BOB HARRIS: Adventures in Global Microfinance

BOB HARRIS: Adventures in Global Microfinance - Wolfman Productions


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What if you suddenly became a luxury travel reviewer for a famous publication -- asked to evaluate Aquitaine caviar, Black Pearl cognac, and gold-plated bathrooms from Dubai to Malaysia to Bali -- all while Michelin-rated chefs and hotel managers watched your every move? And what if -- even as you bluffed and bumbled your way through the fancy stuff -- you found yourself forced to confront the difficult living conditions for most people in most of the places you visited? What if the Platinum Lounge supplying your cocktails had been built by near-slave laborers still working nearby in 105-degree heat, constructing the next swank hotel right next door? Wouldn't you want to use your 5-star hotel money to make these other people's lives better? But how?
		Bob Harris's answer: plowing every penny of his luxury paychecks into 1000s of tiny loans to small entrepreneurs in more then 50 countries, then following his money around the world, from online lending platforms to microfinance institutions to ultimately the recipients themselves. The 1st International Bank of Bob is Bob's fast-paced and surprisingly funny live presentation (soon to be a Bloomsbury book) on where, why, and how it's all working out -- and how audience members can help people all over our incredibly interconnected world, too. About Bob Bob Harris is an author, comedian, TV writer (Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), New York Times contributor, and quiz show champ (Jeopardy!, Greed) who was hired in 2008 by Forbes Traveler to help compile their annual list of the world's finest accommodations -- but was often overwhelmed by the brutal contrast between the world's rich and poor.
			As a result, Bob has now lent every dime of those paychecks to more than 1500 entrepreneurs in 52 countries via online lending platforms -- then lent the money out a second time, once the first round was repaid. His next book, The 1st International Bank of Bob (Bloomsbury, 2012), will describe Bob's travels across five continents, following the process from his own desk to the ultimate recipients. Bob's live show is a discussion of that work in progress.

Testimonials
	"Awesome, fun, fantastical, interesting, and funny." *-- Jill Canfield, Executive Director, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council* "He had the audience laughing and thinking... I turned to see most of the audience on its feet, and many folks with a hint of a tear in their eye. It was a marvelous privilege to be there." *-- John Allsopp, co-founder, Web Directions conference series*

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