rob lawless

He listens to stories of people for a living, here’s your chance to listen to his story. 

On the pod this week, Rob Lawless! 

Rob is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native. He  graduated with a Bachelors in Finance with a minor in Accounting and Entrepreneurship and went on to get a job at Deloitte. 

On paper he was doing great and checking off all of the right boxes, but internally, Rob struggled with the path his life was taking. 

Determined to live a life of impact, while honing into his affinity for community and his love for people, In 2015, he launched his project called Robs 10k Friends with a mission to 10,000 people one on one for an hour each.

6 years later, he has talked to 4962 people (at the point of this post), has been featured on NBC, Ryan Seacrest, Kelly Clarkson to mention a few and it still going strong!

Tune in to hear all about his incredible journey! 

Be sure to keep up with Rob on IG at https://www.instagram.com/robs10kfriends/ @Robs10kfriends 

Welcome to week 29. Creators occupy all corners of the internet. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and others will make you think. But, regardless of the output, each one has one thing in common. They are storytellers. So what does it looks like when the creator helps tell others stories. 

This week I'm chatting with Rob Lawless, aka Robs10kfriends. After leaving the corporate world in 2016, Rob set a goal of meeting 10,000 people. It's a journey to uncover the unknown and broaden his perspective. So far, he's met 4,674 people. Each conversation is an hour long. That means he has spent 280,440 hours learning about others and building genuine friendships. His mission is inspiring. There are countless stories of others embarking on a similar journey because of what he's doing. Imagine the impact he'll make by conversation 10,000. 

So, let's get to the good stuff. Here's my conversation with Rob Lawless 

Rob Lawless is on a mission to talk to 10,000 people! We came across Rob’s journey on Instagram and wanted to know why, how and what he has learned so far in his journey. We talk about his experience of meeting strangers that become friends, the value of listening to people’s stories regardless of where they come from, what their home lives are like, and what their political or religious beliefs may be. He shares his belief that regardless of our differences, we all have much to learn from one another. 

At the end of the episode, we (that’s us, Linda and Drew!) catch up and talk about the importance of having undistracted conversations… which can be especially difficult during this time when our minds are bombarded with pressing issues! 

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