Full Title: Business for Good - How I Followed My Passion to Create A Healthier, More Sustainable World

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of Earth Friendly Products, has a simple secret for business success: Focus on people and our planet. As she leads her company to make safer, plant-powered ECOS® cleaning products, Vlahakis-Hanks is using her passion for sustainability and her personal experience of losing her mother to breast cancer to create a 180° shift that's building wellness and environmental sustainability around the world. Vlahakis-Hanks says, "If you use your career as a tool for good, you’ll find that it’s not only the most rewarding thing in your life but it’s also the path to professional success and a more sustainable planet." Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks is the President and CEO of Earth Friendly Products®, maker of ECOS™ Laundry Detergent and over 200 other environmentally friendly products. Kelly has been recognized for her highly effective leadership and influential voice in the green movement and in corporate social responsibility. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx