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Solutionary Voices · April 21 · 41 min

What Happens When You Stop Chasing Goals?

Rudy Karsan, an immigrant from Kenya and a serial entrepreneur who experienced repeated bankruptcies before selling a company to IBM for more than $1 billion, describes a turning point where achievement no longer provided meaning. In that recognition, he began to reorient his life toward joy, curiosity, and human connection. Through the creation of FunCon, he now cultivates spaces where people can engage in deep conversations and feel seen, supported, and fully present with one another. His perspective offers a redefinition of success as something that arises in loving relationships rather than material accumulations. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeweil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact

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Rudy Karsan, an immigrant from Kenya and a serial entrepreneur who experienced repeated bankruptcies before selling a company to IBM for more than $1 billion, describes a turning point where achievement no longer provided meaning. In that recognition, he began to reorient his life toward joy, curiosity, and human connection. Through the creation of FunCon, he now cultivates spaces where people can engage in deep conversations and feel seen, supported, and fully present with one another. His perspective offers a redefinition of success as something that arises in loving relationships rather than material accumulations.

Stay Connected

Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources:

Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeweil

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil

About the Podcast

Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes:

• Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience

• Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas

• Provide actionable ideas

• Turn values into measurable impact

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