Ep81 Left Corporate Excess to Start a Zero Waste Minimalist Movement of ‘No Garbage’ – Jonathan Levy 💪
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English - December 26, 2017 11:12 - 38 minutes - 28.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Health & Fitness travel digitalnomad entrepreneur lifestyle locationindependent minimalism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jonathan Levy graduated from college and took the job that he thought he was supposed to take. Soon after he found himself working in corporate America in a 2 million square foot retail distribution center full of cheap products designed to wear out and be thrown away. His felt that his life was spiraling out of control.
Imagine for a second if you did not throw away anything? You created no garbage?
His work life was becoming completely out of balance with his personal life where he was embracing a zero waste way of living and he got to the point where he had no choice, so he quit.
Since that moment he’s turned his idea and purpose into a career that previously didn’t exist. He is now a Zero Waste Project Manager working with companies and municipalities to reduce their garbage by actually reusing it.
We discuss... The mindset of taking the job that he was SUPPOSED to take.His role as a Supply Chain Manager.
The realization that his professional life and personal life were completely out of alignment. How he followed his personal passion and focus into a completely new career and professional movement. Him quitting his job without a plan. His research in European countries to design the next phase of his career around a city's sustainability. How he created the brand, Zero Waste Guy, and created a career that previously didn't exist. Working with municipalities to help them use less and re-use their garbage. How he goes out to dinner with friends with his own napkins and utensils. Introducing a plant based diet into his life.Show Notes
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