Andrew Horn didn’t know what he wanted to do next coming out of college. While his friends were excited to head off to their first jobs, he didn’t have a sense of purpose in his life and felt that he’d hit rock bottom. So when one of his friends pointed out that sitting there sulking about his situation wouldn’t change anything, he knew he had to do something.
He realized that he had a desire to be of service to other people deep down. And the times he volunteered to help disabled youth to go into adaptive sports were one of the few experiences that he was proud of. This led him to start a children's nonprofit, which would grow to become one of the premier adaptive athletic providers in the DC metro area.
Finding his purpose gave Andrew that sustainable energy source to be better than what he thought he could be and to keep pushing forward. This is the same energy that encouraged him to successfully launch his business and help propel its growth by 1,734% over the past three years.
Let us hear from Andrew Horn, CEO at Tribute, as he shares his journey from being a delinquent frat boy to finding his true purpose and building a business that uses technology to foster meaningful connections in the world.
Top Takeaways:
06:07 The lowest point in Andrew’s life that prompted him to turn things around
07:46 One of the benefits of hitting rock bottom
10:14 The reason behind Andrew’s success
11:16 What science says about meaningful relationships
16:31 How Andrew built his network
19:09 The importance of purposeful work
23:34 How the idea for Tribute came about
31:29 How Tribute deals with acquiring new customers
35:19 What Junto is all about
39:25 Andrew's thoughts on psychedelics and their healing properties
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To get in touch with Andrew Horn, go to
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhorn/
Website: https://www.tribute.co/
About the guest:
Andrew Horn started a children's nonprofit organization called Dreams for Kids DC when he was 21 years old. It is now one of the premier adaptive athletic providers in the DC metro area.
He also leads Junto, a community for men. It is a practical curriculum that helps men come together in a candid and vulnerable setting to talk about things, get more clarity about their own sense of masculinity, and connect their identity to their values to have a more profound understanding of purpose.
Today, Andrew Horn is an Austin-based social entrepreneur and the CEO of Tribute.co. This platform allows users to celebrate the people they care about through a video montage. He is also a writer and communication coach. Forbes Magazine named him "Dale Carnegie for the Digital Age."