Passion Stories with Free To Flourish
Welcome to the Passion Stories Podcast, a conversational series that features people who have made career transitions into work they feel fulfilled with, or started their own passion business.
We talk about when they decided to make the change, why they do the work they do, what helped them overcome obstacles with the transition, and any tips that they would give to others sitting on the idea of making these big changes.
People from the environmental, social change, health and wellness, and creative industries come on to share their story in hopes to inspire others to go after their own professional dreams.
Rachel Fry is a Psychology Trainer, Teacher, and Coach. Her work is focused on helping people with mental performance, leadership development, and career growth. She has her own company, Free To Flourish, and partners with different organizations, companies, universities, and athletes to support their leadership and teams. Rachel has a behavioral science master's in Applied Positive Psychology and experience in multiple sports as a high performing athlete. She is also a VP and leads the Professional Development team of a DC environmental nonprofit organization.
For more on her work and to connect with Rachel: www.free-to-flourish.com
Passion Stories with Free To Flourish
The Island School Founder: Chris Maxey
Some of you might know that I worked at a school in The Bahamas for a few years. Most of my family and friends thought I was just teaching SCUBA diving to kids. When in reality, teaching diving was about 10% of my job, the other 90% was teaching human ecology, designing curriculum, coaching, advising, and generally keeping students alive on a remote island.
In all seriousness though this unique experience had a profound effect on the trajectory of my career. I was working in a place surrounded by people who loved the ocean and who were passionate about environmental issues and got to teach hundreds of students that came through each semester.
In this episode I spoke with Chris Maxey, the co-founder of The Island School on Eleuthera, who went from being a navy seal to a conservation focused teacher. Chris talks about how he came up with the original idea for the school and then explained about why student-leadership is vital for the future of us dealing with environmental issues.
To learn more about The Island School: http://www.islandschool.org/
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