Disrupt Your Big Idea with Innovator Tommy Pennington

What would happen if you stopped waiting for permission and simply started tackling big problems?Patrick talks with Tommy Pennington, a Vanderbilt graduate and rising innovator, about what it means to think boldly at any age. Tommy has explored everything from fusion-powered technology to traffic flow systems to helping nonprofits gain access to large-scale donated goods through his work at SIMPLI.What makes Tommy stand out is not just the size of the problems he takes on. It’s his willingness to move toward complexity instead of away from it.This conversation explores curiosity, initiative, innovation, and the mindset required to pursue ideas that most people would never even attempt.