Spiritual Entrepreneur

In this episode, Devi chats with Thom Harrison about “Walk Your Why: Change the World with Your Work”. Born in Newport News, VA, Thom’s early life was shaped by a traditional, conservative, southern, Christian upbringing in the 1960s - in a town built upon devout service to the massive military-industrial complex in which it was immersed. There was little room for questioning authority and little support for views that did not fit the norm. Self-righteousness and hypocrisy ran rampant. Thom had a growing sense that “the norm” was not at all “normal”, and his discomfort ultimately led him to his current home just north of San Francisco. Along the way, it became increasingly clear to him that questioning authority is necessary, openness to various viewpoints is crucial, and war is not the answer to peace. Drawn into the fledgling green building movement by the common sense principles and underpinnings of compassion for the earth and all beings, Thom extended his lifelong connection with building construction