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191: This Austin Startup Helps Homeless with "Socks for Souls"
191: This Austin Startup Helps Homeless with "Socks for Souls"
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and Joe talk to Ryan Harmon, CEO & Co-founder of Press Cleaners. Press is a weekly, subscription-based dry cleaning and laundry delivery service in Texas that is helping the homeless and growing its business with its _Socks for Souls_ program.
On the show, Megan, Ryan and Joe discuss:
- The backstory on Press Cleaners and Ryan Harmon.
- How _Socks for Souls_ got started. Press will even pick up donations from non-customers!
- The impact of Socks for _Souls on Press_' business. "It's frictionless."
- How Ryan's entrepreneurial journey included lots of cause ventures that made _Socks for Souls_ a natural fit when he co-founded Press.
- What challenges have Press encountered with _Socks for Souls_.
- Ryan's recommendations for entrepreneurs who want to add cause to their business.
- Joe challenges Ryan's to come up with cause ideas for new startups. A cause marketing idea for a lingerie store FOR MEN???
**Links & Notes**
- [Press Cleaners](https://www.presscleaners.com/ "Press Cleaners")
- [Press Cleaners on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/presscleaners "Press Cleaners on Facebook")
- [Ryan Harmon on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancharmon "Ryan Harmon on LinkedIn")
- [Socks for Souls](https://www.presscleaners.com/charity/ "Socks for Souls")
- [Support David Neff's Movember Fundraiser](https://us.movember.com/mospace/214305 "Support David Neff's Movember Fundraiser")
- [Cause Talk Radio 183: Uber Makes Donating Clothes to Goodwill Easy](http://rashpixel.fm/causetalkradio/183 "Ep183: Uber Makes Donating Clothes to Goodwill Easy")
On the show, Megan, Ryan and Joe discuss:
- The backstory on Press Cleaners and Ryan Harmon.
- How _Socks for Souls_ got started. Press will even pick up donations from non-customers!
- The impact of Socks for _Souls on Press_' business. "It's frictionless."
- How Ryan's entrepreneurial journey included lots of cause ventures that made _Socks for Souls_ a natural fit when he co-founded Press.
- What challenges have Press encountered with _Socks for Souls_.
- Ryan's recommendations for entrepreneurs who want to add cause to their business.
- Joe challenges Ryan's to come up with cause ideas for new startups. A cause marketing idea for a lingerie store FOR MEN???
**Links & Notes**
- [Press Cleaners](https://www.presscleaners.com/ "Press Cleaners")
- [Press Cleaners on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/presscleaners "Press Cleaners on Facebook")
- [Ryan Harmon on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancharmon "Ryan Harmon on LinkedIn")
- [Socks for Souls](https://www.presscleaners.com/charity/ "Socks for Souls")
- [Support David Neff's Movember Fundraiser](https://us.movember.com/mospace/214305 "Support David Neff's Movember Fundraiser")
- [Cause Talk Radio 183: Uber Makes Donating Clothes to Goodwill Easy](http://rashpixel.fm/causetalkradio/183 "Ep183: Uber Makes Donating Clothes to Goodwill Easy")
Released:
Nov 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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