Social Innovation Thought Leader & Purpose-Driven Business Strategist; Founder of Business for Good; Author of "Philanthropy in a Flat World"
Jon Duschinsky Biography
Jon Duschinsky is a thought leader in social innovation and the founder of the Business for Good movement. For more than 30 years, Duschinsky has worked with leaders to integrate purpose, leadership, people, and execution, enabling organizations to operate with clarity, accountability, and momentum. He advocates that doing good and achieving business success are not mutually exclusive, citing data that businesses focused on social impact demonstrate higher innovation, increased workforce retention, and faster stock value growth compared to competitors.
Duschinsky began his career in philanthropy and social impact, co-founding a fundraising agency at age 21 and working at a national level to strengthen civil society in France and across Eastern and Central Europe. He contributed to global movements and developed strategies that generated significant funding for causes such as cancer and Alzheimer's research. The publication of his book, "Philanthropy in a Flat World," established Duschinsky as a sought-after speaker and advisor in corporate social responsibility and purpose-driven business.
As the founder of Centrepoint, strategist, and author, Duschinsky has worked in more than 60 countries with Fortune 500 companies, governments, healthcare organizations, foundations, hospitality brands, family businesses, arts organizations, and social movements. His clients include Airbus, Accor, Pernod-Ricard, Sodexo, NASCAR, Prudential, and Maybank, as well as the governments of Germany, the United States, France, and the United Arab Emirates. Duschinsky has advised and trained prime ministers, presidents, CEOs, executive teams, entrepreneurs, fundraisers, and frontline staff, and has shared stages with global figures including Mikhail Gorbachev, Kofi Annan, and Bob Geldof.
Duschinsky draws on strategy, neuroscience, and human behavior to demonstrate how purpose, leadership, people, and execution influence trust, decision-making, culture, and organizational performance. He is the author of "Philanthropy in a Flat World" and "(Me)volution." Duschinsky is a board member and advisor to several social technology firms, co-founder of Oreka Solutions—a Canadian company focused on agricultural innovation through insect technology—and a regular lecturer at universities in Europe, North America, and Africa.
Jon Duschinsky Speaking Topics
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Purpose, Passion & Profitability
Companies with a clear ‘Purpose’ have more loyal customers, attract and retain top performers…and make more money.
There’s a strong link between a clear Purpose and extraordinary profitability: an 11-year study of 207 companies shows that businesses committed to a clear Purpose averaged 571% higher gains in earnings! (Kotter and Heskett, ‘Corporate Culture and Performance’)
In Jon’s insightful, disruptive and entertaining Keynote Session, he shifts your perspective on what a clear business ‘Purpose’ is, how to create it and how it will transform your business…and then he delivers his effective, proprietary ‘Implementation Tools’ to make it happen.
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Disrupt or Die
To quote actor Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption, “You’re either busy living…or you’re busy dying.”
If you’re not disrupting the status quo, challenging every assumption and fixing things that aren’t yet broken, your business is ‘busy dying’.
The world has never moved this fast…and will never again move this slowly. We must create ‘the next’ or be the victims of ‘what comes next’. To disrupt successfully, we need clarity on Purpose and Vision and be committed to innovation and comfortable with change.
Want to learn how to do that? This session delivers the insights you need to develop a disruptive mindset. Jon will help your team unleash a wave of creativity and innovation that ensures you achieve ‘sustainable market leadership’ and industry-leading profitability!
Jon Duschinsky Videos
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Jon Duschinsky is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Purpose, Passion & Profitability , Disrupt or Die, Are you rich in goats? and The Purpose-Driven Leadership Journey Masterclass. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jon Duschinsky for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Jon Duschinsky generally travels from Kitchener, Canada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Afdhel Aziz, Coral Santoro, Paul Hutchinson, Dr. Erin Oksol and Patrick Snow. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jon Duschinsky for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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