Andrew Hall. Co-founder. Mealshare.
One of the most exciting things about working in the impact economy is seeing the rise of cool social enterprises like Mealshare, taking the buy one give one model to the culinary world. Andrew Hall is the co-founder and co-mastermind behind this budding West Coast based organization. From consultant to …
Joanna Reynolds. Associate Director. MaRS Centre for Impact Investing
Experts in Social Finance Series: Joanna Reynolds’ story is a great example of a career in the impact sector, seamlessly transitioning from the arts and nonprofit to social finance. Joanna is at the forefront of impact investing and a trailblazer in the field- we need more Purple Sheep like her!
Inside Summerhill: What it’s like to work there
Behind the Impact: It’s inspiring every time we go behind the scenes at an organization that does well by doing good. Especially where the culture allows people to be themselves, make an impact and have fun all at the same time. Summerhill is an energy efficiency and engagement company that designs …
Confessions of a Purple Sheep: 3 Pieces of Career Advice
Finding your dream social impact job takes hard work and persistence. Good career advice is sector, even job specific. Advice for getting a job at Google is very different than good advice for getting a job at the RBC Foundation or the United Way. We’ve gone through our Purple Sheep interviews …
Fatima Crerar. Director of Projects. Public Inc.
For those of us who believe there’s more to a job than a paycheque, and that it’s about the journey, not just the destination- this interview is for you. As the Director of Projects at Public, Fatima Crerar shares a unique passion and drive for her work, spurred by the …
Caleigh Farrell. Projects Manager. Public Inc.
As a millennial, finding your first job out of university is hard. Finding the perfect job is even harder. After a series of unfulfilling internships and experiences, Caleigh took her mom’s advice to ‘follow her bliss’ and went back to school to add a Masters to her BA in Anthropology. …
6 career options you never knew existed
Discover alternative, corporate career options in the emerging social impact space:
Phillip Haid. Co-Founder and CEO. Public Inc.
We’ve never walked away so inspired than after meeting Phillip. On a mission to redefine giving, Phillip and his team are disrupting what it means to do charity and business. Phillip is not only a visionary but a fun leader that encapsulates a play hard – work hard mentality. Phillip’s …
Darrell Kopke. Founder and Skool Principal. institute B
What do you do after you’ve been a part of one of Canada’s greatest business success stories (the 6th employee at lululemon)? You deploy your business acumen to create social change. Or maybe you try and reinvent Capitalism. That’s the bold ambition of Darrell Kopke, Founder and Skool Principal at institute …
How to find meaningful jobs
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the types of jobs we will post on Bmeaningful and why we’re different than LinkedIn or Workopolis. The types of jobs we post We specialize in jobs that have both a purpose and a paycheque (read: meaningful jobs that pay you normally …
Don’t Wait For Job Happiness, Become A Purple Sheep Now.
Herd Mentality. Now more than ever, the pressure to do well in school and succeed in our career is on, and Gen Y has felt that pressure like no other generation before (think Tiger Mother). Many of our friends and former classmates went into high profile corporate jobs because …