Josh Spencer started selling books online and ended up with a 16,000 sq. ft bookstore in an old bank building in Downtown LA. They rescue books from landfill, supply local schools and libraries, host bookstore dinners and create sculptures from the written word. What's not to like? If in LA be sure to drop by. 

This is a story I loved researching and writing and proof positive that business and the Arts can be a great combination. Delighted as well to now be writing for Business Traveller Middle East. 

Sven Harry Karlsson is my kind of businessman - ethical, a master craftsman and a true philanthropist. He even personally distributes free food to the homeless from the museum restaurant. 

If in Stockholm be sure to drop by the utterly unique Sven Harry's Museum (Konstmuseet). You won't be disappointed. For the museum website click the button below. To read Sven Harry's remarkable story scroll down.