THE YEAR IN THE LIFE MENTOR VISITS
Throughout the year, The Year in the Life invited leaders of the Regenerative Economy movement to engage with First Green Bank as mentors and provocateurs on its regenerative journey.
Our January Visit with Mentors Vincent Stanley & Carol SanfordIn late January, as "The Year in the Life" project moved into its final months, we once again paid a visit to First Green Bank. This time we invited along two mentors who are leading thinkers and doers in the Regenerative Economy space—author, business advisor, and educator Carol Sanford; and Vincent Stanley, author, poet, and Director, Patagonia Philosophy. We also held a public interactive evening convening on the theme of Regeneration at Rollins College.
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Global Alliance Advisor David Korslund and Ken LaRoe Talk About Money & Spirit
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David Korslund is a senior advisor to the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, directing the network’s Scorecard Initiative, an assessment tool crafted by GABV members to monitor their progress against “triple bottom line” goals. At a Scorecard convening in October 2015 at First Green Bank we captured David and First Green Bank CEO Ken LaRoe on video as they go deep in a discussion about what it means to be a values-based banker. David shares here how First Green Bank, and in fact any interested bank, can utilize the Scorecard to guide and deepen its regenerative banking practice.
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Year in the Life Mentor Carol Sanford to Visit First Green Bank
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On January 27, 2016, regenerative design author and educator Carol Sanford visited First Green Bank in person as a “Year in the Life” Mentor. She has been consulting for over 30 years to entrepreneurs and executives in a diversity of businesses—from Google and Seventh Generation to Colgate and Dupont—calling on them to tap into what makes them unique to guide the regenerative growth of their businesses. She met with CEO Ken LaRoe and FGB staff members in January, inviting them to reflect on how they, too, can express their essence as they seek to do regenerative work in the world.
Earlier, at a “taster” lunch and learn webinar on December 1, Carol met virtually with First Green Bank staff for a lively discussion about what it takes to be a “Regenerative Human.” Ken was so enthusiastic about their session that he shared Carol’s book The Responsible Business with the Central Florida community (see the FGB signboard below).
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Year in Life Mentor Stuart Cowan Visits First Green Bank
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In June 2015 the Year in the Life traveled to Mt. Dora, Florida, with regenerative design consultant Stuart Cowan for a visit with First Green Bank. At the conclusion of our visit, CEO Ken LaRoe had committed to building Florida’s first commercial Living Building. What's more the seeds of an idea were planted of how the community's love of place and its desire to restore the health and vitality of its 1300 lakes might be tapped into to rally people around the regenerative challenges that lie ahead for Lake County. We also better understood the role the bank might play in supporting that regenerative process. READ MORE
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