In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Scott Harrison, the founder and CEO of Charity: Water, an effort to provide clean water to the 663 million people worldwide who lack it. They partner with organizations and local workers to fund and drill wells, build filters and otherwise provide clean water to people all over the world. They have funded over 17,000 water projects and provided water to about 5.5 million people thus far and have some incredible stories of lives changed, both those receiving clean water and those donating to the cause. Scott’s story is also one of a life changed, and he shares a bit of that on the podcast. Enjoy our conversation and the insights Scott shares!

Best Quotes

“People raise money in crazy ways. We had a guy who listened to Nickelback for seven days straight. He’s still living.”

“How can people be healthy if they don’t have their most basic need met.”

“Water means health, it means education, it means time back for women and girls.”

“40 billion hours are wasted every year hauling water that’s not even clean.”

“How can I best use my unique gifts to best help the organization.”

“I really love thinking about ten years in the future.”

”Can we drive greater empathy?”

“The only person you can change in your marriage is you.”

“The vision of the group is to live such extraordinary lives that one day our kids and our grand kids will look back and say their daddy was a legend because he 1) loved God, 2) was an amazing husband, 3) was an amazing father, 4) he was an amazing friend, and 5) he crushed it at work.”

“When you look at life and when you look at leadership a lot of it boils down to daily disciplines.”

Recommended Resources

Charity Water