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The Ben and Tony Podcast
Welcome to Episode 20 of the Ben & Tony Podcast, where the world’s most interesting people tell their stories!
Tom White is a writing partner at On Deck, a content strategist, chief copywriter, investor, and startup advisor. He’s writes at the Observer Effect, and also his own publication: tomwhitenoise.com, and is equally comfortable at the whiteboard or on the podium.
He previously delivered a TED Talk about his life with Tourette syndrome, and graduated with a double major in Liberal Studies and Italian.
Some words that summarize Tom: integrity, hustle, resilience, and humour
Anthony’s Take:
Tom is a literary renaissance man. He’s a man for all seasons, whose energy for life will encourage you. Tom’s romantic notion of New York City can’t help but infect you with an appreciation for the city that doesn’t sleep. He made sure to remind us of that saying (which I agree with) - that East Coast people are kind, but not nice, while West Coast people are nice, but not kind. Tom doesn’t let Tourette’s stop him and you soon begin to realise that nothing will stop him from achieving his ambitions. He has taught me a lot about storytelling, writing, and resilience. Thank you Tom.
Ben’s Take:
“If language didn’t elicit pleasure, if i
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ATLANTA (BP) — S. Truett Cathy, founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain famous for closing on Sundays, died today (Sept. 8). He was 93.
“I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities,” Cathy once said. “Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.”
Cathy, one of Southern Baptists’ most respected businessmen, was surrounded by loved ones when died at his home at 1:35 a.m., according to an announcement from the Atlanta-based company.
Mel Blackaby, senior pastor of the Atlanta-area First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, described Cathy as “perhaps the most gracious Christian man I have ever known, and it was a privilege to be his pastor.”
“Having taught eighth-grade boys Sunday School class for 52 years, he chose to invest his life in the next generation of leaders,” Blackaby said in a statement to The Christian Index of the Georgia Baptist Convention. “Everywhere I go, I meet leaders with a smile on their face who say, ‘I am one of Truett’s boys!’
“His winsome personality left a positive impression on every person he met, and his deep