good evening nine years ago I decided that I wanted to focus on impact and
that I wanted to focus on impact and
that I wanted to focus on impact and then I wanted to live in the mountains
then I wanted to live in the mountains
then I wanted to live in the mountains at least seasonally I started learn
at least seasonally I started learn
at least seasonally I started learn capital with my partner Rob cutter today
capital with my partner Rob cutter today
capital with my partner Rob cutter today we have over 75 companies around the
we have over 75 companies around the
we have over 75 companies around the world focused on education technology
world focused on education technology
world focused on education technology we’re the largest focused fund in the
we’re the largest focused fund in the
we’re the largest focused fund in the space and at the same time I discovered
space and at the same time I discovered
space and at the same time I discovered a hidden gem literally between the towns
a hidden gem literally between the towns
a hidden gem literally between the towns of Eden and paradise after three years
of Eden and paradise after three years
of Eden and paradise after three years of bliss when my friends would visit I
of bliss when my friends would visit I
of bliss when my friends would visit I would tell them they had to say on
would tell them they had to say on
would tell them they had to say on Facebook that they were 90 miles from
Facebook that they were 90 miles from
Facebook that they were 90 miles from here I found out that this sadly that
here I found out that this sadly that
here I found out that this sadly that the mountain was for sale and gonna go
the mountain was for sale and gonna go
the mountain was for sale and gonna go into foreclosure and was gonna sadly be
into foreclosure and was gonna sadly be
into foreclosure and was gonna sadly be over developed which is a common
over developed which is a common
over developed which is a common American story a few months after that I
American story a few months after that I
American story a few months after that I was invited to summit summit and their
was invited to summit summit and their
was invited to summit summit and their flagship event summit at see some of
flagship event summit at see some of
flagship event summit at see some of those a community of artists
those a community of artists
those a community of artists entrepreneurs researchers scientists
entrepreneurs researchers scientists
entrepreneurs researchers scientists it’s anything from fortune 500 CEOs to
it’s anything from fortune 500 CEOs to
it’s anything from fortune 500 CEOs to starving artists to anything in between
starving artists to anything in between
starving artists to anything in between I went for business reasons and it was
I went for business reasons and it was
I went for business reasons and it was productive I ended up finding three
productive I ended up finding three
productive I ended up finding three companies that we invested in and I also
companies that we invested in and I also
companies that we invested in and I also met Sir Ronald Cohen of social finance
met Sir Ronald Cohen of social finance
met Sir Ronald Cohen of social finance who when he retired was tapped by the
who when he retired was tapped by the
who when he retired was tapped by the Queen of England to focus on social ills
Queen of England to focus on social ills
Queen of England to focus on social ills and he came up with this social bond or
and he came up with this social bond or
and he came up with this social bond or the pay for success movement which has
the pay for success movement which has
the pay for success movement which has profound implications for our learn
profound implications for our learn
profound implications for our learn capital portfolio someone at C was a
capital portfolio someone at C was a
capital portfolio someone at C was a real eye-opener to me the people there
real eye-opener to me the people there
real eye-opener to me the people there were incredible the mentality of
were incredible the mentality of
were incredible the mentality of removing barriers and limitations we put
removing barriers and limitations we put
removing barriers and limitations we put on ourselves and thinking big making no
on ourselves and thinking big making no
on ourselves and thinking big making no small plans as they say really drew me
small plans as they say really drew me
small plans as they say really drew me in it was intoxicating by the end of it
in it was intoxicating by the end of it
in it was intoxicating by the end of it I come up with my own big hairy crazy
I come up with my own big hairy crazy
I come up with my own big hairy crazy idea I went to Malibu shortly after the
idea I went to Malibu shortly after the
idea I went to Malibu shortly after the boat to meet the founders of Summit and
boat to meet the founders of Summit and
boat to meet the founders of Summit and my half an hour coffee extending to an
my half an hour coffee extending to an
my half an hour coffee extending to an eight-hour meeting 72 hours later we
eight-hour meeting 72 hours later we
eight-hour meeting 72 hours later we were standing at the top of Powder
were standing at the top of Powder
were standing at the top of Powder Mountain the largest ski resort in the
Mountain the largest ski resort in the
