Co-founder of NY-based RIP Medical Debt, Jerry Ashton, recently announced that he will be stepping down from his position as Director of Education & Engagement for the national charity known for pioneering medical debt abolishment across the U.S.
He's not out of they game, though. He will remain on RIPs board of directors, and he's already making moves on his next project - LetsRethinkThis.com.
Jerry is a fascinating individual with history in military, journalism & collections and a penchant for social justice!
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Jeremiah introduces the guest of the show, Jerry Ashton. Jerry starts the conversation discussing his education and transition into the Navy (working as a journalist), living in New York, and the start of his entrepreneurial journey. He leads us through his life, and well into his sixties, Jerry brings us to an essential experience of his, Occupy Wall Street.
Jerry explains his relevance with Occupy Wall Street, Jeremiah sharing his own experience. Jerry shares why the message resonated with him and how he started work on dissipating medical debt in the heat of the movement. After it began to die out, Jerry then explains how through John Oliver he was able to start-up his debt abolishment nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt, Jerry giving out advice for budding entrepreneurs.
Jerry talks about his goal of abolishing one-billion dollars of medical debt and how they shattered it reaching 2.6 billion dollars. Jerry talks about the purpose of nonprofits and his hopes that RIP Medical Debt will live long after his tenure. He then talks about his next venture, LetsRethinkThis.com, as well as talking about a future web show that he will conduct over Zoom.
Jerry talks about his goals with LetsRethinkThis next year and gets into a conversation about meaning, purpose and service, delving into ideas of social entrepreneurship and how he ultimately plans to execute the role of LetsRethinkThis. Jerry ends the show by leaving contact information for listeners.
