Podcast appearances and mentions of laura harrison

Laura Harrison, from Ratehawk, gives the low down on the popular and trendy destinations selling along with great tips when booking with Ratehawk.

Daniel speaks with the founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear, Ben and Laura Harrison from their office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Turn life's challenges into golden opportunities and make a difference in the world, just like Ben and Laura did with Jonas Paul Eyewear. In this inspiring episode, we hear the remarkable journey of Ben and Laura Harrison, the co-founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. Their son, Jonas, who was born blind, sparked a mission to help not only him but countless other kids facing visual impairments. The couple shares how they transformed adversity into a thriving business that's making a difference in the lives of children globally. Tune in to a discussion filled with life-changing insights, strategies for entrepreneurs, and heartwarming stories of triumph. Ben and Laura are on a mission to not only create beautiful eyeglasses but to empower children to see the world in a whole new light.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.seilertucker.com/podcast

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“Before Laura I really sat there waiting for opportunities. After Laura's mentoring session that changed for me. I would actually go out and find them.”To celebrate International Mentoring Day (17 January 2023) we speak to Consultant Laura Harrison, a Senior Leader Mentor on the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme, and her Mentee, Leaders Plus Fellow and U-Blox Principal Engineer Rajani Rao to find out what made their relationship so successful.We discuss:what it takes to make a mentoring relationship truly transformationalwhere to go to find Mentors why some conversations make a difference and others don'tWe hope you enjoy the conversation.Connect with Laura on LinkedIn. Connect with Rajani on LinkedInFind out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programmes and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.We are currently recruiting Senior Leader Mentors. Find out more.Are you progressing a big career whilst raising small children? Each month we send out a helpful round-up email featuring useful info and brave new ideas for ambitious mums and dads. Sign up now.Applications are now open for our NHS FellowshipOur FMLM accredited NHS Fellowship is a career development programme for working parents in the NHS who want to lead positive change. Apply by 11/07. Find out more.

Many listeners have told us that guilt is a challenge you're struggling with, particularly working parent guilt. This week on Big Careers, Small Children we are revisiting some of the best tips shared by our previous guests around guilt and learning to let it go.Featured:Wendy Merricks, CEO Jumar (Series 6, Episode 91)Michelle Mitchell OBE, CEO Cancer Research UK (Series 4, Episode 52)Laura Harrison, Co-founder Human Change Agency (Series 2, Episode 15)Lucy Duszczak, Senior Online Sales & Digital Manager, YHA & Dr. Suhana Ahmed, Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS (Series 3, Episode 46)Amy Gibbs, Former CEO Birthrights (Series 6, Episode 83)Dr. Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Kent (Series 5, Episode 78)Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programmes and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.

How do you turn a life-altering moment into a global mission? In this episode, you'll hear from husband and wife Ben and Laura Harrison, co-founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. Jonas Paul Eyewear is a stylish eyewear brand for teens and kids that's also on a mission to save and protect children around the world from blindness. Today, the brand has impacted more than 830,000 lives through its 'Buy Sight, Give Sight' program and is on its way to reach its goal of 1,000,000 by 2022.This episode has everything — from what it's like to jump from one business to another, to starting one with your own spouse, to navigating life as parents of a child who was born blind.--If you've got a little one or are in need of stylish smaller-sized frames yourself, check out Jonas Paul Eyewear! Now through September 6, you can save 20% sitewide - see store for details: https://jonaspauleyewear.com--Love the podcast? Please follow us or subscribe for FREE, rate, and leave us a review! Follow Liz on Instagram: @lizbohannon @ssekodesigns.This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media. Follow us on IG @huemangroupmedia and Twitter @hueman_media.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pluckingup/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you turn a life-altering moment into a global mission? In this episode, you'll hear from husband and wife Ben and Laura Harrison, co-founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. Jonas Paul Eyewear is a stylish eyewear brand for teens and kids that's also on a mission to save and protect children around the world from blindness. Today, the brand has impacted more than 830,000 lives through its 'Buy Sight, Give Sight' program and is on its way to reach its goal of 1,000,000 by 2022. This episode has everything — from what it's like to jump from one business to another, to starting one with your own spouse, to navigating life as parents of a child who was born blind. -- If you've got a little one or in need of stylish smaller-sized frames yourself, check out Jonas Paul Eyewear! Now through September 6, you can save 20% sitewide - see store for details! -- Love the podcast? Please follow us or subscribe for FREE, rate, and leave us a review! Follow Liz on Instagram: @lizbohannon @ssekodesigns. This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media. Follow us on IG @huemangroupmedia and Twitter @hueman_media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pluckingup/message

