In 'Tailoring the Green Suit' Author Dan Smolen Urges Business Professionals to Pursue Green Careers

Author Dan Smolen believes that millions of U.S. business executives--from the recently graduated to the most-seasoned--are missing the career opportunity of a lifetime because they have not transformed themselves into well-trained, respected, and passionate green business leaders--"The Green Suits."

In his new career book, Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy, Smolen writes that the fast-growing global "green" economy already demands talented business executives in the corporate ranks to increase profits, benefit people through corporate social responsibility, and help save the planet through well-managed renewable energy and resource sustainability programs. But there is a rub: "While millions of successful professionals are committed to 'going green,' few of them have landed green executive jobs because [they] lack required training, knowledge, and experience in sustainability and corporate social responsibility."

"Over the past three years, dozens of 'green jobs' books have been written. And high profile advocates like former White House 'green jobs czar' Van Jones have helped make green jobs development a potent political issue. Yet, no books have spoken directly to business executives who want to leverage their well-developed management talents in green executive roles, that is, until I published this book."

He writes that "no aspect of business will be more-impacted by the new green economy than human capital. Those business executives that begin acquiring current green business information and knowledge, those that quickly become green leaders in their companies and organizations, will enjoy far greater success than those that are late to the gate." And the sheer numbers of The Green Suits will surely make a huge impact on business.

Using credible sources such as U.S. Census data and market research covering green attitudes and preferences, Smolen estimates that an astounding number--as many as 68 million U.S. business executives--will join The Green Suits' ranks. Within this universe, he believes that a formidable sub-group of "green practicing" executives--men and women defined by their "greenness"--will become The Green Suits' leading advocates for green business career development, deliver to their corporate boardrooms enormous returns-on-investment, seize opportunities to address business gatherings on their successes, write and publish well-read opinion pieces, and lead by example by becoming a mass-transit commuter, and promoting tele-work.

And despite the fact that so many business executives have lost jobs and remain out-of-work, Smolen believes that "our best days lie ahead."

Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy
By Dan Smolen
AuthorHouse
April 2010
www.thegreensuits.com

About the Author
Dan Smolen is a nationally recognized executive recruiter, serial entrepreneur, direct and interactive marketing specialist, environmental and public-policy activist, past-chairman of a large regional political organization, and writer. A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Smolen has written Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy as a "process book," designed to help aspiring green business executives gather the skills and experiences they need to enjoy long and successful careers in green business and corporate sustainability.

The Green Suits, LLC

The Green Suits, LLC

The Green Suits, LLC empowers aspiring "green business" executives to develop successful careers.

In 'Tailoring the Green Suit', company founder Dan Smolen addresses the segment of the labor pool that has been all but overlooked in the current green jobs discussion: management executives who are already in, or will some day be part of, the new green economy’s workforce.

The Green Suits® are the ambitious business executives entering the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.

They are also men and women who seek to turn conventional companies and market verticals green.

And they are hell bent on changing the world.

No aspect of business will be more-impacted by the new green economy than human capital. Those business executives that begin acquiring current green business information and knowledge, those that quickly become green leaders in their companies and organizations, will enjoy far greater career success than those that are late to the gate.

Whether you are an experienced business executive looking to pivot into a green business career or a fresh-out-of-school entry-level executive, know this: your future can be bright green, totally rewarding, and fun.

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