Southerner: Conversations With Interesting Southerners

Chris Whitney is the Executive Director and co-founder of OneGenAway, an organization headquartered here in Franklin, Tennessee that rescues high-quality, surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and caterers, and they redistribute that food to individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity. In this episode Chris and I talk about: How God led he and his wife Elaine to move to Nashville How they started OneGenAway The stigma that is attached to failing How he grew OneGenAway from $1M to $27M in 10 years Mistakes he's made as a leader His distaste for the word "non-profit" To learn more about OneGenAway, visit https://onegenaway.com. This episode is brought to you by MADE SOUTH Cottages. Iif you’re looking for a fun getaway in southeast Tennessee, check out MADE SOUTH Cottages We own a couple of tiny homes in a beautiful lakeside community in the Monteagle/Sewanee area. They're tucked in the woods, close to fun restaurants and local shops, tons of trails and waterfalls, and some ex