Ryan Ao, interviews Derek Alan Rowe in this episode 8 of the flip. Derek's is Ryan's video production colleague starting with their documentary film project "Within Reach" through projects they continue to work on to this day . The flip in his life draws upon him grappling with the question "why" when it came to all the waste generated from restaurant to-go containers. Through a series of events, he was able to help co-found a pioneering group called "Green-to-go" which is a reusable to-go container check-out concept starting in Durham, NC. Topics covered include doing what is most energizing you in life, finding inefficiencies and asking yourself "why" to find solutions, marketing ideas, synchronicities, listening to your gut, the recycling system, and more. They were featured on a national PBS story here: https://www.pbs.org/video/green-to-go-1534886567/ If you want to connect with Derek, you can find him at www.doctrinecreative.com and you can learn more about green to go at: durhamgreentogo.com Ryan Ao is the founder/director of AO Productions www.ryanao.com, which focuses on Emotion driven story, commercial media that unifies your brand elegance with the human experience. Contact Ryan@ryanao.com to share your flip story on this podcast.
