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In 1970, David Green borrowed $600 and started assembling picture frames in his garage. What he and his son Steve built from that is now the largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer in the world. And they’ve run it like they believe every word of what they say about God owning it. Steve Green, who later…

Most business owners spend their careers building equity. Alan Barnhart spent his career giving it away and then gave the whole thing away too. When Alan and his brother Eric took over their family’s small crane and rigging company in Memphis, Tennessee, they made a decision that most people would call reckless. Before the company…

Truett Cathy and the People-First Philosophy of Chick-fil-A There’s a Chick-fil-A in almost every mall in America. And on Sundays, every single one of them is dark. Locked up. Not a single chicken sandwich sold. That was Truett Cathy’s decision. And it cost the company real money — an estimated $1 billion in annual missed…

This semester I was able to help a business called Jesus Loves You Ball design a new platform for their user experience in one of my Design classes. Our team met the founder, Isaac, and heard about his journey as a redemptive entrepreneur and missionary. Isaac learned how to combine his passion for soccer with…

Life Again Organic Cafe is a healthy cafe with 8 different locations across the East Coast. The cafe started in 2004, humbly serving organic whole foods in a calming atmosphere. Next, they took the time to listen to the feedback of their customers, who proclaimed that eating at Life Again made them feel energized. The…

Beyond the global acclaim and record breaking career of Marshall Mathers III better known as Eminem lies a quiet but profound commitment to his hometown of Detroit. While many public figures use charity to build their brand or seek headlines the rap legend has spent over two decades operating in the shadows. His philanthropic vehicle…

Travis Pastrana is one of those people who seems wired for motion from the moment he wakes up. He is a professional motorsports athlete and stunt performer best known for pushing the limits in freestyle motocross rally racing and NASCAR while racking up multiple X Games gold medals along the way. Born in 1983 in…

Ken Block was one of those rare people who turned pure passion into a whole new lane in car culture. He was a professional rally driver creative mastermind and the face of the viral Gymkhana videos that blew up on the internet and made drifting rally style driving and wild builds part of everyday car…

Zac Brown is known for country hits and sold out shows, but a huge part of his story is what he does off stage to give back to others. At the center of that is Camp Southern Ground, a place he built from the ground up to put more good into the world. Camp Southern…