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Howard Brodsky
CCA Global Partners
Howard Brodsky is a world leader of co-operatives and a prolific American entrepreneur. Brodsky founded CCA Global Partners, one of the largest Cooperatives in the United States. Brodsky has founded over 24 cooperatives and 4 nonprofits throughout his career.
Brodsky was the first American to be awarded the Rochdale Award. He also received the Business Leader of the Decade Award, Global Leadership Award from the World Affairs Council, and was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame and the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame.
Brodsky is the Global Chairman of the International Cooperative Alliance G20 Working Group. He is the Founder and Chairman of Cooperatives for a Better World, a worldwide non-profit, which aims to scale the global cooperative movement. Brodsky serves on the Board of Directors for New Hampshire Public Broadcasting and the Steele Foundation for Hope. He previously served as the Chairman of the New Hampshire Better Business Bureau, and for Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He was recently awarded with the distinction of Executive in Residence at the SNHU Business School
Brodsky is a published author and holds a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University . He also received an honorary degree of Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of New Hampshire.
About CCA Global Partners
CCA Global Partners is a leading cooperative business model, empowering thousands of entrepreneurs to succeed despite widespread industry consolidation. CCA Global Partners is one of the largest purchasing Cooperatives in the United States with sales of over $12 billion, servicing over 1,000,000 independent family businesses, 35,000 childcare centers, and 2,000 nonprofits.
Our mission is to provide the scale, resources, and innovation that drive sustainability, growth, and effective competition in today’s evolving marketplace. CCA global provides buying, marketing, training, insurance, HR, real estate, store design, and many other services, with the scale and professionalism only found in international public companies.
At CCA Global Partners®, ensuring independent, family-owned businesses succeed is our mission. With corporate giants spending big media dollars and negotiating significant discounts, it is difficult for local family businesses to compete and succeed. Through innovation, passion, and perseverance, CCA Global Partners generates the scale that makes it possible for a family-owned, independent business to do more than merely survive; we make it possible for that business to compete and thrive.