Ep457 - Taylor Conroy | Journey: Travel with Purpose
Jun 21, 2024
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Disruptive social entrepreneur Taylor Conroy shares his impactful journey, from firefighting to studying with Zen monks in Japan. He co-founded Journey, a travel company focusing on building homes and aiding refugees. Learn how to travel with purpose and make a positive impact in communities.
Empower grade school students in social ventures to create impactful change early.
Enable travelers to engage in purposeful travel experiences and contribute to humanitarian projects globally.
Deep dives
Creating Social Impact Through Entrepreneurship and Travel
Taylor Conroy, a disruptive social entrepreneur, shares his journey from firefighting to real estate and eventually founding Change Heroes. By empowering grade school students to turn $100 into $500 through social ventures, Conroy emphasizes the impact of teaching entrepreneurship early. His philanthropic efforts led to building schools in Kenya and empowering others to create meaningful social change through initiatives like Change Heroes.
The Power of Travel in Transforming Lives
Conroy's transformative travel experiences in Uganda and Kenya, where he witnessed the dire living conditions and lack of education, inspired him to prioritize impactful travel. Through Change Heroes and Journey, he enables travelers to contribute to building homes, schools, and water projects in disadvantaged communities, fostering a deeper connection and understanding of global issues.
Incentivizing Social Good Through Innovative Models
Conroy's approach combines profit-making with social impact by incentivizing travelers to fund projects through platforms like Change Heroes and Journey. By partnering with proven nonprofits and reducing travel costs, Conroy enables individuals to engage in purposeful travel experiences and contribute meaningfully to various humanitarian projects.
Empowering Individuals to Live a Meaningful Life Through Impactful Travel
Conroy's vision extends beyond traditional charity models by promoting a sustainable two-sided marketplace for impactful tourism. By offering affordable yet impactful travel experiences, Conroy aims to create a ripple effect of positive change and empower individuals to lead more fulfilling lives through service and global engagement.
Taylor Conroy is a disruptive social entrepreneur. Taylor has been a professional firefighter, a real estate entrepreneur, and a bodybuilder. He has studied with Zen monks in Japan, run with the bulls in Spain, explored every continent on earth including Antarctica, and surfed the longest wave in the world in Peru. He has also filmed documentaries in the red light district of Cambodia to combat sex trafficking, the Ecuadorian Amazon to catalyze microfinance, and the jungles of Uganda as an activist for human rights.
He is the co-founder of Journey, an impact travel company bringing groups of people on international trips to build homes, renovate schools, coach women's collectives, and aid refugees, transforming both the communities they visit and the travelers they engage.
Listen to this Talk to learn how to travel with more purpose, help communities in need and get connected with an international family of like-minded individuals.