Kim is dedicated to helping companies be found for their values and empowers impact-driven businesses to grow with purpose. bring grounded optimism, collaboration, and a commitment to building resilient communities to every engagement. Kim is a Certified Coach through the Institute for Equity Centered Coaching, bringing an inclusive, equity-driven lens to all coaching and consulting work. Engaging company founders and teams with the importance of preparation, expression of values through certification processes, and beyond, offering clear, supportive guidance at every step. Kim meets companies where they are and helps them grow into the future they envision.
Company Name: Mighty Epiphyte Consulting & Mighty Impacts Continuum
Kathryn is the founder of Realise Change, a purpose-driven consultancy with a big mission to reduce the overwhelm of running and growing a purpose-driven business by delivering actionable strategies and hands-on support to create companies that are not only resilient but also champions of social and environmental impact.
With over 15 years in corporate HR and as a certified sustainability professional (SEA), Kathryn combines her passion for complex problem-solving and empowering people to grow, with her knowledge and experience to help leaders confidently navigate the B Corp certification process, align business operations with social and sustainability goals, and provide fractional support to drive purpose-led, resilient growth.
Michelle has helped over 50 companies pursue B Corp Certification in both the US and Canada. Her background is in food sustainability, which has bolstered her ability to align climate justice with economic objectives, and has prepared her for the work needed to seed impact and cultivate its growth!
Christine Briscoe (she/her) is passionate about using business as a force for good, serves on the Boards of B Local Colorado and B Academics, and participated in B Lab US & Canada’s Racial Equity Learning Journey 2.0. She has consulted with clients in a variety of industries including apparel, wellness products, travel, electronics, and many others. She has assisted clients with B Corp certification and recertification, how to prepare for the new standards, ESG policies and procedures, and training implementation.
Christine also worked at the Fair Labor Association and Responsible Business Alliance, guiding companies of all sizes and industries on implementing social compliance standards and Codes of Conduct, including around Labor, Human Rights, Health and Safety, Ethics, Environment and Management Systems. She has conducted assessments around the risk of child labor in manufacturing plants in the US and has visited numerous factories around the globe. In addition to an MBA with a focus on International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Business Ethics, Christine possesses a Postgraduate Degree in Education from the University of Glasgow and completed CU Boulder’s Climate Action for Business and ESG Strategy Certificate programs. She speaks French, some Spanish and German.
HigherRing, a proud women-led B Corp, specializes in ethical, efficient and affordable outsourced fractional and full-time operations support. We hire, train, manage, and mentor people from 31 states and two Canadian provinces to help small to medium-sized purpose-driven companies scale.
Planet+Purpose Solutions, PBC is a women-led, boutique B Corp Certified consulting practice that provides strategic guidance to help organizations launch sustainability initiatives. They build brand awareness by connecting their clients to their purpose, and their purpose to consumers through authentic action. They help companies achieve B Corp Certification, become Climate and Plastic Neutral, set science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gases, and establish plastic-specific and broader waste reduction goals. They also shape communications plans that help their clients communicate about their sustainability goals in ways that are meaningful, accurate, transparent, and in line with FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, retailer, and consumer expectations.
Marissa is the Founder and Principal of Tallawah Consulting, a social impact consultancy that helps companies maximize their impact by leveraging equity, innovation, and inclusion to drive their core strategies forward. Having worked across various sectors, including law, tech, public policy, non-profit and business, she recognizes the far-reaching impact leveraging business as a force for good can have on communities and ecosystems, especially those that have been undermined by systems of inequity. She remains a champion of social entrepreneurship, both as an educator, practitioner, and advisor in the field, and also as Co-Chair of B Local NYC, which celebrates and shepherds the work of the 170+ B Corps in New York City using business to positively impact residents and their communities in the city.
Steven Deheeger (he/him) is a graduate student at Harvard University and a B Corp Consultant with over twenty years of experience in advancing policy advocacy and collective action to drive systemic social and environmental change.
His graduate research, conducted in collaboration with B Lab U.S. & Canada, focuses on strengthening policy advocacy and collective action across the B Corp movement, helping mission-driven businesses build the capacity to engage effectively in advocacy. Grounded in academic research and conversations with leaders across the movement, his work aims to develop practical recommendations for how businesses can leverage advocacy to create lasting, systemic change.