Mountain the largest ski resort in the United States my secret spots and
United States my secret spots and
United States my secret spots and said let’s buy it the idea was that we
said let’s buy it the idea was that we
said let’s buy it the idea was that we could take the summer community and give
could take the summer community and give
could take the summer community and give it a permanent home at eighty six
it a permanent home at eighty six
it a permanent home at eighty six hundred feet and in doing so save it
hundred feet and in doing so save it
hundred feet and in doing so save it from over development when I say over
from over development when I say over
from over development when I say over development this is the typical formula
development this is the typical formula
development this is the typical formula that you see in ski resorts particularly
that you see in ski resorts particularly
that you see in ski resorts particularly a Powder Mountain sighs if they go into
a Powder Mountain sighs if they go into
a Powder Mountain sighs if they go into true development you’ve seen mega crowds
true development you’ve seen mega crowds
true development you’ve seen mega crowds you see mega homes and you see
you see mega homes and you see
you see mega homes and you see materialism instead what we wanted was
materialism instead what we wanted was
materialism instead what we wanted was something like this or this or this this
something like this or this or this this
something like this or this or this this or this or this or this all images taken
or this or this or this all images taken
or this or this or this all images taken at Powder Mountain so design intentional
at Powder Mountain so design intentional
at Powder Mountain so design intentional community it starts really with a vision
community it starts really with a vision
community it starts really with a vision and with values the vision we had was
and with values the vision we had was
and with values the vision we had was could we make a place that embodied the
could we make a place that embodied the
could we make a place that embodied the the ethos of summit where people could
the ethos of summit where people could
the ethos of summit where people could live work live and play and learn with a
live work live and play and learn with a
live work live and play and learn with a focus on innovation creativity and
focus on innovation creativity and
focus on innovation creativity and impact and where they had values
impact and where they had values
impact and where they had values including a focus on intentional design
including a focus on intentional design
including a focus on intentional design community and lifestyle things like
community and lifestyle things like
community and lifestyle things like sustainable design like farm-to-table
sustainable design like farm-to-table
sustainable design like farm-to-table dining like wellness people who wanted
dining like wellness people who wanted
dining like wellness people who wanted to engage the world through impact or
to engage the world through impact or
to engage the world through impact or innovation or creativity they didn’t
innovation or creativity they didn’t
innovation or creativity they didn’t have to be an innovator inventing
have to be an innovator inventing
have to be an innovator inventing something or an artist but they had to
something or an artist but they had to
something or an artist but they had to appreciate those things or support those
appreciate those things or support those
appreciate those things or support those things and of course a humility and a
things and of course a humility and a
things and of course a humility and a desire for lifelong learning we compared
desire for lifelong learning we compared
desire for lifelong learning we compared those values to the Maslow’s hierarchy
those values to the Maslow’s hierarchy
those values to the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and realized that they met them
of needs and realized that they met them
of needs and realized that they met them broadly in fact what we were inspired by
broadly in fact what we were inspired by
broadly in fact what we were inspired by was the opportunity to elevate people to
was the opportunity to elevate people to
was the opportunity to elevate people to the highest part of the pyramid into
the highest part of the pyramid into
the highest part of the pyramid into self-actualization I went with the
self-actualization I went with the
self-actualization I went with the summit founders to Switzerland where I’d
summit founders to Switzerland where I’d
summit founders to Switzerland where I’d lived when I went to high school and
lived when I went to high school and
lived when I went to high school and showed them some of the towns that
showed them some of the towns that
showed them some of the towns that inspired me in bangin and myrn in
inspired me in bangin and myrn in
inspired me in bangin and myrn in Switzerland we also met the founders of
Switzerland we also met the founders of
Switzerland we also met the founders of ceremi and their urban planner dr. Phil
ceremi and their urban planner dr. Phil
ceremi and their urban planner dr. Phil Taub Texas A&M who in addition to be as
Taub Texas A&M who in addition to be as
Taub Texas A&M who in addition to be as being a sacred geometry I don’t know
being a sacred geometry I don’t know
