BETH WENDT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CP1D

Photography by: Christina Bailey

"I’m encouraging young people to become social business entrepreneurs and contribute to the world, rather than just making money. Making money is no fun. Contributing to and changing the world is a lot more fun." — Muhammad Yunus

A social entrepreneur is a new term changing the face of careers all over the world. Social entrepreneurs devote their life's work to creating innovative solutions to the world's most pressing social issues. Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and start changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps. Social entrepreneurs present ideas that are user-friendly, understandable, ethical, and that bring about widespread support in order to increase the number of local people that will want to stand up, seize the idea, and begin implementation. We live in a global world that is changing constantly, we need innovative thinkers to help solve the problems of today, and create a more peaceful, sustainable place for all of us to live.

"With the shifting economy and the local and global social problems our generations are facing, I think people are turning to community over consumerism, willing to band together to solve these social problems. I hear people's visions on how to solve these problems everyday, it is inspiring! I'm devoted to helping make these visions possible in our community." —Beth Wendt