Mark Donohue, CEO and founder of LifeGuides.com, is a lifetime entrepreneur. Focusing primarily on enterprise-level organizations, he is committed to the betterment of society and the planet. Mark’s comprehensive skill set includes expertise in strategy, design, teaching, sales, software, consumer products and ’impact’ investing.

A past Entrepreneur-In-Residence and then Senior Fellow in Social Innovation at Babson College, Mr. Donohue was honored as one of the “Top 100 American Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior,” by the organization Trust Across America.

Join us today as Mark Donohue shares the amazing possibilities today’s entrepreneurs have applying principles of progressive capitalism to achieve purpose beyond self: a great life through great business.

Quote of the Day

“Great ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s all about execution.”“Every enterprise has a responsibility to the ecosystem in which we live.”“Better to be a foot too far behind than an inch too far ahead.” - Lao Tzu, 4th century BC

Passions

Sustainability; Sequence; Resonance: essential principles of progressive capitalism and a purpose-driven life.

Resources

Lifeguides.com – “A platform for people to do extraordinary good.”

Mentions

Peter Diamandis - also at AES Nation

John’s 3 Key Take-aways

Great business requires that its visionaries work for a purpose beyond, and greater than, themselves.Execution is critical, but execution out of proper sequence can be catastrophic.Exponential technology can achieve exponential good, at the same time as exponential profit.

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