Jerry Greenfield
Jerry Greenfield
Jerry Greenfieldis an American businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 March 1951
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
american-businessman
If your support the community, they will support you.
asked mayor till
The mayor asked me to come to a meeting. I had no idea of what it was all about till I got there.
accepted country exception people scientists united
You know, I get frustrated with our country's administration, which is really the people who are not acknowledging global warming. I mean, it's accepted by scientists around the world, scientists in our country and it's accepted by every country around the world with the exception of the United States.
added aspect business company spiritual value
We added value to the company by doing business the way we did it. There is a spiritual aspect to business.
cost helping values
When you are led by values, it doesn't cost your business, it helps your business.
powerful caring emotional
Ice cream is the perfect buffer, because you can do things in a somewhat lighthearted way. Plus, people have an emotional response to ice cream; it's more than just food. So I think when you combine caring, and eating wonderful food, it's a very powerful combination.
progressive progressive-change source
Business can be a source of progressive change.
essence people trying
Ben & Jerry's evolved into what it is doing and is trying to transition its supply chain, but this is essentially retrofitting. In the social enterprise movement, we see companies whose essence, the products they make, the reason they exist from day one, is because these people see something out in the world that they cannot accept.
want packaging recycling
Recycling, packaging, businesses are changing all of those things because that's what consumers want.
motivational mistake making-mistakes
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
vermont owners jerry
One out of every 100 families in Vermont was a part owner of Ben and Jerry's.
caring environmental making-money
Businesses can lead with their values and make money, too. You don't have to simply be purely profit-driven. You can integrate social and environmental concerns into a business, be a caring business, be a generous business and still do very well financially.
two community lines
We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. It was a two-part bottom line.
great-things jerry delicious
One of the great things about Ben & Jerry's for me is that not only is it delicious, but I get it for free.