being a sacred geometry I don’t know exactly how one becomes one is a
exactly how one becomes one is a
exactly how one becomes one is a professor of urban planning
professor of urban planning
professor of urban planning so dr. Phil worked with the owners of
so dr. Phil worked with the owners of
so dr. Phil worked with the owners of ceremi who
ceremi who
ceremi who that outside of Atlanta you had seen
that outside of Atlanta you had seen
that outside of Atlanta you had seen this massive deforestation and just
this massive deforestation and just
this massive deforestation and just repetitive McMansions and they said why
repetitive McMansions and they said why
repetitive McMansions and they said why don’t we do New Urbanism here why don’t
don’t we do New Urbanism here why don’t
don’t we do New Urbanism here why don’t we do an urban village in this forest
we do an urban village in this forest
we do an urban village in this forest and model and after English countryside
and model and after English countryside
and model and after English countryside which is the horseshoe shape where the
which is the horseshoe shape where the
which is the horseshoe shape where the commercial areas at the top of the
commercial areas at the top of the
commercial areas at the top of the horseshoe and then surrounded by organic
horseshoe and then surrounded by organic
horseshoe and then surrounded by organic farms and save it from being just yet
farms and save it from being just yet
farms and save it from being just yet another suburbia and they did it and it
another suburbia and they did it and it
another suburbia and they did it and it was inspiring and we hired dr. Phil to
was inspiring and we hired dr. Phil to
was inspiring and we hired dr. Phil to work with us and he walked the land for
work with us and he walked the land for
work with us and he walked the land for three days and he said you could do an
three days and he said you could do an
three days and he said you could do an Italian hilltop city up at this Ridge
Italian hilltop city up at this Ridge
Italian hilltop city up at this Ridge area it would be incredible but it would
area it would be incredible but it would
area it would be incredible but it would also have a masculine energy and on his
also have a masculine energy and on his
also have a masculine energy and on his third day he found the village that we
third day he found the village that we
third day he found the village that we now have and he said I found this
now have and he said I found this
now have and he said I found this incredible saddle intersecting three
incredible saddle intersecting three
incredible saddle intersecting three bulls with an incredible feminine energy
bulls with an incredible feminine energy
bulls with an incredible feminine energy he said guys if you can get feminine
he said guys if you can get feminine
he said guys if you can get feminine energy you go for it so that’s where we
energy you go for it so that’s where we
energy you go for it so that’s where we put the village and overall our town is
put the village and overall our town is
put the village and overall our town is about 14 acres about 40 acres broadly
about 14 acres about 40 acres broadly
about 14 acres about 40 acres broadly which is a small fraction of the 10,000
which is a small fraction of the 10,000
which is a small fraction of the 10,000 acres that we own the scale of town is
acres that we own the scale of town is
acres that we own the scale of town is walkable and that was our that was our
walkable and that was our that was our
walkable and that was our that was our focus so similar to the Swiss villages
focus so similar to the Swiss villages
focus so similar to the Swiss villages that we encountered and also the
that we encountered and also the
that we encountered and also the historic mining towns in the 1800s so if
historic mining towns in the 1800s so if
historic mining towns in the 1800s so if you look at the center of Telluride and
you look at the center of Telluride and
you look at the center of Telluride and go out because those are 1,500 feet bans
go out because those are 1,500 feet bans
go out because those are 1,500 feet bans at the widest range and that’s the same
at the widest range and that’s the same
at the widest range and that’s the same that we have in our village so now we
that we have in our village so now we
that we have in our village so now we decided what we want to do what kind of
decided what we want to do what kind of
decided what we want to do what kind of values we want this place to have how do
values we want this place to have how do
values we want this place to have how do you actually buy it down we didn’t have
you actually buy it down we didn’t have
you actually buy it down we didn’t have the money but we we thought we could
the money but we we thought we could
the money but we we thought we could crowdsource
crowdsource
crowdsource from this commute summit community and
from this commute summit community and
from this commute summit community and so we hosted over 2,000 people over 15
so we hosted over 2,000 people over 15
so we hosted over 2,000 people over 15 weekends for about a year and a half so
weekends for about a year and a half so
weekends for about a year and a half so they could experience this magical place
they could experience this magical place
they could experience this magical place and sure enough we closed the purchase
