58: Geoff Bishop: Callings, Idealism, Singleness, Being Different, and Striving to Live Uneasy

Geoffrey Bishop graduated from Biola University with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. Outside of school he has experience in the fields of corporate social responsibility from his time as a Google sponsored speaker at the One Young World sustainability conference, business development/agriculture/research with his time at Harvest Craft, environmental analysis/government relations with his time at Kimley-Horn.      In 2015 he joined Harvest Craft to help educate, empower, and equip global communities through sustainable food production systems such as aquaponics. Working as the Chief Development Officer (CDO), he had the opportunity to travel the world and try to combat some social and environmental issues with people in Haiti, Brazil, Mexico, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kenya, and Cambodia using innovative solutions. He has been creating business plans for complex international projects, developing sustainable agriculture systems for individual communities, and developing partnerships with donors and governments.     In 2017, he joined Kimley-Horn in the Greater Los Angeles area to draw insights from data to determine the impact of projects on the environment. His primary responsibilities include working cross functionally to maintain key business relationships with clients, conducting research on environmental protection while allowing for economic development, and analyzing the effects of policies and regulations.     For the full show notes, visit theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/geoff     Time-Markers:     5:45 - Story Behind His Name   7:00 - Biola vs. TMU   8:00 - Background with Baseball   11:30 - Health Struggles   16:00 - Life Transition    18:30 - Callings   20:45 - Harvest Craft   25:30 - Non-Profits   32:30 - Experiences with Harvest Craft   35:45 - Failures / Obstacles with Harvest Craft   45:00 - Dreams vs. Reality   1:00:00 - Geoff’s Experience with Singleness   1:10:15 - Future Vision   1:14:00 - Geoff’s Current Rabbit-Holes    1:17:30 - Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro    1:28:30 - Quotes or Phrases Geoff Lives By   1:31:30 - Books that Impacted Him Most   1:34:00 - Weirdest Name Geoff’s Gotten   1:34:45 - Ted Talk He Would Give   1:35:30 - Morning Text Reminder