I started Anact because I believe conscious capitalism is the future. I used to think that disruption and change could come from within well-established organizations, but over time, I realized that if I wanted to see the change that I felt needed to happen in one of the most environmentally harmful industries on the planet, -it needed to come from me. During that time, I discovered that the textile industry was the second most environmentally harmful industry on the planet and knew that I had to do something to change the industry. When I moved back to the U.S., I started a job running sustainability programs at Under Armour and prAna, a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear. I’m so grateful I did, because working in the human rights space provided me with a skill set that helped me create Under Armour’s, a sports equipment and apparel company, first ever sustainability position based in Baltimore, Maryland. I deviated from the corporate world, choosing humanitarian work in the nonprofit space. After graduating from GW, I moved to Uganda and worked as a fellow for a small nonprofit on the northern Uganda and South Sudanese border. Having the opportunity to work with people from all over the world, to be taught by professors who were committed to their crafts, like Professor Liesl Riddle and Professor Anna Helm, and to watch in real time as major business decisions were made in our nation’s capital ingrained in me a strong sense that anything is possible.īut before I knew I would later go on to start my company Anact, I had to get my feet wet first. My time at GW was hands-down one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I loved that DC was a microcosm of the global community carved into the United States. I loved that you could run by The Capitol building and The Washington Monument before taking a shower and putting on your blazer to attend class, and then hop on the metro en route to an internship. I chose George Washington University’s (GW) business program because I loved how international and diverse it was. That’s why as a teenager applying to college, I remember specifically researching business programs around the country because I felt like a business degree would provide the greatest opportunity for me and my career, regardless of what industry I ended up in. He chose a different path and became a famous college basketball coach and was able to create the life for his family that he never had growing up.Įven though he didn’t follow the “safe” path his family wanted for him, he ironically wanted my brother and I to follow the path that he thought was “safe” for us. My dad’s parents wanted him to become a sanitation worker in New York City because it offered a pension. They kicked, fought, and worked tirelessly for everything they had. If you had asked my parents what success looked like as I set off for my first year at George Washington University, it would have looked a little something like this…īoth of my parents grew up in immigrant families without a penny to their names.
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