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Benita Matofska
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Climate, Covid, Racism. Change is needed but difficult.
By Benita Matofska Wildfires in Turkey, floods in Germany, racist football fans spread hatred at the Euro 2020 final, and over 4 million...
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Benita Matofska
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Build Back Better: Why we all Need to Become Changemakers
“A time of crisis is not just a time of anxiety and worry. It gives a chance, an opportunity, to choose well or to choose badly”. ...
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Benita Matofska
Apr 22, 20201 min read
A Poem for Businesses on Earth Day
Poetry for a Pandemic A Poem for Businesses on Earth Day As the people gasp for air And the planet starts to breathe As we stay inside...
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Benita Matofska
Mar 24, 20206 min read
Love in the Time of Corona: Pt 2
'A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.' Amelia Earhart Over the last...
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Benita Matofska
Mar 18, 20201 min read
Love in the Time of Corona
Blue skies over China, fish in Venice canals, communities in isolation serenading each other in Italy , the coronavirus may be changing...
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Benita Matofska
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Want to Change the World? Then Change the Narrative
If last week’s UK election has taught us anything, it’s that having a clear story with a simple, repeatable message, wins votes and...
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Benita Matofska
Jun 16, 20195 min read
Generation Share: How the Sharing Economy could save the Planet
Three years of research for my book Generation Share published today for Global Sharing Week evidences the untold story of how the...
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Benita Matofska
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Become a Change-Maker Brand: Part 7
“I’m passionate about making the right choices for the planet, when I was in school, we had to imagine future scenarios for the fashion...
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Benita Matofska
May 20, 20193 min read
Become a Change-Maker Brand: Part 6
"Sharing for me means positivity. I work with children to help them reach their potential and have that positive self belief that I had...
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Benita Matofska
Apr 29, 20194 min read
Become a Change-Maker Brand: Part 5
"Companies will never love a company until the employees love it first." Simon Sinek. “The role of business as we know it will change as...
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Benita Matofska
Apr 15, 20196 min read
Become a Change-Maker Brand: Part 4
“ Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. ” Stephen Hawking. “ Adaptability is the simple secret of survival. ” Jessica Hagedorn...
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Benita Matofska
Mar 4, 20194 min read
Anatomy of a Change-Maker: Part 4
“In Greece, people share in times of recession because they want to demonstrate their generosity; that their sharing is not determined by...
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Benita Matofska
Feb 25, 20193 min read
Anatomy of a Change-Maker: Part 3
“True innovation does not exist without sharing. If you do not open up and share, it is not innovative because innovation is something...
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Benita Matofska
Feb 11, 20193 min read
Anatomy of a Change-Maker: Part 1
“Sharing means saving future generations, if we offer better education, children can grow up to be good human beings, making a positive...
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Benita Matofska
Feb 3, 20192 min read
What Makes a Change-Maker?
“Our big vision is to connect everyone, so that we are all well fed. If we could displace 5-10% of new purchases at supermarkets, the...
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Benita Matofska
Jan 27, 20192 min read
Can Positivity Change the World?
‘The day is lost on which you have not laughed.’ My dad, who celebrates his 80th birthday this year, raised me with this positive mantra,...
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Benita Matofska
Jan 14, 20192 min read
CAN PUBLIC SPEAKING CHANGE THE WORLD?
A friend of mine started a new job recently and when I saw her last Thursday for our first community choir rehearsal of the year, I asked...
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Benita Matofska
Dec 31, 20185 min read
#CHANGE! New Year’s Resolutions that Could Change the World
New Year’s resolutions, we make them then break them. In fact, 1 in 3 of us have given them up by the end of January and less than half...
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Benita Matofska
Dec 24, 20183 min read
#CHANGE! Can we change ignorance at Christmas?
I was in central Brighton today with my husband and we bumped into a good friend and his daughter. We have an ongoing banter about using...
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Benita Matofska
Dec 16, 20183 min read
#CHANGE! Can reading this blog change your behaviour?
‘People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.’ Rob Siltanen 8 million tons of plastic enter the...
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