MY MISSION MY BOOKS & ART ACTIVATE YOUR STRENGTH LOOK FOR THE GOOD

MY MISSION

Helping People Become Better Friends & Neighbors

Everything I create is rooted in one simple belief: Stronger communities begin with healthier relationships. There's no hidden agenda in my work. Just practical ideas that help people become better friends and neighbors.

15 Year Track Record

About Me

  • Founder & CEO of Look for the Good Project, a nonprofit which has reached over 700,000 children in 40 states through its school-wide Gratitude Campaign and Wiggle Warrior® books
  • Creator & Owner of Activate Your Strength, LLC
  • Author & Illustrator of 30 books, many of which have been donated to Look for the Good Project
  • Recognized in 2015 as a Point of Light by President George H.W. Bush
  • Recently featured in the film Friends & Neighbors
  • Presented with a "Look for the Good Day" proclamation from the city of Hartford (2015) 
  • Partnered on projects with Varsity Brands, Philosophy Cosmetics, Marriott Vacation Club, Kinzoo, W by Worth Clothing Line, The CT DEEP & CT Association of Schools, among other groups, and also with individuals like musician Jason Mraz and four-time Olympian ChauntĂ© Lowe

My Work Was Featured In Friends & Neighbors!

Guided by Fred Rogers’ call to “look for the helpers," former MTV News and Facebook executive Benjamin Wagner (Mister Rogers & Me) explores how chronic stress and trauma shape American life, weaving his own story with those of experts and neighbors to reveal how healing and connection remain possible even in the most anxious communities.

In Friends & Neighbors, Wagner tells an intimate yet widely shared story, tracing his own journey through a high-pressure career, personal loss, and recovery while connecting these experiences to the deeper ways stress and trauma shape the body, the brain, and our relationships.

WATCH TRAILER

My Work Was Featured In Friends & Neighbors!

Guided by Fred Rogers’ call to “look for the helpers," former MTV News and Facebook executive Benjamin Wagner (Mister Rogers & Me) explores how chronic stress and trauma shape American life, weaving his own story with those of experts and neighbors to reveal how healing and connection remain possible even in the most anxious communities.

In Friends & Neighbors, Wagner tells an intimate yet widely shared story, tracing his own journey through a high-pressure career, personal loss, and recovery while connecting these experiences to the deeper ways stress and trauma shape the body, the brain, and our relationships.

WATCH TRAILER
 

“Your efforts are a remarkable example of the generosity and compassion that make our communities stronger.”

GEORGE HW BUSH  
FORMER US PRESIDENT

(Endorsed in 2015)