and sure enough we closed the purchase
and sure enough we closed the purchase of Powder Mountain in April of 2013 two
of Powder Mountain in April of 2013 two
of Powder Mountain in April of 2013 two months later we hosted the summit
months later we hosted the summit
months later we hosted the summit flagship event at Powder Mountain we had
flagship event at Powder Mountain we had
flagship event at Powder Mountain we had 600 glamour camping tents built and
600 glamour camping tents built and
600 glamour camping tents built and spread across the mountain three
spread across the mountain three
spread across the mountain three restaurants stages and set up a three
restaurants stages and set up a three
restaurants stages and set up a three and a half day event that was truly
and a half day event that was truly
and a half day event that was truly truly inspirational he can see some of
truly inspirational he can see some of
truly inspirational he can see some of the inspiration here this long table
the inspiration here this long table
the inspiration here this long table dinner here at the end was a quarter
dinner here at the end was a quarter
dinner here at the end was a quarter mile long with no breaks and we did a
mile long with no breaks and we did a
mile long with no breaks and we did a three-course meal there
three-course meal there
three-course meal there it was incredible so this is dr. Phil’s
it was incredible so this is dr. Phil’s
it was incredible so this is dr. Phil’s village at Powder Mountain in the
village at Powder Mountain in the
village at Powder Mountain in the summertime you can see that Horseshoe
summertime you can see that Horseshoe
summertime you can see that Horseshoe again modeled after an English
again modeled after an English
again modeled after an English countryside town
countryside town
countryside town there’s the fall and there’s the winter
there’s the fall and there’s the winter
there’s the fall and there’s the winter in order to close we had to have the
in order to close we had to have the
in order to close we had to have the support of Weber County and the state of
support of Weber County and the state of
support of Weber County and the state of Utah quite frankly we wouldn’t have been
Utah quite frankly we wouldn’t have been
Utah quite frankly we wouldn’t have been able to pull this off in any other state
able to pull this off in any other state
able to pull this off in any other state we were able to put in roads water sewer
we were able to put in roads water sewer
we were able to put in roads water sewer all the traditional infrastructure
all the traditional infrastructure
all the traditional infrastructure required to get six miles out to that
required to get six miles out to that
required to get six miles out to that village site we also added over a
village site we also added over a
village site we also added over a thousand acres of skiing which it just
thousand acres of skiing which it just
thousand acres of skiing which it just so turns out is the largest expansion in
so turns out is the largest expansion in
so turns out is the largest expansion in US history of a ski resort and we added
US history of a ski resort and we added
US history of a ski resort and we added two new lifts as part of that it was a
two new lifts as part of that it was a
two new lifts as part of that it was a good moment on a personal note this is a
good moment on a personal note this is a
good moment on a personal note this is a photo I took skiing those three lines
photo I took skiing those three lines
photo I took skiing those three lines are my lines and it took until one
are my lines and it took until one
are my lines and it took until one o’clock in Saturday for someone to find
o’clock in Saturday for someone to find
o’clock in Saturday for someone to find my lines that’s the kind of experience
my lines that’s the kind of experience
my lines that’s the kind of experience that you have at Powder Mountain and we
that you have at Powder Mountain and we
that you have at Powder Mountain and we wanted to preserve that magical skiing
wanted to preserve that magical skiing
wanted to preserve that magical skiing experience and so we did something
experience and so we did something
experience and so we did something unprecedent in the ski industry we put a
unprecedent in the ski industry we put a
unprecedent in the ski industry we put a cap of 2,000 skiers per day and also
cap of 2,000 skiers per day and also
cap of 2,000 skiers per day and also limited season passes just above natural
limited season passes just above natural
limited season passes just above natural demand so that we could preserve that
demand so that we could preserve that
demand so that we could preserve that magical experience long term with help
magical experience long term with help
magical experience long term with help from the Walton Foundation we put in the
from the Walton Foundation we put in the
from the Walton Foundation we put in the cycling trail we have twenty-four miles
cycling trail we have twenty-four miles
cycling trail we have twenty-four miles as of today another 20 that go in this
as of today another 20 that go in this
as of today another 20 that go in this year and ultimately 80 miles we think we
year and ultimately 80 miles we think we
year and ultimately 80 miles we think we can be umber ated the second resort in
