After leaving the corporate world in 2019, I craved a way to use my skills to make a positive impact beyond the bottom line. I knew I wanted to volunteer more, and a networking engagement led me to Bpeace, a nonprofit focused on creating jobs in crisis-affected areas and expanding the economic empowerment of women.
Lisa Bowers decided to join Bpeace after being inspired by friend and board member Liz Wald. Reflecting on her journey, Lisa shares that she had been reading Liz’s annual letters for a few years and was inspired by her stories of helping smaller businesses with various challenges.
Kristen Sumpter, owner of Red’s Beer Garden in Atlanta, GA, had traditional views about life after college. “I’m from Wilmington, North Carolina,” she says. “I grew up
Brandt Smith, SGS Contracting owner Brandt Smith knew his company, SGS Contracting, was ready to grow. To do that, he needed to drive efficiencies through
Bpeace Skillanthropist Karisa Mashlan has deep experience in strategy and transformation, and that has served her well as a volunteer advisor helping Bpeace Fast Runner businesses grow.
Kathleen King was and is a perfectionist. She began her career as an entrepreneur at age 11 selling home-baked chocolate chip cookies from her family farmstand in a prosperous resort community on Long Island. She spent hours tinkering with the recipe until her cookies were so irresistible, almost addictive, that tourists and locals thronged to the farmstand.