200. Growing a Global Kindness Community - Mark Longbottom, Purposely Podcast
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Overview
We're pretty sure Mark was one of our first WAFG friends. He found us early on from darn-near-halfway around the world, and our mutual admiration for each other's work endures. Jon and Becky were honored to join Mark's Purposely Podcast where we talk through business growth, how we check our mental health, and why we love growing global community. Do us a favor; hit subscribe on his podcast or listen to an episode or two. It's a good listen for the head and heart.
Today’s Guest
Mark Longbottom, Host, Purposely Podcast
“We were really able to create this personalization at scale in a way that I didn’t know it was possible until it was done.”
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Episode highlights
The purpose and mission of We Are For Good (2:00)
Jon and Becky’s background (4:00)
Fostering the confidence to take a leap of faith (7:00)
How the business model has changed since the launch of We Are For Good (12:00)
The power of community and building movements (16:00)
What the best day in the office is for Jon and Becky (19:00)
Avoiding burnout and fatigue (21:00)
Powerful quotes
“As we looked at back and kind of took a bigger picture of the industry, we just felt like often so much alone, you know, because you're trying to do these things, you're trying to change the world. But you need camaraderie you need community because it can be a grind. And, you know, we wanted to build a table that we didn't really feel existed.” -Jon
“We just saw how the power of philanthropy can move people and change them.” -Becky
“We just saw that this sector was rife for being disrupted, not only on the professional development side, but just in the way that we talk to each other the way that we express our hearts, the way that we connect with community.” -Becky
“Having that unconditional love and support at the house gave us the freedom to jump and who could have ever thought that we would be jumping like right in the middle of the pandemic, but it honestly worked out pretty well for us. In terms of a business standpoint.” -Becky
“The vision of We Are For Good is so much brighter today than it was when we first wrote it down on the paper.” -Jon
“We believe that anybody at any level, you know, being involved in philanthropy - on the giving and on the receiving side - we believe it's just truly transformational.” -Jon
“We launched the podcast with the framework that we use to build a campaign because we never view it as building this company. We viewed it as building this grassroots style movement.” -Jon
“We really realized that the people that have the best relationships with donors and have the most impact are the people who show up authentically.” -Jon
“It is clear that you developed We Are For Good because you couldn't find an equivalent and you are unique in lots of ways.” -Mark
“So a great day in the office for me is really when I just get some one on one time where I get to hear about an impact from someone or they share their story. And we can find a way to translate that into a way that connects one human to another.” -Becky
“I'm I think hardwired that I just love being in the vision space, you know, if I could sit around and draw pictures and craft vision all day, that would be my dream day.” -Jon
“I love connecting with fellow entrepreneurs in this space that really want to change the world through their innovative ideas. And so honestly, getting to talk shop with somebody that's also building a for good business is always like top of my list as well.” -Jon
“It's weird, because it's a dichotomy of that it's such a joy, but it is a huge weight.” -Jon
“I think that a lot of the mental health issues around overwork, and just not figuring out balance is not talked about enough. And trudging through it is is really like dangerous if you don't surround yourself in community and people that you can talk to, and people that you can share with because it can be really, really isolating, despite having, you know, whatever success it looks like on the outside, it can be really lonely.” -Jon
“Launching a business is a family decision. You know, I think if you're thinking about this, I mean, it's gonna rock every aspect of your life.” -Jon
“We just felt like standing up something that could be kind of a light, or maybe even just respite for people, you know, would be a place to escape and find a way that you could do something that was much bigger than this problem that was sitting in front of you, it was a way to just pour into the world, whether you're part of the community in a super small way, and feel yourself come alive, because it feels good to help someone else it feels good to pour into things that matter to you.” -Becky
“I love the fact that you guys do so much of it with kindness, but you get to some really great topics and helping people be the best versions of themselves.” -Mark
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