Kristin Joys
Director/Lecturer | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Kristin Joys is an impact strategist who has spent 25 years educating and empowering changemakers.
Biography
Kristin Joy's work focuses on social entrepreneurship, sustainable business, strategic impact, philanthropy, and leadership. She is the director of UF's Social Impact & Sustainability Initiative and a social entrepreneurship lecturer.
Areas of Expertise (11)
Societal Impact Leaders
Social Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Strategic Impact
Philanthropy
Innovation, Creativity, Design Thinking
Entrepreneurship
High Impact Philanthropy
Service Learning
Nonprofit Management
Transformative Leadership
Media Appearances (3)
Warrington launches Ignite Impact Leadership Program thanks to Silverstein Family gift
UF Warrington News online
2025-01-29
A transformative $1.55 million gift from the Silverstein family will establish the Ignite Impact Leadership Program at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. This multi-year gift enables the scaling of UF’s successful social entrepreneurship programs while honoring the legacies of Drs. Janet and Burt Silverstein.
How B Corps Offer Real-World Lessons for Future Business Leaders
Real Leaders online
2021-02-12
Certified B Corporations are a growing field of study for the business leaders of the future — the students at a number of universities where faculty are part of B Academics, the global B Corp academic community. The group’s leaders include Jessica Yinka Thomas, Director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative and Lecturer at the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University. She oversees the university’s B Corp Clinic, where students can get real-world experience.
The Future Of Business 101: B Academics Network Connects Students With Real-World Lessons On Stakeholder Capitalism
Forbes online
2021-02-08
Business school professors and leaders are finding an enthusiastic audience for the movement to reshape the global economy into one built on stakeholder capitalism. College students, who are among the generation most likely to be affected by changes to the economy as the workers, consumers and community members of the future, are seizing new opportunities to build their knowledge and experience by learning about and working with Certified B Corporations through an expanding network known as B Academics.
