Sustainable League

Jake Jordan is one of the best humans on the planet. It might be because we’re both very similar, Hufflepuffs and ENFJ’s babyyy! We used to work on a project together, The UnLearn Show…and I’ll just speak for myself, but it was deep and healing in so many ways. In this episode we talk a lot about human optimization and how to find clarity. If you’re feeling stuck, it likely comes back to a lack of clarity. Get clear on you, implement what you find, and see how your world shifts. We discuss how to stop living a life for everyone else, writing your obituary, and the frameworks of life. Jake is a passionate, cause driven individual that works with cause driven individuals + organizations. Connect with Jake: www.linkedin.com/in/jakejordan Connect with Me: www.KatieWallaceHux.com www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux PS. Our format is going LIVE! Follow me on Linkedin or subscribe to my newsletter to follow along :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Laura is an incredible human, I’ve known her since kindergarten as we re-discover on this podcast. Sometimes we see the people around us as infallible or “having their shit together” and then you discover that so much of what we go through is very similar. The exact series of events may differ, but what we feel and experience is very much the same. In this episode, we chat about:

Amos is hands down one of my favorite humans and not just because he is my boyfriend and partner on this wild ride of life. He holds strong opinions, yet is always genuinely curious about the other perspectives. He has a unique outlook oh AND…he was brought up in a religious cult of sorts and has been spending a lot of time UNlearning. We chat about what it was like for him growing up, then beginning to challenge some of the antiquated ideas, and what it looks like now. Connect with Me— www.KatieWallaceHux.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Alex Galviz is an incredible writer because she is authentic to her core. She left her corporate job after having a quarter life crisis and has been on an evolution journey ever since. I highly recommend you check out her Linkedin channel and read some of her works. Alex has been on a wild ride, from a miscarriage to a quarantine break up—this year did not go easy on her. I love this episode because we get to dive into the “woo” side of life…alternative modes of healing, shamanic work, akashic records, and lots of other fun things that you have to stretch your mind a bit for. Plus, we just get really REAL. Connect with Alex— Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authenticalex/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/authenticalex Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3dwPQk1 Connect with Me— Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods— Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Tim Salau or Mr. Future of Work is an all around amazing human, committed to community. During his college days, he repped brands like WeWork & Linkedin (his content has garnered more than 40 million views). After graduating, he jumped on board with Microsoft until he became founder and CEO of Guide. Back in 2017, I was scrolling on Linkedin—right around the time that they launched video and I came across some of Tim’s content. It wasn’t your usual business professional buttoned up content, it was REAL. I still credit him as one of the reasons I started creating content on Linkedin. In this episode we chat about building an abundant life, purpose versus passion, and how to cultivate a beginner’s mindset. Get in touch with Tim: Website: https://www.timsalau.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsalau/ Guide Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MentorsMentees Guide App: https://www.guideapp.co BigBlackTea: https://bigblacktea.com Connect with me— Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Getting REALLY real as I try something new today. If you're new to The Dying Project, it's based on an actual project that I did in 2018 where I lived like I was actually dying for 6 months. In addition to long form convos, I'm adding in journal entries from the actual project. Connect with me— Website: www.katiewallacehux.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Quentin is a weirdo and I mean that in the best way possible—in that, he shows up exactly as himself. As an entrepreneur, he is constantly creating, building, and experimenting. And as a writer/podcaster he is a masterful story teller and creative. In this episode, we discuss: ▷ Q’s journey and struggles in entrepreneurship ▷ The power of listening ▷ The importance of being still ▷ Why you need to be having more fun I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you go check out his podcast, Stupid Deep. Seriously, it’s beautiful. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stupid-deep/id1540594431 Connect with Q: Website— https://quentinallums.com Linkedin— https://www.linkedin.com/in/tagjustq/ IG— https://www.instagram.com/tagjustQ/ Connect with me— Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Sofiya is a gifted storyteller and social entrepreneur. Working with major brands like Chase, the U.S. Navy, and Tupperware allowed her to fill up all of her time. After taking a step back and re-evaluating how precious time is, she decided to dedicate her time to her beautiful lifestyle brand and conscious company, This Same Sky (seriously, go check it out). We talk about living way more than dying, resume virtues versus eulogy virtues, holding many ideas at once, mental health and self awareness. Connect with Sofiya here— Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiya-hyder/ This Same Sky IG: https://www.instagram.com/thissamesky/ Conscious Gift Giving— This Same Sky: https://thissamesky.com Poetry mentioned— This Same Sky by Naomi Shihab Nye Connect with me— Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Be advised: there is some strong language used associated with Erik’s past experiences. IN 2018, I flew halfway around the world to meet someone I met on the internet. Linkedin to be exact. Weirdly, some of my most favorite humans have come to me by way of Linkedin and Erik is one of them. ANYWAY—I got to Barcelona, ate some French fries, and passed out on his couch. What I loved about this trip was that there were ZERO shallow conversations to be had. To this day, it is one of my most favorite trips I’ve ever taken. I’m so grateful for Erik and this kind of friendship. This conversations is no different than those convos we had in 2018. We talk about money struggles, connecting with humans, and dive deep into identity. Connect with Erik— Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storiesoferik/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/storiesoferik/ Join his Masterclass: https://www.storiesoferik.com Connect with me— Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Diana Sullivan is my intuitive. When I can’t make sense of life, she helps bring clarity. What’s interesting to me is that there can be such an aversion to astrology, yet we love shit like Meyer’s Briggs and other personality tests that are based on Carl Jung’s archetypes. Those archetypes are based on…..drum roll please…ASTROLOGY! Essentially in nature there exist patterns, Jung called them synchronicities (he actually coined that word). These exist on the macro and the micro, they don’t necessarily indicate causation—yet they still EXIST. Astrology takes these patterns and says here’s how to work with this energy and that’s exactly what Diana does. Check out Diana's podcast, The Sacred Spiral: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sacred-spiral/id1520233127 Follow her on IG: www.instagram.com/thesensitivesage Connect with me: Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux Zuna Brand CBD Goods—Make sure to use this link! http://www.zunabrands.com/?affiliate=kwallace First order 25% off—FIRST25 Save 15% on every order—PARTNER15 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

