Neetal Parekh is a lawyer by education, a social innovator through experience, and a storyteller at heart. She is the founder of Innov8social, which creates content and experiences to make social entrepreneurship more actionable, transformative, and accessible.She is a passionate advocate for social impact ecosystem building, believing that this field empowers us to creatively reimagine how businesses and individuals can create meaningful impact and lasting value. Innov8social has participated in programs including the Tacoma Maritime Innovation Incubator, Startup253 Accelerator, and Pitch Collaborative by the William Factory Small Business Incubator, among other entrepreneurship initiatives. Neetal is the author of the Amazon bestseller, '51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship', convener of Impactathon(R), and is working with the Innov8social team to develop an on-demand pitch platform to help founders elevate their pitches. She is a frequent public speaker, convener, and workshop facilitator. She has co-created a facilitation training program to empower more individuals to engage as effective facilitators in both online and in-person settings.Inspired by her nephews and in collaboration with talented illustrator Zoe Almon Job, Neetal is releasing a children's picture book series called Pineapple Friends. 'The Adventures of the Pineapple Friends' introduces a problem-solving mindset to young learners. Along with an online platform and interactive game for young learners, she and the Innov8social team hope to inspire a new generation of empathy-driven, critical-thinking problem solvers.As an attorney, Neetal has experience in immigration law and is certified in the emerging field of Conscious Contracts(R), which helps people and organizations design agreements to work together in alignment with their mission, values, and communication styles.
