Jeff Golfman (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, inventor and author.
Background
Golfman was born on May 13, 1968, in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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. He is a graduate of the
University of Winnipeg Collegiate, and the
Ivey Business School
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at
University of Western Ontario
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.
Career
In 1990, Golfman started the Blue Box curbside recycling program in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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.
[ In January 1998, Golfman and ]Woody Harrelson
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co-founded Prairie Paper, whose goal was to manufacture paper from wheat straw waste.
Philanthropy
In 1991 Golfman founded Green Kids, Inc., a nonprofit live theatre group which helps educate young people on environmental subjects.[ In 2017 Golfman organized a fundraiser for Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services, raising about $177,000.
]
Awards and publications
In 2009, Golfman received the Silver Lining Award for Pulse Furniture. In 2013 Golfman was awarded the 3M Environmental Innovation Award by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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for his work in Prairie Paper.
In 2013 Golfman published a book, ''The Cool Vegetarian''; he also publishes a blog by the same name.[ Also in 2013, Golfman was one of four Manitobans nominated for the Manning Innovation Awards.
In 2016, he was a finalist for the Brightlane Entrepreneur Awards for The Raw Office.
Golfman has also been a guest writer at ''Entrepreneur'' since 2016.
Other awards include the Federal Business Development Bank's Entrepreneur of the Year award, the Sustainable Development Award of Excellence, and the 2012 Envirokidz Giving Back Award.]
References
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1968 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Vancouver