It’s Election Day, babyyy! Get out there and do your civic duty. Even if you don’t care about the shit show that has been this presidential race, focus on your local leaders where it will surely impact you most directly. If you need some CBD to power you through, grab from Zuna using this link. FIRST25 for 25% off your first order and PARTNER15 for 15% anytime! This week on The Dying Project I chatted with Shahyan Jahani. He’s a cool, comedic cat that is on the hunt for a job and doing lots on the side— like so many of us right now. We talk about navigating unemployment and what’s it been like to sit with ourselves for so long. We dive into stoicism, the concept of ‘amor fati’, and the personal growth game. Connect with Shahyan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahyanjahani/ Connect with me: Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Kira Day knows her shit when it comes to passion, way beyond the buzzword. Our conversations typically devolve into rambles about the science behind the ‘woo’. We chat about what passion actually is, ways in which we are learning to set boundaries, and why social and emotional intelligence is the most integral part to the solution needed in the world today. She and I are working on some cool things together and I can’t wait to let y’all in on it. Connect with Kira here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiraday/ https://thepassioncentre.com You can subscribe to and support the podcast here: Apple: https://apple.co/2HyugAv Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject Google Play: https://bit.ly/2IQUFLe Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OdOL5D --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Mackenzie Selby is the most honest and mentally/emotionally strong person that I know. I value her insights and talks more than any other person on this planet. I've known her since high school and we went down some very dark places together...not only that but we also started our healing together. We went from a life of debauchery all before ever taking a legal drink to getting sober and doing the work--and continuing to do the work. She has worked in the mental health space for the past ten years and knows the in's and out's of helping folks get on the right path. We talk a lot about our own shit, including relationships, sex, and things we've learned this past year. Disclaimer: Mackenzie is one of my oldest and closest friends and confidants, we tend to use colorful language more than normal in this episode. Connect with me: Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Welcome to The Dying Project! Happy to be back podcasting and connecting with you fine folks. I realized that I'm going to be asking my guests to get honest, so I should do the same. In this episode, I talk about navigating some pretty serious health issues that I ran into late last year that were compounded with the quest for balance with ongoing mental health issues. That plus whatever tangents I veer off for--can't wait to share the upcoming episodes where I chat with other people besides myself. Thanks so much for all of your support, it means the world to me. Connect with me: Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/katiewallacehux IG: www.instagram.com/katiewallacehux Youtube: https://bit.ly/3joYVPb Medium: https://medium.com/@katiewallacehux --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

