It is the people who share our passion for our purpose that enable us to truly make things happen. And it is those in our extended circle of influence who amplify those good things. As a full time social innovator, Elliot Kotek uses this philosophy to create global change through surprising collaborations.

Elliot is a social innovator with degrees in law, science and storytelling. He’s obsessed with collaborating to create content and campaigns to help real people in real need, and then utilizing brands to amplify those stories. Elliot’s work has been honored with 3 Cannes Lions, 5 Tellys, 4 One Show Pencils, 3 Maggies, 2 AICPs for Cause Marketing, TEDMED’s Hive, SxSW's Innovation Award, two Clios, NYU's Craft Award and archiving at MoMA.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx