😮 [VIDEO] - Rebel Billionaire is Creating X-Men of Environmental Revolution | Dax DaSilva • #156

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09/01/23 • 192 min

Julian Dorey Podcast

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(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Dax DaSilva is a billionaire tech entrepreneur & global conservation leader. In 2005, Dax founded Lightspeed, a commerce platform that he later took public. After transitioning from CEO to Executive Chairman of Lightspeed in 2019, Dax founded “Age of Union” –– a non-profit environmental alliance that funds organizations around the world protecting endangered species and ecosystems. These organizations include Paul Rosolie’s JungleKeepers & Sea Shepherd.

Dax’s Book, “Age of Union”: https://rb.gy/33wa9

Age of Union Organization: https://ageofunion.com/

Dax IG: https://www.instagram.com/daxdasilva/

Whales Video referenced in Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9J6_HkN9S8&t=1s

***TIMESTAMPS***

0:00 - Dax is the Dr. X of Conservation

6:01 - How Dax met Paul Rosolie; Putting $40 million up

10:20 - You can’t be a Savior

15:04 - Dax’s upcoming film on the Congo Rainforest; Gold Mining Mercury Poisoning

20:15 - Ryan Tate & VETPAW protecting endangered species in Africa

25:22 - How does Dax vet organizations?

28:58 - Sea Shepherd & Captain Paul Watson; Changing Dolphin Laws in France

34:11 - How the High Seas work; The difficulty of protecting Mediterranean Dolphins

40:57 - Russia and China don’t care

45:37 - Corporate America ruining it for everybody

51:54 - What needs to be conserved

56:26 - How Captain Paul Watson saved whales globally; Whale Hunting

1:02:24 - Parallels between whaling & Elephan Poaching

1:05:40 - The 6th Extinction

1:10:28 - Karma

1:17:16 - Organized Religion

1:20:09 - How Dax started Lightspeed; Dax’s health problems

1:28:05 - The Mind & The Body; Dax’s secret

1:32:05 - What makes a changemaker

1:35:24 - Dax’s first trip to the Amazon w/ Paul Rosolie

1:40:35 - Undiscovered Species in the Amazon; Trophy Hunting

1:45:24 - Governments and environmental protection

1:51:41 - Steve Donziger’s War w/ Chevron

1:58:44 - The scourge of Cattle Ranching

2:01:15 - Intentional Division around the world; Veganism religion

2:06:38 - Fish & Mercury; Plastics

2:12:19 - WW2 Lights along the coastline; Collectivism in the modern age

2:19:19 - Paul Rosolie & Dax’s trip to the UN

2:23:31 - Invitations in the Amazon Rainforest

2:25:21 - What indigenous communities think of our actions re: the planet

2:31:30 - Communicating the global conservation message; The power of listening

2:37:03 - Paul Watson’s banning from Canada; What sells a journalist’s story

2:41:21 - Why so many people don’t trust the media these days

2:47:30 - The power of documentary films for environmental change

2:52:59 - Dax explains a recent Doc he sold

2:56:41 - The Canadian Forest Fires; Dax working with Leonardo DiCaprio; Boreal Forests at risk

3:02:14 - Being positive about what we can do re: conservation

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Dax’s Book, “Age of Union”: https://rb.gy/33wa9

Age of Union Organization: https://ageofunion.com/

Dax IG: https://www.instagram.com/daxdasilva/

Whales Video referenced in Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9J6_HkN9S8&t=1s

***TIMESTAMPS***

0:00 - Dax is the Dr. X of Conservation

6:01 - How Dax met Paul Rosolie; Putting $40 million up

10:20 - You can’t be a Savior

15:04 - Dax’s upcoming film on the Congo Rainforest; Gold Mining Mercury Poisoning

20:15 - Ryan Tate & VETPAW protecting endangered species in Africa

25:22 - How does Dax vet organizations?

28:58 - Sea Shepherd & Captain Paul Watson; Changing Dolphin Laws in France

34:11 - How the High Seas work; The difficulty of protecting Mediterranean Dolphins

40:57 - Russia and China don’t care

45:37 - Corporate America ruining it for everybody

51:54 - What needs to be conserved

56:26 - How Captain Paul Watson saved whales globally; Whale Hunting

1:02:24 - Parallels between whaling & Elephan Poaching

1:05:40 - The 6th Extinction

1:10:28 - Karma

1:17:16 - Organized Religion

1:20:09 - How Dax started Lightspeed; Dax’s health problems

1:28:05 - The Mind & The Body; Dax’s secret

1:32:05 - What makes a changemaker

1:35:24 - Dax’s first trip to the Amazon w/ Paul Rosolie

1:40:35 - Undiscovered Species in the Amazon; Trophy Hunting

1:45:24 - Governments and environmental protection

1:51:41 - Steve Donziger’s War w/ Chevron

1:58:44 - The scourge of Cattle Ranching

2:01:15 - Intentional Division around the world; Veganism religion

2:06:38 - Fish & Mercury; Plastics

2:12:19 - WW2 Lights along the coastline; Collectivism in the modern age

2:19:19 - Paul Rosolie & Dax’s trip to the UN

2:23:31 - Invitations in the Amazon Rainforest

2:25:21 - What indigenous communities think of our actions re: the planet

2:31:30 - Communicating the global conservation message; The power of listening

2:37:03 - Paul Watson’s banning from Canada; What sells a journalist’s story

2:41:21 - Why so many people don’t trust the media these days

2:47:30 - The power of documentary films for environmental change

2:52:59 - Dax explains a recent Doc he sold

2:56:41 - The Canadian Forest Fires; Dax working with Leonardo DiCaprio; Boreal Forests at risk

3:02:14 - Being positive about what we can do re: conservation

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Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 156 - Dax DaSilva

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29:21 - The 4th Turning; Societal Selfishness

35:33 - Nigerian Get Rich Plan: Politics?

39:15 - Remi comes to US right after father’s murder

44:59 - Growing up in The Bronx

49:37 - Remi’s childhood obsession with money

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1:19:23 - Remi immediately tries out for Navy SEALs

1:22:39 - Remi’s classmate dies in BUDS Navy SEALs Training

1:30:27 - Remi slacks off & fails end of Navy SEALs tests

1:35:55 - Remi starts over at bottom of Navy; What kind of person makes it through BUDS?

1:40:51 - Navy SEALs learn how to work as a team; Navy SEAL fraternity is very tight

1:51:14 - Remi’s teammates who died in battle

1:52:33 - Remi’s Specialty as a Human Intel (HUMINT) in Navy SEALs

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