New York-based Topical BioMedics Inc. hosted Amsterdam resident Max Wohlgemuth Kitslaar at the conclusion to his six-month, 10,000 mile motorcycle journey from Santiago, Chile to New York.

Kitslaar’s journey, titled “Connecting Las Americas” is a project to document socially-conscious businesses that work toward creating a better world. He then shared those stories online with posts and videos. He wanted to counter the “negative perceptions by showing that there are inspiring people and socially responsible companies focused on addressing the world’s problems everywhere,” a press release from Topical Biomedics said.

“We were delighted to meet Max, and honored that he chose to end his long, amazing journey by visiting us and listening to our story,” said Lou Paradise, president, chief of research, and inventor of the company’s Topricin and MyPainAway line of pain relief and healing cream formulas.  “We have always practiced business in a socially conscious way, and we were gratified when B Lab championed for-profits that are ‘doing well by doing good.’  To be documented by Max along with brother and sister North and South American B Corps as well as many other successful businesses that are operating with heart and soul, in a socially responsible manner, is an absolute honor.”

Topical BioMedics is a B Corp—certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.  To become a certified B Corp, a business must prove that it cares as much about society and the environment as it does about profits.

For more information, visit www.connectinglasamericas.com or www.topicalbiomedics.com.