Our
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Raz
Godelnik, Co-founder, raz@ecolibris.net |
Raz is a great
believer in the power of green business to create a
positive change. He spent a few years in financial management
and business development positions and also served as
an advisor to the Israeli Minister of the Interior.
Afterwards, he co-founded Hemper Jeans, an eco-fashion
jeans company focusing on producing fashionable jeans
made of hemp. He also writes about green business for Triple Pundit and is an adjunct faculty at the University of Delaware’s Department of Business Administration, CUNY School of Professional Studies and Parsons the New School for Design, teaching courses in green business, economics & ethics of sustainable design and new product development. Raz holds an MBA
from Tel Aviv University.
Besides developing, writing on and breathing
green business, Raz likes playing soccer and watching
Woody Allen films and old episodes of Seinfeld.
Favorite books: “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller,
“The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay”
by Michael Chabon and “The Master and Margarita”
by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Special guest at Litopia After Dark's show 'To E or not to E'
'Expert
Dad' on Planet Green
An
interview on Sydney's Radio 2SER
Article on Environmental Leader on CSR
An interview on PRI's Living on Earth
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Eylon
Israely, Business Development,
eylon@ecolibris.net |
| Eylon has more than a
decade's experience working in profitable international
online businesses in various marketing, sales and operation
management roles. His job in Eco-Libris is to spread the
word about Eco-Libris and essentially make sure that every
book sold there will have an Eco-Libris stamp on its sleeve,
thus single-handedly reversing global warming.
Eylon lives in Panama and when not in the office on
the phone munching on a vegan trail mix, he enjoys playing
the banjo and hiking.
Favorite Books: "Red Earth and Pouring Rain"
by Vikram Chandra, "My friend Matt and Henna the
Whore" by Adam Zameenzad, "Feersum Endjinn"
by Iain Banks and "The Midnight Folk" by John
Masefield.
An
interview on BookTour blog
An
interview on Victoria E
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Oren
Entin, Online Marketing, orene@ecolibris.net |
Oren is an online entrepreneur
with eight years of experience in management, customer
support operations and marketing, specializing in various
online marketing strategies including guerrilla marketing.
He is the co-founder of Hemper Jeans, an eco-fashion
jeans company, and works as a freelance consultant to
several online ventures. Oren is responsible for Eco-Libris’
online marketing operations.
When not in the office, Oren is a proud ambassador and
messenger of the Integral Theory in Israel, working
with Dr. Don Beck on his Middle East project. A few
years ago he published a book of short stories (“At
the Faculty of Happiness Studies", Gal publishers,
2000), and he also writes for NRG, a leading Israeli
portal. He can also be found sweating in his permaculture
garden to cultivate the biggest cabbages possible.
Favorite books: “Brief history of everything”
by Ken Wilber and “Cat's cradle” by Kurt
Vonnegut.
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Gilad
Ness-Berlin, Business Management Advisor,
gilad@ecolibris.net |
| Growing up
in an Israeli Moshav (a type of cooperative semi-agricultural
community), Gilad has always been surrounded by trees.
Until today, his family still owns fruit orchards, which
he is responsible to irrigate during the hot Israeli summer.
Still, his greatest interest has been and still is economics
and business. He holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University,
worked for a few years in the Israeli Ministry of Finance,
and in the last couple of years he runs his family business
- Berlin Technologies. Gilad will provide Eco-Libris with
his expertise and experience in business management and
strategy, as well as a few tips on irrigation.
When he is not in his office, he likes to spend his
time with his wife, Shirly, and his two daughters and
new-born son. He also likes to watch soccer games, practice
yoga and dance classic dances (no, you won't see him
in 'dancing with stars', not yet).
Favorite books: "Conversation with God" by
Neale Donald Walsch, "The Catcher in the Rye"
by J. D. Salinger, "What Does The Bird Care"
by Hanoch Levin and "Positive Thinking As a Way
of life" by Shirly Ness-Berlin. |
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Gili
Hakima-Koniak, Ph.D, Environmental and Natural Resources Advisor,
gili@ecolibris.net
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| Gili believes
in combining scientific ecology with reality. She holds a
Ph.D in the field of Plant Sciences from the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel. She also holds a B.Sc.
in Agricultural Economics. She spent a fall semester at
the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University as
a research fellow, focusing on how to bring together science
and policy makers, ecosystem services and ecological economics.
Gili contributes her expertise in natural resources
to help Eco-Libris ensure the quality of the planting
operations carried out by its partners.
Gili lives in Israel. She enjoys spending time in the
diverse ecosystems of Israel, and all over the world
- doing outdoor activities like hiking, wandering or
scientific measurements.
Favorite books: "Mr. Vertigo” by Paul Auster
and “Wandering” by Hermann Hesse.
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