How innovators are responding to the world’s biggest challenges. — Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeffrey M. Zucker talks weekly with innovators creating transformational social impact. They discuss their journeys in philanthropy, business, and life.
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episode 6: S7E6 (episode #66): Daniel Emr on rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking
In this episode, Dan and Jeffrey discuss Dan’s spending most of his teenage years in Ukraine, why he left a cushy engineering job to tackle human trafficking, whether legalizing and regulating sex work will help to alleviate the issue or not, and much more…
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MqBP6BqW8hE
Learn more:
Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker
Producer: Kait Grey
Editor: Nick Case
Recording date: 6/7/23
Dan’s Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-emr-29b06335/
Worthwhile Wear:
https://worthwhilewear.org/
https://www.facebook.com/worthwhilewear/
https://www.instagram.com/worthwhilewear/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEGKGe7AVpKX_qXaPFoidg
https://www.linkedin.com/company/worthwhile-wear-inc./
Bio:
Dan is an experienced Executive Director with a heart to provide hope and restoration to women affected by human trafficking both globally and in the US. Dan is skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Volunteer Management, and Public Speaking. He has a strong business development background and graduated from Clearwater Christian College. He is also fluent in Russian as he grew up in Ukraine as the son of missionaries.
0:00 - Intro
4:03 - Growing Up in Ukraine
11:10 - Education
12:12 - Early Career
23:56 - Worthwhile Wear
30:24 - Worth It
39:26 - The Well
50:24 - Revenue vs Donors
53:45 - Act Challenge
1:01:43 - When Work Affected Change
1:04:20 - Mentor
1:06:02 - Ask Jeff a Question
1:09:57 - Most Grateful
1:11:45 - Trafficking Stats
1:18:11 - Snap Your Fingers
1:20:10 - How to Support