JOEL MAKOWER

Chairman, Executive Editor and Co-founder of GreenBiz Group Inc

“If you want to make a difference through your day job, then this book is for you. “Good Work” is a very practical guide that takes you through each iterative step to convert your passion into purpose and pay. It dispels the myths of finding a new job and leverages Shannon’s 20 years of recruitment experience to give you the hiring manager’s perspective. Unlock the secrets you never knew about how to position yourself to be relevant to hiring managers and recruiters alike, while growing your knowledge and networks around the issues you care most about. This is a must read for anyone wanting to make a career change into impact.”

PETER LUPOFF

Former Chief Executive Officer,
Net Impact

“Shannon Houde’s “Good Work” is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking to attain a job that harmonizes personal purpose with the objectives of organizations in the impact economy. A career coach with specialized focus on the impact economy, Shannon has supported many emerging leaders in navigating their paths to meaningful work that aligns who they are with what they do. Now, with her best in class book – “Good Work”, Shannon has offered a detailed road map – a profoundly valuable ‘how to’ process to land a job in the impact sector. If you buy one book to assist you in your work/purpose journey, this is the one!”

ELLEN WEINREB

Managing Director, Weinreb Group ESG & Sustainability Recruiting

“Shannon Houde’s book is a welcome addition in a field that I have watched deepen and grow as a sustainability recruiter and consultant over the past two decades. The expansion of the purpose economy is good for the world, but it also means that navigating your career path is more complicated than ever. In these pages, Houde distills the wisdom she has cultivated coaching individuals around the world into a straightforward framework for sustainability – and sustainable – career success. If you want to use your working hours to make a difference in the world, this book will show you how, whether you’re just starting out, making a career switch, or starting your own business in the impact sector.”

TIM MOHIN

Partner, Boston Consulting Group, former CEO of GRI and Sustainability Leader at Intel, Apple and AMD

“If you want to make an impact and make a living you found the right book. Jobs in corporate responsibility are exploding, but so is the competition. This is a relatively new field and this book provides insights on the needed knowledge, skills and abilities. As a specialist in this emerging field, Shannon provides a practical and actionable roadmap to attain your goals. This book is sure to enable the next generation of sustainable business leaders.”

ANDY CARTLAND

Founder & Managing Director, Acre Recruitment

“Shannon has dedicated her career to catalyzing sustainable development through empowering and mobilizing human capital, both as a coach and a hiring manager. By providing practical advice, along with market intelligence and buckets of inspiration, she has created a book that is a crucial tool for those already operating in positions of purpose, and for those who aspire to transition their talents into the impact sector.”