can be umber ated the second resort in
can be umber ated the second resort in the country to be so and have the most
the country to be so and have the most
the country to be so and have the most spectacular trails in the country our
spectacular trails in the country our
spectacular trails in the country our trails are infused with art that’s a
trails are infused with art that’s a
trails are infused with art that’s a 50-foot steel paper airplane there that
50-foot steel paper airplane there that
50-foot steel paper airplane there that you bank the turn on and incredible
you bank the turn on and incredible
you bank the turn on and incredible vistas given the inverted topography of
vistas given the inverted topography of
vistas given the inverted topography of Powder Mountain which has upper
Powder Mountain which has upper
Powder Mountain which has upper elevation integrated plateaus and
elevation integrated plateaus and
elevation integrated plateaus and saddles
saddles
saddles we wanted our design guidelines to be in
we wanted our design guidelines to be in
we wanted our design guidelines to be in balance with nature we didn’t want the
balance with nature we didn’t want the
balance with nature we didn’t want the homes being the domineering force you
homes being the domineering force you
homes being the domineering force you see these massive homes as you saw in my
see these massive homes as you saw in my
see these massive homes as you saw in my earlier slide of 2030 thousand square
earlier slide of 2030 thousand square
earlier slide of 2030 thousand square foot homes basically domineering
foot homes basically domineering
foot homes basically domineering hillsides and so we limited homes to
hillsides and so we limited homes to
hillsides and so we limited homes to 4,500 square feet above ground people
4,500 square feet above ground people
4,500 square feet above ground people thought we were crazy that’s only a
thought we were crazy that’s only a
thought we were crazy that’s only a thousand square feet above the guest
thousand square feet above the guest
thousand square feet above the guest house at the colony which is a mega home
house at the colony which is a mega home
house at the colony which is a mega home development in
development in
development in dear Valley Park City area we also
dear Valley Park City area we also
dear Valley Park City area we also wanted organic modernism as our
wanted organic modernism as our
wanted organic modernism as our architectural vernacular we also embrace
architectural vernacular we also embrace
architectural vernacular we also embrace small tiny home movement including
small tiny home movement including
small tiny home movement including cabins we want a sustainability and
cabins we want a sustainability and
cabins we want a sustainability and regenerative technologies to be utilized
regenerative technologies to be utilized
regenerative technologies to be utilized and we partner with region villages a
and we partner with region villages a
and we partner with region villages a Stanford University spin-off that also
Stanford University spin-off that also
Stanford University spin-off that also won the singularity Grand Challenge
won the singularity Grand Challenge
won the singularity Grand Challenge award they do completely off-grid
award they do completely off-grid
award they do completely off-grid communities that are that produce
communities that are that produce
communities that are that produce organic food water reuse their own waste
organic food water reuse their own waste
organic food water reuse their own waste at a neighborhood scale so the output of
at a neighborhood scale so the output of
at a neighborhood scale so the output of your sewage effluent ends up producing
your sewage effluent ends up producing
your sewage effluent ends up producing organic food
organic food
organic food this is images of their facility they’re
this is images of their facility they’re
this is images of their facility they’re going to be building outside of
going to be building outside of
going to be building outside of Amsterdam I’m happy to say that regen
Amsterdam I’m happy to say that regen
Amsterdam I’m happy to say that regen isn’t just going to be working with us
isn’t just going to be working with us
isn’t just going to be working with us at Powder Mountain they’re moving to
at Powder Mountain they’re moving to
at Powder Mountain they’re moving to Powder Mountain
and we’ll be working with Stanford as
and we’ll be working with Stanford as well whose partner with regen we’re also
well whose partner with regen we’re also
well whose partner with regen we’re also creating a commercial innovation zone so
creating a commercial innovation zone so
creating a commercial innovation zone so we’re in the process on this we’ve got
we’re in the process on this we’ve got
we’re in the process on this we’ve got University of Utah’s already executed
University of Utah’s already executed
University of Utah’s already executed MOU and we’re working on Weber State and
MOU and we’re working on Weber State and
MOU and we’re working on Weber State and Utah State we think we’ll have them on
Utah State we think we’ll have them on
Utah State we think we’ll have them on board shortly but the idea is to get the
board shortly but the idea is to get the
board shortly but the idea is to get the Utah Legislature to give us the