In this episode: Top issues with stock. Pricing strategies. Profit margins. Shipping costs – to include or not to include. Direct vs. wholesale selling. Magic margins – good, better best. Laura Harrison is a retail expert with 25 years retail experience across corporate and in-store. Her main focus is on the financial side of retail, looking at profit & loss, cashflow and stock. Laura is passionate about keeping the high street alive and runs LH Retail Development, a consultancy firm that advises big retailers how to lead and small independent brands how to grow. Laura chats to Sally about top stock issues that affect retailers and how to avoid having surplus product by creating a clear sales plan. Laura explains the theory behind retail promotional practices and why getting the right starting price is so important. Laura and Sally discuss the pros and cons behind inclusive shipping costs, what is recommended and why your customer journey makes a difference. Should you sell direct to your customer or consider a wholesale approach? Laura and Sally examine different setups and considerations. Plus the biggest factor in retail - cost vs sales price, what is the magic margin? Laura breaks it down, looking product hierarchies and why you should be able to easily explain your pricing approach. Selected links from this episode Connect with Laura on Instagram and Facebook via @lhretaildevelopment Email: lhretaildevelopment@gmail.com Website (from end of April 2021): www.lhretaildevelopment.co.uk Laura's free Facebook group Product Profit Project Connect with Sally on Instagram LinkedIn Like what you hear? Don't forget to rate and leave a review to help spread the word! The Pricing Queen podcast is produced by Annabelle Buckland at Decibelle Creative @decibelle_creative

This week we are delighted to welcome back HR Director and Leaders Plus Mentor Laura Harrison to the podcast. Laura, who previously featured on episode 13 (sharing with us her thoughts on flexible working and building relationships, do check it out if you haven't already), joins us again to look in detail at part time working for senior roles and offer practical advice for listeners keen to cut down their hours.Just how can we make working part-time work effectively? Ensuring we're not working full time hours for less pay, leaving us resentful and exhausted!How can we successfully reduce both our tasks and responsibilities to make dropping down to 4, or 3 days achievable?Laura shares her freshest thinking on part time working, and is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to the actionable steps you need to take to ensure you can make the change you want work best for you and the company. We hope you enjoy our conversation.Please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps more people to find us.This episode was recorded during the COVID-19 Lockdown.Listen now in iTunes | Listen now on Spotify

Laura Harrison is our guest for #46!

Noni Needs and Laura Harrison bring you today's essential information for Petersfield and its villages. Martin Bamford of Informed Choice independent financial planners answers questions on this week's Summer Statement from the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and how the new measures will affect you. And what piece of local transport infrastructure celebrates its birthday today? Send updates to team@petersfieldradio.uk or call Petersfield 01730 555 500.

Ever wondered what happens behind closed doors in HR when you submit a flexible working request?This week on Leaders With Babies, Verena is joined by Laura Harrison, a former HR Director who has worked for organisations including PwC, EY, Aviva and CIPD. Laura is a co-founder of the Human Change Agency and also a mentor on our Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme and is passionate about combining her love for her work with her love for her children. In this candid discussion, Laura shares her top tips for building meaningful relationships at work, even if you dislike networking or simply don't have the time to attend events. Plus there's brilliant advice on negotiating salary from a HR's perspective, insight into what really happens behind closed doors in HR when a flexible working request comes through the door and how to ensure having children doesn’t stop your career progression.Laura has generously offered a one-off mentoring session for one lucky Leaders With Babies listener. The next 10 people who download our Fellowship Application Pack and drop an email to Verena at verena@leadersplus.org.uk will be entered into a prize draw to win. Full terms and conditions can be found on leaderplus.org.uk. Good luck!

As teachers we rarely have the opportunity to switch roles in the classroom and become students again. Dr. Laura Harrison did just that, rerunning to a classroom as a student interested in obtaining certification to teach English as a foreign language. In Harrison’s book, “Teaching Struggling Students: Lessons Learned from Both Sides of the Classroom,” she reflects on her experiences. Our discussion explores the peaks and valleys of her emotions as she experienced the classroom as a student, including times when she was challenged. Our discussion also examines essential lessons learned that will be important for faculty teaching current generations of students.

