Business By, of, and For the People: Park Slope Food Coop
Greed does not have to be the status quo. Businesses CAN be good for people, good for the planet, and good for communities. We’ve gotten used to the idea that companies only care about profit – we even expect it. But there is another way. Join us for our conversation with Ann Herpel of the Park Slope Food Coop, a massively successful cooperative business in New York City that puts people and the environment first and profit second. Ann tells us the story of the Park Slope Food Coop and how it's become a global model for other cooperative businesses in cities like Paris and Berlin. We dig into cooperative corporations (something they won’t teach you about in business school). Cooperative businesses can be wildly successful and are often built by communities who agree on a shared set of values which benefit owners, shoppers, and locals all at once. Tune in for a fascinating new look at business and what it could be and do in the world.SUPPORT the Park Slope Food Coop: Learn more and join if you’re in NYC at https://www.foodcoop.com/, or research and support coops in your local community.CHALLENGE: Learn more about coops. Find and join a coop in your local community, or consider starting one. Check out the film, “Food Coop”, about the Park Slope Food Coop to get inspired about what’s possible.TAKEAWAYS: 1: We have more options than we realize when it comes to how we do business. 2: WE CAN revitalize our communities with cooperative businesses. 3: We don’t have to do anything alone - there is support to be found in our communities. We can build together.Visit www.wecanremaketheworld.com for more info and resources.