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2023-12-0406 min
The Redundancy podcastStarting a new business in your 60s? What is the one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed? In conversation with Paul Tasner. (Dec 2020)In his late 60's Paul Tasner started his own company (Pulpworks Inc) but discovered he lacked one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed. Find out what that skill was and how he obtained it - and what else he learnt on the way.
2023-01-2224 min
Innovation For All - Diversity in Tech and BusinessStarting a business at age 66 with Paul TasnerPaul Tasner, Co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks and more recently, Co-founder of Sort, has more than 40 years of operations experience. He has held leadership positions in ventures ranging from start-up to Fortune 100. For the past decade, his focus has been on sustainability. Paul’s corporate affiliations include The Clorox Company, Clif Bar, Method Products, and Hepagen Vaccines. He has authored numerous papers and presentations on supply chain sustainability and currently lectures on this subject in the MBA Programs at San Francisco State University and Golden Gate University as well as the Packaging Engineering Department at San Jose State University. He...
2022-03-3053 min
Over Fifty Starting OverO5O 5.17: Entrepreneur at 66How I became an entrepreneur at 66 | Paul Tasner – Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogce5D2XMZ0
Geography: Introducing Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation https://bit.ly/358ZrPv
The Demands of the Truckers Freedom Convey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tzXazvyHQ
Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions https://bit.ly/3BzBzkA
Stray Kitten Saves Struggling Restaurant From Closing https://bit.ly/3gY4c16
After Show: https://youtu.be/yzn5N7gEXBI
2022-02-181h 09
New Way Forward PodcastHow to Become an Entrepreneur Over 50How to Become an Entrepreneur Over 50? First, realize you're never too old to start a business. In fact, the older you are the greater chance you will succeed and you won't be alone. Paul Tasner became an entrepreneur at age 66 and succeeded. In this New Way Forward interview, he shares the how, the why, and the benefits of becoming an entrepreneur (at any age). He says it’s been one of the greatest things in his life and he says he would not have appreciated it as much as he does if he had done th...
2022-01-1959 min
The Business of EnvironmentPaul Tasner | New Solutions in Environmental PackagingSingle-use, disposable plastic packaging has been making the news as an environmental and economic issue. The impacts of which must be addressed by businesses and consumers. There is a sustainable solution to reduce plastic packaging – molded pulp.PulpWorks is a design and manufacturing company that uses waste fibers from various plants to produce molded pulp packaging for consumer and industry needs. Co-Founder and CEO, Paul Tasner joins us to talk about how he started PulpWorks and how they are addressing business and environmental needs around the world. Paul goes through earl...
2021-12-011h 04
Riadi Club - نادي الرياديTake Action (Part 4 of 7 – Your Big Dream)What will you do with your one extraordinary life? We all have dreams but many of us get stuck and don’t bring them to reality. Maybe you’ve chased a dream but the outcome wasn’t what you wanted. In this podcast we show you a formula to take action towards that big dream. We focus on how to make the leap from planning to doing. In this episode, you’ll learn: The difference between daydreamers and real dreamers The risk of letting “comfort” hold you back from achieving your dreams Why it’s important to underst...
2021-04-2036 min
Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and EntrepreneursEntrepreneurship Over 60 with Paul TasnerWe often celebrate the 40 under 40 entrepreneurs in every community, but how often do you see anyone praising the 70 over 70 business leaders who are making things happen in the world of business. Paul Tasner's TED Talk on "How I Became an Entrepreneur at 66" is a must watch TED Talk (TED, not TEDx).Paul Tasner is the co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, and his story about career and entrepreneurship is one that everyone should hear. Thom Singer ran across his TED Talk online and immediately knew he had to interview Paul on the "Making Waves at C...