Steven is pursuing a Master of Sustainability and has graduate certificates in Corporate Sustainability & Innovation and Natural Resource Management & Sustainable Ecosystems, as well as a certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School.
Originally from France, Steven is based in New York City and enjoys hiking with friends and family.
An unconventional, winding road of educational and career paths has led Grant to helping businesses find a more beneficial path to operating. He received a B.A in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, accompanied by a certificate in Technology Management. He spent several years managing the new construction and LEED certification of college laboratories and biotech buildings before venturing into tech, where he focused on strategic sales and marketing. Most recently, Grant joins Everoot as Consulting Director after several years in food science – developing products with for-profits and organizations across the globe aimed at lowering produce waste within global supply chains. The ability to build products with a benefit to people, planet, and purpose is an action he is passionate about supporting others in.
Lisa founded Wisconsin’s first triple bottom line managed sustainability consulting and ethical marketing firm, Evolution Marketing, in 2007 and has been helping companies to become Certified B Corps since 2016. She is a sustainability, ESG practitioner and has been helping companies tell their impact stories for over a decade. As a consultant she has worked on projects in supply chain sustainability, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and the green building space. Lisa is a co-founder of B Local Wisconsin and the current Chair.
Adrian is currently the Executive Chair of B Local Illinois where he leads B Local Illinois in the effort to grow, connect, and support all Certified B Corp companies in Illinois that are committed to a triple bottom line. He has been deeply involved in the B Corp movement for more than a decade and completed the Next Economy MBA program from Lift Economy. Adrian graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.
Rebecca is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Impact Collective, a certified B Corp that empowers whole humans and whole organizations to actualize their vision of a better world. Rebecca is an Impact Strategist and Coach who has a focus in the B Corp community. She helps companies get B Corp certified and recertified, implement long term impact strategy, and coaches B Corp leaders and changemakers to feel more confident and clear about their unique path to greater impact. She is passionate about using numbers to impact humans and bringing humanity to numbers, and has found that B Corp certification blends those passions perfectly. No matter what stage you are in your impact journey, she can help get you to the next one.
As a Leader in Supply Chain, Operations, and Strategy, he is not just a professional, he is a catalyst for organizational transformation. With an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a track record of driving continuous improvement, he has honed his skills in orchestrating supply chain strategies that consistently exceed performance targets. Moreover, he has supported several clients in developing and implementing sustainability strategies.
Sarah is the COO and Co-Founder of The Impact Collective; their mission is to empower whole humans and whole organizations to actualize their vision of a better world. Their services include B Corp Certification and Recertification, Impact Strategy, Impact Storytelling, and Leadership Coaching. Sarah also serves as the Vice Chair for B Local PDX.
Ryan is a Partner/Worker-Owner at LIFT Economy as well as the co-author of The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good and The Next Economy MBA: Redesigning Business for the Benefit of All Life. He has helped over 80 companies — like Patagonia, Allbirds, Ben & Jerry’s, King Arthur Flour, Animikii, and Red Bay Coffee—become Certified B Corporations, recertify as B Corporations, and maximize the value of their B Corp Certification. Ryan provides diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services to B Corps and other social enterprises. He works with white-led and majority white organizations, particularly white men, to promote racial justice, love, joy, compassion, and belonging in the workplace and is a member of White Men for Racial Justice.
Dr. Kristin Joys is an impact strategist who has spent over 25 years empowering high-impact innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.
Do Good Well Consulting was founded in 2002. During its first decade, Do Good Well Consulting helped folks find and create high-impact ventures, careers, and leadership opportunities. Since 2012, Kristin’s work has focused on empowering businesses, organizations, and individuals to create strategic value (strategic venture plans & impact business models, strategic giving plans & high impact philanthropy, leadership consulting & coaching). She particularly enjoys working with high-impact entrepreneurs launching innovative ventures that bridge for-profit and nonprofit models (aka “designed to give” hybrid sibling ventures). Kristin delights in creating actionable strategic impact plans, helping ventures be more innovative, meaningful, resilient, and successful.
Kristin serves on the Board of B Academics and is Director of Strategic Impact for Florida for Good. She studied with Dr. Brené Brown in 2019 to become a Certified Dare to Lead™️ Facilitator. In 2022 she earned a certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard.
Anne Klein is the Managing Director of Pilot Forward LLC, a sustainability consulting firm that specializes in BCorp Certification, sustainability strategy development, and ESG disclosure and reporting.
