This is by far the best, richest, most compassionate and helpful guide to spirit-based business that I have ever read. It shirks nothing of the toxicity and danger of our current business environment, but also offers wise, deep and shrewd strategies and practices to avoid the prevailing darkness and make of business a light radiating balance and justice. It has come at the time when we need its vision the most, and I salute my friend Mark Silver for the elegance, humor, humanity and spiritual depth that he has brought to this crucial mission statement.
—Andrew Harvey, author of Sacred Regeneration
If you’re an entrepreneur seeking not just to succeed but to find love in your business, Mark Silver’s Heart Centered Business is the book for you. It’s an inspiring testament to the power of leading with love and falling in love with the business you’ve built. Heart Centered Business is a masterclass in love-infused leadership. It shows us the way to not only lead our businesses with love but also to fall in love with the business we nurture. A must-read for anyone seeking a deeper connection with their entrepreneurial journey.
—Mohammad Anwar, President & CEO, Softway
In this transformative book, Mark presents a new and liberatory perspective on work culture and offers practical strategies to counter oppressive work environments. By emphasizing the power of healing relationships with clients, partners, and yourself, this book inspires us all to shift towards a more positive and fulfilling work experience. Mark taught me years ago that every act of business is an act of deep love, while also teaching me real ethical skills and systems for managing and marketing my small business. He taught me that love and justice can be deeply integrated in my marketing programs, sales strategy, and business development. This one lesson changed me and my business forever. Books have the power to inspire and transform our lives and businesses. I found this book to be an enlightening read that helped navigate and reshape my own work culture in a healing and positive way!
—Desiree Adaway, Founder and Principal of The Adaway Group
Too many people feel the tension between being a good person and being a successful entrepreneur or business owner. Heart Centered Business shows that we need not feel or play into the tension, for we can be both a good person and create a successful business that’s aligned with our values or heart. It’s an exceptional guidebook that’s equally practical, inspiring, and profound.
—Charlie Gilkey, bestselling author of Team Habits and Start Finishing
Mark Silver is one of the rarest of guides who combines deep business knowledge and experience with liberatory values and spiritual practices. Heart Centered Business will show you that you do not have to trade your well-being, ethics or values to have a thriving and sustainable business.
—Pamela Slim, author, Body of Work and The Widest Net
No one has influenced my thinking and practice around business and leadership in the workplace like Mark Silver – he marries rare practical knowledge, counter-cultural intuition, deep integrity and joyful wisdom. His mentoring and friendship have changed not only my work, but my life. I’m so glad that the heart of Mark is now available in this book; it belongs wherever there are people trying to do good through the meaningful work they are called to.
—Gareth Higgins, author How Not to be Afraid, and founder of The Porch Community
Heart Centered Business is a balm, roadmap, and a love letter to entrepreneurs. It speaks right to the needs of small business owners who want to shift harmful paradigms that are so often lauded in the mainstream. In this book, Mark marries business and spiritual worlds so beautifully — even the novice and agnostic find true nourishment and counsel. Mark is a trusted resource, teacher and coach for so many who have built businesses that are changing the world.
—Nicole Lee, founder of Inclusive Life and author of Raising Anti-Racist Kids
Heart Centered Business is rooted in a rare combination of genuine spirituality and practical business acumen. Mark Silver gives life to innovative approaches in the realm of money, pricing, sales and marketing – all of which have helped me develop a more embodied relationship to my business. Mark’s message makes business feel like a safer place to grow, express, and discover our purpose in this world.
—Bill Hershey, business coach