Atsuko pits Bryan Safi, Baron Vaughn, and Dani Fernandez against each other in speedy challenges that test their ability to multi-task and put themselves in others' shoes. Plus, we play "Mike Repentance" where our contestants go deep in to Mike Pences mind. Wooo Scary!Recorded live from the Dynasty Typewriter!Featuring Let's Go Players Eric Owusu, Venk Modur, Jarrett Sleeper, and Laura Harrison + judges Clayton Farris & Michelle FlanaganBe sure to rate Let's Go, Atsuko! 5-stars on Apple Podcasts. Leave a fun comment & Atsuko will respond to it on air!Become a Patron member & support us today: www.patreon.com/LetsGoAtsukoFOLLOW LET'S GO, ATSUKO!Twitter: @atsukocomedyInstagram: @atsukocomedywww.atsukookatsuka.comLet's Go, Atsuko! is a Forever Dog Podcast:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/lets-go-atsuko

Pain and heartbreak can often be an opportunity for impact. Obviously, we never go looking for pain but God has a knack for taking our brokeness and redeeming it with purpose. In today's episode, Alan has a conversation with Ben and Laura Harrison. Ben and Laura have an amazing story and purpose that was birthed out of their son's eye condition. Their son Jonas we born with an eye condition which required specialized eyewear to even have limited sight. As they went this journey, Ben and Laura realized a need for children's eyewear and out of that need they created their company "Jonas Paul Eyewear" where they create beautiful eyewear for kids and teens. Because of their experience they built their business on a model of "buy sight, give sight." With each eyewear purchase Jonas Paul Eyewear makes a donation to help kids all around the world deal with preventable eye disease.  Find Out More www.jonaspauleyewear.com

In 2013, Ben and Laura Harrison became first-time parents. After waiting for years to have a child, they received devastating news that their son Jonas was blind. Jonas was born with a rare disorder called Peter’s anomaly. At birth, he had cloudy corneas and glaucoma. Though Jonas was born without sight, his vision was restored to a functional level after 21 sight-saving surgeries. In spite of this miracle, Jonas still needed the help of eyeglasses. Ben and Laura weren't able to find any affordable kids glasses they felt would make Jonas feel confident, stylish and empowered. And out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jonas Paul Eyewear was born. Jonas Paul Eyewear has been a thriving business for Ben and Laura. But beyond that, it also created an opportunity for their family to make an impact. Through their partnership with CBM (formerly Christian blind mission), an international Christian development organization, Jonas Paul Eyewear is able to direct a portion of their sales to help prevent childhood blindness around the world. Learn more about Jonas Paul Eyewear: jonaspauleyewear.com Follow Sincerely, Hueman on Instagram @sincerelyhueman This show is produced by Hueman Group Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Our guests are Ben and Laura Harrison, Co-Founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear, a socially responsible provider of glasses for kids and teens. In this episode, we learn that the Harrisons already had two design-oriented startups underway when their son Jonas Paul was born with Peter's Anomaly, a rare disorder that causes blindness. Their journey with Jonas Paul through his twenty-one surgeries introduced them to new communities and new challenges. They decided to start the company to provide reasonably priced, stylish glasses to kids and teens, and they direct a portion of each sale to prevent childhood blindness around the world. Ben, Laura, and Andy discuss the testing and refining of their faith through the birth and early childhood of Jonas Paul (and the company); the magic of little sisters; childhood bullying; and the joyful burden of starting something that provides a living for others.

This week we meet Ben and Laura Harrison, Co-Founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. Their mission is to help kids feel like themselves: comfortable, confident, and stylish. They strive to do it at a fair price while also giving a portion of each sale to help prevent childhood blindness around the world. Out of a very personal experience, The Harrison family created Jonas Paul Eyewear after their son was born with a rare disorder known as Peter's Anomaly, which gave them a window into the world of blindness. Ben and Laura share very honestly about the ups and downs of parenting a child that is differently abled while running a business and working together. To learn more about their work: https://jonaspauleyewear.com/ Welcome to the Love or Work Podcast, hosted by Andre Shinabarger (Physician Assistant, Grady Hospital) and Jeff Shinabarger (Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Plywood People). They are asking the question: Is it possible to change the world, stay in love and raise a healthy family? 100 interviews where Jeff and Andre learn from other working families in the journey of marriage, purpose and parenting. Website: www.loveorwork.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/loveorwork Love or Work is a project of Plywood People. Plywood is a non-profit in Atlanta leading a community of start-ups doing good. www.plywoodpeople.com