Prior to Pilot Forward LLC, Anne served for five years at the Pet Sustainability Coalition, supporting businesses in the pet industry to implement profitable environmental and social business practices. She served as VP of Administration and Sustainability at Newton Running, leading Newton’s successful effort to become the first running shoe brand to achieve B Corp Certification.
Anne has over 18 years of fundraising experience in nonprofits, including senior positions at Harvard Business School and the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Denver, CO. She holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley and Ed.M. from Harvard University, Graduate School of Education. She holds certifications as a B Corp Consultant and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
At the intersection of impact and business innovation, Ghani Kolli is passionate about alternative economic models aimed at a regenerative and sustainably prosperous society. He is involved with the international Think Tank such as R3.0, which advocates for a redesign for the resilience and regeneration of human and natural ecosystems. He contributes to and draws from the best and most ambitious practices in true sustainability, sustainable finance, systemic change, and resilient territories. To this end, the Flourishing Business Canvas, the design of wisdom economies, Blue Ocean Strategies, New Generation Business Models, and the theory of change are among the tools in his toolkit. Ghani is one of the contributors to the books Design a Better Business, Business Models for Team, and The Real Startup Book. He can be in roles as diverse as coaching, training, consulting, or speaking. More than 4,000 participants have attended his workshops and conferences.
Throughout his career, Ghani has held roles as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, including positions as sales director, general management, strategic advisor, in addition to founding several companies in North Africa and Canada.
Ghani founded and led the strategic design consulting firm HumanYo+Impact in 2014 before joining Credo as a partner in May 2021. There, he works with SMEs on social responsibility issues, with incubators/accelerators to contribute to the emergence of new impact business models, with NGOs and cooperatives to offer strategic clarity and design, as well as with economic development departments to contribute to development that respects planetary boundaries and social thresholds.
Trained in management information systems at the University of Béjaia, in international trade and management at the International Institute of Management and HEC Montréal, Ghani Kolli volunteers in the business communities of Canada and the Maghreb. Among other roles, he is president of the CDCA – Canada-Algeria Development Council and Governor of the RJCCQ – Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec (Network of Young Chambers of Commerce of Quebec).
I’m Brennan Lake, a social impact strategist with roots in international development, entrepreneurship, and big data. I spent five years running an International Development NGO, and I currently lead a social impact program at a venture-backed big-data company. My work centers on helping organizations align purpose with performance—leveraging what they already do best to generate meaningful social impact while improving competitiveness. I believe the most effective impact strategies focus an organization’s core competencies, unlock new corporate value, and deepen stakeholder trust. With an MBA from Cornell University and experience leading both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, I bring a cross-sector lens to the B Corp journey. As a B Corp Consultant, I partner with teams to translate their values into measurable action—improving impact performance in ways that are authentic, financially viable, and built to last.
Genevieve is Chief Impact Officer at Way to B with over a decade supporting organizations through B Corp certification. She consults with companies to create programs that boost both positive impact and business performance.
She immerses herself in clients’ challenges rather than advising from the sidelines, working directly with global teams across fashion/apparel/textiles, travel, beauty/wellness, marketing, and B2B services. Her hands-on approach helps leaders navigate complexities and unlock their potential as forces for good.
Passionate about collective action, Genevieve has served on the board of B Local LA and currently leads as Co-Chair of the B Beauty Coalition Steering Committee, bringing valuable industry insights and community connections to her work.
Dr Cara MacMillan is a Mom, David’s Life Partner and Co-Founder of Halcyon Consulting Group. Cara has been involved with the B Corps movement since 2015. She believes that companies can be both the best in the world and the best for the world. Cara and her team excel in strategic, sustainable business model innovation. She loves working with industry disruptors to improve their auditable ESG processes to manage material risk. Cara has worked with many firms as they have journeyed from pre-B Corps certification to Best for the World.
In her role as Academic Chair of B Local Texas and loves to integrate B Corps material risk management into curriculum for our future and to work with firms who leverage their business model for international growth.
Cara spends her spare time hiking with David and their 60lb Australian labradoodle, Farley Mowat.
Benn is an independent impact coach and B Corp consultant helping businesses turn values into meaningful action. Through his work with The Rising Kind, he brings leaders together in cohort-based experiences designed to build connection, accountability, and shared progress. His approach centers on collective action, practical tools, and creating spaces where impact leaders don’t have to do this work alone. As an openly transgender man, Benn is proud to co-chair the B Proud network, is a B Local Leader in Maine, and serves as an adjunct professor for the University of New Hampshire’s B Impact Clinic, supporting companies as they pursue and strengthen their B Corp Certification.