2021-04-1436 min
Finding DirectionAction After Paul Tasner: Get Some FeedbackAction After Items Get Some Feedback Write down 2-3 companies that you would love to work for Find 10 people in each company and reach out to them Get an idea of what it’s like to work in that company Stu’s IG - @stumassengill Get your Action After Worksheet Here! www.stumassengill.com/actionafter Free Resource: www.findingdirectionuniversity.com/3steps
2021-04-0813 min
Finding DirectionPaul Tasner: From Corporate Job to EntrepreneurPaul Tasner spent 40 years in the corporate world, until he was laid off at the age of 64. He then founded the company Pulpworks. In this episode, we talk about: How Paul does not recommend staying in the corporate world for 40 years How you can be more strategic when starting off your career How to vet a company before working for them Pulpworks - http://www.pulpworksinc.com/
2021-04-0642 minRiadi Club - نادي الرياديابدأ بالعمل (الجزء ٤ من ۷ - حلمك الكبير)ماذا ستفعل بحياتك الاستثنائية؟ لدينا جميعًا أحلام ولكن الكثير منا يتعثر ولا نجعلها حقيقة واقعة. ربما كنت قد طاردت حلمًا ولكن النتيجة لم تكن كما تريد. في هذا البودكاست ، نعرض لك صيغة لاتخاذ إجراءات لتحقيق هذا الحلم الكبير. نحن نركز على كيفية تحقيق قفزة من التخطيط إلى التنفيذ :في هذه الحلقة ، ستتعلم الفرق بين الحالمين اليقظة والحالمين الحقيقيين خطر ترك "الراحة" تعيقك عن تحقيق أحلامك لماذا من المهم أن تفهم كيف يبدو الفشل وكيف تشعر حياله قيمة الخطوات الصغيرة نحو تحقيق أحلامك :في هذه الحلقة ، سوف نتحداك للقيام بما يلي ضع قائمة بكل أحلامك وطموحاتك حدد موعدًا مع نفسك للتركيز على أحلامك قم بعمل واحد صغير كل يوم لتحقيق أحلامك تعيين تذكير لنفسك احصل على المساعدة من الآخرين الذين لديهم خبرة ليست لديك ضع أهدافًا تدريجية معلومات أكثر - إذا لم تكن قد قمت بذلك بالفعل ، فابحث عن أول بودكاست في سلسلة حلمك الكبير ، ضع توقعات سخيفة - تعرف على المزيد حول قصة الأخوين رايت من خلال البودكاست الخاص بنا كيف غيّر شقيقان لم يتخرجا من المدرسة تاريخ الطيران دون أى تمويل خارجى TED نقاش -How I became an entrepreneur at 66, Paul Tasner - قم بزيارة موقعنا على الإنترنت لمعرفة المزيد عن هذا البودكاست www.Riadi.me/125 !شكرا لاستماعك شكرا جزيلا لوجودك معنا هذا الأسبوع. هل لديك بعض الملاحظات التي تود مشاركتها؟ يرجى ترك ملاحظة في قسم التعليقات أدناه .إذا استمتعت بهذه الحلقة ، يرجى مشاركتها مع أصدقائك للحصول على تحديثات للحلقات من iTunes لا تنسى الاشتراك في العرض "The Riadi Club Podcast!"
2021-03-3142 min
Project AlchemyPaul Tasner - It’s never too late to chase your dreamsIn today's episode we talked with Paul Tasner. Paul is a 40 year corporate employee turned entrepreneur at the age of 66. We get into topics such as his decision to become an entrepreneur, environmental issues our country is facing, why older entrepreneurs are more successful, and choosing a life of happiness over money.
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2020-09-271h 00
The Redundancy podcastIt’s never too late to become an entrepreneur; in conversation with Paul Tasner (Ted Talk 2017)You’re 66. Time to retire, right? That’s the stereotype, that’s often what is expected people of that age will do…but not for Paul Tasner (TedTalk, 2017 ‘How I became an entrepreneur at 66.’ In this podcast Paul talks more about his reasons for starting a business, where the passion comes from, the challenges and rewards, managing work/life balance and the mistakes that older entrepreneurs make.
2020-07-1224 minInnovation For All - Diversity in Tech and BusinessStarting a business at age 66 with Paul TasnerPaul Tasner, Co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks and more recently, Co-founder of Sort, has more than 40 years of operations experience. He has held leadership positions in ventures ranging from start-up to Fortune 100. For the past decade, his focus has been on sustainability. Paul’s corporate affiliations include The Clorox Company, Clif Bar, Method Products, and Hepagen Vaccines. He has authored numerous papers and presentations on supply chain sustainability and currently lectures on this subject in the MBA Programs at San Francisco State University and Golden Gate University as well as the Packaging Engineering Department at San Jose State University. He...
