Pharma Investor and Startup Expert Personally Embraces Corporate Social Responsibility

Osagie Imasogie has helped fund and advise dozens of startups throughout his 30-year career in law, business management, healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. It’s his love of art, however, that spurred his involvement in the Satell Institute, a Think and Do Tank for Corporate Social Responsibility. He’s proud to join the Satell Institute, the Collective Force of Businesses and Foundations Partnering with Nonprofits To Serve The Greater Good.™

Regional Leader Uses the Satell Institute Corporate Social Responsibility Network to Align Local Involvement with National Commitment

BB&T Bank Regional President Travis Rhodes, a Southerner by birth who moved from North Carolina to Greater Philadelphia in 2018, hasn’t let the moss grow under his feet since taking on his new role. As he was completing the integration of the former Susquehanna Bank and National Penn Bank, which BB&T had bought prior to his arrival, he also carved out time to get to know the Pennsylvania/Delaware Valley/Lehigh Valley Region he oversees as Regional President. This included linking with other business and nonprofit leaders by becoming an active member of The Satell Institute.

Communicating Why CSR is Every Leader’s Business

Strong values and thinking long term help drive success. This is a core tenet of the Satell Institute. SI stands for community building — business and nonprofits partnering to serve the greater good. Business provides the quantity of life—wealth and job creation. Nonprofits—”Heroes” provide the quality of life solutions to human issues and human development. Community trust is earned by demonstrating these strong values.

New Member Benefit for Nonprofit Affiliates Leadership

Successful business-nonprofit partnerships greatly benefit all community stakeholders – those who live and work there including employees, vendors, shareholders and their families. With this in mind, the institute announces its inaugural Nonprofit-Business Leadership Summit.

Record Registration for the Satell Institute Private CEO Impact Conference

In one week, on October 31 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, a record number of about 172 CEOs in the region will gather for the invitation-only CEO Conference on Why Business Growth Leaders Value CSR. The Institute is proud to convene this impressive group for a morning dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Importance of Purpose to Business and CSR

Last week, Forbes Business Magazine Leadership section focused on PURPOSE—a big buzzword right now (in an article by David Hessekiel). But it’s more than a buzzword, as increasingly it’s becoming a recognized vital business strategic need by successful companies of reputation. The Forbes article lauded a new book, The Purpose Advantage, by Jeff Fromm.