Dan Simons: One Childhood Hardship Away From Empathy and Impact

Dan is the co-creator and co-owner of Farmers Restaurant Group, which includes seven Founding Farmers restaurants in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, along with a distillery, Founding Spirits. The company supports over 1,500 employees and continues to grow, adding a catering company, percolating on their new direct-to-consumer platform, and the environmental non-profit Our Last Straw. Dan is a teacher at The George Washington University, and aims his mentoring and direct funding support to female and minority entrepreneurs, creating and delivering a time management & personal productivity curriculum for his students and team. Dan is a lifelong learner, always looking to be taught something new or schooled about something he’s misunderstood.   A difficult period in Dan’s childhood allowed him to show up in the world with more empathy for others and changed his trajectory in life. Hear his experience on today’s One Away Show.   Read the show notes on Arcbound’s Podcast Page: https://arcbound.com/podcasts/    Find Arcbound here: Homepage: Arcbound.com Services/Work with Us: https://arcbound.com/work-with-us/ About: https://arcbound.com/about/ Founders Corner: https://arcbound.com/category/founders-corner/ Connect: https://arcbound.com/connect/