Utah Legislature to give us the
Utah Legislature to give us the legislative exceptions we need with
legislative exceptions we need with
legislative exceptions we need with University oversight to pioneer and
University oversight to pioneer and
University oversight to pioneer and deploy next-generation technologies on
deploy next-generation technologies on
deploy next-generation technologies on on a scale unprecedented given it’s the
on a scale unprecedented given it’s the
on a scale unprecedented given it’s the largest ski resort in the country and so
largest ski resort in the country and so
largest ski resort in the country and so if we can create this commercial
if we can create this commercial
if we can create this commercial innovation zone we think we can attract
innovation zone we think we can attract
innovation zone we think we can attract the cluster of technology companies that
the cluster of technology companies that
the cluster of technology companies that want to service it and effectively
want to service it and effectively
want to service it and effectively create a global tech cluster around
create a global tech cluster around
create a global tech cluster around sustainable nura generative technologies
sustainable nura generative technologies
sustainable nura generative technologies we have region already sim sees a
we have region already sim sees a
we have region already sim sees a European company wants to do its US
European company wants to do its US
European company wants to do its US headquarters here and blockable wants to
headquarters here and blockable wants to
headquarters here and blockable wants to open a location here so we’re very
open a location here so we’re very
open a location here so we’re very excited about that
excited about that
excited about that we’re also reimagining Main Street as I
we’re also reimagining Main Street as I
we’re also reimagining Main Street as I showed earlier a Prada store would be
showed earlier a Prada store would be
showed earlier a Prada store would be our definition of failure
our definition of failure
our definition of failure instead we want intentional brands
instead we want intentional brands
instead we want intentional brands meaningful brands that means something
meaningful brands that means something
meaningful brands that means something in that drive impact we want inclusion
in that drive impact we want inclusion
in that drive impact we want inclusion and diversity in the town core and not
and diversity in the town core and not
and diversity in the town core and not push those things out like a LeFort
push those things out like a LeFort
push those things out like a LeFort about housing out into the extremity or
about housing out into the extremity or
about housing out into the extremity or towns farther away one of the ways we do
towns farther away one of the ways we do
towns farther away one of the ways we do that is through micro units on our Main
that is through micro units on our Main
that is through micro units on our Main Street these buildings go up this summer
Street these buildings go up this summer
Street these buildings go up this summer and include micro units so we can
and include micro units so we can
and include micro units so we can accommodate artists and researchers and
accommodate artists and researchers and
accommodate artists and researchers and documentarians
documentarians
documentarians people focus on social impact our Main
people focus on social impact our Main
people focus on social impact our Main Street programs and things like includes
Street programs and things like includes
Street programs and things like includes things like next-gen Montessori a
things like next-gen Montessori a
things like next-gen Montessori a recording studio education labs peak
recording studio education labs peak
recording studio education labs peak performance high-tech medical
performance high-tech medical
performance high-tech medical diagnostics Olympic training we already
diagnostics Olympic training we already
diagnostics Olympic training we already have the Australian Olympic team
have the Australian Olympic team
have the Australian Olympic team training with us makers lab co-working
training with us makers lab co-working
training with us makers lab co-working and accelerators educationally we’ll
and accelerators educationally we’ll
and accelerators educationally we’ll have everything from labs all the way to
have everything from labs all the way to
have everything from labs all the way to courses and immersive Zoar boot camps
courses and immersive Zoar boot camps
courses and immersive Zoar boot camps all the way to graduate programs we’re
all the way to graduate programs we’re
all the way to graduate programs we’re in discussions with singularity
in discussions with singularity
in discussions with singularity University about doing a full-scale
University about doing a full-scale
University about doing a full-scale singularity campus at Summit Powder
singularity campus at Summit Powder
singularity campus at Summit Powder Mountain the summit Institute is our
Mountain the summit Institute is our
Mountain the summit Institute is our nonprofit arm focused on taking experts
nonprofit arm focused on taking experts
nonprofit arm focused on taking experts in a given field and combining them with
in a given field and combining them with
