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Meaningful Work & the Art of Business: A Conversation with Shawn Askinosie & Ari Weinzweig
What makes meaningful work? What if business leaders approached their organizations as artists, creatively and empathetically? Welcome, Shawn Askinosie and Ari Weinzweig—two men, masterfully equipped to talk on the intersections of art, industry, creativity, and success.
Shawn will discuss his new book, Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul. And in his newly-released pamphlet, “The Art of Business”, Ari dives into an attentive and artistic approach to business, as a path to success.
Both Shawn and Ari have an inspiring and out-of-the-box approach to business that we're honored to be in the company of—we've collaborated with both of them in one way or another, from teaming up with Askinosie on a craft chocolate bar to crediting ZingTrain for their help in memorializing our company vision. We can't wait for you to take in their motivating thoughts and perspectives!
A few in-person tickets remain, but all can be our virtual guest for an evening of good company with Shawn and Ari.Tickets include admission, Zingerman's bites, Fort Point beer, chocolate tasting, and priceless inspiration. Enter at the Boiler Room at 555 Alabama Street (just around the corner from our showroom entrance).
Thursday, January 10, from 6–8pm at Heath SF or Facebook Live:
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Shawn Askinosie is the founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, which has pioneered direct trade and profit sharing in the craft chocolate industry with farmers around the world. It was named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America” and O, The Oprah. Magazine called Shawn "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri. His new book, Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter Lawren Askinosie, was published by Penguin Random House, released in November, and is a #1 bestseller on Amazon.
Ari Weinzweig is the co-founding partner and CEO of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His newly-released pamphlet, “The Art of Business: Why I Want to Be an Artist” begins with the Epilogue of the same name from his most recent book, The Power of Beliefs in Business, and includes a previously unpublished interview that dives deeper into Ari’s thinking about the overlay of art and business.
Shawn will discuss his new book, Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul. And in his newly-released pamphlet, “The Art of Business”, Ari dives into an attentive and artistic approach to business, as a path to success.
Both Shawn and Ari have an inspiring and out-of-the-box approach to business that we're honored to be in the company of—we've collaborated with both of them in one way or another, from teaming up with Askinosie on a craft chocolate bar to crediting ZingTrain for their help in memorializing our company vision. We can't wait for you to take in their motivating thoughts and perspectives!
A few in-person tickets remain, but all can be our virtual guest for an evening of good company with Shawn and Ari.Tickets include admission, Zingerman's bites, Fort Point beer, chocolate tasting, and priceless inspiration. Enter at the Boiler Room at 555 Alabama Street (just around the corner from our showroom entrance).
Thursday, January 10, from 6–8pm at Heath SF or Facebook Live:
Get tickets →
Tune in →
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Our guests:
Shawn Askinosie is the founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, which has pioneered direct trade and profit sharing in the craft chocolate industry with farmers around the world. It was named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America” and O, The Oprah. Magazine called Shawn "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri. His new book, Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter Lawren Askinosie, was published by Penguin Random House, released in November, and is a #1 bestseller on Amazon.
Ari Weinzweig is the co-founding partner and CEO of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His newly-released pamphlet, “The Art of Business: Why I Want to Be an Artist” begins with the Epilogue of the same name from his most recent book, The Power of Beliefs in Business, and includes a previously unpublished interview that dives deeper into Ari’s thinking about the overlay of art and business.
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