Musings host Charlie Bresler wrote a piece called “You Don’t Have to Be Brave to Save Lives,” about how us ordinary humans can do good from the comfort of our living rooms. Someone should probably send that URL to Vincent “Vin” van der Holst.

Founder of BOAS, a company that both saves denim from landfills and donates profits to charitable organizations, Vin is already doing the hard work to help save lives. But in June of 2024, he decided to do more: on June 7, he undertook to break a world record and cycle at least 130 kilometers (about 81 miles) no-handed. Every kilometer he rode brought more money to the Against Malaria Foundation. 

Did he make it? Listen and find out!

In this conversation, Vin and Charlie discuss philanthropy and sustainability, but also the impacts of mental health on our behavior and choices in life. What drives us to do the things we do, believe the things we believe, act according to our beliefs or in contradiction to them?

To learn more about Vin’s world record attempt, read the article. Also, check out BOAS and buy their products to help reduce our impact on our natural environment and donate to worthy causes: boas.co

And donate to help prevent the spread of malaria through the Against Malaria Foundation, either via The Life You Can Save or directly on their website.

Connect with Vincent:
Instagram – @vintagedenim
LinkedIn – @invincentvanderholst
Website –  boas.co

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