Pashon Murray
Detroit Dirt
Detroit, MI USA
"Today’s issue can be tomorrow’s innovation."
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Pashon's work combines: Environment & Nature, Entrepreneurship, and Upholding a Cause and Belief
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Texas Southern University
Graduate Degree
Marketing
Texas Southern University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2.
My family had a farm in Mississippi that I would visit often during school breaks—going down South and seeing Black people doing all kinds of progressive things was very impactful for me.
3.
My dad was a contractor and would take me with him sometimes to the landfill, something that didn’t make sense to me even as a child.
4.
I went to Texas Southern University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in marketing.
5.
When I moved back home, Grand Rapids was investing in creating a more sustainable city and I started thinking about how I could help those efforts.
6.
In 2010, I co-founded Detroit Dirt, which specializes in providing compost and biomass solutions in Detroit, Michigan.
7.
I also launched Detroit Dirt Foundation in 2016 to combat environmental deterioration by providing programs and services on things like sustainable land utilization and improved waste management.
