Future Optimist

Future Optimist

By Ross PalmerTechnology
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Future Optimist episodes

  • Ep. 73 - Masami Sato: A Brilliant Model for Corporate Giving
    Masami Sato is one of the coolest people you’re likely to meet out there. Seldom in my life have I had a conversation where I found myself so whole-heartedly agreeing with everything that was said. Masami has used her extensive life experience to build and improve a number of businesses, bringing care and humanity to everything she’s touched. 14 years ago, she got the brilliant idea to find a way to inject giving into EVERY company out there, creating here company B1G1. Through it, she makes it painfully easy for companies to do good, without drastically changing what they’ve been doing. She’s facilitated hundreds of millions in giving around the world and been recognized by major media and more.

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    55 min
  • Ep. 72 - Joel Tasche: A Genius Way of Cleaning our Oceans
    Joel Tasche is the founder and CEO of CleanHub, a startup that aims to preserve and protect the world’s oceans by collecting and managing multi-layer packaging. This nasty packaging is a type of plastic that is almost impossible to recycle using traditional technologies. 80% of the plastic waste that ends up in the oceans is so-called flexible packaging or multilayer packaging, like chip packets, sauce sachets, etc. He’s raised over 4 million Euros for his concept, getting the support of many big brands along the way. He’s recovered hundreds of tons of waste from the ocean, and more importantly, he’s built a life and career that brings him satisfaction and joy.  All episodes: beattheoftenpath.com

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    50 min
  • Ep. 71 - Javeno Mclean: From Professional Cricketer to Gym Owner

    Javeno Mclean is a former professional cricket player who changed everything about his life to become a professional trainer and gym owner. His life is proof that our dream can come true and still leave us with a feeling of emptiness, and that helping others might be the thing we’ve been missing all along. Get ready to rethink everything with the energetic and charismatic Javeno Mclean, 2021 National Fitness Award Winner and 2X winner of gym of the year.

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    57 min
  • Ep. 70 - Lucy Jeffrey: Socks that Save Endangered Animals
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    When the pandemic hit, Lucy did what any sane, rational, intelligent person would do: she quit her stable job and founded a bamboo sock company to help save animals around the world. No? Not everyone did that? Huh. Welll… Lucy Jeffrey did, and that’s why she’s not your typical person. In just a few years, her company’s saved hundreds of acres of rainforest, helped thousands of turtles, saved dozens of rhinos and a whole lot more. She’s been able to do an enormous amount of good while building a company that has changed her life personally for the better.

    57 min
  • Ep. 69 - Brianna Kilcullen, Founder of ANACT Hemp Towels

    Brianna Kilcullen worked in the clothing industry for big brands, and she was disappointed in what she saw. So she built her own eCommerce company selling hemp towels. It turns out that towels have historically been a pretty wasteful product, so she created an eco-friendly alternative. She did 100k in sales in her first year, and she got big press coverage from outlets like Good Morning America and more. Started in 2018, her carbon-neutral company has already saved 6 million days worth of drinking water with more sustainable practices. Her story is that sweet spot of personal satisfaction and changing the world, so I just know you’ll love our chat.

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    58 min
  • Ep. 68 - Abigail Harrison: The First Woman on Mars?

    Abigail Harrison is known as “Astronaut Abby”, and she set a goal at a very young age to be the first person ever to set foot on Mars. Her path has led her to becoming a major advocate for STEM and particularly STEM education for girls and marginalized groups—people historically left out of the space conversation. She's built a following of over a million, and I could spend a long time singing her praises.

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    1 hr
  • Ep. 67 - Spencer Burleigh: Founder of Rent the Backyard
    Spencer Burleigh is the founder and president of Rent the Backyard, a Y Combinator-backed startup that’s aiming to solve the housing crisis in the Bay Area and beyond. His innovative approach involves building pre-fabricated ADUs (or additional dwelling units) in the backyard of people who have them. The result? Affordable housing for the people living in the backyard, greater population density, less wasted space, and extra income for homeowners. It’s a really cool win/win/win that’s taking off, and it just might be coming to an area near you soon. Let’s learn how this man saw a big problem and came up with a solution, getting the attention of Silicon Valley’s top brass. 

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    55 min
  • Ep. 66 - Rebecca Eyre: HEALing for People with Eating Disorders

    Rebecca Eyre has a remarkable story that led to her becoming the CEO of Project HEAL, an organization dedicated to providing eating disorder treatment to people historically denied access. In this episode, I learn the true scale of eating disorders, and it’s shocking. But just as importantly, I learned how Rebecca didn’t truly “come alive” until she attached herself to a cause that she truly believed in. Very inspiring stuff!

    1 hr
  • What Beaumarchais Can Teach Us About Becoming Successful by Being Weird

    Beaumarchais: A Biography by Maurice Lever is one of the most fascinating biographies I've ever read. As you know, I seek out unusual success stories to provide us with better templates for our own life, especially if we feel weird, misunderstood, or like we "missed the boat". There is SO much to learn from this man's story. I give you my take in this special episode.

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    10 min

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Tech meets existential crisis. We talk about the future here—the good, the bad, and the... weird.