Shawn Askinosie: Generosity and Meaning as the Foundation for Our Work




The Unmistakable Creative Podcast show

Summary: <p>Too often nowadays, companies and business owners focus on scale and growth at the expense of their happiness and health and their employees’ well-being. Shawn Askinosie has seen that, and he wants to rework the groundwork of how we operate. He believes generosity gives us greater meaning, and peace should drive our business model.</p> <p><a href="https://www.grove.co/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grove Collaborative</a> – It’s possible you don’t give much thought to the cleaning products you purchase. But it turns out, many of the household cleaning products we use are filled with chemicals that can be very toxic for our environment and even us. That’s where Grove Collaborative comes in. They’re on a mission to help every family create a healthy and sustainable home. They sell eco-friendly and non-toxic products. Go to <a href="https://www.grove.co/s/podlp1?offer=unmistakablecreativepod18&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=Infoffer&amp;utm_campaign=unmistakablecreative&amp;utm_term=acquisition&amp;utm_content=independent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grove.co/creative </a>for a discount on your first purchase.</p> <p><em>In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. <a href="https://www.askinosie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Askinosie Chocolate</a> is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate.</em></p> <p>Too often nowadays, companies and business owners focus on scale and growth at the expense of their happiness and health and their employees’ well-being. Shawn Askinosie has seen that, and he wants to rework the groundwork of how we operate. He believes generosity gives us greater meaning, and peace should drive our business model.</p> <p><a href="https://www.grove.co/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grove Collaborative</a> – It’s possible you don’t give much thought to the cleaning products you purchase. But it turns out, many of the household cleaning products we use are filled with chemicals that can be very toxic for our environment and even us. That’s where Grove Collaborative comes in. They’re on a mission to help every family create a healthy and sustainable home. They sell eco-friendly and non-toxic products. Go to <a href="https://www.grove.co/s/podlp1?offer=unmistakablecreativepod18&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=Infoffer&amp;utm_campaign=unmistakablecreative&amp;utm_term=acquisition&amp;utm_content=independent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grove.co/creative </a>for a discount on your first purchase.</p> <p><em>In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. <a href="https://www.askinosie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Askinosie Chocolate</a> is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate.</em></p>