Kerrie’s natural ability to connect with people as well as her excellent communication and project management skills allow her to easily integrate into a company’s team and empower them with the essential business foundation and strategies to achieve meaningful growth and, ultimately, realize their vision for a better tomorrow. Kerrie works with companies of all sizes and in different industries, from start-ups to well established businesses.
Ali has 10+ years of experience at the intersection of Business and Impact. After completing an International MBA program, she managed sustainable development programs in Central America, including projects in partnership with Deloitte’s Corporate Social Responsibility program. She then transitioned into the tech sector, working with impact business model startups like Classy (acquired by GoFundMe) and Persefoni (a GHG management and accounting software), where she consulted companies on embedding new technologies into their operations. As an advocate for corporate sustainability, she initiated B Impact Assessment at Classy, leading to B Corp certification and the strategic hiring of the company’s first Head of Sustainability. She now leads a team of Implementation Consultants at Workiva, a software company supporting Fortune 500 companies in building their complex ESG reports. Ali is passionate about furthering the B Corp movement and her varied experience across impact technologies, Customer Success, and Sustainability make her a B Corp Consultant worth considering for your B Corp certification needs.
Caitlyn is the Director of Finance & Operations at Catalyst Partners, an employee-owned, women-led, B Corp certified consultancy specializing in sustainable and high-performance building solutions. As a Certified Public Accountant, Caitlyn offers extensive financial expertise and strategic insight to assist organizations in harmonizing profitability with purpose.
Catalyst Partners specializes in guiding businesses through many sustainability certifications, including the B Corp Certification, embedding sustainable practices, and strengthening financial and operational resilience. With a strong foundation in financial strategy, operations, and impact measurement, Caitlyn is adept at helping businesses enhance their performance while driving meaningful change.
Carolina Miranda (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of Cultivating Capital. As a B Corp Consultant, she has helped businesses achieve B Corp certification, increase their impact and score with recertification, and develop action plans that maximize team engagement. In addition to her experience working directly with companies throughout the certification process, she has been trained directly by B Lab twice. In 2021, she was one of only three U.S. participants in a pilot program run by B Lab to train external verifiers to perform certification verifications independently, and in 2023, she was in the inaugural cohort of B Corp Consultants. She was awarded the 2024 Hal Taussig Award, the B Corp community’s highest honor, and the 2020 Community Builders award from B Lab for her contributions to the community.
Trained as an engineer with an MBA specialized in Social and Environmental Responsibility of Organizations, Francis brings nearly 15 years of experience as both a business owner and a consultant, primarily working with manufacturing companies. His journey is driven by a deep conviction: businesses have a key role to play in caring for the planet and all forms of life it sustains.
He conducted an in-depth study of the B Corp standard as part of my final MBA project, and he is enthusiastic about guiding organizations through sustainable transformation—one that is human-centered, high-performing, and aligned with their core values.
Recognized for his creativity, positive intensity, and innovative mindset, he thrives on team challenges and love helping others bring out their best. Curious, committed, and focused on continuous growth, he believe that every day is an opportunity to improve, to learn, and to make a positive impact.
His approach is deeply collaborative, built on sharing, listening, and co-creation. He care deeply about building strong, lasting, and genuine relationships with clients and partners, always placing their success at the heart of his work.
Natasha is an attorney co-founder of Nazareth Bonifacino Law*, Maryland’s first Certified B Corporation legal practice. She proudly serves as general counsel to businesses and nonprofits in the Mid-Atlantic region with a dedication to joyful, purposeful work that transforms our communities and drives positive change. As a B Corp Consultant*, Natasha supports aspiring and established B Corps by focusing on governance, ownership, legal requirements, stakeholder policies and practices, and building value at the intersection of business and law. *Note: Legal services are available in Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, and California. Consulting services are available throughout the U.S.
“How do we do better?” Rai-mon Nemar Barnes was born with this question in his ear. Following the example of his parents, grandparents, and mentors as entrepreneurs, innovators, and artists Rai-mon has been constantly compelled to build businesses that lead with that question and support the growth of businesses with impact.
