David Wilmot's guest appearances

David Wilmot

Our Town with host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

Ocean Champions Podcast

Digital Voices with Beau Tiffany

Ron Paul

Jock Brocas

Doug Duncan

Tom Quinn

Brian Kelly

Mark Russell

Robert Mills

Ric Edelman

Ryan Seacrest

Caroline Carter

Jackie Robinson

Dexter Manley

Michael Collins

Monique Samuels

Eric Shuster

OwlTail

Guest David Wilmot is a 4X founder, CEO, and philosophical leader that has built 4 successful companies and led teams across the US for Starbucks &amp; Pressed Juicery. The child of a Bolivian immigrant, David grew up in a mobile home, in poverty, and with a family battling addiction. David’s father was an alcoholic and cocaine addict and his parents separated 18 times in 20 years.Today, David is the Founder &amp; CEO @ TULI, the Uber for commerce. David is an ethical and opinionated leader, public speaker, and has received numerous awards including 40 Under 40, Top 100 US Business Leaders, Most Innovative Tech Leader, and others. David had raised over $100 million in VC money, negotiated successful exits, and passionately believes in making the work a better place. David has been on podcasts and covered topics from business to philosophy to science to startups to marriage.David lives in Southern California with his wife, 3 kidsFind David http://linkedin.com/in/iamdavidwilmothttps://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=r1aqor4sw01z&amp;utm_content=q62pf

Guest David Wilmot is a 4X founder, CEO, and philosophical leader that has built 4 successful companies and led teams across the US for Starbucks &amp; Pressed Juicery. The child of a Bolivian immigrant, David grew up in a mobile home, in poverty, and with a family battling addiction. David’s father was an alcoholic and cocaine addict and his parents separated 18 times in 20 years. Today, David is the Founder &amp; CEO @ TULI, the Uber for commerce. David is an ethical and opinionated leader, public speaker, and has received numerous awards including 40 Under 40, Top 100 US Business Leaders, Most Innovative Tech Leader, and others. David had raised over $100 million in VC money, negotiated successful exits, and passionately believes in making the work a better place. David has been on podcasts and covered topics from business to philosophy to science to startups to marriage. David lives in Southern California with his wife, 3 kids Find David  <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamdavidwilmot" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/iamdavidwilmot</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=r1aqor4sw01z&amp;utm_content=q62pf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=r1aqor4sw01z&amp;utm_content=q62pf</a>

Guest David Wilmot

David Wilmot on an unexpected meeting at the home of his future inlaws that influenced his decision to go to law school~"When I went downstairs, I was blown away. Playing poker were the following: Thurgood Marshall, Wiley Branton, a young Vernon Jordan, Floyd McKissick. . . We only read about these folks in Jet Magazine or in Ebony. . .That influenced, inched me towards me thinking about law school."David Wilmot, Attorney | Businessman | Lobbyist | Activist and Andy Ockershausen, in studio interviewAndy Ockershausen:This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town.  I have a great opportunity for me and my knowledge, which then it makes our audience more knowledge, but to find out about a name that's been around Washington for years that's very famous but unknown, that's David Wilmot. David is an attorney, not a lawyer, an attorney. He's from a law firm Harmon &amp; Wilmot. He's an expert in local government, corporate and commercial real estate development, promotion of minority and small business. David, you're involved in everything. Did I not know until today and hearing your name and knowing you for all these years, you were born in St. Martin?David Wilmot:	Yes, that is correct.Andy Ockershausen:	Janice and I, I took her to St. Martin's two years ago. They had the terrible hurricane go through there.The Early Years - Panama, Jamaica, and St. MartinDavid Wilmot:	That is absolutely correct. Growing up there, we had probably 10 or 12 hurricanes. Our homes are so well-built that they've always stood hurricanes. You go back to my grandparents and great-grandparents, those houses-Andy Ockershausen:	You're in the French part or the-David Wilmot:	We live on both sides.Andy Ockershausen:	Both sides.David Wilmot:	When I was growing up, there were only 5,000 people on the entire island. It was primarily farming. Some time in the late '60s, we started moving towards tourism. It's one of the premier tourist destinations.Andy Ockershausen:	I was on board of a National Associations of Broadcasting. We had our annual meeting in La Samanna. It just opened. In fact, they were still whitewashing part of it when we were there. That must've been in 1974 or something like that.David Wilmot:	It would've been around that time. That's absolutely correct, because when I was growing up, the only hotel we had was the Little Bay Hotel. We only had one hotel on the island. We had two guest houses, The Passing Gram was one of them, and Delito was the other.Andy Ockershausen:	In our island in the sun. It was a magnificent vacation. I'll never forget the airport, David. I'm sure it's still that way. I didn't think they'd get that airplane off the ground. It took off right over a mountain.David Wilmot:	It does.Andy Ockershausen:	Is it still there today?David Wilmot:	It's still there today, and they haven't expanded the airport any longer. The new jets are capable of-Andy Ockershausen:	They can do it. Get off the ground easy enough.David Wilmot:	Get off the ground quite easily.Andy Ockershausen:	David, you're born and raised in the islands and you went to school. How in the world?David Wilmot:	Let me correct one thing. I wasn't actually born in St. Martin. I need to share that with you. My parents and grandparents went to a place called Panama to work on the Panama Canal.Andy Ockershausen:	Is that right?David Wilmot:	My father and his father and grandfather came from Jamaica to Panama. My mother and her family came from St. Martin to Panama. I was actually born in Panama in Gorgas Hospital on the canal zone.Andy Ockershausen:	That's the famous name, Gorgas, right?David Wilmot:	Exactly. Then raised between Panama until I was 12. My father died and then we went back to Jamaica for a brief period, and then to my mother's home in St. Martin. Then I came to the United States at age 17.Andy Ockershausen:	Wow.Moving to New York City as a Young Adult | The Black Dutchman

