The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 46What You Can Do

“John Lennon said, ‘All you need is love,’” Samantha Thomas told me. “What better way to honor the peace prize than through a summit that reflects his ideas?”

Yoko Ono had awarded me the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace and, along with it, a major contribution to Dream Change. The organization had been relatively quiet for several years, but now Samantha, a brilliant, dynamic, and determined person in her twenties, had come on board as its executive director. She wanted to sponsor a 2015 conference that would encourage businesses to achieve higher, more compassionate standards. She and I convinced Dan Wieden, cofounder and ...