Man of the Day: Josh Hamilton
With the 2010 World Series kicking off today, we wanted to highlight one of the best men (and best players) on the field this season. Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was named MVP of the 2010...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Bill Abrams
Bill Abrams spent over 30 years in the media industry. He worked with The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and ABC News as journalist and senior executive. From 2001 to 2005, Abrams worked as...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Daniel Ben-Horin
Like many of this generation’s most successful businessmen, Daniel Ben-Horin foresaw the Internet tech boom. Except, instead of working it purely for his personal gain, he founded TechSoup, a...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Gerald Chertavian
After working with Big Brother and Big Sisters, Gerald Chertavian knew he wanted to help out underprivileged teenagers and young adults. He just needed to figure out a way to get there full-time....
View ArticleMan of the Day: Ben Schumaker
Seven years ago, a newly graduated Ben Schumaker found himself volunteering in a Guatemalan orphanage equipped with a bunch of medical supplies and no idea how to use them. (He was a psych and...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Eric Demby
Eric Demby is the co-founder of the Brooklyn Flea, a relatively new (and welcome) addition to Brooklyn’s hang-out spots, which Good Magazine called “New York’s best outdoor emporium of antique...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Gregory Stromberg
It’s easy to get jaded working for a corporation. But Gregory Stromberg, whose day job is at INX International Ink Co., saw an opportunity to do good with an unusual object: cans. I really liked what...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Keith Taylor
Modest Needs began when Keith Taylor was an English professor at Middle Tennessee State University. He created a website, offering small portions of his salary to people with, well, modest needs. In...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Ed Patuto
Ed Patuto may have just started his work at ISSUE Project Room, but he’s no stranger to the art scene. Patuto is the newly appointed executive director of the Brooklyn-based art community devoted to...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Khaled Abughazaleh
The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund was created in 1991 to help provide free medical service to Palestinian children. Since then it has expanded its breadth of service to other Middle Eastern...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Dana Leong
Let’s face it: Making trombones and cellos cool ain’t easy. “My mother raised my brother and I and she just wanted to a better way to get us more involved in school.” So while his brother got a...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Dan Sosland
Eleven years ago, Dan Sosland founded Environment Northeast. In that time, it’s grown into one of the largest climate and energy policy nonprofits in the Northeast. ENE helps to research, develop, and...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Erik Proulx
On October 15, 2008, Erik Proulx lost his job. A week after being told he’d receive a raise and a promotion from his position at a major Boston advertising agency, he was laid off, jobless like so...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Chace Baptista
Sure, it takes a lot of strength to take a stand against teen violence and dedicate your life to empowering the next generation. But it takes another level of creativity (and ingenuity) to think of...
View ArticleRick Stoddard on Fox 25 in Boston
We featured Rick Stoddard as our man of the day a few weeks ago for his tireless work in the fight against lung cancer. After the tragic loss of his wife, Marie, Rick has become the spokesperson for...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Jim Newton
Real estate and glass blowing aren’t two things you’d normally put together—until you meet Jim Newton. He runs a Boston-based real estate development company during the day, but when he’s not managing...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Mark Crea
It’s fitting that on the day after Thanksgiving we’re featuring a man who is literally feeding children. Mark Crea is the executive director of Feed My Starving Children, a Christian organization that...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Morris Callaman
To look at Morris Callaman now, you’d never think he’d spent much of his young life homeless, depressed, and suicidal. A multi-millionaire based in Pheonix, Callaman is driven and disgustingly...
View ArticleMan of the Day: Artis Jenkins
Infidelity is a tough subject to tackle. Just take a look a the heated debate in the comments over on Tom Matlack’s piece “Are You Faithful?” But Artis Jenkins hasn’t let that deter him. As founder of...
View ArticleMark Horvath: Shattering the ‘Self-Made Man’ Myth
Mark Horvath, by pooling resources and drawing on thousands of social media addicts, is working to show how communities can effect change. It’s easy to mistake Mark Horvath for a self-made man. Take a...
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