Today on the Oregon Brewery Running Series Podcast, I sit down with Orly Wahba, the founder and CEO of Life Vest Inside a non-profit organization focused on empowering and uniting the world through kindness. We talk about what it means to live a life of kindness, and what that can do to inspire the human spirit. Last week, I talked with Jason Hattrick, who is the local Kindness Ambassador with Life Vest and has been and a few of our recent runs. Go back to listen to that episode for more ways to get involved locally.
Orly and I sat down at The Pie Spot over on NE 24th and Sandy Portland on the first day of her six-week kindness boomerang tour. Her goal with the trip is to engage people in positive dialogue around kindness. Click the links below to learn more about Orly and Life Vest. This episode is a little long because I left our conversation mostly unedited. I want you to hear Orly’s passion as I think it will challenge you to think differently about how you interact with those around you.
Listen below to my conversation with the found and CEO of Life Vest Inside (one of our new nonprofit partners).
About Life Vest Inside
Life Vest Inside is a 5013 non-profit grassroots organization based in New York City whose mission is to inspire, empower and educate people of all backgrounds to lead a life of kindness.
In 2010, Orly set out to create a film, the Kindness Boomerang, about the power that each one of us has to make a difference in the lives of others through merely spreading kindness. That video went viral, being viewed over 100 million times and landed her a TED talk as well as appearances on The TODAY Show, NBC, CBS, ADWEEK, International Business Times and more. She also has a book, the Kindness Boomerang, and a host of other resources.
Big thank you to Orly Wahba for taking the time to chat with me. We talked for over an hour and could have easily gone longer. I’m excited that they’re one of our non-profit partners and hope you’ll check out some of the resources they offer on their website.
Quick Resources
- Life Vest Inside Homepage
- Kindness Boomerang Video
- Dance for Kindness
- Kindness Boomerang Tour Fundraising Page
A date you may want to get on your calendar is November 12 for the Dance for Kindness, a global freeze, and flash-mob. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but Orly swears it’s super fun.
About the Oregon Brewery Running Series Podcast
The Oregon Brewery Running Series Podcast is a weekly show dedicated to inspiring Oregonians to Get Active, Have Fun, and Give Back. We host untimed family-friendly 5K fun runs that start and end at some of Oregon’s best breweries. Register for our next run using promo code LVI5 to save $5
Theme music, “The Oregon Song” by James Hoffman.
