Voices Of Impact With Ryan France

The Four Pillars Of A Sharing Economy Liza Wilson claims that she was the last person on earth to envision running her own business. “I was stubbornly against it,” she told us. “I thought it would be boring and my brain just didn’t work that way.” Luckily for the Austin community, local teachers and stay-at-home moms, Wilson changed her mind. Radically and instantly. In fact, she went from “not wanting to run a business” to running out to purchase $3000 worth of toys, to stock what eventually became Toybrary Austin. To understand Wilson’s about-face, you first have to appreciate two things. First, Liza boasts an impressive resume in early childhood education — spending 20 years in public schools, Montessori and the French education system. Second, she grew up in a home environment where her parents and grandparents modeled a certain fearlessness. They coached her to believe in possibility and not to be intimidated by big ideas. She could figure out anything, if she stuck with it long enough. Fortunately, Liza