Edwin Edebiri is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of the Happy Neighborhood Project and Happreneurs™, where he helps entrepreneurs use happiness as a business skill and growth driver. A TEDx speaker, author, and global community builder, he leads a network of tens of thousands of “happy businesses” focused on creating positive impact in their teams and local economies.

The Happy Neighborhood Project (HNP) by Edwin Edebiri

Founded in 2015, the Happy Neighborhood Project is built on the premise that it is the “Happiest Place In The World for Business Owners.” HNP operates as a registry and networking platform for “Happy Businesses,” offering community-based, quota‑free networking. During the shift to remote work, HNP rapidly expanded its virtual Happy Business Networking events, currently hosting weekly events across 20 cities and multiple countries.

Happreneurs™ by Edwin Edebiri

“Happreneurs” is a term coined by Edwin that combines “happiness” and “entrepreneurs.” A Happreneur is an individual who blends passion and purpose with entrepreneurship, driven by a deep sense of joy, fulfillment, and personal well-being.

The Happreneurs™ network serves as a space “Where Happiness Meets Business,” focusing on founders who prioritize mental wealth alongside financial wealth. Through this community, Edwin provides weekly happiness lessons and a supportive ecosystem for leaders to train happiness as a performance skill, ultimately turning joy into a competitive advantage.

How Edwin supports MTM Network members

Edwin brings a practical, research‑backed approach to happiness as a business advantage, offering frameworks that small and seasonal businesses can use to increase resilience, retention, and customer loyalty. His experience building a massive happiness community across multiple countries gives MTM Network members a model for community‑driven growth, inclusive networking, and values‑aligned collaboration that fits our focus on sustainable, people‑first business education.

Connect

• Happy Neighborhood Project: https://happyneighborhoodproject.com
• Happreneurs™: https://happreneurs.com