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneurs are Ben and Laura Harrison. Ben and Laura are the founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear. The company has been featured everywhere from the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, to even a full segment about the company on NBC news. Jonas Paul specializes in fashionable and stylish glasses for children… Like a lot of Misfit Entrepreneurs, we’ve had on the show, Ben and Laura didn’t start out as eyewear entrepreneurs. Instead they encountered a problem and endeavored to find a solution to help their son, Jonas Paul. Through this - a mission and a company were born. Nowadays, Jonas Paul helps children all over the world feel beautiful in their glass and gives a portion of every sale to help provide sight to children in need. Ben and Laura have a truly remarkable story and an incredible amount of useful experience and wisdom to share. www.jonaspauleyewear.com Ben and Laura call themselves “recovering serial entrepreneurs.” Ben and Laura met in college. Ben was focused on work as a photographer and Laura on communications. They decided to grow the photography business to become destination photographers. In addition, the launched resources online for other photographers. Things were good. After 7 years of marriage, they decided to have a child. Everything seemed fine up until their child, Jonas Paul was born. Laura ended up having to have an emergency c-section. When they brought Jonas over to her, the first words out of her mouth were, “Does he have pupils?” Since he was just born, they dismissed it. But over the next few days reality began to set in. Jonas was born blind and was diagnosed with Peter’s anomaly, a very rare sight condition. It was very overwhelming as new parents to come to grips with how their child will not be able to see or even see their faces. They went on an extensive journey in which by the age of 5, Jonas has had 22 eye surgeries to give him some aspect of sight and 4 cornea transplants that have all failed. As this went on, Ben started searching for stylish eyewear for Jonas, so he could look cool in the glasses he needed to see what he could. Jonas was only 2 weeks old, but Ben was searching for something to combat his helplessness. The search became an outlet and a mission that morphed into creating stylish eyewear for kids because there was nothing out there. They started on Alibaba with some designs and found a manufacturer. How did you launch the business? They had always been in the digital download space, so going into selling a productive with FDA restrictions and everything else was an unknown. They hacked together a WordPress site to get something up to have a brand. They used their photography background to help in crafting the image for the brand and also creating the right design. They went through 3 different rounds of samples before they got one right. Once the found some frames that seemed right, they moved to launch. They just sold through their website and used their SEO experience to help organic traffic. It didn’t take off right away. It has been a grind. They used the feedback to start tweaking things and were OK taking it slow. What was your tipping point where you started to see massive growth? There hasn’t been one major tipping point…it has been a lot of little things that have combined. The one big thing was when they made the decision to focus on one thing – Jonas Paul. They gave up their other businesses to focus on it full time. They became part of a business accelerator called Praxis and this gave them opportunities to pitch to potential partners/investors. At one of the pitches they were introduced to a former CEO of Luxotica which led to their first seed round. What is working for you when it comes to digital marketing? What is driving sales online? You need a holistic approach. Facebook is needed, but is all about disrupting things to create interest in your product. Google AdWords is important because people are searching for the need. Instagram is also very important for a product like eyewear. The messages on the mediums are very different. Retargeting and lead capturing are important, so you can nurture people and teach them about your product. For a lot of solutions, there is a big education piece needed which the mediums allow you to do. Authenticity of your brand and who you are is the most critical part of the equation. Stay to true to who you really are. Anything outside digital? They have a brand ambassador program with micro-influencers They have affiliate programs Talk to us about building a culture with your business and what that means to the brand… The best part is being able to surround yourself with a team that has passion for the business like they do. Making sure the team knows the mission and vision and why is really important. But, you must be open to change to feedback from your team to grow. Giving your employees a voice is very important. Everyone should feel like it is a part of them as much as you as an owner/leader. What advice do you have other husband and wife teams running a business or thinking about starting a business together? Early on – you have to understand your strengths and weaknesses and learn how to let each other run with the strengths. Trust each other where your skills sets are and find all the ways they can complement each other. Put a plan together on how to run things for your work life together. Using a personality tool like a Strengthfinder or DISC can give you really great insight into each other. Be willing and outspoken on your encouragement to each other. Don’t take it for granted just because you work together every day. Have fun with it. Reward each other. Surprise each other. You cannot separate your home life and work life – it all blends together. Embrace it, don’t fight it. Celebrate together when you win and come together when you lose It is a true privilege to be able to be a team and share the journey of a business together. What has surprised you most on your entrepreneurial journey together? That you can pull things off and pull them off well, even when it doesn’t look like it can happen. Everybody has this entrepreneurial spirit inside them, but so many are afraid to unleash it. When you find what you are called and meant to be doing it gives you such a more meaningful life. How much you gain by taking the leap of faith… How has social entrepreneurship made an impact for the business and for you? It allows you to truly help people in need, make the world a better place, and be part of something bigger.   Best Quote: As an entrepreneur, you cannot separate your home life and work life – it all blends together. Embrace it, don’t fight it.”   Ben and Laura's Misfit 3 Don’t suffer from failure to launch syndrome. Get a minimum viable product, get it out there, get feedback and go from there. Make a name for yourself in your market by trying everything to get yourself out there. You’ll then be able to hone in and find what really works. Have patience here. Fearing hardship with starting your own thing can keep you from living your life to the fullest. Hardship and suffering help you recognize life in a different way. Be open to it and be ok with it.

