Desire Paths is a newsletter about the insightful lives of fascinating people. It’s written by me, Danny Giacopelli.

I’ve spent more than a decade interviewing the world’s most impressive business founders—as Editorial Director of Courier, a magazine about living and working on your own terms; at Monocle, where for six years I built, produced & hosted one of the industry’s earliest business podcasts, The Entrepreneurs; and at Mailchimp, where I currently work on small biz storytelling.

What’s this about?

I’ve come to realize that the most interesting and fulfilled people are always those who do things differently, whose lives and careers zig, zag, and sometimes go wildly off-course, who follow their curiosity to the ends of the earth. They remind me of desire paths—DIY dirt trails that veer away from safe, predictable roads.

With this newsletter, I go deep with these fascinating people—business owners, artists, shopkeepers, farmers, billionaires, hermits, maybe even you—and share everything I learn.

Here’s what subscribers receive…

1. PATHS: Big, insightful interviews with a fascinating business owner or creative person following their passion. People like:

   …A hardware-obsessed brand strategist

   …An upstate New York shopkeeper

   …A London running crew leader

   …An infinitely creative illustrator

   …A Tunisian olive oil ambassador

   …A Japanese furniture maker

   …The owners of America’s first Black-owned outdoor store

2. DIVERSIONS: Roundups of good stuff—things on my mind, essays, brands profiles, photos, links or recommendations.

Have a question or comment? Just give me a shout!

daniel.giacopelli@gmail.com

—DG