What to do the day after the day after your marathon
How to set new goals after a marathon. What do you do after you run a marathon? Well, there are several immediate steps: Keep moving past the finish line. Rehydrate. Refuel. Stretch. Rest. Recover. Maybe even jump in a cold lake. But what do you do next? What do you do the day after the […]
12 Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started Running
Tony Loyd What running advice would you give your younger self? I’ll go first. One day it hits you. “I could be a runner.” Your friends are posting their runs on social media. You are flipping through TV channels when you land on a road race. You see someone effortlessly bouncing down a running path […]
325: An Umbrella Made from Ocean-Bound Plastic, with Deirdre Horan, Dri
(For show notes and a full transcript, see https://tonyloyd.com/deirdre-horan). Dri produces durable, fashionable, and environmentally sustainable umbrellas from ocean-bound plastic. As a fifteen year-old, Deirdre Horan left her comfortable home in Acton, Massachusetts to join a youth group traveling to Gulfport, Mississippi. This was two years after Hurricane Katrina, and the community continued to struggle. […]
An Umbrella Made from Ocean-Bound Plastic, with Deirdre Horan, Dri
Deirdre Horan, Founder and CEO of Dri Dri produces durable, fashionable, and environmentally sustainable umbrellas from ocean-bound plastic. As a fifteen year-old, Deirdre Horan left her comfortable home in Acton, Massachusetts to join a youth group traveling to Gulfport, Mississippi. This was two years after Hurricane Katrina, and the community continued to struggle. “What really […]
324: Grants, Challenges, and Incubators (Oh My!) with Shubham Issar of SoaPen
For a full transcript and extended show notes, see https://tonyloyd.com/shubham-issar. Shubham Issar and Amanat Anand go from the UNICEF Wearables for Good Challenge to Shark Tank and beyond. Shubham Issar and Amanat Anand grew up in New Delhi but met at Parsons School of Design in New York. They loved working together on hands-on design […]
Grants, Challenges, and Incubators (Oh My!) with Shubham Issar of SoaPen
Shubham Issar of SoaPen Shubham Issar and Amanat Anand go from the UNICEF Wearables for Good Challenge to Shark Tank and beyond. Shubham Issar and Amanat Anand grew up in New Delhi but met at Parsons School of Design in New York. They loved working together on hands-on design projects that made a difference. In […]
323: Can Meta be a Force for Good? An Interview with Emily Dalton Smith
Is it possible for the company formerly known as Facebook to be a force for good? There are some bright spots. NOTE: For a full transcript of the conversation, go to https://tonyloyd.com/emily-dalton-smith If you want to hear bad news about Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, you don’t have to look far. And, there’s […]
Can Meta be a Force for Good? An Interview with Emily Dalton Smith
Emily Dalton Smith, Vice President of Product Management at Meta Is it possible for the company formerly known as Facebook to be a force for good? There are some bright spots. If you want to hear bad news about Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, you don’t have to look far. And, there’s plenty […]
322: Dan Miller Goes Against the Grain
For extended show notes, see: https://tonyloyd.com/dan-miller Steward is a community of borrowers and lenders who support regenerative farming. Can a farm make the earth healthier? Regenerative farming is a set of practices that rebuild soil health by restoring carbon and nutrient content. This improves productivity and the health of the planet. But there’s a problem. […]
Dan Miller Goes Against the Grain
Dan Miller of Steward makes a difference by going the opposite way from the status quo.