What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky

Where did like the drive for peace come from and and what are you doing to make that naive vision real? It started uh when And I mean that as a compliment, right? Yeah, right. But you know, no no I mean I know I mean which is which is the ones who succeed are the ones who naive are naive enough to believe that it's possible. I know, I was teasing you.

We often think of being naive as a weakness, something we want to avoid. But what if naivete was actually a superpower? Naivete describes the willingness to believe that things can be better, even when the world around us suggests otherwise. I firmly believe that naivete is essential for anyone who wants to build something meaningful in the world. My guest today is Daniel Lubetsky, and he proves this.

Many people know him as the founder of Kind, the maker of Kind bars, but what really drives Daniel isn't just building a successful company, it's his belief that we can leave the world better than we found it. And he's just naive enough to believe it will happen, which I love. Daniel has since stepped away from Kind and is now working on his next naive project, the Builders Movement. An effort to channel curiosity and compassion into solutions that can reduce polarization in our media, our societies, and indeed in the world. The conversation you're about to hear was actually recorded in December, before the recent developments in the Middle East.

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