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The Business of Using Your Voice | Anne Verrill | TEDxDirigo

Anne Verrill always incorporated social consciousness into the business structures of her two restaurants, but when she took a strong public stance against the private ownership of assault weapons, stating that anyone who disagreed with her would no longer be welcome in her two restaurants, she met an incredible backlash, including threats to her safety. Verrill tells her story as a means for discussing the complicated relationships between moral responsibility, community engagement, and business interests. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Political Science, Anne moved to Maine in 2003 and opened her first restaurant, The Foreside Tavern in Falmouth in 2004. Following a major historical renovation, her second restaurant, Grace, opened in Portland in 2009. Always trying to incorporate social consciousness into the business structures, both restaurants work with non-profits as a central part of the business model. She lives with her two kids, Jack and Dahlia, in Falmouth, Maine. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx