Ep 080: How to make a dollar while making a difference, with Tony Loyd
Tony Loyd shares why he left the corporate world as a Fortune 500 executive for the world of social entrepreneurship with the goal to “help purpose-driven business leaders to thrive in life so that they can connect with others and contribute to the world.”
Three key juicy bits from this week’s episode:
- How getting (and staying) in motion will eventually lead you to your career goals
- The value in incorporating human-centric design into your business
- Recreating yourself after experiencing trauma
In this episode we discuss:
00:45 Introduction to Tony Loyd
- Tony’s current focus [01:19]
- Tony’s vision-mission [01:50]
03:31 The reason Tony left a high-profile corporate life
08:29 Entering the world of social entrepreneurship
11:53 The power in simply getting in motion and putting yourself out there
16:14 Individual coaching versus corporate consulting
17:56 Establishing Culture Shift Companies
- How Tony scaled his business as a solo entrepreneur [19:39]
- The idea behind human-centric design [21:00]
23:00 Advice for those looking to leave full-time employment to go all-in on business
25:00 Tony’s current vision for his business
28:16 How Tony’s near-death experience led to “post-traumatic growth”
- The truth about leadership [32:00]
- Defining resilience [33:51]
34:53 Moving past trauma and into new, exciting possibilities
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- Using stories to imagine a better world [36:57]
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