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[World News Update] Aspen Institute Names Emerging Leaders As 2010 Henry Crown Fellows ...: As Region Vice President at Frito-Lay, Trish Lukasik is responsible for the total operational and profit and loss management for the Florida region, representing $750M in annual sales and over $200M in annualized profit. She oversees a team of over 1,600 people from Human Resources, Sales, Operations and Finance.

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[Greenhoof] Greenhoof » Blog Archive » Reader Report: Skoll Social Forum: There is nothing stagnant in that definition. I know that I felt excited to see this vital movement celebrated by the Skoll Foundation in a ceremony that showed the possibility of the intersection of social change and the abatement of climate change.

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[BCLC Blog] BCLC Blog » Intrapreneurial Behavior and eBay's Robert Chatwani (1 ...: As a responsible executive of any company would do, Robert thought first and foremost about “business growth.” He also believed that even though the eBay marketplace empowered millions of sellers to become entrepreneurs, the business had yet to empower individuals throughout the developing world. At the same time, he and his team observed that a growing number of U.S. consumers were starting to align their personal values and their purchase decisions.  There was a new consumer “mindset” emerging, one that was practical, socially conscious, and interested in the story behind the products they were buying.  This was fertile ground for a business opportunity as well as an opportunity to achieve large scale social impact.

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