We serve two main client types: leaders of companies with sustainability initiatives or business development needs they're looking to outsource, and mission-driven entrepreneurs who need strategic help launching and growing their business. 

For those with extremely tight budgets, we offer Premium Membership to GreenBusinessOwner.com for less than a dollar a day, which includes a weekly online Office Hours where you can come talk about your business challenges and get feedback from GBO Principals and other sustainable business experts. Check out membership options here. 

For clients looking for business development assistance, we offer consulting services tailored to your unique business and its strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats. For more information, check out our consulting services page.

Below is a list of our consulting clients and the results they achieved with our help.  

Eastman Chemical Work and Outcome: Sustainability training for mid-level employees, managers, and sales staff. Deliverables: 1. 2 day pilot workshop for sustainability team. 2. Multi-module online training program, with quizzes, and certification, showcasing business case for sustainability, threats and unseen liabilities, opportunities for growth and innovation, Life Cycle Management and Life Cycle Analysis, and the dizzying field of eco-labels.

Ingredients; Honolulu, HI Work and Outcome: Raising capital and selling corporate sponsorships to support development and marketing of Ingredients Hawaii documentary. Filmmaker Robert Bates' acclaimed film Ingredients has helped raise awareness of issues of local food systems and the unhealthy and unsustainable nature of our current fast, processed food system. GBO is working with Ingredients to raise capital for a local version, set in Hawaii, and addressing the unique nature of the island state's food production challenges. Deliverables: 1. Direct sales of sponsorship packages valued between $10,000 and $100,000. 2. Implementation and management of crowdsourcing fundraising program.

Six Pack Foods; San Francisco, CA Work and Outcome: Early stage growth and sustainable food consulting. Deliverables: 1. Adaptation of current menu offerings to incorporate sustainable, locally sourced, and low carbon foods, while maintaining culinary standards and style. 2. Integration of health code standards into growing food production capabilities. 3. Efficiency review of operations. 4. Marketing. 5. Capacity building.

Sierra Club Green Home; Las Vegas, NV Work and Outcome: Corporate sustainability training curriculum development. Deliverables: 1. Strategic guidance on development of sustainability curriculum sales strategy. 2. Development and support of curriculum to support Green Leader and Green Ambassador programs.

Isabella Water; Nashville, TN Work and Outcome: Strategic advising, executive coaching, financial and operational planning support. Deliverables: Supported founder in early-stage organization and development of this triple bottom-line company aimed at creating products and processes that allow access to clean drinking water for communities in the US as well as for those in underdeveloped countries.

Illumined Connections Deliverables: Strategic advising on large client acquisition. Market research with pilot case studies. Development of sales offering. Implementation of marketing outreach.

Dr. Namrata Patel, San Francisco Green Dentist Deliverables: Development of Marketing Plan. Feasibility Study, Market Research, and Business Plan development for expansion to second location. Strategic advising based on current customer data and competitive analysis. Direct B-2-B sales within existing insurance framework.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Work and Outcome: Development of small business strategy script for going green profitably. Scott Cooney featured in video for the Small Business Insight Series.

Earth 2017, Berkeley, CA Work and Outcome: Strategic advising and copyediting manuscript for green business strategy book.

The Future Leaders Institute: Building Bold Humanitarian Leaders Deliverables: Found and led this groundbreaking organization from early vision through to sustainable, widespread impact.

Everywun: Better Online Communities Work and Outcome: Business development, HR and investor relations during the early start-up phase that lead to a full staff team and half a million of investment.

Revolution Foods Work and Outcome: Business development and sales -- expanded the number of clients and pipeline in the face of increased competition.

Peace Lab Deliverables: Capacity building, executive coaching, infrastructure development and hiring the right people.

Sage's Way Landscape and Design, Salt Lake City, UT Work and Outcome: Advising and direction on new green service line in landscape maintenance. Procurement of initial client list through direct sales.

Organic Shopper Magazine, Asheville, NC Deliverables: Advising on sales strategy, media kit, layout and design of magazine. Connection to multiple high end advertising clients.

Santa Fe Alliance, Santa Fe, NM Deliverables: Community engagement work for non-profit development of locals-first business to business network. Keynote speech delivered for Earth Day conference, 2010.

Urban Fire, Oakland, CA Deliverables: Workshop for aspiring eco-entrepreneurs as part of ongoing educational series.

Laney Community College, Oakland, CA Deliverables: Delivered Keynote address during Fall Commencement for the business school.

Salt Lake City Public Library Deliverables: Series of workshops and speech given to small business development groups interested in sustainable operations.

North Coast Green, Ukiah, CA Deliverables: Keynote speech for annual green building and entrepreneurship conference.

Get Slightly Famous Communications Deliverables: Strategic advising and feedback for brand strategy and development of service line.

City Weekly, Salt Lake City, UT Deliverables: Feature article for Earth Day issue on green business trends and opportunities in eco-entrepreneurship.

Larry's Beans, Asheville, NC Deliverables: Strategic advising on "Sustainability School" outreach platform. Copywriting several issues for CEO blog.

Cafe Organico, Montezuma, Costa Rica Deliverables: Business coaching, advising, and development of employee engagement programs and financial incentive structures.

Star Mountain Eco-Lodge, Malpais, Costa Rica Deliverables: Business coaching for development of sustainability offerings. Assistance in public relations, outreach, and communications.

Hands-On Hemp Deliverables: Branding, market research, business development and capacity building.

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