David Wilmot on an unexpected meeting at the home of his future inlaws that influenced his decision to go to law school~ "When I went downstairs, I was blown away. Playing poker were the following: Thurgood Marshall, Wiley Branton, a young Vernon Jordan, Floyd McKissick. . . We only read about these folks in Jet Magazine or in Ebony. . .That influenced, inched me towards me thinking about law school." David Wilmot, Attorney | Businessman | Lobbyist | Activist and Andy Ockershausen, in studio interview Andy Ockershausen:This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town. I have a great opportunity for me and my knowledge, which then it makes our audience more knowledge, but to find out about a name that's been around Washington for years that's very famous but unknown, that's David Wilmot. David is an attorney, not a lawyer, an attorney. He's from a law firm Harmon &amp; Wilmot. He's an expert in local government, corporate and commercial real estate development, promotion of minority and small business. David, you're involved in everything. Did I not know until today and hearing your name and knowing you for all these years, you were born in St. Martin? David Wilmot:	Yes, that is correct. Andy Ockershausen:	Janice and I, I took her to St. Martin's two years ago. They had the terrible hurricane go through there. The Early Years - Panama, Jamaica, and St. Martin David Wilmot:	That is absolutely correct. Growing up there, we had probably 10 or 12 hurricanes. Our homes are so well-built that they've always stood hurricanes. You go back to my grandparents and great-grandparents, those houses- Andy Ockershausen:	You're in the French part or the- David Wilmot:	We live on both sides. Andy Ockershausen:	Both sides. David Wilmot:	When I was growing up, there were only 5,000 people on the entire island. It was primarily farming. Some time in the late '60s, we started moving towards tourism. It's one of the premier tourist destinations. Andy Ockershausen:	I was on board of a National Associations of Broadcasting. We had our annual meeting in La Samanna. It just opened. In fact, they were still whitewashing part of it when we were there. That must've been in 1974 or something like that. David Wilmot:	It would've been around that time. That's absolutely correct, because when I was growing up, the only hotel we had was the Little Bay Hotel. We only had one hotel on the island. We had two guest houses, The Passing Gram was one of them, and Delito was the other. Andy Ockershausen:	In our island in the sun. It was a magnificent vacation. I'll never forget the airport, David. I'm sure it's still that way. I didn't think they'd get that airplane off the ground. It took off right over a mountain. David Wilmot:	It does. Andy Ockershausen:	Is it still there today? David Wilmot:	It's still there today, and they haven't expanded the airport any longer. The new jets are capable of- Andy Ockershausen:	They can do it. Get off the ground easy enough. David Wilmot:	Get off the ground quite easily. Andy Ockershausen:	David, you're born and raised in the islands and you went to school. How in the world? David Wilmot:	Let me correct one thing. I wasn't actually born in St. Martin. I need to share that with you. My parents and grandparents went to a place called Panama to work on the Panama Canal. Andy Ockershausen:	Is that right? David Wilmot:	My father and his father and grandfather came from Jamaica to Panama. My mother and her family came from St. Martin to Panama. I was actually born in Panama in Gorgas Hospital on the canal zone. Andy Ockershausen:	That's the famous name, Gorgas, right? David Wilmot:	Exactly. Then raised between Panama until I was 12. My father died and then we went back to Jamaica for a brief period, and then to my mother's home in St. Martin. Then I came to the United States at age 17. Andy Ockershausen:	Wow. Moving to New York City as a Young Adult | The Black Dutchman

David Wilmot – Attorney, Businessman, Lobbyist and Activist

Peter Benchley

Dr. David Wilmot has over 30 years of experience in ocean science and policy.  After receiving his PhD in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, he went on to work as a policy fellow and advocate in Washington D.C. including as Executive Director of the Ocean Wildlife Campaign that aimed to conserve large ocean fish.  In 2003 Dr. Wilmot helped author a report, ‘Turning the Tide’ that examined why marine conservation efforts were not having a larger policy impact.  Shortly thereafter he and Attorney Jack Sterne co-founded Ocean Champions, which identifies itself as, “the only political voice for the oceans.” Ocean Champions is a conservation organization that includes a Political Action Committee (PAC) aimed solely at making the health of our public seas a nonpartisan national government priority.  It does this by endorsing and raising money for Congressional “ocean champions” and opposing “ocean enemies,” of both parties.  It also works directly to support legislation to address important issues such as over fishing, trash-free seas, and a bill to study harmful algae blooms that passed into law in 2014. Under Dr. Wilmot it also tracks and fights bills and legislative amendments that threaten the marine environment.  Since its founding Ocean Champions has worked on over 200 Congressional campaigns with its “champions” winning elections 86% of the time.

David Wilmot Peter Benchley Ocean Awards Acceptance Speech