I’m always amazed when I meet someone who has taken a trial, struggle, hardship, or some adversity in their life and used it to change and impact their community or the world. So often, when tough stuff happens to us or when life hands us a really huge, massive lemon, we use that to sit and throw ourselves a pity party. But when we flip that on its head and instead use that hardship for good, it’s amazing what we can accomplish! My guests on the Business with Purpose podcast this week are Ben & Laura Harrison, founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear, a children’s eyewear company focusing on creative, fashion-forward eyewear for kids. Their brand was inspired by their son Jonas after he was born with a rare eye disease. As they were on the hunt looking for stylish eyewear for their son, they noticed the limited options and decided to create their own brand of eyewear that inspires confidence in children. Through their pain and suffering, they have impacted thousands of children. They were blessed to be only a few hours away from some of the best eye care in the world that has helped provide Jonas with some sight. In return, they have turned their blessing into helping kids in undeveloped countries in the need of sight. With each purchase, they help provide sight to children in need. For being a little over 4 years old, they have impacted over 30,000 kids around the world. This is an incredible conversation I know you’re going to love! [click_to_tweet tweet="“I felt like there was a gap in the market for more stylish glasses that kids actually got excited about wearing and that was my long-term mission, was to make glasses cool.” @jonaspaulframes" quote="“I felt like there was a gap in the market for more stylish glasses that kids actually got excited about wearing and that was my long-term mission, was to make glasses cool.” @jonaspaulframes"] CONFIDENCE THROUGH STYLE Many people need glasses to see, yet there is such a lack of stylish glasses, especially for kids. As Ben and Laura began to search for glasses for Jonas, Ben was reminded of his own struggles with glasses when he was a kid. The stigma around glasses paired with an unstylish pair of children’s glasses can create many bullying opportunities, something Ben and Laura hope to change through Jonas Paul Eyewear. We talk about making glasses cool and how a little confidence can change a life. [click_to_tweet tweet="“When you create a really empowering, exciting brand and also have that impact piece, kids get really excited about it and I love the thought of them walking into school the first day with their glasses and they’re so excited about it.' @jonaspaulframes" quote="“When you create a really empowering, exciting brand and also have that impact piece, kids get really excited about it and I love the thought of them walking into school the first day with their glasses and they’re so excited about it.' @jonaspaulframes"] PREVENTING AND PROVIDING Part of what makes Jonas Paul Eyewear special is their give-back component. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness and through their Buy Sight, Give Sight program, Ben and Laura donate Vitamin A supplements to prevent childhood blindness in the developing world. They also donate their own glasses to various ministries and school programs to provide sight to those in need. Ben and Laura explain why they choose to give back and the importance of something as small as Vitamin A. STARTING FROM SCRATCH When Ben and Laura started their life together, they never thought they would have started a business like Jonas Paul Eyewear. Going from wedding photographers to creating medical devices was a huge jump for the couple that took a lot of hard work and trial and error. Ben, Laura, and I talk about the process of starting Jonas Paul Eyewear and why being open to change is so important. About Ben & Laura Harrison, Founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear: Jonas Paul Eyewear was founded by Ben and Laura Harrison and inspired by the birth of their son, Jonas Paul. Jonas was born with a rare disorder, Peter’s Anomaly, that caused opacified corneas and glaucoma. Despite being blind at birth, Jonas Paul now has low vision thanks to 21 surgeries and the dedication of his loving parents. As Ben and Laura searched for fashionable eyeglasses for their son, they grew increasingly frustrated at the limited options for children. The Harrisons decided to leave their careers to launch Jonas Paul Eyewear with the mission of helping children feel beautiful in their glasses and providing sight to children in need with every purchase. Since its founding in 2013, the company has been featured on NBC Nightly News and NBC Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, and Huffington Post. Jonas Paul Eyewear has garnered numerous awards for its social responsibility and design. Jonas Paul’s refined, sophisticated look empowers children to feel confident and parents to be socially responsible with their eyewear purchases. The Harrison's are thankful that they have been given the opportunity to make a broad social impact while, at the same time, helping kids all over the world look incredibly dapper. CONNECT WITH BEN & LAURA: Jonas Paul Eyewear Website Buy Sight, Give Sight Program Jonas Paul Eyewear NBC News Feature Instagram: @jonaspauleyewear Twitter: @jonaspaulframes Facebook: Jonas Paul Eyewear Special thanks to CAUSEBOX for sponsoring this week’s Business with Purpose podcast. Use coupon code MOLLY for $15 off! Join my Purchase with Purpose Facebook group and let’s continue the conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/purchasewithpurpose/ Subscribe to the Business with Purpose podcast (and I’d love it if you left a review** on iTunes!) Subscribe on iTunes** Subscribe on Google Play Subscribe on Radio Public Subscribe via Podcast RSS Feed **Want to know how to leave a review of the Business with Purpose Podcast on iTunes from your iPhone or iPad? Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter “Business with Purpose“ Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the Blue album art for the podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. 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Today on the podcast we welcome husband and wife business duo, Ben and Laura Harrison, of Jonas Paul Eyewear. This episode is for anyone who has ever been afraid to go after that seemingly unattainable business or their passion project. A lot of us let those things sit on the shelf gathering dust because they seem, well, really hard and really scary! Ben and Laura are two people who are really living what a lot of people only dream of creating. In 2013, Ben and Laura gave birth to their son, Jonas Paul. Jonas was born with a rare disorder, Peter’s Anomaly. As Ben and Laura searched for fashionable eyeglasses for their visually impaired son, they grew increasingly frustrated at the limited (and very un-trendy) options for children. They were so inspired by their son, that they decided to leave their careers to launch Jonas Paul Eyewear with the mission of helping children feel beautiful in their glasses and providing sight to children in need with every purchase. Laura and Ben saw a gap in the market, combined their skills and followed their passions and their need to make a difference in the world to create a unique and impactful business. In this episode, we’ll be diving deeper into how their business came about, the challenges they faced along the way and how they transitioned from a service based business in wedding photography to a product based business in eye care! Ben and Laura have a truly inspiring story and if you have an idea you’ve been wanting to get off the ground – trust us, you’ll have all the motivation you need after this episode. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

