<p>Would you like to start a new venture, but feel that you would have to give short shrift to purpose, passion, and/or profitability? Jason Wachob, the author of Wellth : How I Learned to Build a Life Not would tell you, “Don’t do that!” As the founder and CEO of mindbodygreen, a leading independent media brand dedicated to health and happiness, he is living proof of how to build purpose, passion, and profitability in a new venture. In this Career Cast, Jason shares his perspective, significant experience, and practical tips on how to launch a venture that reflects your talents, values, and strengths – and do it profitably.</p>

Would you like to start a new venture, but feel that you would have to give short shrift to purpose, passion, and/or profitability? Jason Wachob, the author of Wellth : How I Learned to Build a Life Not would tell you, “Don’t do that!” As the founder and CEO of mindbodygreen, a leading independent media brand dedicated to health and happiness, he is living proof of how to build purpose, passion, and profitability in a new venture. In this Career Cast, Jason shares his perspective, significant experience, and practical tips on how to launch a venture that reflects your talents, values, and strengths – and do it profitably.

Building a New Venture on Purpose, Passion and Profitability

Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.

You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.

We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want. You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions. We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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