David Gaines is the CEO and chief visionary for La Terza Coffee and author of the newly released book, "Radical Business: The Root of Your Work and How it Can Change the World.” La Terza offers exceptional coffees from around the world and is deeply committed to empowering others - from ensuring sustainable business practices to providing living wages for coffee producers around the world.

With his work at La Terza, David felt pulled toward social enterprise—a business model that builds profits while simultaneously benefiting society and the environment. He realized that the possibility of social impact was accessible to everyone and that well-functioning businesses could better the lives of not only their employees and customers, but also the people involved in its supply chains and even with its competitors. 

David also leads by example. Throughout his many entrepreneurial endeavors, David has always put serving others as the highest purpose. Even when choices are hard and the right thing to do is the difficult, less traveled path, David never strays from his values and has seen his businesses prosper as a result. His experiences leading social enterprises have provided a blueprint for helping organizations deepen their social impact. He has become a mentor and coach to many and has a unique ability to inspire vision to those around him while also remaining balanced as a steadfast and consistent leader.

David is admittedly an idealist that dreams of a world where all businesses are social enterprises and where people are equally valued, served, and uplifted. His servant leadership approach has afforded him many opportunities to guide individuals and teams alike to achieve their greatest potential.

David is a loving husband and father, enjoys the solitude and beauty of nature, and is energized meeting new people and old friends over a crafted beverage.