Chris Helfrich: Solving Problems With Creativity And Imagination

Chris Helfrich is the master of using creativity and imagination to solve problems. As CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation, Chris led an effort to make hospital gowns more comfortable and playful for kids. Today, Chris is CEO of Stephen and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation where last month Chris, Stephen, and Ayesha launched the Eat. Learn. Play. Bus, a one-of-a-kind mobile resource center delivering critical resources to kids and families in the Oakland community. In this conversation, Andrew and Chris explore the power of using thoughtful, creative solutions to solve problems and serve others.

Show highlights:
1:26 - Eat. Learn. Play. mission
1:35 - Why Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry launched Eat. Learn. Play.
2:55 - Pivoting to serve the community's needs during COVID crisis
5:44 - Chris on his career path and inspiration to be part of mission-driven organizations
7:14 - Finding organizations and missions that bring you passion
9:01 - Creativity and design-thinking to solve problems
9:41 - Reshaping hospital gowns for kids at Starlight Children's Foundation
10:05 - Working with Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry
12:01 - Andrew's experience as co-founder of Autism Speaks U
12:35 - Running into barriers and navigating adversity
13:13 - Staying passionate about your work and committed to a vision
14:22 - "Together at takeoff, together at landing" mindset
15:44 - Story of Eat. Learn. Play. Bus and impact on Oakland community
17:43 - Changing stigmas around community resources
18:48 - Understanding your community and stakeholder needs
20:35 - Power of Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry's platform
24:38 - Building a passionate, successful team
25:11 - Everybody Pulls The Tarp mantra and why no task is beneath great leaders

To learn more about Stephen & Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Bus visit: https://www.eatlearnplay.org/bus

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