in a given field and combining them with the summit community and others to drive
the summit community and others to drive
the summit community and others to drive creative solution to some of the world’s
creative solution to some of the world’s
creative solution to some of the world’s pressing problems we also support an
pressing problems we also support an
pressing problems we also support an artist residency program that were in
artist residency program that were in
artist residency program that were in our third year we should be launching
our third year we should be launching
our third year we should be launching our scholars and residents program soon
our scholars and residents program soon
our scholars and residents program soon this is some of the art again including
this is some of the art again including
this is some of the art again including Simon back from from London who’s come
Simon back from from London who’s come
Simon back from from London who’s come out multiple years now to do this
out multiple years now to do this
out multiple years now to do this amazing landscape work this is our
amazing landscape work this is our
amazing landscape work this is our amazing facilities that we do our
amazing facilities that we do our
amazing facilities that we do our convening in the summit Institute’s Sky
convening in the summit Institute’s Sky
convening in the summit Institute’s Sky Lodge the Sky Lodge is actually where I
Lodge the Sky Lodge is actually where I
Lodge the Sky Lodge is actually where I stood with the summit founders when we
stood with the summit founders when we
stood with the summit founders when we decided that we were going to try to buy
decided that we were going to try to buy
decided that we were going to try to buy Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain and finally the summit Institute has
and finally the summit Institute has
and finally the summit Institute has labs where we bring together these
labs where we bring together these
labs where we bring together these experts and work on these topics we’ve
experts and work on these topics we’ve
experts and work on these topics we’ve done now three labs on social bonds
done now three labs on social bonds
done now three labs on social bonds going back to meeting Sir Ronald Cohen
going back to meeting Sir Ronald Cohen
going back to meeting Sir Ronald Cohen the inventor of the category – with the
the inventor of the category – with the
the inventor of the category – with the Sorenson centre here in Utah and the
Sorenson centre here in Utah and the
Sorenson centre here in Utah and the White House and one with my firm learn
White House and one with my firm learn
White House and one with my firm learn capital and bridge international and
capital and bridge international and
capital and bridge international and next their photo is that the Education
next their photo is that the Education
next their photo is that the Education Minister of Liberia where we explored
Minister of Liberia where we explored
Minister of Liberia where we explored transforming that country which has a
transforming that country which has a
transforming that country which has a 60% teacher absenteeism and has been
60% teacher absenteeism and has been
60% teacher absenteeism and has been devastated by the war 24,000 people
devastated by the war 24,000 people
devastated by the war 24,000 people applied for for college none of them
applied for for college none of them
applied for for college none of them passed the test so we’re looking to run
passed the test so we’re looking to run
passed the test so we’re looking to run a charter school program across the
a charter school program across the
a charter school program across the country and ideated on that and look to
country and ideated on that and look to
country and ideated on that and look to raise a 50 million dollar social bond at
raise a 50 million dollar social bond at
raise a 50 million dollar social bond at Powder Mountain it’s amazing to think
Powder Mountain it’s amazing to think
Powder Mountain it’s amazing to think it’s been four and a half years and this
it’s been four and a half years and this
it’s been four and a half years and this place that used to be my refuge in
place that used to be my refuge in
place that used to be my refuge in largely isolation now has hosted prime
largely isolation now has hosted prime
largely isolation now has hosted prime ministers and others and and we’ve
ministers and others and and we’ve
ministers and others and and we’ve worked through some some pressing
worked through some some pressing
worked through some some pressing problems I think we can have a really
problems I think we can have a really
problems I think we can have a really interesting impact on the world and so
interesting impact on the world and so
interesting impact on the world and so my challenge to you is think of that
my challenge to you is think of that
my challenge to you is think of that secret spot you have that amazing piece
secret spot you have that amazing piece
secret spot you have that amazing piece of nature that playground find it and
of nature that playground find it and
of nature that playground find it and save it save your mountain thank you
save it save your mountain thank you
save it save your mountain thank you [Applause]
you
you [Music]
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