A market model empowering the buyer often allows consumers to have more say in the causes that are supported as well as production strategies that aren’t coercive or harmful.
David Simnick is the CEO and Co-Founder of SoapBox, a company with a mission to empower consumers to change the world through everyday, quality purchases. SoapBox sells a full range of personal care products each with their own mission to provide soap or clean water to those in need with every purchase. SoapBox is now sold in Target, Walmart, Rite Aid, Publix, ShopRite, Giant, Winn-Dixie, Stop & Shops, and select Walgreens, Whole Foods, Vitamin Shoppe, H-E-B, and many other stores across the United States and beyond. David has worked or consulted for USAID, the U.S. Army, Michelle Rhee, U.S. Senate, and also was a Teach for America (TFA) educator in Northern Philadelphia. As an Eagle Scout, David loves the outdoors, volunteering, and working with budding entrepreneurs. He received his undergraduate degree from American University in 3 years and then dropped out of a masters program at The University of Pennsylvania to start SoapBox.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
