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From Defense Lawyer To Bean‑To‑Bar
- Shawn Askinosie left law, visited a monastery, and built a bean-to-bar chocolate business.
- He chose direct trade and visited every farmer he bought beans from.
Impact Beyond Bars
- Askinosie and his team generated impact that funded one million school lunches in Tanzania and the Philippines.
- They use open-book management and share profits directly with the cocoa farmers.
More Productivity Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness
- Productivity rose far beyond Keynes's century prediction, but happiness didn't automatically follow.
- Hunter‑gatherers often worked only about 15 hours a week, challenging our 'more equals better' assumption.