It's been a long year and I am grateful for it. Getting back to podcasting, but switching gears! Amos and I chat about the new direction and what life has been like through the madness. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dyingproject/support

Sustainable League Ep. 21 X Catherine Sherlock Change the World, Change Yourself This is one of my favorite conversations, recorded pre-pandemic. Before we started this podcast we took 6 deep breaths and I would encourage you to do the same before listening to this. Catherine spent 20+ years in the environmental space before making a shift into something that would allow to have deeper impact, something that she used most of her life—MINDFULNESS. Evolve. Less about meditation, more about brain states. Your ego is not bad. Your emotions, ALL OF THEM, are okay. Don’t push them away, connect with them instead. Mindset Shift > Environmental Changes Connect with Catherine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinesherlock/

Clay Thomas, previously VP of Marketing at Green Lotus Hemp and now Founder of Denton Creative, is a wiz in all things branding, marketing, and technology. If you don't have the marketing resources, but need help in any of those arenas...check out his AMAZING blog. It is chock full of resources that would be insanely valuable to any brick & mortar where—you didn’t put much into digital before and are having to make that transition now. Or hire him, NOW. Seriously. We’re seeing tons of smaller/mid size businesses shutting down as this pandemic continues on and I personally don’t want to live in a world where small businesses don’t exist. As a community, as businesses, as individuals—we can pull our resources and lend a hand where we can. Whether that be through volunteering efforts or offering up your years of experience in marketing or whatever skill it may be. Connect with Clay: Denton Creative-- https://dentoncreative.co/ Blog-- https://dentoncreative.co/free-business-and-startup-resources-denton-creative-branding-marketing-technology/ Linkedin-- https://www.linkedin.com/in/claythomas1/

Mark Metry is a TedX Keynote Speaker, Global Top 100 Podcast--Humans 2.0, Author of Screw Being Shy, Amazon Primes Social Movement. He's been featured in Forbes, Inc, and Huffington Post…and most recently Barstools! We discuss how to navigate social anxiety and the human experience in general...from relationships to how to turn yourself into a science experiment. Mark's book, "Screw Being Shy", is available now! Get it here : https://www.markmetry.com/screw-being-shy-book Humans 2.0 Podcast: https://www.markmetry.com/humans-2-0-podcast Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/

This week on Sustainable League, I chat with Lee Everette. He’s a mental health and alignment coach, mental health speaker, podcast host and retreat leader. All of this stems from an interesting mental health journey early on in his life. We dive into his OCD diagnosis, what it looked like to change that narrative and explored some unconventional ways of managing depression. Although these ways are slowly becoming more mainstream, research for yourself and draw your own conclusions. Connect with Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-everette-avalon/ www.instagram.com/the.obsessive.observer Subscribe here: Apple: https://apple.co/2HyugAv Anchor: https://bit.ly/2Xi6RI5 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2IQUFLe Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OdOL5D Youtube: https://youtu.be/klTY8VzYoFA

Last week, I was a guest on the Ryan Harper Podcast and it was a lot of FUN. We dove into sustainability, how to not suck as a human, and some other ridiculous topics. This is not Sustainable League, but there are a lot of legitimate insights that are useful in this realm. It's a very candid convo, you have been warned! Side notes: Jonestown conspiracy https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16582 Buy Lululemon second hand if you’re going to do it. https://goodonyou.eco/how-ethical-lululemon/ Sustainability (surviving) vs resiliency (thriving). Connect with Ryan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1495614862 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansharper/ https://youtu.be/d6d44ShdeAk

Dave Cooch is a social entrepreneur, Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2019, and one of the co-founders of Green Gas Movement, which partners with gas stations to make it easy for people to offset their fuel each time by doing some kind of green action with the click of a button. The biggest theme of our chat is diving into the root of what’s underneath this crisis we find ourselves in and why we need a new story when it comes to climate change. I bounce around all over the place about plant medicines and personal growth, but Dave kept us on track with how beneficial meditation can be and what we can actually do right now to bring about the changes that we need to see. Connect with Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-cooch-3745a8114/ Green Gas Movement: https://greengasmovement.org Read this book: https://charleseisenstein.org/books/climate-a-new-story/