 My guest today is Laura Harrison! Laura founded Jonas Paul Eyewear with her husband Ben in 2013 shortly after her first child, Jonas, was born with a rare-eye condition (Jonas has had a total of 21 eye surgeries). Laura decided to leave her career to launch Jonas Paul Eyewear with the mission of helping children feel beautiful in their glasses while at the same time providing sight to children in need with every purchase. Since its founding, the company has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and NBC Today Show, and has garnered numerous awards for its social responsibility and design. Laura is a dedicated wife and mother to Jonas (4 yrs) and Sophie (2 yrs) and lives in Grand Rapids, MI. When she's not innovating for Jonas Paul Eyewear, she enjoys Netflix bingeing, cooking, and participating in her multiple clubs (book, podcast and dinner)!  

Milo interviews Ben and Laura Harrison, founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear, a company that follows a "buy one give one" model to help kids in need improve their vision. See what inspired them to start this company and find our what it is like to be an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Actor Laura Harrison (Weeds, Sing It!) stops by Studio 309 and discusses starting out in theatre as a kid, attending Northwestern, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/201

Laura Harrison a business owner, a mom, and on a mission to calm the chaos of our homes + lives by changing how we relate to our "stuff."  In our conversation Laura is sharing her no nonsense, practical tough love on how to let go of excuses and make the changes you need to live your best life ... but she is also sharing the behind the scenes of how she started her own business 7 years ago. We're really going there with topics like pricing, competition, how Laura shuts down her inner critic and balances the pressures of being a working mom.  For more info + show notes: https://www.erinbrennan.co/women-on-a-mission/laura-harrison-change-your-life

