Driven by Purpose
Driven by Purpose
Podcast Description
At Driven by Purpose, we spotlight purpose-led businesses, breakthrough technologies, and human stories that challenge limits and redefine what's possible. From adaptive innovations to inspiring leaders, we explore how purpose fuels progress and unlocks potential.
Our community includes families navigating disability, visionary founders, Fortune 500 changemakers, and emerging creators — all united by a shared belief: that everyone deserves access, opportunity, and dignity.
But this isn’t just about raising awareness — it’s about taking action. Through powerful content, strategic partnerships, and accessible platforms, we’re building bridges between those who need solutions and those creating them.
Whether you're a parent seeking support, an entrepreneur on a mission, or an individual searching for purpose, you belong here.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes surrounding purpose-led business practices, innovative solutions for disabilities, and personal narratives of resilience. Episodes explore topics such as viral experiences in advocacy, personal stories of fathers navigating the challenges of raising children with disabilities, and the creation of businesses aimed at providing inclusive products, with episodes like 'Offset Saw My Son in a Wheelchair' highlighting impactful moments.
At Driven by Purpose, we spotlight purpose-led businesses, breakthrough technologies, and human stories that challenge limits and redefine what’s possible. From adaptive innovations to inspiring leaders, we explore how purpose fuels progress and unlocks potential.
Our community includes families navigating disability, visionary founders, Fortune 500 changemakers, and emerging creators — all united by a shared belief: that everyone deserves access, opportunity, and dignity.
But this isn’t just about raising awareness — it’s about taking action. Through powerful content, strategic partnerships, and accessible platforms, we’re building bridges between those who need solutions and those creating them.
Whether you’re a parent seeking support, an entrepreneur on a mission, or an individual searching for purpose, you belong here.
In 2008, Ian Mackay hit a tree while cycling and suffered a C2 C3 spinal cord injury. Paralyzed from the neck down and on a ventilator for a year, his future looked nothing like the one he had planned.
Today, he has traveled more than 36,000 miles in a mouth controlled power wheelchair.
In this episode of Driven By Purpose, Ian shares how he went from deep depression to building Ian’s Ride, a nonprofit movement creating accessible trail experiences, influencing infrastructure policy, and setting a Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled in 24 hours in a mouth controlled power wheelchair.
This conversation is about resilience, technology, community, and redefining what’s possible.
In this episode, we cover:
▫️ The cycling accident that changed everything
▫️ Living with a C2 C3 spinal cord injury
▫️ How sip and puff wheelchair technology works
▫️ Consulting with Apple to improve hands free accessibility
▫️ Riding across Washington state and along the Great American Rail Trail
▫️ Setting and reclaiming a Guinness World Record
▫️ Building Ian’s Ride and creating accessible outdoor experiences
▫️ Advice for those newly navigating spinal cord injury
Ian’s story highlights resilience, innovation, and the power of community. His journey shows what is possible when technology, support, and determination align.
If this episode inspires you, like the video, subscribe to Driven By Purpose, and share it with someone who needs hope today.
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🧼 Clean Logic — cleanlogic.com
🌟 Inspiration Foundation — inspirationfoundation.org
👤 Isaac Shapiro — LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isaac-shapiro
👤 Mike Ghesser — LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michael-ghesser-b837a552
👤 Evan Rosenblum — LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/evan-rosenblum-141601237
RESOURCES…
▫️ Learn about the Inspiration Seal — inspirationfoundation.org
▫️ Clean Logic accessible products — cleanlogic.com
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