Working with influential brands like G.M., Red Bull, Etsy, AirBnB, Vitamin Water, Vans, and Compass has given him a diverse lens through which to help his clients, and guided his founding of Consciously®️
The Consciously Method™️ has evolved and been honed to perfection over time, but was born from that question that’s been the constant thread through Rai-mon’s entire life. So now, when he’s asked, “how can we do better?”, Rai-mon simply answers, “Do it Consciously.”
Kristy has been championing the B Corp movement since 2013. She is the co-owner and creative director at Decade, a purpose-driven impact consulting firm that has supported over 160 companies in using the B Impact Assessment to build better practices. Decade supports SMEs across a wide range of industries across North America in developing ambitious impact strategies through impact measurement, policy development, team education, and design thinking. Kristy’s extensive experience with the B Impact Assessment and commitment to building company ‘culture clubs’ around impact will give you, and your team, the confidence you need to achieve B Corp Certification and leave the world better every time you turn a dollar.
Heather founded Heather Paulsen Consulting (HPC) in 2014 to support mission-driven businesses in creating an economy and world that works better for all of us. HPC specializes in B Corp and zero waste certifications, sustainability-focused strategic planning and facilitation, and is increasingly leaning into regenerative business design. The company’s work sets companies up for long-term success, creating a legacy of growth and generosity while building company culture to attract and retain the best talent. A Certified B Corp and member of 1% for the Planet since 2015, HPC has earned recognition for “Growing the B Corp Movement” (2016) and as “Best for the World: Changemaker” (2018).
Dr. Stephanie Raible is a researcher, educator, and advocate for social entrepreneurship and innovation. She helps businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises navigate impact-driven strategies, B Corp certification, and sustainable growth. She specializes in working with new social enterprises and organizations undergoing strategic and leadership transitions. With 12 years of experience as a board member, consultant, and advisor, she offers practical expertise in governance, impact measurement, and scaling social enterprises. She has worked with institutions across North America and internationally, bringing a global perspective to leadership and growth challenges. Recognized at institutional, local, national, and international levels for her work and expertise, she helps organizations align mission and profit for lasting impact.
Samantha is an Australian-Canadian CPA living in Toronto, who founded Ethical Profit Agency to help environmentally and socially conscious SME’s understand their financial and tax obligations. In 2020, Samantha published “Ethical Profit: A Guide to Increasing Profit Using Sustainable Business Practices” to show how businesses can improve profit by leading with B Corp values. Samantha has been passionate about the B Corp movement since she certified her company in 2017. She is B Local Ontario’s treasurer and part of the B Local Ontario Advocacy committee.
As Founder + Chief Impact Officer of IMPACT BRIDGE, Michael’s purpose is to empower leaders to grow positive impact brands. Michael is an expert in B Corp + future-fit business, purpose + impact strategy, sustainability + brand innovation. He has over two decades of experience working with senior leaders to develop + implement value creation strategies for greater growth + positive impact. Michael is a trusted advisor, consultant, fractional executive + partner to many existing and aspiring B Corps, including startups, scaleups, multinationals + global brands. Michael envisions a world where all people + our planet are thriving –because courageous leaders + purpose-driven companies have helped redefine success + transformed our economy to serve life!
Founder and Executive Director of Enharmonic Encounters LLC, a small, Black-owned business that builds bridges toward a more unified world through sustainability translation and consulting, Jeffrey’s expertise covers every area of B Corp Certification. His experience as a former business sustainability analyst at B Lab Global — during which he reviewed and personally conferred certification to hundreds of companies all over the world—equips him with a unique perspective around the inner workings, pain points, and success strategies in transforming businesses to truly embody what it means to be a Certified B Corporation. His specialized guidance will position your company to reach the finish line, while also taking delight in the journey.
Nathan has been in the B Corp world since 2016, working first as a student consultant before being employed as the Director of Culture & Impact at Georgia’s largest B Corp. Nathan also started and still runs B Local Georgia, serves on the board of B Academics, teaches an MBA level B Corp course at UGA, and is the Executive Director of BLD Southeast. He launched Profitable Purpose Consulting in 2021 and certified the company as a B Corp in 2022. Nathan’s professional accolades include receiving B Lab’s Community Builder of the Year award in 2020, making multiple best seller categories in 2022 for his book, Happy Monday, and releasing his first TEDx talk in 2023: “Reimagining Capitalism Through Purpose, With Purpose, & On Purpose.”
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