EP 4: The Wright Stuff

When you hear the name the Wright Brothers what comes to mind? Maybe you think of airplanes or bicycles or maybe you think of New Kids on the Block (you've got the right stuff baby). After listening to this episode you might just think about...water. After all it’s something that these brothers think about often and something millions of people around the world think about every single day as they don’t have access to clean water. But the Wright Brothers have taken very unique paths on their Armed & Generous journeys. Abe Wright is an award-winning engineer who walked away from a leadership track at Johnson and Johnson to become the Chief Technology Officer of Design Outreach which is a non-profit focused on developing humanitarian solutions for the world's most pressing issues. Clean water is one of the issues he and his talented team tackle with innovations like the Life Pump+ (no, it’s not a new streaming service, although it does stream water). And his brother Luke Wright is an artist/entrepreneur who took his love for clay making and turned it into a successful give-back business. He’s the founder of Mud Love, a purpose-driven brand that makes personalized mugs, jewelry and much more in their ceramics studio. And every product purchased provides 1 week of clean water to someone in need. With over 1 million weeks of clean water donated and counting. If you’re someone who has a passion for people and planet and are looking for ways to use your talent and experience to give back then this episode is for you. The guys share how they navigated from idea to launching their respective orgs and provide practical ideas and tools for how you can do the same. They teach us that no matter where you work or what you do for a living, you can make the jump to something new or rework your current craft into a give back machine.