakonomics Podcast.  It oddly intersects with my resurfacing of a desire for a simpler life that focuses on self sufficiency and quality of life vs constantly pursuing...more. I'm a single mom, grew up on the plains of South Dakota on a ranch with a tremendous garden and literally raising our own meat. Now I live in a 1 bedroom apartment and spend ridiculous amounts of money on groceries that are lower quality than what I grew up with.  I am gradually trying to shift my rented apartment to becoming more self sufficient and want to share what I learn so others can do the same. Thereby meeting some of our basic needs with less money , decreasing impact on the environment, and improving overall quality of life for me, my child, and hopefully my community.

Tunbridge Wells

A committed, passionate and purpose-driven Growth Advisor with twenty years of experience in commercial intelligence, strategy, business planning, analytics, product management, innovation, and new partnerships development.  • I help companies align their purpose with the 21st-century goal of meeting the needs of all people within the means of the planet. This involves guiding clients in identifying their social and environmental impact goals and integrating them into their business strategies. • I encourage clients to build diverse and collaborative networks that promote participation, reciprocity, and community engagement. This includes fostering partnerships with stakeholders from different sectors and facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration. • I support adopting transparent and inclusive governance structures that empower stakeholders and promote equitable decision-making. This involves helping clients establish mechanisms for stakeholder engagement and participation. • I advise on alternative ownership models that promote the sharing of value and empower stakeholders. This may include exploring cooperative or community ownership models that prioritize inclusivity and shared prosperity. • I guide companies promoting responsible and sustainable investment practices, as well as assessing the social and environmental impact of financial decisions.

France

Hi, I am joining this community because « Doughnut Economics » has been a source of inspiration and hope. And I would like to help spread the vision and the tools. I haven’t quite figured out how I can contribute, working on it… #LearningOrganization #CollectiveIntelligence Because I have been really lucky to work for some companies that had a « learning organization » culture, collective intelligence  and effective collaboration are powerful and provide for fun, thrilling experiences.

NSW Australia

Conventional processes are failing to tackle complex, social and environmental problems and in some cases are generating ‘black swan’ consequences.  I recognize that I am a contributor to this problem as I am part of the broken system that I want to change and I realise that doing ‘less harm’ is no longer enough.  Regeneration of our economies and societies and earth itself will require a shift in thinking and collaboration in a community like this.    

Milan Italy

I’m a innovation builder and in my activity’s of working on new business idea in a. Ailton by day work in a Startup Studio I’m looking to sustainability as a central point in the design of new business opportunities 

Kuala Lumpur

I am a senior marketing lecturer at University Kuala Lumpur Business School. I teach the intersection of law, #branding, #consumerpsychologyanalysis, and #sustainability. My interest in human behaviour makes me love to travel to learn about new #culture and how it influence one's behaviour. 

Paris

Malaysia

Senior Corporate Communications specialist with over 18 years experience in public and private sector. 

Geneva, Switzerland

Entrepreneurship and sustainability expert designing & managing projects for economic development. 

Los Angeles

México

Bachelors Degree in Public policy by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.  25 years old.  Mexican, Italian and Peruvian. Interested in devepment studies, human rights and policy making.  I did my thesis about the doughnut economy, a strategic comparison between Amsterdam and Puebla, México. 

York, England

Founder of Yorkshire Sustainability Week. I'm passionate about enhancing the sustainability community & driving positive change! 

Valencia

I want to be part of the road towards a sustainable future. After obtaining my two Master’s degrees in Business Economics: Marketing (Ghent University) and in Sustainable Management (Uppsala University), I am ready to put theory into practice and to keep learning. I believe my soft skills communication, teamwork and problem-solving are a great asset in the workplace. About me: I’m positive, easy-going and love to connect with people from all over the world. By living in different countries (🇧🇪🇫🇷🇸🇪🇪🇸), I got to know different languages, cultures and perspectives. It also increased my adaptability and taught me that I thrive in an international and multidisciplinary environment, thanks to its richness of views and opinions. In my free time, I like to go scuba diving, play volleyball and go snowboarding.       

Michigan

Hello 👋 I am interested in learning more about doughnut economics. I am particularly interested in re-thinking how the spaces we live and heal in (ie: hospitals, assisted living facilities, homes) are designed to maximize sustainability, wellness, and incorporation of nature and biophilic design.  

United States

Planet and People over Profit! Hi, I am passionate with sustainability and community-driven development. I have been a huge advocate of the Doughnut Economics model since stumbling upon it during my graduate sudies in Sustainable Development. Let's connect and find ways to care for our planet and our people together!

University College Dublin

Kate McLoughlin is an Assistant Professor in Management at University College Dublin. Kate’s research focuses on the role of business for society and explores this concept from varying perspectives including sustainability, ethics, institutional logic, systems thinking, and power. The variety of stakeholders and complex inter-organisational relationships in supply chain networks provide a rich and complex context to explore themes of power, values, and practices as she is interested in political and power discourses in the field. Kate is chair of the ‘Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management’ SIG in the British Academy of Management, a member of EurOMA’s Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum and IPSERA, and reviews for a number of leading journals in the field.

Berkshire, UK

CEO of Pickle Consulting and Co-founder of the Sustainable Marketing Compass (SMC). Despite launching ISO14001 in my early career, I spent 30 years working globally for brands like Microsoft, Philips, AkzoNobel, VISA, BSI, AVIVA and Honda. Then one day, one question from my daughter changed everything. "Daddy, is your job good for the environment?" I work with Alexis Eyree of Green Eyre and the other Co-Founder of the SMC, we are two career marketers with over 50 years’ worth of experience and expertise between us. We met at the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Troubled by marketing’s complicity in the sustainability challenges the world faces, we undertook our studies, feeling like we had devil horns growing out of our heads. Our purpose is to re-orientate and reinvigorate the behaviour changing capabilities of Marketing. Transforming it from an engine of over-consumption and waste generation to a powerful catalyst for positive change, in the pursuit of a sustainable world for all.