Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Noon
Santa Rosa Country Club
People Before Profits:
Can It Work?
with Georgia Kelly
Mondragón Expert and
Founder and Executive Director
of Praxis Peace Institute
Georgia Kelley's sponsor is Judie Coleman,
WACSC Program Committee
About the Program
In the 1950s, the Basque territory was one of the poorest regions of Spain. Then, in 1956, a parish priest dared to imagine something different: an economy rooted not in competition, but in cooperation. He organized local workers into cooperatives—small seeds that grew into the now global economic powerhouse called the Mondragón Corporation, still guided by the motto “People Before Profits.” It has made the Basque region, once impoverished, into the wealthiest and the most prosperous in all of Spain.
Discover the inspiring story of Mondragón, the world’s most successful worker-owned cooperative, in a fascinating talk People Before Profits: Can It Work? by Georgia Kelly, Mondragón expert and founder of Praxis Peace Institute.
Kelly questions: What if leadership was measured not by how much executives make, but by how well communities thrive together? And, what if the path to true prosperity isn’t chasing “more,” but discovering how much is "enough?"
About Our Speaker
Georgia Kelly is the founder and executive director of Praxis Peace Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to education, community engagement, and the development of practical solutions for social and economic justice. With a background in activism, writing, and music, Georgia has spent over two decades facilitating programs that explore the intersections of peace, economics, and civic responsibility.
Georgia has led many seminars at the Mondragón Cooperative Headquarters in Spain, exploring the successful democratic processes of the Mondragón cooperatives, as well as examining the culture and the politics of the Basque region.
This is a program you won’t want to miss!
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