ABOUT
OUR MISSION
Doing Good is often seen as either hard, extra, or a “nice to have”. But we know that a purpose-driven ethos, supported with accessible tactics and programs, leads to business growth and client success. Investing in your team creates an innovative, collaborative culture and supporting community creates brand loyalty and legacy clients.
The best part? It doesn’t have to be hard. We help you measure social impact and tie it to business growth. We discuss diversity and equity without calling folks out, but rather calling into an inclusive culture with inspirational outcomes. We incorporate social responsibility into HR policies, marketing strategies, and client relationships.
We Do Well by Doing Good – and we do it together.
GOOD DATA
Purpose-Driven companies are:
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35% more likely to outperform their competitors (McKinsey)
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Producing up to 41% higher revenue (Clear Company)
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70% more likely to capture new markets (HBR)
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Diversifying management teams leading to 19% higher revenue (BCG)
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87% better at making decisions (People Management)
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Able to Increase GDP by 26% by equally diversifying the workforce (McKinsey)
OUR FOUNDER
Courtney Mathis
Courtney specializes in operationalizing vision and impact for companies so that their values can help drive meaningful growth, revenue and expansion. Her work has spanned from nonprofits, to both small and Fortune 500 businesses, to boutique dispensaries, to national cannabis industry groups and into the psychedelic movement. In addition to co-founding kindColorado and the Cannabis Social Responsibility™ framework, she is also the co-founder and CEO of Cannabis Doing Good, an education platform and consulting network that builds a racially just, planet-loving, people-centered business community. In 2020, her and her co-founder created the Cannabis Impact Fund, a cannabis nonprofit dedicated to supporting the movement for Black lives.
Courtney loves meeting new business challenges, speaking across the country, facilitating workshops and developing robust strategies for community impact and racial equity. When she’s not supporting businesses, she is consulting with leaders and regulators across North America on how to construct robust community engagement policy and believes every business has the profound ability to create a confluence of economic, social and political influence.
She and her companies have been featured in Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, CPR, ABC News, Boulder Weekly, Benzinga, Out Front Magazine, Westword, Denver Post, Yahoo Finance, Nonprofit Quarterly, MJBiz Magazine, Culture Magazine, Marijuana Moment, Green Entrepreneur, Dope Magazine, LeafBuyer and others showcasing her businesses’ landmark process and community impact for those clients served. In 2018 her company CDG was recognized by Green Entrepreneur as one of the Top 100 Cannabis Companies in the United States and has been nominated by The Cannabist Awards, Cannabis Business Awards, and Weed Week for its work in social responsibility.
She has her Masters in Business with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management and certifications in nonprofit capacity building and organizational capacity building. Her goal is to transform business operation models to include revenue-driven CSR, equity and ESG with purpose-driven metrics and intentional community impact. She makes the right thing, the easy thing. And believes we can all Do Well, by Doing Good.
