Emily J. Smith – Citizens Of Culture

Emily J. Smith

About Emily J. Smith

Emily is an international development professional and freelance writer who has worked and consulted with a variety of nonprofits and social enterprises tackling economic, health, and gender related issues. She is a strong believer in the power of using markets to create change. Prior to her work in the social sector, Emily worked for growth-stage technology startups and spent years as a management consultant. She holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Posts by Emily J. Smith:

The New Wave of Mindlessly Forced Mindfulness

Emily J. Smith Conversation Pieces

I was out to dinner with some new friends in the Mission, a San Francisco neighborhood known for it’s hipsters and hoodies. We had all just arrived, and were quietly browsing our menus when the guy to my right slid his cell phone in the middle of the table. It was a strange move, but […]

Resetting Our Gauge On Value

Emily J. Smith Conversation Pieces, Social Change New York Magazine, Silicon Valley, Washio 0

I should have known from the title, “Let’s, Like, Demolish Laundry”, that the recent piece in New York Magazine was bound to hit a nerve. The article celebrated two entrepreneurs transforming the laundry industry through their company Washio, a mobile based door-to-door laundry service. Starting out the two co-founders were determined to build value in the digital economy, […]