The Talking Story Podcast

8. Mud+Love= $400,000 toward Clean Water efforts: Luke Wright


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Get ready to meet a guy who has successfully turned his side hustle  into a full-time job!  Way too often, our passions get pushed into the  dusty corner of our busy agendas. The idea of doing what we really love  on a full-time basis is dismissed as impractical and not possible. Well,  The Talking Story Podcast is here with Luke from Indiana to tell you  that it is possible! Luke was working in construction while doing what  he loved on the side. He turned that side gig into MudLOVE, a pottery  business that has completely taken off.  It now gives back in a huge way  with every single sale.

MudLOVE just celebrated its 10th anniversary, but it  probably wouldn’t exist today if Luke hadn’t tuned into something bigger  than himself. Depression, anxiety, and the emptiness of the party hardy  lifestyle had brought Luke to a breaking point in college. He realized  he was seriously missing his calling. He was struggling his way through  pre-pharmacy, when his skills were really in a less celebrated field—  ceramics. Luke faced quite a bit of failure, but it brought him to a  place where he could do what he was meant to do. He found peace and  fulfillment in following that still, small voice and getting his hands  back in the clay.

A dusty studio, a box of clay, and grandma’s stamps set the scene for  MudLOVE’s beginning.  As it grew, Luke had a word from God: “deny  yourself.”  MudLOVE wasn’t meant to be just a money-maker. It had a  greater purpose.  Almost a decade later, it’s now a full-blown business  mission, making inspirational bracelets and mugs all while helping  provide one of the world’s direst needs, clean water.  Every product  sold equals one whole week of clean water! In places in Africa where  life expectancy hovers around 50 years, this couldn’t be more vital.   Tune in to hear more of Luke’s awesome journey and the impact being made  through the organization he supports, Water For Good.

Visit www.mudlove.com and www.moimoimarket.com to check out Luke’s beautiful products and go to www.waterforgood.org to learn more about their vision for clean water.

“Deny yourself.” It’s amazing what can happen when you do.

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Bob Waliszewski www.instagram.com/waliszrs

Kelsey Waliszewski www.instagramcom/captkelseyhawaii

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