The Endourage Mission: Reinventing Wellness: Recent Episodes
Endourage & Empathetic Machines
Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD. Visit them here : www.endourage.com. These podcasts are produced in partnership with the storytellers of Empathetic Machines. Visit them here: www.empatheticmachines.org
This podcast wraps up a five part series exploring why people get involved in missions, in this case the mission to reinvent wellness with clinician grade CBD. Why do they exhibit a kind of faith that leads them to undertake goals beyond profits and market share to find ways to create other kinds of benefit? Each if the other podcasts in this series was the individual story of a leader who has undertaken the mission to reimagine wellness with a company called Endourage. These are great stories. Each one details a distinct American life with twists and turns, struggles and resolutions spills and chills. They span the Civil Rights Movement, the HIV / AIDS crisis, and the Salt Lake City Olympics. If you haven't listened, you really should. As a wrap up, two members of the Endourage team are joined by someone whose life has been improved by their work. Issac Foster, Endourage CEO, and Chris Lundwall, Endourage CRO, are joined by Jim Taccono. They discuss the state of CBD today including the importance of clinician grade, the significance of whole flower, and the impact of the absence of regulation in this marketplace. There’s passion and humor and a lot of information. I think you’ll enjoy it. A note on Endourage: The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD. Visit them here : www.endourage.com.
This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician grade CBD.
In this podcast we hear the story of Dr. Susan Rivard, a clinician whose uncanny connection with her patients led her to clinician grade CBD. This connection arises from something inside of Dr. Rivard. She has prepared herself to care for people through hard work and recognized academic performance. A Chiropractic Neurologist, Dr. Rivard has an unwavering focus on removing toxicity from the body. Her engagement with Endourage required overcoming deep personal, professional, and intellectual concerns with CBD. In part hers is a story of personal growth and evolution, and in part it’s a testament to the mission of Endourage. Visit them here : www.endourage.com.
This podcast is the second of a two episode profile of Jim Toccogna in his own words. He suffered for years with an increasingly painful autoimmune disease. Intense pharmaceutical and medical attention did not provide relief. With remarkable family support, he developed a regime of CBD accompanied by meditation and breathing techniques. Jim was a forensic scientist and his exacting requirements led him to require clinician grade CBD for
This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD. Visit them here : www.endourage.com.
This podcast is the first of a two episode profile of Jim Taccono in his own words. Born to a middle class family, he went to school, became a good tennis player and a great tennis coach, became a seasoned forensic scientist, fell in love, had a daughter.
And he suffered for years with an increasingly painful autoimmune disease.
Jim approaches this philosophically and with a bit of humor you will enjoy. During this first episode his condition resists intense pharmaceutical and medical attention. His bright spirit and chatty demeanor resist years of harrowing experiences. By the end of the episode Jim is emboldened to search for something else to provide relief and healing. We’ll explore that in the second episode. Jim’s story helps explain why the other participants in this series have undertaken the Endourage mission to reinvent wellness.
This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD.
In this podcast the Endourage Chief Executive Officer, Isaac Foster, tells the story of how he became an advocate of clinician grade CBD. It’s a story that starts in Mississippi with a German Civil Rights activist falling in love with an organizer. Prevented from marrying in the US, they have their son, Isaac, in Germany. Following a childhood split between Manhattan and Germany, he apprentices with a German engineering firm only to have the epiphany that he’s an American drawn to American-style entrepreneurial opportunity. From there his experiences in construction management, on Wall Street, and as a CFO, lead to start ups in “pharmtech" and marijuana. To be sure, Isaac's journey is driven by his talent and hard work, but also by a belief in promise of abundant possibility. There's a feeling that we're missing out on something great that’s just outside of our grasp. This fuels his sense of mission, along with a tinge of subversion to some right some historical wrongs. This and the recognition of the potential for healthier financial returns let him to start Endourage. Enjoy the story!
This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD.
In this podcast the Endourage Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Steward, describes his journey to understanding clinician grade CBD. He's the scion of an automotive entrepreneurial family who becomes a family physician just in time to confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic with his patients. As the story unfolds, we learn of his success against this scourge. Dr. Steward’s principle is to do whatever it takes to provide care. This leads him to reexamine current prohibitions against CBD and to start Endourage. It's a great story!
This series of podcasts explores mission as both an idea and a reality. Why do some people commit themselves to a mission-driven business? After all, figuring out how to deliver profit is hard enough without adding additional obligations. These podcasts focus on the leadership of a company called Endourage. The company website states that it has undertaken the mission to reinvent wellness. The company produces rich, full cannabis, flower extracts and, uniquely, markets a clinician-grade CBD.