This week on Sustainable League I chat with Lila Smith #SayThingsBetter Creator, Intentional Communication Speaker & Trainer, and Certified YouMap® Coach. Intentional communication is FUNDAMENTAL when it comes to building a more resilient world, from how we discuss problems and solutions, to how companies work on these issues, internally, externally, and in our very own personal lives. I love this episode for many reasons, but most pertinent to strangers who don’t already love her. I have been a client of Lila’s and she helped me work through some of the most pivotal make or break times within my own company. If you or your company are interested in learning how to 'say things better', chat with Lila! www.SayThingsBetter.com www.linkedin.com/in/Lilasmith

Charles Barber is the founder and CEO of Crucial Four, a Dallas based company that is ushering in the return of food as medicine with a mission to help you enhance your health and well-being with essential nutrients. Charles traveled the world and from his experiences found what he believed to be the four missing food groups. Thus upon his return, Crucial Four was born. We dive deeper into these four missing food groups, discuss some unpopular opinions relating to the food and healthcare industry, and a bit about why the world would be a much better place if we started treating the Earth like a living thing versus the economic commodity that giant industries and consumers alike have allowed it to become. www.crucialfour.com www.instagram.com/crucialfour www.facebook.com/CrucialFour

Rock Robinson is the Co-Founder of CEO of eCarra, a software company that licenses technology to green ride sharing platforms. They are also an experience driven green car service company moving people through the experiences that matter most. Not only are they providing this eco-friendly option, but they are empowering other companies to do the same. We talk a bit about the future of transportation, how eCarra is changing the narrative, and some contradictions when it comes to being human. Connect with Rock & eCarra here: www.linkedin.com/in/mrsavvi www.ecarra.com www.instagram.com/ridesthatmatter Huge thank you to Sync Lab Media for partnering with us on this episode! They have a beautiful new podcasting studio located at Venture X Galleria in Dallas. Check them out for all of your video podcasting needs :) www.synclabmedia.com

eCarra: www.ecarra.com www.instagram.com/ridesthatmatter Rachel Fisher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phishphat/ Rock Robinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rock-robinson-iv-17a4986b/ Show Notes: 2:30 You might be in your dream job and not even know it 3:01 Every company needs a Swiss Army Knife 4:43 CEO’s are just the crazy assholes with the dream and its their job to get the team together who can bring it together 5:12 What is eCarra? 9:18 The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals are just a natural progression of growing as a person. 13:06 Just put your shoes on! 17:05 Clean disruption 18:55 The sun drops 430 quintillion Joules of energy every hour . That equals 430^18!! 22:41 Lucid Motors, Rivian, Fiskars 27:55 Sharing is caring = The sharing economy 32:13 Repercussions of automation, thoughts on universal basic income https://youtu.be/Xr-fVg6FQRA

This week on Sustainable League I chatted and got to know the guys from Endangered Globe; Stephen, Zee, and Walber. We discuss the constant consumerism state that we find ourselves in, the damage that fast fashion is doing, and how to use business to do some good. www.endangeredglobe.com www.instagram.com/endangeredglobe Show Notes: 2:02 Check out The Cove 2:20 Steve’s story & RIP Steve Irwin 7:45 Walber’s story natural body building, vegetarian > pescatarian 10:03 The daily grind with Zee 14:28 Kindness is not woo woo shit 17:12 “What you purchase means something.” 18:54 There are more followers than leaders 21:22 “The whole point of planning something like Everest is to effect some sort of physical or spiritual gain. If you skip on the process you’re an asshole when you start out and you’re an asshole when you get back.” -Yvon Chouinard 27:15 Constant consumerism and cheaply made products 29:10 “Every dollar that you spend is a vote for the kind of world that you want.” 33:00 The worst thing you can do is, NOTHING. 35:22 Reduce, re-use, recycle 40:39 Percentage of proceeds go to African Wildlife Foundation 41:10 Companies shouldn’t stand for the product that they sell, but for the type of life that they’re trying to create

