Russ Stoddard

Russ Stoddard is the founder and CEO of Oliver Russell — a Boise, Idaho-based social impact agency with clients around the world.

Russ is recognized as an expert working at the confluence of business and social responsibility and a leader in the growing B Corp movement. He provides clients with brand strategy and consulting services that help social enterprises compete more effectively in the marketplace. He also teaches educational courses on transformative new business models. Russ is the author of the Amazon bestseller, Rise Up – How to Build a Socially Conscious Company; and a frequent contributor to Sustainable Brands, Conscious Company Media, B The Change, and Real Leaders.

Russ has recently co-founded of a new brewery, Works Progress Administration – a public benefit corporation; while also serving as an advisor to numerous social enterprise startups – including GoodWell, ShareTagg, and evox OmniMedia. He and his wife, Sarah Lunstrum, live on a small farm in Boise with their two dogs, Roux and Kali.