the spirit of the tool is determined by the hand of the user. So if you have a hammer,

what's your intention? What are you going to do with that?

I am Vision Latiani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation.

You're listening to the Mind Valley podcast where we'll be bringing you the greatest

teachers and thought leaders on the planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas

in personal growth for mind, body, spirit and work. Welcome everyone to the Mind Valley podcast.

I'm really excited about our guest today because if you watch HBO, you've probably seen him

on the hit show, Untourage. Most recently, Adrian Grenier has also returned to Netflix

in a new show called Clickbait. But Adrian has actually spent the last decade of his life

cementing his place in the world as something way more than an actor. He's become an activist

and a communicator on environmental issues. And in a recent article in Austin Monthly,

I read that he's also officially become a farmer. So there's a lot to dive into here.

So it's a well-known fact that Adrian Grenier has shifted his focus from acting. He is now a UN

environmental goodwill ambassador. And he has a social impact fund that focuses on matters

that encourage human flourishing, such as psychedelics, one of my favorite topics incidentally,

mental health, sustainable consumption and community tests, which are wellness retreats

with community building. Not what you were expecting, right? So while we may want to know more about

his next TV show or movie venture, today, instead, we're going to talk about Adrian as an activist.

And we're going to talk about Adrian's new fund to Contra Ventures, which is looking to race

close to $150 million to invest in founders and startups that can help make the planet better.

Now, why is this conversation relevant to you? Well, the vast majority of people in Mind Valley

tend to be entrepreneurs, startup founders, CEOs. In fact, those three are the top three most

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