Stratis Kamatsos

Reviewed and Award-Winning Author, Stratis Kamatsos is a US and UK attorney who made a significant career change as a social entrepreneur. His plan was to find a balance between honoring his family and their traditions, creating something of value and to give back to his community and environment. To achieve these goals he established a company, evo3 Olive Farms, based on their product, Olive oil, farmed by three-generations in his family.

Originating from the Greek island of Lesvos, Stratis’ company and product have won many awards, including taste and branding awards for the corporate social responsibility of evo3 Olive Farms. The CSR that underlies evo3 olive farms’ efforts is that for every product sold, a tree is planted in a deforested area in Africa and Haiti putting planet over profit. So far, the company has planted more than 40,000 trees through their partners and have created 400 workdays for the locals who plant these trees.

He is also a Ted X speaker. His talk focused on creating a business based on social value rather than only financial value. You can view it here. Please turn on the subtitles as the original language is Greek.

He has recently co-founded another business, Ethically Sourced For You, focusing on ethical and sustainable goods and products and changing the way we shop and how retailers buy their products.