Adam Swartzbaugh, founder of the Genesis Network, works to defeat human trafficking and help rebuild local networks to help with disaster recovery. He's not only an active social entrepreneur, he's also a rapid language learner, world traveler and multi-sport athlete. He's also the only man I know who's won in hand-to-hand combat with a hawk. In this episode of the Startup Geometry Podcast, I talk with Adam about: What made him interested in the problem of human trafficking in Southeast Asia How providing educational opportunities in remote locations is the key to interrupting trafficking networks How finding a calling changes your motivational & energy levels Why attending a highly creative university while doing a highly structured ROTC program made for a powerful combination of experiences What adventure sports can do for you Show links Genesis Network
"Tourism is sin, and travel on foot virtue." -Werner Herzog. In this episode, I talk with Christoph Rehage, who filmed himself walking more than 5000km across China over the course of a year. Most of you will be familiar with him from the YouTube video that resulted from the trip: He's also the author of three books, published in German and Chinese, an avid reader of travel books, collector of fine vodkas, filmmaker, photographer and newspaper columnist. We talk about his early travels, what China looks like beyond Beijing and the big cities, what Germany and China have to teach each other, and how travel improves our lives. Show links: ChristophRehage.com, his website. His books, which I hope will be published in English in
