TEDx Talks

What if the "Go Big or Go Home" mindset is exactly what’s holding you back from making real impact? Serial company builder and nonprofit founder Jeff Hilimire shares how chasing smaller, more meaningful goals led to the creation of a global volunteer movement, 48in48, that has empowered over 7,500 volunteers and supported more than 1,300 nonprofits worldwide. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or unfulfilled by “big” dreams, this talk will show you another path forward. Jeff Hilimire believes that big impact starts with small, purpose-driven actions.

He is the best-selling author of the Turnaround Leadership Series and a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits. His current business, Purpose Group, is a purpose-driven holding company focused on proving that business can be a profitable force for good in the world.

Jeff is also co-founder and board member of digital agency Dragon Army, publishing company Ripples Media and nonprofit organizations 48in48 and A Pledge.

Active in the civic community, Jeff serves on the boards of Goodie Nation, In the Action, The Carter Center and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

He lives in Atlanta with his wife and their five children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

What if the secret to fixing capitalism lies in a small island tradition? In this heartfelt talk, historian and business professor Leon C. Prieto shares his experiences with gayap, a communal practice in Trinidad & Tobago that centers cooperation, mutual aid, and shared responsibility. Drawing parallels to today’s broken business systems, he makes the case for a new approach to capitalism; one driven by empathy, collaboration, and care.

A must-watch for anyone rethinking what leadership and success should look like in the 21st century. Leon C. Prieto champions putting empathy, purpose and community at the forefront of business and leadership.

An advocate for balanced capitalism where profit and social impact coexist, his work, published in the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review, has influenced universities and
industry leaders worldwide.

Leon is co-author of “African American Management History: Insights on Gaining a Cooperative Advantage” and recipient of the Thinkers50
Breakthrough Idea Award.

He is a professor of management at Clayton State University and a research fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. As a professional speaker for the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Speaker Program, he inspires global audiences to embrace inclusive and sustainable business practices. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx