Meet The Founder.
Jeff Shinabarger is a social entrepreneur, author, podcaster and Founder of Plywood People as well as the host of the Social Impact Leader podcast. For more than a decade, Jeff has personally trained and advised over 1200 social impact leaders, Jeff is an expert in vision casting, leading, and sustaining social enterprises and nonprofits. Jeff uses the tensions he faces as a leader to engage and empathize with others. He builds bridges across industries and challenges the way leaders think and act for the better. His work has been featured in CNN, Forbes, The Today Show, Huffington Post, and more. @shinabarger
Jeff’s Books.
LOVE OR WORK
Co-Authored with his wife Andre, Love or Work poses the question “Is it possible to change the world, stay in love, and raise a healthy family?” Jeff and Andre interviewed 1700+ couples learning how to both pursue meaningful work while sustaining a family.
Having worked in the marketing and creative industries, Jeff uses his skills to innovate spaces that need new breath through the lens social concern, from brands like Chick-fil-A, to Catalyst, fab’rik, and more. Jeff is someone who “tells it as it is,” but he doesn’t stop there. Caring for leaders drives him to create sustainable business models and teams that thrive, innovate and create a better future.
Jeff lives in East Atlanta with his wife Andre, daughter Jada, son Neko, and dog Josie. When he’s not advising leaders and founders, he can be found traveling around the world to learn from different cultures..
YES OR NO
A book diving into how your everyday decisions will forever shape your life. Find out what your decision making style is, and take the assessment.
MORE OR LESS
Jeff’s debut book, Choosing a lifestyle of excessive generosity. In More or Less, Jeff Shinabarger calls readers to create their own social experiments to answer the question, “What is enough?” Buy the book.
Listen Up.
The Social Impact Leader Podcast explores the ambitious world of change-makers through interviews with pioneers in business, sports, activism, and entertainment. Hosted by Jeff Shinabarger, founder of Plywood People - get curious about the balance between empathy and productivity. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, or simply curious about making a difference, this podcast will be your guide.
Invite Jeff to Speak.
Invite Jeff to speak at your team meeting or company wide conference. Jeff is available to teach on a variety of topics including but not limited to:
Developing a Social Impact Leader
Designing a Culture of Problem Solving
Innovation for your Nonprofit work
Creating sustainable Business Models (Foundations Talk)
Creating an Lifestyle and Culture of Generosity (inspired by More or Less)
Decision making (Yes or No)
Sustainable Rhythms as a Leader (Love or Work)
Other Projects.
The Plywood Impact Fund
The Social Impact Leader Podcast
Love or Work Podcast and Book
Plywood Place