This week on Sustainable League, I chatted with Kira Day-former corporate ladder climbing badass turned entrepreneur. She is the founder of The Passion Centre and is heavily focused on raising human consciousness. This may seem esoteric but she does a great job of defining what that means to her and has tangible action items in order to do so. Kira is one of my good friends and we spent the better part of week diving deep into ideas and the human experience as a whole. She helps so many people to understand themselves better and I TRULY appreciate her insights into any given topic. Show Notes: 2:00 From high performance corporate sales to following your passion 3:42 Complete body shut down 6:40 The Passion Centre 9:00 “You can’t get to world peace without inner peace.” -Dalai Lama 12:40 Freudian slips 13:59 There’s IQ, EQ, and Self Intelligence 16:15 Wim Hof breathing technique & microdosing death 19:34 Starved for human connection and tea with Uber drivers 25:00 The invisible bag of all the shit 28:58 Dr.Bruce Lipton, The Biology of Belief 29:45 Tips to being a better human, there is no one size fits all 39:05 How to change without crisis 41:00 Vacation With Purpose

Show Notes: 3:06 Buck your reservations 6:05 The drunken astrologer 11:07 Woo woo aside, this is an amazing way to grow 15:00 Your passion informs your stars, and your stars empower your passion 19:32 Trauma stems from childhood 26:00 Our mindset is the biggest tool we have to build towards a more sustainable world 27:32 Emotional spaghetti 30:15 Look for the similarities and not the differences 32:01 Question what you think 34:00 Re-condition your conditioning 36:20 Feng Sui your friend group 37:31 2020 Vision Quest, Finding Your Path and Purpose. @SensitiveSage 45:10 It can feel like no one is talking about things that matter. If you are someone that is craving a deep conversations, reach out to have a call, reading, or whatever with Diana. Chat With Diana: Instagram: @thesensitivesage www.thesensitivesage.com

This week on Sustainable League, I chat with Rachel Chang general manager for The Riveter, an LA based new co working space here in Dallas, built by women for everyone. She is an advocate for the entrepreneurial community , a wealth of knowledge, and resources and she is one of my really good friends. We talk about her early career and the difference between an experience explorer and a job hopper. We talk about the struggles of being a human, the cult of capitalism, mental health, entrepreneurship, and why it is so damn important to have equal representation of all people in order to build more sustainable communities and of course the world. Show Notes: 1:18 From architecture to the empowering the start up community, pit stop in entrepreneurship, dabbling in accelerations, and back to empowering the startup community with even more intention 4:01 Round out your career education 5:02 How to say ‘Yes’ 6:58 “Is it going to offer me education or is going to be an experience that I want to have?” 13:58 Equal Pay Day 17:20 There shouldn’t be one group of people who look exactly the same, from the same socioeconomic class making decisions for the diverse bunch of people that exists 20:41 “Ignorance is not an excuse anymore.” 24:31 Balance and breaking the work-a-holic capitalist mindset

Thomas Despin is the CEO & Founder of Reconnect and Hustler’s Villa. He has had an interesting journey to say the least, doing all sorts of things to avoid getting a job (in the best way possible). From biking 12,000 km across 18 countries, meeting 100+ CEOs along the way to getting trapped in Bali with no cash to staying there and building an e-comm business from 0 to 750k in sales in just 11 months. All of this before founding Hustlers Villa, a co-working, co-living, community geared towards like minded entrepreneurs. We talk about all of these undertakings plus his newest project, Reconnect which is a sustainable, luxury retreat on an island off of Indonesia and how he started it with zero background in sustainability. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasdespin/ Instagram: @thomasdespin Reconnect Retreat: www.Reconnect.id Show Notes: 2:01 Getting stranded in Bali and starting a company because that was the only option 6:05 Reconnect, sustainable retreat 8:38 Building a sustainable resort with zero background in sustainability 13:12 Reconnect with yourself, with others, and with nature 15:23 Pretty Instagram pictures + a lot of knowledge geared towards sustainability and the future 18:30 All of the solutions are already out there, just google it. 28:24 “I did not have the skills to do this project, the whole goal is to become the person who can make this happen along the way.”

Jordan Carroll is an ambassador for the remote work movement. He has been living that life for the past year+ and we talk about how traveling and plant medicines can be a fast track to get to the mindset shift needed to build towards a more sustainable and resilient world. Show Notes: 0:06 Getting uninvited from the podcast before it even starts 2:01 If you’re interested in traveling and doing remote work, Jordan is the man who can help you make a plan 4:11 Minimalism + traveling for a year with one carry on 7:15 Lizard brains and solo travel as a means to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. 11:27 Would you regret it if you didn’t do it? 13:20 “Commit to doing something first and then take out the obstacles.” 18:15 Lessons from plant medicines 22:23 Everyone could use a good ego smash 26:26 Everything is energy 29:01 The sound of silence 38:45 “It's a privilege to be lost sometimes.” https://medium.com/@jspensir/my-ayahuasca-manifesto-6-insights-to-bring-back-to-conventional-reality-78c56d81ecc4

