Episode 48 : George & Wendy Duffy
“Part of the joy of being a person who is a parent or manager or works with people - is seeing the things that they do and how they grow.”
“Never be afraid of failure. Failure means you’re growing. Failure is a way of growing to get to where you want to be.”
George and Wendy Duffy are very much the stereotypical suburban American parents. They’ve been called ‘T.V. parents' referencing the parent examples you’d see from Leave it to Beaver, the Brady Bunch or Family Ties. Married for 43 years, they’ve raised 4 kids, including Jordan and I, with George going to work each day and Wendy, an ex-teacher, managing the household. They are the traditional nuclear do-good family that statistics says is going existent at the same time, they’re risk takers, adventurers, they’re silly and entrepreneurial. Like so many of us, how they look on paper is a fraction of who they really are. We decided to sit down with them and hear what they have to say about being Powerful, how having kids doesn't mean your life stops, which social and political topics matter to them and as they’re about to retire, what they’re doing to shape the world into a better place.
To connect, support, follow George & Wendy you can:
Follow Wendy on Instagram: @woogduff
Email at George Duffy: gduffy@hotmail.com
SHOW NOTES: Things we mentioned:
California
New Jersey
New York
Fluppy Dogs
Pound Puppies
Germany
Long Beach
Disneyland
Knotts Berry Farm
Balboa Island
Lady Gaga
Pink
Michelle Obama
Sawdust Festival Laguna Beach
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Boys in the Boat Book
Superman
Marie Osmond
Jane Fonda
The Invisible Thread
The Nickel Boys
Washington D.C.
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Production, Audio Engineering, & Editing by Jordan Duffy
Music by Joakim Karud @joakimkarudmusic