Citizen Activist. Changemaker. A Man for Others.
David Fortson, the co-founder and CEO of Santa Barbara based
LoaTree, sat with Mark Sylvester to talk about his journey towards being a citizen activist and changemaker. He’s a lot more than that of course, and his story gives us a great glimpse into this Santa Barbara social entrepreneur, marketer and Dad.
To get told NO is a piece of data you should pay attention to.”
Topics included;
- Growing up in San Jose and finding the ideal school that ended up changing his life
- “The Theology of Nature”
- Knowing at age 17 that he wanted to be an Environmental Studies major
- Going from Activist to Organizer
- How you get attention for your ideas – learned at the young age of 19
- His intense experience at the WTO in Seattle – suffice it to say, he’s not a fan of tear gas
- Making a better planet
- Earth Day activity in Santa Barbara
- How he ran a campaign for the Isla Vista Parks Board at 22 years old
- Advice for students who want to make a difference: Get out of class, Open up and pay attention to what’s all around you and Be Persistent
- What’s LoaTree and LoaCom
- How talking to thousands of people helps fine tune your pitch skills
- Starting with a big smile
- His product startup story – Brush Buddy and being on QVC – what a rush
- The ego is a powerful, multi-edged sword
- “Do what you love.”
- Are you working at your highest vibrational level?
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