Well hello there, lovely human…
My name is Meghan, and I’ve had a pretty crazy journey so far.
The first issue of Conscious Company Magazine on shelves at Whole Foods Market, January 1, 2015
More About That Crazy Journey
When I was 29 years old, filled to the brim with youthful exuberance, stupidity, and hope (as all good entrepreneurs typically are), I set out to launch a print magazine about purpose-driven business. Our intention was to create the next Fast Company Magazine, but where all the companies on our pages did something good for the world. After a failed kickstarter campaign followed by a relatively successful Indiegogo campaign, we somehow launched Conscious Company Magazine on January 1, 2015.
That first issue of our little magazine was picked up by every Whole Foods Market in the country, and suddenly we were on the map.
Giving my opening remarks at the 2018 World-Changing Women’s Summit
Following this, I navigated the full entrepreneur’s journey — we’re talking fundraising, building a team, diversifying revenue streams, completely burning myself out, losing sight of why I started the damn thing in the first place, feeling crushing stress and burnout, and eventually selling the company in December 2017.
After getting acquired, I stayed on as CEO. I decided to learn from all the mistakes I had previously made, double-down on my purpose work and, eureka! I finally found the sweet spot where I felt my professional life and my personal life were aligned. I stayed on as CEO until February 2020, when I made the decision to step down and follow my heart to explore my next step on my purpose journey (hint: it has a lot to do with what’s all over this website).
Since then, I’ve gone on to launch Womn Led, a community for purpose-driven business leaders, co-found the Firefly Alliance, which helps to spark conversations around leading across difference, and co-founder Stakeholder Business, which trains business leaders on how to transform their businesses through a stakeholder model.
Just a few highlights from that crazy journey
Taking the main stage at TEDx in 2017 to discuss reframing risk as an entrepreneur
Interviewing Eileen Fisher at the 2019 World-Changing Women’s Summit
Delivering my opening remarks to the 2019 Conscious Company Leaders Forum while eight months pregnant
These days…
You can find me working on building that life that I love — speaking, teaching, writing, reading, consulting, traveling, momming, and just generally finding a happy integration of my life that includes projects I love that make the world a better place and just being. I live in Boulder, Colorado, with my beloved husband, our son and daughter, and our fur child. We like to run around in the mountains, eat good food, see new places, and laugh a lot.
Beyond my work
I am entirely incapable of taking myself too seriously.
Running around in nature with my family makes me the happiest.
Finding great food while traveling makes my heart sing (cheesecake in San Sebastian, Spain above)
A note about the professional photos of me on my website:
All of the non-speaking, professional photos on this website were taken by the incredible Nick Taylor. Nick is a good friend, the kindest of souls, and an amazing photographer based in Denver, CO. If you’re in Colorado and want to book Nick for your own shoot, mention my name to get 5% off your photo package. You can find more about Nick here.