Made the World Better
Phantila Phataraprasit, co-founder and COO of Sabai Design, a sustainable furniture brand that refurbishes and repairs products: “There’s been a rise of greenwashing companies using one-off sustainable materials or planting a tree when someone buys something. We look at our products and company holistically.”
Vicky Tsai, founder and CEO of Tatcha, which sells Japanese beauty products and supports diversity and gender equality in
schools: “Our company was uniquely impacted by the AAPI hate movement. We took very public and early stances on to support change. As a leader, you use your resources to make a difference.”
Mandy Price, cofounder and CEO of Kanarys, an analytics firm that helps companies improve diversity, with bookings up 11-fold in the past year: “If your organization doesn’t look like society, that means you’re probably not doing something right.”
Star Carter, cofounder and COO of
Kanarys: “The goal is simple: to put everybody on the same playing field and have it be a true meritocracy. We know as underrepresented individuals in the corporate workplace, we can do something to make changes.”
Hani Goldstein, cofounder and CEO of Snappy, a gifting platform that serves more than 1,400 enterprise customers including Microsoft,
Uber, and Zoom: “The concept is to spread joy and give back. In January, Snappy formed a $500,000 fund led by employees who determine which initiatives to support.”
Ximena Hartsock, founder of Phone2Action, a maker of software to help citizens engage with
lawmakers: “While activism tech is a booming market now, it didn’t exist in 2012, when I started the company. I didn’t have a playbook.” Michelle Buelow, founder and CEO of Bella Tunno, a teethingtoy maker that has
donated 6.5 million meals to hungry chil
dren: “As a result of the pandemic, 118 million more people were food-insecure in 2020 than 2019. That makes us on fire for our mission.” Jessica O. Matthews, founder and CEO of Uncharted, a developer of smart infrastructure for cities: “In a community, everything