From scaling a billion-dollar tech company to trekking through the Amazon rainforest with Dr. Jane Goodall, Dax Dasilva has learned that growth only happens when you step outside your comfort zone. In this episode of Mission Critical, the Lightspeed CEO and Age of Union founder opens up about leadership, purpose, and risk—sharing lessons from both the boardroom and the jungle. We talk about how small businesses shape culture, why he believes entrepreneurship and activism are connected, and how his new book Echoes from Eden challenges us to reimagine what impact really means.

Key Takeaways:

• Why leaving your comfort zone is essential to personal and professional growth.
• How Lightspeed empowers small businesses and strengthens community ecosystems.
• The connection between entrepreneurship, activism, and environmental leadership.
• What Dax learned from two years on the ground with Age of Union conservation projects.
• How the lessons from the wild can make you a better leader, creator, and changemaker.
• Insights from his new book, Echoes from Eden, on finding purpose through action.

Get Dax's new book, Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth's Last Wild Places - https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/echoes-from-eden-a-daring-voyage-to-protect-earths-last-wild-places/9781628605693.html

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