SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Ep 64: Lowell Sheppard, the 'Never-Too-Later'!
It’s time to start the year on an inspiring note and our first guest of the year is the one and only Lowell Sheppard who is currently on a rare mission to sail solo across the Pacific before he turns 70 – that’s four years away! Lowell has lived his life by the motto ‘it’s never too late’. An author, speaker, social entrepreneur, long-distance cyclist, aspiring sailor and an environmentalist, Lowell founded the HOPE International Development Agency Japan. Lowell’s book ‘Never Too Late’ was the catalyst for his latest social enterprise, the Never Too Late Academy of which the flagship course is called “Daring to Realize Your Dream”. Vinay digs deeper into what makes this amazing humanitarian tick who tuned in from his boat docked off Japan. Lowell’s voyage ‘Pacific Solo’ is being documented by the History Channel (pilot to be aired in 2022).
[2:51s] Early beginnings
[05:52s] The genesis for ‘Pacific Solo’
[14:53s] Working with clean water access
[23:48s] The makings of a ‘Never Too Later’
[29:05s] ‘Pacific Solo’: Behind the Scenes
[45:04s] Finding the ‘Nemo North’
RWL: Our recommendation to READ - Lowell’s book ‘Never Too Late’, and his resources on Never Too Late Academy; watch the History Channel documentary series of Lowell’s journey, ‘Dare to Dream’ coming soon!
Follow’s Lowell’s journey across the Pacific at https://www.pacificsolo.com/ and on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgW7jfn-FFtmaQuyuAPHW0w
Connect with Lowell on LinkedIn
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