2019-11-2054 min
Lessons from a QuitterYou're never too old to start over with Paul Tasner If you've ever told yourself that it's too late to start over, be prepared to face the truth: you're just making an excuse. After spending 40 years climbing the ladder in corporate America, Paul Tasner was laid off from his job at 64 years old (all while casually eating an apple during his surprise exit interview!). A few years later, at 66 years old, Paul decided to take a leap of faith and try his hand at entrepreneurship. To combat the amount of plastic that companies used, he founded Pulp Works and set out to create safe, eco-friendly packaging for consumer p...
2019-09-1745 min
Repurpose Your Career | Career Pivot | Careers for the 2nd Half of Life | Career Change | Baby BoomerPaul Tasner Became an Entrepreneur at Age 66 #125Paul Tasner, Co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, Inc., and more recently, Co-founder of Sort, has 40 years of operations experience. He has held leadership positions in ventures ranging from startup to Fortune 100. For the last decade, his focus has been on sustainability. Seven years ago, Paul took a leap of faith while his peers were contemplating retirement. He embraced the challenge of disrupting the traditional packaging industry. Appalled by the amount of plastic pollution on our planet, and no longer content to accept the dangers of plastic packaging materials, he founded PulpWorks and set out to c...
2019-04-2939 minRepurpose Your Career | Career Pivot | Careers for the 2nd Half of Life | Career Change | Baby BoomerPatti Temple Rocks Addresses Workplace AgeismOver four decades, Patti Temple Rocks has held senior leadership positions in three distinct communication sectors: PR, advertising, and corporate/client side. She is an inspirational leader, innovative thinker, problem-solver, growth driver, brand steward, and an agent of change. Patti is passionate about fighting age discrimination and helping people understand how it harms individuals, businesses, and society, as a whole. You can learn more about this issue at Imnotdone.rocks. Listen in for ways you can have this conversation where you work and where you live. Key Takeaways: [1:09] Marc welcomes you to...
2019-04-2238 min
FathersAfter50Started 1st Company at 66! with Paul TasnerPaul Tasner started his first company at the age of 66. But 2 years before, he was fired from his job around the age of 64. At that time he was Director of Operations and had a long successful career in supply chain management. After the firing, he took consulting jobs because retirement was not an option. It was during that time Paul decided to finally follow his desire to do something special, to own his own company. So at the age of 66 Paul started PulpWorks. Listen in as we hear how someone at the age when most men retire, decided to...
2018-10-1746 min
Second Act StoriesFired at 64...An Entrepreneur at 66In December 2009, Paul Tasner walked into a conference room and was let go from his position as the Senior Director of Operations of a San Francisco-based manufacturing firm. He was 64 years old. He met his wife Barbara and another couple for dinner that evening and proceeded to get "silly drunk." He wasn't ready for retirement. So two years later, he started Pulpworks, a company that designs and manufactures biodegradable packaging replacing the toxic, disposable plastic packaging to which we've all become accustomed to. With his 2017 TED Talk, "How I Became an Entrepreneur at the Age of 66," he's became a p...
2018-07-0118 min
Mature Preneurs Talk with Diana Todd-BanksPAUL TASNER Took A Leap of Faith & Now Loves Talking About Entrepreneurism, Ageism, And Sustainability Even In a TED TalkPaul Tasner loves talking about entrepreneurism, ageism, and sustainability and is now doing the most challenging and meaningful work of his life right - at the age of 72! But it took a big hiccup to allow that to occur. As with many things in life when something negative happens, like being fired from a decades long job, you can wallow in self pity, or treat that experience as a blessing in disguise which opens up many opportunities, if you allow yourself to see them, recognize them and take action as Paul did. He took a leap of faith. While...
2018-05-0331 min
TED Podcast | BusinessWie ich mit 66 zum Unternehmer wurde | Paul TasnerEs ist nie zu spät, sich neu zu erfinden. Nachdem Paul Tasner 40 Jahre lang tagein, tagaus für andere gearbeitet hat, hat er im Alter von 66 Jahren sein eigenes Start-Up-Unternehmen gegründet, indem er seine Geschäftsidee mit Erfahrung und Leidenschaft gepaart hat. Und er ist dabei nicht der Einzige: Während er seine kurze, humorvolle und inspirative Rede hält, frönen immer mehr Senioren ihrer unternehmerischen Leidenschaft -- und haben dabei großen an Erfolg.
