Two years into a PhD program, I realized that life in traditional academia was not the road I was destined for. I have a bias for turning ideas into action, which doesn’t exactly gel with the slow, methodical, and bureaucratic approaches taken at most traditional research universities. I was hungry for a community of thinkers

I interview Social Entrepreneurs the world over on my podblog. I’ve also worked alongside these folks for about a decade. Across all of this, I’ve noticed common themes in the ways that they build successful cause based businesses – so, I offer these 10 keys as the first step on your journey to pursuing your dream of sparking social