Wisdom circles

Cheryl Edison empowers local champions to build thriving economies from the ground up. Whether imagining how to build what's next for a struggling mall in California, a market stall in Uganda, a turn of the century paper mill in Switzerland, or a coworking space with too few members in Italy, Mexico, Armenia, Sri Lanka or Pakistan, her work begins where people already are — on site, across cultures, in conversation with the founders, makers, and individuals who define a place. Cheryl is counted on to link Creativity, Community, and Commerce into action that serves the common good.

With deep experience across 76 countries and 65 industries, quoted by CNN and USA Today, featured in the US State Department's annual report, and trusted as an advisor in programs with iconic organizations from the Gates Foundation to the United Nations, Cheryl's methodology rests on a simple conviction: when development starts by listening — across languages, cultures, and sectors — and acts boldly across properties, transportation, and public life, new businesses take root. Investment wants in. Build from the inside out, play by the rules of global commerce, and the world shows up at your door ready for more.