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Inner Moonlight is the monthly poetry reading series for the Wild Detectives in Dallas. The in-person show is the second Wednesday of every month in the Wild Detectives backyard. We love our podcast fans, so we release recordings of the live performances every month for y'all! On 12/11/2024, we featured poet Andie Salm Carver! Andie Salm Carver (they/she) is a queer writer and activist. They received their MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch University, and their chapbook poetry collection, TRAILER TRASH, was originally published through Bottlecap Press. Andie lives in the Dallas Metroplex with their little cat, Young Bernie Sanders. You can read more of their work at ModusOperandiee.com. ⁠www.innermoonlightpoetry.com

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Ozell Graham.  He is a US Army Veteran who started The Fade Shop Brand in 1996 inside a tent while serving his country deployed in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. After eight years of Honorable Service, Ozell transitioned back into the civilian workforce, moving to Arkansas to pursue his career in Cosmetology. Upon graduation, Ozell moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked in several barbershops where he learned more about hair and how to run a business. In 2005, Ozell stepped out on faith and followed his dream of entrepreneurship, and opened his first barbershop in Dallas. He currently has three successful locations in the Dallas Metroplex,  and a Hair and Skin Care Product Company called AT Ease!  AT Ease Hair and Skin Care's Mission is to provide universal hair and skin products, education, and training to consumers so they can maintain personal grooming for healthy hair and skin, leaving them relaxed and worry-free. *Talking Points/QuestionsHere are 5 Effective Steps to help you grow and  Maintain a Healthy BeardStep 1-  Let your facial hair growStep 2: Once you have a beard, big or small, you want to wash it using a beard wash. This will remove any dirt, product buildup, and dry or flaky skin that can cause a blockage that stunts hair growth. Keeping it clean will also open your pores and allow your beard to grow smoothly through the skin.Step 3—After your beard is clean, you want to add a non-pore-clogging beard moisturizer or oil. This will keep your hair and skin moist to prevent dryness, protect the hair from breakage, and prevent skin cracking. Doing this will also improve your hair and skin's texture. Step 4-Brushing or Combing your beard daily helps distribute the natural oils to moisturize, while stimulating blood flow that can improve beard growth because the more nutrients that are going to your beard follicles will return a healthier beard.Step 5-Maintain a nice curb appeal on your beard keeping your borders (top and bottom) clean and neat by using a trimmer or razor. Doing this will be a great foundation for that Stand Out Beard. #BEST #SHMS #STRAWSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Ozell Graham.  He is a US Army Veteran who started The Fade Shop Brand in 1996 inside a tent while serving his country deployed in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. After eight years of Honorable Service, Ozell transitioned back into the civilian workforce, moving to Arkansas to pursue his career in Cosmetology. Upon graduation, Ozell moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked in several barbershops where he learned more about hair and how to run a business. In 2005, Ozell stepped out on faith and followed his dream of entrepreneurship, and opened his first barbershop in Dallas. He currently has three successful locations in the Dallas Metroplex,  and a Hair and Skin Care Product Company called AT Ease!  AT Ease Hair and Skin Care's Mission is to provide universal hair and skin products, education, and training to consumers so they can maintain personal grooming for healthy hair and skin, leaving them relaxed and worry-free. *Talking Points/QuestionsHere are 5 Effective Steps to help you grow and  Maintain a Healthy BeardStep 1-  Let your facial hair growStep 2: Once you have a beard, big or small, you want to wash it using a beard wash. This will remove any dirt, product buildup, and dry or flaky skin that can cause a blockage that stunts hair growth. Keeping it clean will also open your pores and allow your beard to grow smoothly through the skin.Step 3—After your beard is clean, you want to add a non-pore-clogging beard moisturizer or oil. This will keep your hair and skin moist to prevent dryness, protect the hair from breakage, and prevent skin cracking. Doing this will also improve your hair and skin's texture. Step 4-Brushing or Combing your beard daily helps distribute the natural oils to moisturize, while stimulating blood flow that can improve beard growth because the more nutrients that are going to your beard follicles will return a healthier beard.Step 5-Maintain a nice curb appeal on your beard keeping your borders (top and bottom) clean and neat by using a trimmer or razor. Doing this will be a great foundation for that Stand Out Beard. #BEST #SHMS #STRAWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Ozell Graham.  He is a US Army Veteran who started The Fade Shop Brand in 1996 inside a tent while serving his country deployed in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor. After eight years of Honorable Service, Ozell transitioned back into the civilian workforce, moving to Arkansas to pursue his career in Cosmetology. Upon graduation, Ozell moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked in several barbershops where he learned more about hair and how to run a business. In 2005, Ozell stepped out on faith and followed his dream of entrepreneurship, and opened his first barbershop in Dallas. He currently has three successful locations in the Dallas Metroplex,  and a Hair and Skin Care Product Company called AT Ease!  