A pioneer on the intersection of mindfulness and social impact business. Bridging the worlds of mindfulness and marketing, Paul is a thought leader, an entrepreneur, providing connection, advice and coaching to hundreds of conscious business leaders. Listen to Episode 3 of Season 3 to learn how Paul is changing the work with his mindful marketing approach.
In this episode we discuss:
- Growing up in the Hudson Valley, NY in a white, privileged community.
- How Paul sees his mother as a role model who stepped out of the norm and has deeply impacted three generations.
- How Paul sees the progressive Jewish influence in his family and his own life.
- How Paul’s educational experience (college) was very painful and how he thrived in graduate school
- His graduate degree in counseling with a psycho-neuro immunology approach in 1989 in Boston
- Mindfulness is a 1billion dollar industry
- How he has been since the beginning in the mindfulness trend
- Paul’s move in 1993 and life in New Mexico
- Paul’s 15 years of work (restorative justice, ending gender-based violence, masculinities) before he became a social entrepreneur
- Paul’s take on NGO and/ or Social Enterprise and how they are false dichotomies
- Paul’s definition of what a conscious entrepreneur is
- Paul explains what his business is and the foundational tenets of Awarepreneurs
- But how does he make a living? Paul explain his paulzelizer.com (marketing consulting) and Awarepreneurs (a network of 400 conscious impact entrepreneurs)
- Paul’s work-life balance and burn-out prevention strategies
- Paul’s best career advice he has received in his life
- Paul’s failure story
- Paul’s top three things to follow a career of impact
Links
Leslie University
Mindfulness-based stressed reduction
Books:
The Relaxation Response
No More Heroes
A different voice
Authentic Content Marketing
Soulshop
Paul Zelizer
Center for Greater Good
Awarepreneurs.com/podcast
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