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The Hard Part #2 - Chris Appleton  Atlanta Social-Impact entrepreneur, former classmate and founder of Sewn Arts, Inc. (https://www.sewnarts.org/),  Chris Appleton, talks about how his company arrived in its current position and some of the challenges along the  way.   

The Hard Part Podcast features conversations with aims to dissect the most difficult, uncertain parts of an eventually successful endeavor. It's not about the glamour of being famous, playing a pro sport, "being an entrepreneur" or getting rich. 

Here, Chris goes over how Sewn Arts (his company) improves lives through arts-based mental health treatment, some thoughts on the mental health of our current society and how he learned from some conversations with trusted advisors to get Sewn Arts where it is.  

This podcast isn't about the "Glory Days." Some people may want to trade places with entrepreneurs, pro athletes or other high-profile achievers, but the Hard Part is about the stage of a journey that the fans wouldn't want. You should expect progress in production quality with each episode.  Chris's website - https://www.chrisjappleton.com/ 

Sewn Arts' website - https://www.sewnarts.org/ 

Chris's TedTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJh9n5ckML4 

The Lullaby Project - https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Lullaby-Project 

Link to "Lost Connections" - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07583XJRW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

Episode #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubW10K01LBk&t=367s https://youtu.be/Lr86Jh2xHCY 

Episode 2 - Chris Appleton - SD 480p.mov