John Ivanko
Encyclopedia
John D. Ivanko is an author, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the co-owner and innkeeper of the award-winning 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 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. He's also the co-author with Maya Ajmera, of six multicultural children's books, most award-winning and all featured on the OprahShow.
Published works
Interviews and Speeches
External links
References
Maya Ajmera
Maya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children, a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the dignity of children and youth by making small grants to innovative community-based organizations working with some of the world’s most vulnerable young people.Ajmera is also the author of...
, of six award-winning children's books from Charlesbridge Publishers, including To Be a Kid, To Be An Artist and Be My Neighbor. A portion of the proceeds for the children's books benefit the Global Fund for Children.
Early Life and Education
Raised in Royal Oak
Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was located in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. Charles confirmed to Samuel Pepys in 1680 that while he was...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Ivanko graduated Detroit Country Day School
Detroit Country Day School
Detroit Country Day School is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety and security services, and the upper school are located in a campus in Beverly Hills, along with the middle school...
. He received his Masters of Science in Leisure Studies from the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management at the Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Ross School of Business
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business is the business school of the University of Michigan. Numerous publications have ranked the Ross School of Business' Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Business Administration and Executive Education programs among the top in the country and the...
at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of 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.
In 1997, Ivanko started Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, a two-bedroom inn created on a 5.5 acre farm in Browntown, Wisconsin
Browntown, Wisconsin
Browntown is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Browntown is located at ....
, that he and his wife farm organically and is focused on sustainability. 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.
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. He's also the co-author with Maya Ajmera, of six multicultural children's books, most award-winning and all featured on the OprahShow.
Published works
- The Least Imperfect Path: A Global Journal for the Future By John D. Ivanko. Paradigm Press 1996.
- Come Out and Play By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2001.
- To be a Kid By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2001.
- Back to School By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2001.
- Animal Friends By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2002.
- Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life By John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. New Society 2004.
- To be an Artist By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2004.
- Be My Neighbor By Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Charlesbridge 2004.
- Edible Earth: Savoring the Good Life with Vegetarian Recipes from Inn Serendipity By John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. Paradigm Press 2008.
- ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profits By John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. New Society 2008.
- Farmstead Chef By John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. New Society 2011.
Interviews and Speeches
- John Ivanko Interview with Larry Meiller on Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/2/2009
- John Ivanko public presentation about his book ECOpreneuring (with life, Lisa Kivirist) at the 2008 Wisconsin Book Festival, filmed by Wisconsin Public TelevisionWisconsin Public TelevisionWisconsin Public Television is a state network of public television stations operated primarily by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin–Extension...
- John Ivanko interview for Voice America, Holistic Living with Tina Marie
- John Ivanko interview on KOPN Radio, Food Sleuth with Melinda Hemmelgarn, RD, 11/20/09 (podcast number 75)
- John Ivanko radio interview on WMNF 88.5 fm with Jon Butts on 3/9/2009.
- John Ivanko radio interview for "Home Power Hour with Solar Jim and Sustainable Jack" on WCOM, 103.5 FM on 6/25/2008
External links
- Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast and Farm website
- Farmstead Chef - website about the book of the same title
- ECOpreneuring - website about the book of the same title
- Rural Renaissance - website about the book of the same title
References