The Conscious Capitalist - Featuring John Nelson

Discussing the 4 core principles of Conscious Capitalism.

1. Higher Purpose
2. Stakeholder Orientation
3. Conscious Leadership
4. Conscious Culture

Your Hosts:

Christopher King (King) - who goes by King is the President of the DC Chapter of Conscious Capitalism and author of a new book titled" Connecting With Intent - Why Social Capital is more Valuable than Financial Capital". He is the founder and CEO of King Connections.

Ross Girardi - Vice President of the DC Chapter of Conscious Capitalism and Founder and Managing Director of Conscious Management Consulting (CMC). 

The best practices and strategies

Meet Your Guest:

John Eric Nelson is the managing partner of the Wall Street Without Walls initiative, providing financial technical assistance from finance professionals to community-based organizations in order to access the capital markets and for transactions over $3M.  Funded by major foundations, WSWW provides capital markets orientation and training programs nationally through the individual banks of the Federal Reserve Bank system and financial technical assistance to community development organizations and public agencies through teams of volunteer finance professionals, including retired and active investment bankers volunteering their expertise as a new form of philanthropy. He recently organized a WSWW exchange between China and the US on “Next Generation Philanthropy” including leading a US delegation to Beijing in 2011 and 2012

Mr. Nelson has over thirty years experience in community economic development, management consulting, and collaborative environmental policy. He designed and managed the Small Business Opportunity Project for HUD to assist public housing residents plan and run their own businesses.