Sandy Skees

Sandy has spent over 30 years working with global brands, start-ups, and scale-up companies to align their purpose, sustainability (ESG), and diversity, equity, inclusion programs with compelling communications. She believes in the power of business, at scale, to create an equitable society and a regenerative planet. Her work has focused on climate and environmental issues, LGBTQ+ and racial equity, recycling and waste, renewable energy, supply chain, and human rights issues. Author of Purposeful Brands: How Purpose and Sustainability Drive Brand Value and Positive Change, she is a seasoned speaker on brand, messaging and culture change. She has a TEDxTalk, and has appeared in Forbes, Journal of Brand Strategy, holds a Board Director position at  Sustainable Brands and is an advisor to The Diversity Center. She lives with her wife in  Santa Cruz, California.​