2017-10-1606 min
TED Theme: iTunes Podcast | Business我如何在66岁成为了一个企业家 | Paul Tasner重塑自己永远不会太晚。我们来听听保罗·特斯纳的故事吧——在为别人连续工作40年后，他在66岁时成立了自己的公司，用他的激情、经验和想法造就了一家公司。然而像他这样的人不只一个。他在其简短、有趣而又励志的演讲中提到，老年人正逐渐挖掘自己的商业潜质，并取得了巨大成功。Translated by Rocky Zuo
2017-10-1606 minTED Talks BusinessHow I became an entrepreneur at 66 | Paul TasnerIt's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner -- after working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and passion. And he's not alone. As he shares in this short, funny and inspirational talk, seniors are increasingly indulging their entrepreneurial instincts -- and seeing great success.
2017-10-1606 minTEDTalks WirtschaftWie ich mit 66 zum Unternehmer wurde | Paul TasnerEs ist nie zu spät, sich neu zu erfinden. Nachdem Paul Tasner 40 Jahre lang tagein, tagaus für andere gearbeitet hat, hat er im Alter von 66 Jahren sein eigenes Start-Up-Unternehmen gegründet, indem er seine Geschäftsidee mit Erfahrung und Leidenschaft gepaart hat. Und er ist dabei nicht der Einzige: Während er seine kurze, humorvolle und inspirative Rede hält, frönen immer mehr Senioren ihrer unternehmerischen Leidenschaft -- und haben dabei großen an Erfolg.
2017-10-1606 minTEDTalks 비즈니스나는 어떻게 66세에 기업가가 되었나 | 폴 태스너(Paul Tasner)당신을 새로운 모습을 개발하고 보여주는 데 있어 너무 늦은 때란 없습니다. 여기 폴 태스너(Paul Tasner)의 사례가 있습니다. 다른 사람들을 위해 40년 간 지속적으로 일한 뒤, 그는 사업 아이디어와 경력, 그리고 열정을 바탕으로 66세에 자신만의 스타트업을 세웁니다. 그리고 그는 혼자가 아닙니다. 이 재밌고 영감을 주는 짧은 이야기를 통해 그가 얘기하는 것처럼, 노인들은 점차 자신들의 사업가적 본능에 몰두하고 있으며, 성공을 목도하고 있습니다.
2017-10-1606 minTEDTalks EconomieComment je suis devenu un entrepreneur à 66 ans | Paul TasnerIl n'est jamais trop tard pour se réinventer. Prenez l'exemple de Paul Tasner : après avoir travaillé continuellement comme collaborateur pendant 40 ans, il a fondé sa propre startup à l'âge de 66 ans, en combinant son idée d'entreprise avec son expérience et sa passion. Et il n'est pas le seul. Alors que Paul partage son expérience dans cette conversation courte, amusante et inspirante, on observe que de plus en plus de seniors se laissent entraîner avec succès par leur instinct entrepreneurial.
2017-10-1606 minTEDTalks NegociosCómo me convertí en emprendedor a los 66 años | Paul TasnerNunca es demasiado tarde para reinventarse a sí mismo. Tal es el caso de Paul Tasner: después de 40 años de trabajo continuo para otras personas, fundó su propia empresa a los 66 años, combinando su idea de negocio con su experiencia y pasión. Y no está solo. Como él comparte en esta charla breve, divertida e inspiradora, las personas mayores edad están complaciendo cada vez más sus instintos emprendedores... y están teniendo un gran éxito.
2017-10-1606 minTEDTalks NegóciosComo me tornei empresário aos 66 anos | Paul TasnerNunca é tarde demais para se reinventar. Acredite em Paul Tasner: depois de trabalhar continuamente para outras pessoas por 40 anos, ele fundou sua própria start-up aos 66 anos, combinando sua ideia de um negócio com sua experiência e paixão. E ele não está sozinho. Conforme ele compartilha nessa palestra curta, engraçada e inspiradora, os idosos estão cada vez mais indulgentes com seus instintos empresariais - e obtendo um grande sucesso.
2017-10-1606 minTED Podcast | BusinessCómo me convertí en emprendedor a los 66 años | Paul TasnerNunca es demasiado tarde para reinventarse a sí mismo. Tal es el caso de Paul Tasner: después de 40 años de trabajo continuo para otras personas, fundó su propia empresa a los 66 años, combinando su idea de negocio con su experiencia y pasión. Y no está solo. Como él comparte en esta charla breve, divertida e inspiradora, las personas mayores edad están complaciendo cada vez más sus instintos emprendedores... y están teniendo un gran éxito.
2017-10-1606 min