#022: Andrew McGarrity

Andrew’s thoughts on the virus, the $2.2 Trillion CARES Act, Brighttrip, business opportunities in this climate, case studies from the 2008 crash, his time at the White House, what he thinks needs to be true for someone to start a business, and much more.   Bio: Andrew is the founder and CEO of BrightTrip.  He was also the founder and CEO of Thrivist, which he successfully sold to Ingram Content Group in 2017.  He is an EdTech executive with a background in International Relations. In the early 2000’s Andrew worked at the US Department of State and the White House where he facilitated Presidential Delegations to ceremonial events around the world and coordinated visits by Kings, Queens, Presidents and Prime Ministers to interesting places in the US like the White House, Camp David and the US President’s home. Following these international experiences, Andrew has a hard time saying no to travel. In fact, Andrew came up with the idea for Bright Trip while planning a trip to Africa. He struggled to find any credible video resources that taught him how to travel with kids to a place like Africa — and it was out of this experience that Bright Trip was born.  Andrew has a BA in Political Science from The University of Memphis as well as a Masters in International Relations from the University of Cape Town.     Show Links: Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw The Kent Lapp Podcast Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67 The Kent Lapp Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4 About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/ Email: TheKentLappPodcast@gmail.com Brighttrip: http://brighttrip.com