Many of us start off with a plan or conception of what our life and career will look like, but often times we end up in a completely different place than we ever could have dreamed? This is a podcast where we sit down with celebrities, athletes, and entrepreneurs to hear how they handled life's unexpected events. I am your host Andrew East, engineer turned professional athlete turned entrepreneur and I can’t wait to share these stories with you to help inspire you to reach your dreams.
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Many of us start off with a plan or conception of what our life and career will look like, but often times we end up in a completely different place than we ever could have dreamed? This is a podcast where we sit down with celebrities, athletes, and entrepreneurs to hear how they handled life's unexpected events. I am your host Andrew East, engineer turned professional athlete turned entrepreneur and I can’t wait to share these stories with you to help inspire you to reach your dreams.
Today, we are continuing our Forbes 30 under 30 series with Derrick Emsley.
At 16, Derrick and his brother founded a tree planting company that was meant to capitalize on the future of sustainability: carbon offsetting credits. They planted over 150,000 trees while selling carbon offset contracts that totaled over $1 million. While carbon offsetting ended up not being the future, this experience was just the beginning of his tree planting journey. During college, Derrick worked with his fellow co-founders to start tentree, an apparel company that plants ten trees for every piece of clothing sold. So far, the company has planted over 35 million trees - providing local jobs, food security, and environmental benefits
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Many of us start off with a plan or conception of what our life and career will look like, but often times we end up in a completely different place than we ever could have dreamed? This is a podcast where we sit down with celebrities, athletes, and entrepreneurs to hear how they handled life's unexpected events. I am your host Andrew East, engineer turned professional athlete turned entrepreneur and I can’t wait to share these stories with you to help inspire you to reach your dreams.
