Darina Bockman is a business mover-and-shaker; a Senior Finance Director at CBRE, and a long-time vegan activist.
She felt split; on the one hand, committed to helping her organization succeed and achieving personal career success, and on the other hand, representing her views on animal rights, human health, and environmental stewardship through plant-based advocacy.
And it occurred to her that there might be others like her; leaders in corporate management who happened to be vegan (or, if you prefer, vegans who happen to be in corporate management).
In 2014, Bockman created the LinkedIn group, Vegan Leaders in Corporate Management. The group grew rapidly (as of five minutes ago, there were 3125 members), and quickly morphed from a "support group" to a platform for strategy and best practice sharing to promote vegan advancement in their organizations.
Bockman is co-author of the "Vegan Leaders Playbook," a comprehensive consulting and communication guide for corporate leaders who want to move their organizations to a more plant-based-friendly position. It's a free download at VeganLeaders.com, and well worth the read, even if you want to pursue activism on a local and non-corporate basis.
In our conversation, we talked about the cutting edge of the vegan movement in the workplace; the elements that predict success in a vegan initiative; and their new support program to help leaders achieve maximum impact on their organizations, and through their organizations, the world.