About Kim Carlson, EarthSmart Consumer

Often credited for tirelessly working to preserve our planet long before global warming hit the mainstream radar, Kim Carlson is an eco-savvy entrepreneur, green business author and eco-chic lifestyle expert. She is the Founder of five successful companies that use earth-friendliness as their driving force. Carlson's book, Green Your Work: Boost Your Bottom Line While Reducing Your Eco-Footprint - about the many advantages of being an environmentally responsible business - was released in 2009.

Kim practices what she preaches. (Except she doesn't really preach, she enthuses.) For over twenty years, she has been a high-profile, socially responsible business leader, eco-preneur and activist called upon to consult for corporations, universities, governments and consumer groups. She has worked with politicians and policy makers as Chair of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative, a member of the Governors Roundtable for Sustainability and as a Public Policy Forum Fellow at the Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota. Kim was a pioneer in the green housing movement in the early 90s, which subsequently has become a major national phenomenon. She is also the founder of five companies that use earth-friendliness as their driving force and has served as a board member for numerous non-profit environmental organizations. More about Kim Carlson

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