Ep. 220 Katie LeDoux - Her Great Idea Didn't Sell Itself

Where did sunflower come from?

So a lot of people ask if I love sunflowers and I, I love all flowers, but really they're amazing flowers.

So when they can't find, first of all, they can grow anywhere.

Like they, the, the rougher the soil, like the brighter they grow up.

The adversity of

the environment.

Exactly.

So I kind of liked that because I had been through some tough patches and I liked that adversity kind of metaphor.

But also when they can't find the sun, instead of facing the sun, they all kind of turn towards each other like for support.

So I loved being the idea of support for nonprofit organizations to kind of get them to where they wanted to be, like back to facing the sun.

So that's really why I chose the name.

Yeah, that's great.

I get a lot of

sunflower gifts.

Like she loves the

sunflower.

She loves the sunflowers.

So we'll send her all the sunflower

things.

So what's been the most rewarding part?

You know, it never gets old to find out that you've secured a grant for someone.

And there are just...

There are so many people who just have the best ideas on how to help their communities.

And it's like, all we need to do is help them get the funding to do that.

And it's like, when we can make that connection and make that happen for them, it's just...

Where did sunflower come from?

So a lot of people ask if I love sunflowers and I, I love all flowers, but really they're amazing flowers.

So when they can't find, first of all, they can grow anywhere.

Like they, the, the rougher the soil, like the brighter they grow up.

The adversity of

the environment.

Exactly.

So I kind of liked that because I had been through some tough patches and I liked that adversity kind of metaphor.

But also when they can't find the sun, instead of facing the sun, they all kind of turn towards each other like for support.

So I loved being the idea of support for nonprofit organizations to kind of get them to where they wanted to be, like back to facing the sun.

So that's really why I chose the name.

Yeah, that's great.

I get a lot of

sunflower gifts.

Like she loves the

sunflower.

She loves the sunflowers.

So we'll send her all the sunflower

things.

So what's been the most rewarding part?

You know, it never gets old to find out that you've secured a grant for someone.

And there are just...

There are so many people who just have the best ideas on how to help their communities.

And it's like, all we need to do is help them get the funding to do that.

And it's like, when we can make that connection and make that happen for them, it's just...