Riding the Wave of Change: How Alex Schulze Turned Ocean Plastic into a Global Movement
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Alex Schulze, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and 4ocean CEO, leads a global mission against ocean plastic. His innovative approach has removed 38 million pounds of trash, inspiring millions and attracting corporate and celebrity support.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. There's a lot of things that you need to sacrifice in order to accomplish your goals and sometimes it can be lonely and a tough path.
2. When you want to do begin to do something, be intentional.
3. Nudge don't judge.
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| 0:00.0 | Boom. Shake the room, Fire Nation. JL.D. here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire. |
| 0:07.8 | Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals |
| 0:11.5 | with great shows like this old marketing. Today we'll be breaking down riding the wave of change, |
| 0:17.3 | how Alex Sholes turn ocean plastic into a global movement. To drop these value bombs, I have brought to Alex into Eofire Studios. |
| 0:23.6 | He is a Forbes 30 under 30 honorary and four Ocean CEO leads a global mission against plastic and oh so much more. |
| 0:31.0 | His innovative approach has removed 38 million pounds of trash, inspiring millions in attracting corporate and celebrity support. |
| 0:39.4 | And today we'll talk about where it started, a circular economy. We'll talk about visual |
| 0:44.5 | storytelling, coastal communities, and oh, so much more. And the big thing for sponsoring |
| 0:49.5 | today's episode goes to Alex and our sponsors. The next Wave, your chief AI officer hosted by Matt Wolf |
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| 1:38.9 | something that you believe about becoming successful that most people disagree with? |
| 1:44.6 | What is going on, guys? |
| 1:46.5 | I think something that I believe about becoming successful that most people disagree with |
| 1:51.0 | is that there's a lot of things that you have to sacrifice in order to accomplish some of your |
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