Brian Wallace

Founder of NowSourcing and Small Business Advisor

Brian Wallace is a skilled chocolatier, forager, and social entrepreneur with a passion for nature and sustainability. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has worked in various positions such as Forager/Mixologist at ForageSF, Director of Special Events at The Seasteading Institute, Director of Field Development at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and Naturalist at Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School. He is also a former UCSC Chapter President at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Brian is the Founder/Maker/Alchemist at Endorfin Foods, where he channels his love of cacao and ethnobotany into creating delicious, sustainable, and healthy chocolate products. He has several exciting projects in the works that are inspired by his passions and expertise.

Experience

Founder at NowSourcing since August 2006

Small Business Advisor at Google and Lexmark; Google Small Business Advisor at Google; Advisory Board Member at SXSW; #LinkedinLive Beta Tester at LinkedIn

Education

MBA, Information Systems from Pace University - Lubin School of Business (1999 - 2001); MS, Internet Technologies from Pace University (2001 - 2004); Bachelor's degree, Double Major: Political Science / Philosophy, Politics, and Law from State University of New York at Binghamton (1995 - 1999)