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Jonah Sachs is a social change advocate, entrepreneur and the author of Winning the Story Wars.
As co-founder of Free Range Studios, Jonah created some of the world’s first, and still most heralded, digital social change campaigns. In 2007, Jonah helped launch The Story of Stuff, which was viewed more than 60 million times and marked a turning point in the fight to educate the public about the environmental and social impact of consumer goods. Jonah went on to to lead groundbreaking campaigns for Greenpeace International, The Center for Humane Technology, Action for the Climate Emergency and the ACLU, as well as major brands including Microsoft and Patagonia.
Jonah’s work and opinions have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, FOX News, the Sundance Film Festival and NPR. Fast Company named him one of today’s 50 most influential social innovators.
Books
In 2012, Jonah released Winning the Story Wars, a deep dive into the stories that have the power to break through the noise and to open minds, move hearts and change behaviors. Published by Harvard Business Review Press, Winning the Story Wars was hailed as “a storytelling call to arms” by Dan Heath, “important and thought-provoking” by Deepak Chopra, and “wise and enlightening” by Bath & Body Works CEO Nick Coe.
Sachs’ most recent book, Unsafe Thinking: How to Be Nimble and Bold When You Need it Most, has won praise from luminaries including Daniel Pink, who says the book “will propel you…onto a path of better, sharper thinking”; Adam Grant, who calls it “enchanting”; and Mary Karr, who lauds the book for being “blazingly original.”
Awards/Recognitions
Fast Company’s Fast 50 Most Influential Social Innovators
Sundance Digital Festival Selection (Beyond the Fire)
Best of Annecy Animation Festival (the Meatrix)
Webby Award Best Non-Profit Website (the Meatrix)
Webby Award Non-Profit Animation (350.org)
Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Design Award (Story of Stuff)
Yale/GMU Climate Communicator of the Year (Alliance for Climate Education)
Food and Wine Tastemaker Award
Multiple Polly Awards (Hybrid v Hummer, John Kerry for President)
Multiple Telly Golds (Story of Stuff, Story of Bottled Water, Great Crate Challenge)