At age sixteen, Michael “Piecez” Prosserman, a professional b-boy (break dancer), completed a school project that would grow to become a hip hop–inspired mental health charity with global reach. Through a process of continuous discovery and reflection, Prosserman and his team grew UNITY to the point where it benefitted over a quarter of a million young people. In Building Unity, Prosserman breaks down the six steps to discovering responsible impact and building an organization that is growth-minded, values-based, and reflective of the needs of its community. Using stories of his own evolution, learning, and growth as a leader over fifteen years, Prosserman parallels the creativity found in breakdancing with the innovation needed to build a sustainable non-profit.

Six steps to discovering responsible impact:

• Spark is the inspiration, the big “why,” the motivation to wake up and do something.
• Build is the testing ground to clarify ideas, understand community needs, and challenge assumptions.
• Trust involves building the culture of your organization, leading by example, and hiring people with dreams. Trust sets the stage for growth by empowering awesome people.
• Grow is about finding the right size for your organization to create a responsible impact.
• Evolve is knowing when to step back so others can step forward by building a succession plan that leaves your organization in good hands.
• Re-Ignite is building from past experience and lighting the next spark within yourself.

Ordering a copy:

Order directly off the author's website and $2 from every book sold will be donated to Unity Charity. Get your copy of the book.

A 10% discount is available for HBS alumni! When checking out, use the promo code hbsunity

If you've ordered a copy of Mike's book and would like to get a head start on reading it before it arrives in the mail you can email mike@epicleadership.ca and Mike will email you a PDF copy of the book.

About our Speaker:

Michael ‘Piecez’ Prosserman is a bestselling author, professional B-Boy (“breakdancer”), university instructor, and certified coach who specializes in scaling start-ups, team culture, fundraising, and succession. In Michael’s new book Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit From Spark to Succession, he shares practical tools and stories to launching, leading and leaving a sustainable organization. He scaled a grassroots organization from the ground up as the Founder of Unity Charity, an organization using Hip-Hop to improve youth mental health. Over 15 years Michael grew Unity from a volunteer group to employing 80 staff, raising $7 million, and having an impact on 250,000 youth. Michael is committed to empowering leaders in the public and private sector to build more resilient, responsive and responsible organizations through his social enterprise EPIC Leadership.