Sam Viola's guest appearances

Sam Viola

People of Purpose

The Junto

Debra Silverman

Susan Peppercorn

Benjamin Hardy

Bradley Charbonneau

Jill Payne

Bryan Falchuk

Andy Dunn

Jim Thebaut

Jack Collins

Jason Stapleton

Eduardo Garcia

Robert Clark

Ron Carucci

Sebastian Terry

Caitlin Thompson

OwlTail

CHICAGO, IL  — My guest today is Sam Viola, the Founder of Uproute Travel. I first met Sam three years ago during a hot summer’s day in Chicago, watching the England vs USA women’s semi-final at Cleo’s Pub in West Town. The blue sky quickly turned to rain, and I invited Sam and his two female chaperones (who turned out to be his sisters) under the umbrella. We got chatting, and the rest is truly history. Almost three years later, Sam and I have become incredibly close friends and partners to each other on and off the field. Sam came into Breakouts III in January of 2021, crushed it, landed his first client off the back of Demo Day, and recently completed his year-long School Fellowship. A year on from Demo Day, Uproute Travel is a reality. Not just an idea. And Sam isn’t stuck behind a Zoom screen but travelling to a new country each month. I am incredibly proud of his progress and was blessed to get some time to sit down with him to reflect on this fantastic journey during his three weeks back at home in CHI. Our conclusion? It’s just the beginning.  sam@uproutetravel.com https://www.uproutetravel.com/

CHICAGO, IL  — My guest today is Sam Viola, the Founder of Uproute Travel. I first met Sam three years ago during a hot summer’s day in Chicago, watching the England vs USA women’s semi-final at Cleo’s Pub in West Town. The blue sky quickly turned to rain, and I invited Sam and his two female chaperones (who turned out to be his sisters) under the umbrella. We got chatting, and the rest is truly history. Almost three years later, Sam and I have become incredibly close friends and partners to each other on and off the field. Sam came into Breakouts III in January of 2021, crushed it, landed his first client off the back of Demo Day, and recently completed his year-long School Fellowship. A year on from Demo Day, Uproute Travel is a reality. Not just an idea. And Sam isn’t stuck behind a Zoom screen but travelling to a new country each month. I am incredibly proud of his progress and was blessed to get some time to sit down with him to reflect on this fantastic journey during his three weeks back at home in CHI. Our conclusion? It’s just the beginning.  <a href="mailto:sam@uproutetravel.com">sam@uproutetravel.com</a> <a href="https://www.uproutetravel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uproutetravel.com/</a>

#45: Are You Ready to Uproute? — Sam Viola

Adam Sirvinskas

Adam and Sam are 25-year-old freegans. They eat food going to waste and buy vegan only when necessary. They haven’t bought groceries since November 5th, 2016. They describe themselves as thoughtful and mindful. They try to focus on what’s important and cut out things that don’t matter in every aspect of their lives. They accomplish their purpose by repurposing food and objects going to waste to mindfully appreciate what they have and fight a culture of rampant overconsumption. Adam and Sam see consumerism, mindlessness and waste are interconnected. Roughly 40% of food goes to waste, thrift stores are packed with perfectly good clothes, and usable furniture gets thrown out every day. With climate change already impacting everyone, Adam and Sam see buying new products as destructive. Adam and Sam don’t buy things for the sake of having variety but rather out of necessity. As a result, they are appreciative and grateful for what they already have.         Listen as we talk about:  How their partnership has been necessary to a year without groceries How taking new routes home from work leads to treasures and makes life much more interesting Valuable tips on how to live frugally How they've created lives of congruency with their purpose Stories of how they find and prepare their food How their mission has spilled over to their friends and family Why repurposing is a resource to help you live a better life Privilege they acknowledged in their choice to live the freegan life Why it's important to really examine if you need something.   You can find Adam and Sam and get involved with their missions on their website:    https://freddyfreegan.com/ ------------Resources Mentioned:-------------- freegan.info mrmoneymustache.com Dive! Freegans (book)             Join our purpose seeking podcast community at... https://www.facebook.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/370599930049519/?source_id=146822282503735https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBygSu2TxVoHXaVPgkQcsgTo Contribute your Patronage to the Podcast please visit: https://www.patreon.com/PeopleofPurpose

Adam and Sam are 25-year-old freegans. They eat food going to waste and buy vegan only when necessary. They haven’t bought groceries since November 5th, 2016. They describe themselves as thoughtful and mindful. They try to focus on what’s important and cut out things that don’t matter in every aspect of their lives. They accomplish their purpose by repurposing food and objects going to waste to mindfully appreciate what they have and fight a culture of rampant overconsumption. Adam and Sam see consumerism, mindlessness and waste are interconnected. Roughly 40% of food goes to waste, thrift stores are packed with perfectly good clothes, and usable furniture gets thrown out every day. With climate change already impacting everyone, Adam and Sam see buying new products as destructive. Adam and Sam don’t buy things for the sake of having variety but rather out of necessity. As a result, they are appreciative and grateful for what they already have.     <ul> <li>   Listen as we talk about:</li> </ul><ul> <li>How their partnership has been necessary to a year without groceries</li> <li>How taking new routes home from work leads to treasures and makes life much more interesting</li> <li>Valuable tips on how to live frugally</li> <li>How they've created lives of congruency with their purpose</li> <li>Stories of how they find and prepare their food</li> <li>How their mission has spilled over to their friends and family</li> <li>Why repurposing is a resource to help you live a better life</li> <li>Privilege they acknowledged in their choice to live the freegan life</li> <li>Why it's important to really examine if you need something.</li> </ul> You can find Adam and Sam and get involved with their missions on their website:    <a href="https://freddyfreegan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://freddyfreegan.com/</a><ul> <li>------------Resources Mentioned:--------------</li> </ul><a href="http://freegan.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freegan.info</a> <a href="http://-mrmoneymustache.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mrmoneymustache.com</a> Dive! Freegans (book)         <ul> <li> Join our purpose seeking podcast community at...</li> </ul><a href="https://www.facebook.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/peopleofpurposepodcast/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/370599930049519/?source_id=146822282503735" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/370599930049519/?source_id=146822282503735</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBygSu2TxVoHXaVPgkQcsg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBygSu2TxVoHXaVPgkQcsg</a>To Contribute your Patronage to the Podcast please visit: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/PeopleofPurpose" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/PeopleofPurpose</a>

012: Adam Sirvinskas & Sam Viola -- Repurposing Food and Objects Going to Waste to Mindfully Appreciate and Fight a Culture of Rampant Overconsumption