Brian Linton (LinkedIn, Twitter) started out as a kid who loved fish and wound up founding United By Blue — a company that’s focused on cleaning up the world’s oceans. Despite starting the business in a recession, he’s thrived and learned lessons along the way about becoming a leader, building a focused business, and not losing sight of what’s really important.

“When you look at the world, the world doesn't need sustainability at this point. It needs to get better. And so we want to be a part of helping the world thrive.”

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