Adam Braun is the Founder of Pencils of Promise, an award-winning organization that began with just $25 and has since broken ground on 250 schools across the world. He also is the creator of the "For-Purpose" approach to business and philanthropy, which combines for-profit business acumen with the best of social sector idealism. Braun graduated from Brown University, began his career at Bain & Company, and has been a featured speaker at the White House, United Nations and Clinton Global Initiative.
"The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change" is his New York Times bestselling debut book, which shares his personal journey from high finance through more than 50 countries and explains the essential steps that every person must take to discover their own life of passion and purpose.
Richard Branson described, "For anyone looking to transform the world, this book will show you how to get it done."
You can find more information at www.adambraun.com.
by Adam Braun • March 18, 2014 • Travel
The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can t...
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