My guest today is Laura Harrison, owner of Less Mess, More Life. Laura has helped make some awesome changes to my home and helped me be motivated to purge things that needed to GO. I’ve gotten organized and transformed our family room. My kids were excited and amazed when they saw the house less cluttered and more functional. Do you want to find inspiration and tips on letting go of all those toys, clothes and extra stuff? Laura has nuggets of wisdom to help you! Join us! What you’ll hear in this episode: How Laura went from corporate event planning to using her innate skill in organization Why Laura loves empowering people to make changes and live an organized life with LESS Why taking control brings benefits Organized house=calmer mindset Getting organized doesn’t mean spending a fortune! How Laura helps clients How to deal with family heirlooms Laura’s process: the walkthrough and the playbook The #1 excuse people use? “I don’t have time!” Getting started and staying focused Why you should start with the linen closet Tips if you’re ready to dive in: Put “donate” bags in every room Walk through and see what needs to be purged Let things go! The emotional attachment to THINGS (and the actual grief in letting them go) Why minimalism can be a scary word Resources: www.lessmessmorelife.com Find Laura on Facebook and Instagram, too!    

Laura Harrison is so much more than an organizer. The founder of Less Mess, More Life in San Francisco, shes a house whisperer who calms the chaos in your space by starting with your spirit. This isn't about buying a label maker or getting rid of everything you own, it's about living with less so you can have the life you want. The episode kicks off with our producer Phil eager to share his own journey of living with less--just dont take away his Batman VHS tapes.

2016 has been a year of change and upheaval socially, politically and economically. From the National Living Wage and the Apprenticeship Levy to Brexit and the US election, events over the past year are set to have a significant impact on work and working lives. In this episode we talk to Margaret Heffernan, Laura Overton and Laura Harrison about the effect these changes are having – and will have – on businesses and their employees and what HR and L&D professionals can be doing to help prepare themselves and their organisations for the year ahead.

Laura Harrison and Pete Mather are professors of Higher Education and Student Affairs in the Patton College of Education at Ohio University, and authors of a recently published book titled, "Alternative Solutions to Higher Education’s Challenges: An Appreciative Approach to Reform". Harrison and Mather discuss their book and its potential implications for using appreciative inquiry to transform teaching and learning.

In today’s business landscape HR professionals are seeking greater business credibility, greater influence and greater impact in their organisations. But what role does HR play in promoting and/or enforcing ethical responsibility in business? Recent high-profile scandals at Volkswagen, Tesco and Amazon have highlighted the importance of organisational culture and leadership, not to mention the risks of ignoring them. In this roundtable discussion Philippa Foster Back CBE, Director of the Institute of Business Ethics, David Jackson, Associate Director of HR at Manchester Metropolitan University and Laura Harrison, Director of People and Strategy at CIPD, discuss the changing role of HR and how ethical responsibility and business credibility can be balanced and incorporated into that role.

Dane Sanders is joined by Ben and Laura Harrison of Jonas Paul Eyewear. The Harrisons began as photographers and took a radical shift in their career after their son was born with eye problems. Some of the topics covered: Creating a business that has a positive impact. How a simple product and creativity can change the way people think about the world. Jonas Paul Eyewear Jonas Paul Eyewear is a children s eyewear provider with a mission to provide function and new form to children s vision with fun, fashion-forward eyewear options. The company was founded by Ben and Laura Harrison in an effort to find stylish eyewear for their visually impaired son, Jonas – but finding such options did not exist in the children s market. Since its founding in late 2013, the company has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and other publications, in a campaign with H&M and recently developed an exclusive sunglass line for Tea Collection. Jonas Paul Eyewear also provides sight to those in need through its partnership with CBM International. Episode Sponsor: Fastermind Coaching. Affordable coaching for the creative, independent entrepreneur. GO Summit. An annual gathering focused on street smarts for creative entrepreneurs. Links Mentioned on the Show jonaspauleyewear.com Follow Jonas Paul Eyewear: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Q Ideas Thanks to Triple Scoop Music for providing the music for today s show and thanks to our wonderful audio producer Anna Queza of AQreative. The post Ep. 047 How Creativity Can Change The World with Jonas Paul Eyewear appeared first on Fastermind.co.

Laura Harrison & Antonio Owens- Helping Return Citizens to a Productive Life

Matthew calls his Laura Harrison. They talk about going to work during a pandemic, Laura's new hobby, and how her table is now a stand up stage.