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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