Show Notes: 1:59 Sustainability is the ability for everything to work in conjunction with everything else 4:29 It all started with mental health issues… 10:31 The disenchantment that comes with non profits 12:59 Make kindness cool again 14:40 You can’t teach anyone anything, people have to experience 17:31 Linear vs exponential thinking 20:21 The asteroid talk begins and why the thought of being destroyed by one comforts me 23:20 Things I’m not cool with and other systems that don’t make any damn sense 30:29 When the lizard brain kicks in 31:35 Lessons from an anonymous program 34:45 The dying experiment Mark Metry https://www.markmetry.com Naveen Jain https://www.instagram.com/p/BvgB70mh-UR/ Ray Kurzweil https://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2012/11/09/ray-kurzweil-on-using-exponential-thinking-to-predict-the-future/ Graham Hancock https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/fresh-clues-in-the-hunt-for-a-lost-civilization-graham-hancock-interview-1-9679129 Darwin was wrong https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/09/darwin-evolution-crispr-microbiome-bacteria-news/ Kevin Kelly https://www.thisamericanlife.org/50/shoulda-been-dead “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” ― Alan Wilson Watts, The Culture of Counter-Culture: Edited Transcripts

Quincy Holloway lived and taught in the art scene until his daughter’s health issues spurred him to do his part and take action in cleaning the world up. Show Notes: 4:10 From the art world to the war on carbon 5:40 Flipping the solar model on its head, commercial solar car ports 6:20 Power purchase agreements 10:20 Future proofing solar car ports for autonomous vehicles 11:40 The usual solar push back 15:49 What you can do to lessen your impact 19:50 Texas PACE Authority 22:44 Doesn’t matter if you believe in climate change, your insurance does 28:27 Let’s get political 35:46 Live like you give a shit 36:02 Check out Rivian!

This week we chatted with Kory Farooquie, CEO at Invaterra. He is no stranger to the highs and lows of both the corporate and entrepreneurial world. We talk all things AI, automation, the future and the sustainability implications of it all. 1:21 Being future focused and preparing for Gen Alpha, our first generation that will likely be AI native 5:12 Breaking down AI and Automation with some predictions. Insert article 6:01 Pakistan to London to Kuwait to Connecticut 9:30 When kids turn to Siri after you give silly answers 11:52 “Organizations aren’t selling products anymore, they’re selling experiences.” 18:05 Why $1.99 seems like ‘highway robbery’ for an app 25:03 Why does it have to be you either believe in what I believe or it’s a conspiracy theory. Let’s just do better. 28:58 Breaking down AI, it’s not the Terminator y’all. 36:42 Its not step 1, 2 ,3…we’re taking exponential steps + L.E.A.P Mindset 43:00 Fossil fuels are about to be the equivalent of cigarettes. It used to be cool, but nah. 49:43 “Work towards a future that makes the world a better place.”

Jaime Cohen is the founder of Jaimbalaya & Use The Right Words. Real communication is hard, it's not wonder that the world is a literal mess. We discuss why communication can be so difficult, ways to do it better, and how we can build towards a more sustainable world starting with dialogue. 5:00 How does sustainability tie into communication 11:00 Living in most connected time in human history 11:16 Why do we talk about the weather? 14:00 Our need for control vs being fully present 17:50 Creating boundaries 21:55 Safe Conversations method “we will use what you say against you vs we will use it to understand you” 26:00 RF Its not what you say, its how you say it 35:02 The foundation to build more resilient infrastructure

Rock Robinson is co-founder and CEO for eCarra, which stands for "electric car ride share awareness". We chat candidly about what it's like to be an entrepreneur in the green space and ways that you and your business can reduce your carbon emmissions. Show Notes: 4:27 Climate change apathy 13:58 Why Teslas make sense 18:36 Competition versus collaboration 19:50 Abundance mindset 28:14 "Disrupt You!" Jay Samit and why no one cares about you and your ideas 29:40 Rock’s number one piece of advice to anyone looking to make an impact…DONT F*CKING STOP www.ecarra.com Find eCarra in the App Store! “First1000” sign up code