Services
I speak, present and train often on various topics related to media, communications and social entrepreneurship. Below are modules I’ve used in the U.S., Canada, India, Taiwan and Serbia. They span from one hour to two days. All modules incorporate inspirational multimedia throughout.
Feel free to contact me if you would like me to speak to your group, either in person or virtually.
“Charles presented the most relevant and applicable information I have heard from a speaker. It was a great presentation with awesome visuals and will be an overall process guide in each venture, project, and plan I create from here on.” - Kevin Weiss, GWU ’14, Compass Partners Fellow
“After your workshop, I received high volume of emails and messages by students stating that they want to be a changemaker, truly testifying to the power of your workshop… You are the “Hero” of so many young individuals here who are now inspired by you that they are all set up to create positive change around them.” - Hemant Sahal, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Development, VIT University, India
“It’s really an extraordinary and inspiring speech, giving our delegates a perfect example to follow while realizing their dreams. We hope that more people, especially for youth in Taiwan, can have this idea also and use their strength to make some differences to the world.” – Yumi Liu, Co-ordinator, Global Initiatives Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan
- Social Entrepreneurship 101
Introduction to social entrepreneurship, its brief history, why it’s needed and how it differs from “socially responsible” businesses. Beginners are introduced to a basic step-by-step guide to social entrepreneurship. - Four Pillars of Social Entrepreneurship
For more advanced practitioners, this module introduces participants to the essential pillars of social entrepreneurship: innovation, business model, change model and changemakers. Participants get an in-depth look at each pillar and how to develop each one, step-by-step. - Make It Count – The Art of Creating Measurable Change
“Impact drives income.” But few social entrepreneurs know how to measure outcome well. This session demystifies outcome measurement and provides basic tools to develop an outcome-based strategy and a dashboard that can guide the enterprise’s work day to day. - Creating Change MacGyver Style
A fun, light-hearted look at social change, this module demonstrates how to create change by leveraging your assets – using what you have rather than focusing on what you need. This is how MacGyver solves problems. Participants are introduced to a powerful best practice sweeping across the sector: asset mapping. - Business Models for Social Change
It’s not always new products or services that effect massive change. Often, it’s creative business models. Cross-subsidies, micro-consignments, and group lending – they are the key to bringing solutions to millions who need them. How can you develop business models for change? This module shows you how. - Perfect Your Pitch
Whether you have 1 minute or ten, learn how to win over investors, donors and customers. This module breaks down successful pitches into their essential components and shows you why they work. Case studies and a pitch template help participants craft their own pitch. - Changemaker as Storyteller
In order to raise funds, recruit supporters, and maximize impact, changemakers need to share their success. But how does one do that effectively. This module helps storytellers understand the essential ingredients of a “sticky message” and the common triggers of fascination – and how to use them to inform as well as inspire. - Inconvenient Youth
A motivational speech on today’s youth movement, why it matters, how it differs from past movements and why you should be a changemaker too. This was first given as a presentation for TEDxTaipei. - The Green Generation
The next Green Revolution has already begun. Its seeds are being planted not in rice fields but in the fertile minds of today’s youth, many of whom are dreaming of a future where humankind can live in harmony and equilibrium with nature. If such a future is possible, it will require business, social and technological innovations unlike anything we’ve seen before. Is the next generation up for it? Only if they approach innovation differently. New “green” models will need to account for outcomes, not just profits. And they will most likely be developed from the bottom up, starting with all of us… starting with you.
