John Ivanko

John D. Ivanko (born October 1, 1966 in Michigan) is an author, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the co-owner and innkeeper of the award-winning[1] Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, a small business completely powered by wind and solar energy generated on site. He co-authored Farmstead Chef, the award-winning ECOpreneuring[2] and Rural Renaissance with his wife, Lisa Kivirist, all published by New Society Publishers. He is also the co-author, with Maya Ajmera, of six award-winning children's books from Charlesbridge Publishers, including To Be a Kid, To Be An Artist and Be My Neighbor.[3][4] A portion of the proceeds for the children's books benefit the Global Fund for Children.

Early Life and Education

Raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, Ivanko graduated Detroit Country Day School. He received his Masters of Science in Leisure Studies from the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management at the Pennsylvania State University and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (1989).

Business

Ivanko started out working at Leo Burnet Advertising, USA, in Chicago for just under three years before he departed on April 1, 1992, to travel around the world for a year, taking photographs and keeping notes on the places he visited and people he met.[5][6]

In 1997, Ivanko started Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, a two-bedroom inn created on a 5.5-acre farm in Browntown, Wisconsin, that he and his wife farm organically and is focused on sustainability.[7] The Inn received the 2004 Energy Star Small Business Network Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Vegetarian breakfasts are vegetarian and prepared mostly with ingredients sourced on site.[8][9]

Life

John D. Ivanko is married to Lisa C. Kivirist. Together they operate Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast. With Lisa Kivirst, John Ivanko co-authored Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance.[10][11] He's also the co-author with Maya Ajmera, of six multicultural children's books, most award-winning and all featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[12]

Published works

Interviews and Speeches

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Energy Star Business Network Awards". United State Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Axiom Book Awards". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Awards for Global Fund for Children Books". Global Fund for Children. Global Fund for Children. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Charlesbridge Publishers". Charlesbridge Publishers. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Global Fund for Children". Global Fund for Children. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Michigan Today. Summer 2004 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/04/Sum04/story.html?rural. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Bolster, Mary. "Green Acres". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Living Green". Vegetarian Times. Retrieved 22 June 2011. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  9. ↑ Natural Home and Garden. January 2005 http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/basic.aspx?id=1230. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "New Society Publishers". New Society Publishers. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  11. ↑ Martell, Chris (March 22, 2009). "Experiment of Green". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "Oprah's Angel Network". Oprah's Angel Network. Oprah's Angel Network. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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