Jun 28, 2021
David Katz is a TEDx speaker, humanitarian and the founder and CEO of Plastic Bank. Plastic Bank is an internationally recognized solution to the ocean plastic problem by turning plastic waste into currency for less privileged communities. David’s humanitarian work has earned him international recognition, including features in Forbes, Time Magazine, Businessweek and National Geographic. He was named one of the world’s most compassionate entrepreneurs by Salt magazine and was the recipient of the United Nations Lighthouse award for Planetary Health, the Earnst and Young Lifetime Achievement Award and the Paris Climate Conference Sustainia Community Award.
Today, David and I discuss how his painful childhood and the loss of a child have influenced his work and allowed him to be a more compassionate human being. He explains how surrendering judgment has made room for him to be open to what the universe has to offer. David details why he believes that “being” is more powerful than “doing” and how he came to that realization. He also shares why he believes that surrendering our past traumas can lead to receiving new experiences and, in turn, creating more beauty in the world.
“We are the accumulation, the summation, of every experience and every decision we’ve ever made.” - David Katz
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