What would it look like to approach solving global homelessness with the same spirit of disruption & innovation as a cutting-edge tech start-up? Brett Halger (Co-Founder & CEO of New Story) joins Brent Beshore & David Cover to discuss how New Story is doing just that with 3D printed homes, web3, and experimental tech ventures – and why they are disrupting themselves to create a whole new model and market that increase home supply and provide better access to home ownership. Plus insights on how to scale a company, the best way to solve complex problems, how to make big changes to an organization, and why philanthropy alone won’t make a dent in solving global homelessness.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Most Exciting Not-For-Profit on the Planet?
5:25 Why the NEW New Story Model Is Actually Going to Change the World
9:09 The New Story Story
18:51 Why Giving Away Homes Doesn’t Work
26:03 How Does New Story Help Someone?
30:50 Do You Even Cold-Plunge Bro?
32:00 Deciding What New Technology to Adopt: 3D Printing Homes, Web3, AI
37:55 The Pain Points of Scaling
43:10 How to Deal With Going From Massive Growth to Mounting Challenges
46:27 Leading With Vulnerability & Confidence
49:44 Becoming Who You Want to Be
52:39 Living a Life of Impact
54:18 Why Brent Can’t Sleep: Main Street Summit
EPISODE CREDITS
Produced by David Cover
Additional editing & mastering by Ryan Lipman
Outro music by Jees Guy
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