Social Entrepreneur Asks: What Do You Do For A Life?


credit: Sam Davidson Official Website

Social entrepreneur Sam Davidson, president of Cool People Care, an organization that helps people kick start their social good missions, delivered a motivational speech at the Towson University community.

Among a crowd of about 60 students and Towson community members, Sam defines that a social entrepreneur is "someone who meets a need of the world as a core part of their business." He also urges people to stop thinking about "what they do for a living," and instead, examine what they do "for a life."

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