Ajay Prakash
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Yeah, absolutely. We've always been focused on social impact. We've always focused on doing the right thing. We already talked a little bit about helping local cleaners and W-2 valets, but we've also taken clothing donations since the beginning. We've donated several tons of clothes over the years. We've provided free laundry to fundraisers.
Yeah, absolutely. We've always been focused on social impact. We've always focused on doing the right thing. We already talked a little bit about helping local cleaners and W-2 valets, but we've also taken clothing donations since the beginning. We've donated several tons of clothes over the years. We've provided free laundry to fundraisers.
During COVID, we helped get PPE to local hospitals who needed it. So it's always been kind of one-off.
During COVID, we helped get PPE to local hospitals who needed it. So it's always been kind of one-off.
During COVID, we helped get PPE to local hospitals who needed it. So it's always been kind of one-off.
efforts that you know we when we can find the opportunity we want to do it but but the general core focus has always been well no but we got to grow and we got to become profitable and certainly when there are things like covet it's like well we got to navigate this whole thing but but i think the nice thing is we've kind of earned the right to formalize this and so we're actually we're we're launching a social impact initiative we call it rinse rise where the idea is where can we provide laundry which is our core focus
efforts that you know we when we can find the opportunity we want to do it but but the general core focus has always been well no but we got to grow and we got to become profitable and certainly when there are things like covet it's like well we got to navigate this whole thing but but i think the nice thing is we've kind of earned the right to formalize this and so we're actually we're we're launching a social impact initiative we call it rinse rise where the idea is where can we provide laundry which is our core focus
efforts that you know we when we can find the opportunity we want to do it but but the general core focus has always been well no but we got to grow and we got to become profitable and certainly when there are things like covet it's like well we got to navigate this whole thing but but i think the nice thing is we've kind of earned the right to formalize this and so we're actually we're we're launching a social impact initiative we call it rinse rise where the idea is where can we provide laundry which is our core focus
to people where it can be meaningful. And so the first partnership we're kicking off this week is with Barrier Free Living in New York, and it's people who have survived and fled from domestic violence. And so what we're going to do is we're going to provide a few months of free clothing care for them as they're kind of working through that transition. So I'm excited about it.
to people where it can be meaningful. And so the first partnership we're kicking off this week is with Barrier Free Living in New York, and it's people who have survived and fled from domestic violence. And so what we're going to do is we're going to provide a few months of free clothing care for them as they're kind of working through that transition. So I'm excited about it.
to people where it can be meaningful. And so the first partnership we're kicking off this week is with Barrier Free Living in New York, and it's people who have survived and fled from domestic violence. And so what we're going to do is we're going to provide a few months of free clothing care for them as they're kind of working through that transition. So I'm excited about it.
It's going to be, hopefully it's a great partnership we can build on, but more importantly, hopefully it's the first partnership of many under the umbrella of Rinse Rise where we can really have an impact.
It's going to be, hopefully it's a great partnership we can build on, but more importantly, hopefully it's the first partnership of many under the umbrella of Rinse Rise where we can really have an impact.
It's going to be, hopefully it's a great partnership we can build on, but more importantly, hopefully it's the first partnership of many under the umbrella of Rinse Rise where we can really have an impact.
yeah i mean i think it is scary it's not for the faint of heart i think it's one of those journeys that is it's it's incredibly challenging but also incredibly rewarding but it's one that you don't want to limp into and so i i think first it's important to understand There's never a good time to start a business with life because you're always busy. Maybe you're thinking about family.
yeah i mean i think it is scary it's not for the faint of heart i think it's one of those journeys that is it's it's incredibly challenging but also incredibly rewarding but it's one that you don't want to limp into and so i i think first it's important to understand There's never a good time to start a business with life because you're always busy. Maybe you're thinking about family.
yeah i mean i think it is scary it's not for the faint of heart i think it's one of those journeys that is it's it's incredibly challenging but also incredibly rewarding but it's one that you don't want to limp into and so i i think first it's important to understand There's never a good time to start a business with life because you're always busy. Maybe you're thinking about family.
Maybe there's financial considerations. There's always something that can kind of hold you back. And so I think the key is to really understand if you have conviction and excitement.
Maybe there's financial considerations. There's always something that can kind of hold you back. And so I think the key is to really understand if you have conviction and excitement.
Maybe there's financial considerations. There's always something that can kind of hold you back. And so I think the key is to really understand if you have conviction and excitement.