AT Ease Hair and Skin Care's Mission is to provide universal hair and skin products, education, and training to consumers so they can maintain personal grooming for healthy hair and skin, leaving them relaxed and worry-free. *Talking Points/QuestionsHere are 5 Effective Steps to help you grow and  Maintain a Healthy BeardStep 1-  Let your facial hair growStep 2: Once you have a beard, big or small, you want to wash it using a beard wash. This will remove any dirt, product buildup, and dry or flaky skin that can cause a blockage that stunts hair growth. Keeping it clean will also open your pores and allow your beard to grow smoothly through the skin.Step 3—After your beard is clean, you want to add a non-pore-clogging beard moisturizer or oil. This will keep your hair and skin moist to prevent dryness, protect the hair from breakage, and prevent skin cracking. Doing this will also improve your hair and skin's texture. Step 4-Brushing or Combing your beard daily helps distribute the natural oils to moisturize, while stimulating blood flow that can improve beard growth because the more nutrients that are going to your beard follicles will return a healthier beard.Step 5-Maintain a nice curb appeal on your beard keeping your borders (top and bottom) clean and neat by using a trimmer or razor. Doing this will be a great foundation for that Stand Out Beard. #BEST #SHMS #STRAWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[00:00:15] Samuel Chiang: When I was probably 11, maybe 12 years old, I told my grandfather I wanted to be like him.   He was a lawyer, and he immigrated to Canada after us. And he was a specialist in the Canadian government when he arrived in Canada, because he knew Chinese law.  When I said to him, I want to be like you, he said to me, your English must be impeccable. And I said, okay. He said, but I wouldn't want you to practice as a defense lawyer. I said, why? He didn't answer the question right away. He said, you may want to be a corporate lawyer. That always stuck with me. And then he said, you don't want to be a defense lawyer because sometimes you could be defending somebody, and then in the midst of a trial, they confess to you everything. [00:01:16] Samuel Chiang: And you're stuck. He said, it's very painful to handle that type of thing in the midst of a trial. ++++++++++++++= [00:01:24] Tommy Thomas: Our guest today is Samuel Chiang. Samuel has a diverse and accomplished background that significantly influenced his leadership. He was born in Taiwan and later moved to Canada where he grew up and began his professional career. He graduated from the University of Toronto when he began his career at Ernst & Young in Canada. In addition to Ernst & Young, Samuel has served in senior leadership roles with The International Orality Network, Trans World Radio and Partners International. He also served as the president and CEO of The Seed Company, a Bible translation organization within the Wycliffe family. Under his leadership, the organization focused on making scriptures available in oral and written forms for unreached and Bibleless peoples. Along the way he gained a great appreciation for using technology in the workplace. And he pioneered the use of AI in both the private and non-profit sectors.  He and his wife Robbi make their home in the Dallas Metroplex. Let's pick up on the conversation with Samuel Chiang. [00:02:46] Tommy Thomas: What's your happiest memory of childhood? [00:02:51] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, it depends on which segment. I remember, in my early teens, playing my violin. Whether it was solo, whether it was ensemble, whether it was orchestral, that was very special, that I remembered. I remember playing tennis, teaming together in tennis. [00:03:11] Samuel Chiang: It was great. You might not know this about me, I'm a five-time immigrant, and so my immigrant experience, even when I was younger, first arrived from Taiwan to Canada, everything was new. That was a wonderful memory. [00:03:28] Tommy Thomas: At what age did y'all come to Canada? [00:03:31] Samuel Chiang:   I was a little bit over 10 years old. And, so everything was new, yeah, all the senses were new. I only had the alphabet and seven phrases of courteous language, thank you, excuse me, will you please, those types of languages.  And that's how I started in Canada. [00:03:54] Tommy Thomas:  Do you remember how long it took you to get reasonably fluent in English? [00:04:01] Samuel Chiang: Oh, my goodness, it was quite a long time. Let's just say, you're grade five, grade six, grade five, in Canada. Probably I did not become fluent until I was nearly 16. [00:04:15] Tommy Thomas: Wow. So, what's the greatest gift that your parents gave you? [00:04:24] Samuel Chiang: I think immigrating to Canada.  They're both Christians. They said to us, we don't want you to be conscripted into the military in Taiwan. And so, we want to give you and your brother a chance to experience things very differently. And I believe the gift of Canada in that immigration and the growth in that environment was the greatest gift my parents gave to us. [00:04:55] Tommy Thomas:   What was high school like in Canada? [00:05:00] Samuel Chiang: I went to a high school that was 66 percent Jewish. And I knew the sons and daughters of literally captains of industries. And I watched how they grew up in a very unique setting. Jewish people, by and large, love the arts, are great contributors to society as a whole, from history to research, etc. And when they love the arts, their sons and daughters are top in their forms in terms of music, et cetera. So it was, they pulled me along. I was a learner. I thought I was good at playing my violin, but these other students were even better than I am. And they pulled me along. [00:05:45] Tommy Thomas:  You decided to go to university.  Did you consider a lot of colleges and universities, or did you pick one and say, I'm going there? [00:05:55] Samuel Chiang: My goodness. in Canada, it's interesting in Canada, you get to pick three. I did. And then it was ultimately my parents saying to me, if you went to this university and lived at home, we'll pay for everything. I accepted that and actually stayed home and went to University of Toronto, and studied economics and finance and accounting and it was good. It was good to be in Toronto. [00:06:23] Tommy Thomas: How did you get into the econ and finance and accounting field?  Did you know somebody that had been a CPA or an economist? [00:06:32] Samuel Chiang: No, numbers were always of interest to me. And, let me rewind the conversation a little bit, for myself. When I was probably 11, maybe 12 years old, I told my grandfather I wanted to be like him. He was a lawyer, and he immigrated to Canada after us. And he was a specialist in the Canadian government, when he arrived in Canada, because he knew Chinese law and when I said to him, I want to be like you, he said to me, your English must be impeccable. And I said, okay, he said, but I wouldn't want you to practice as a defense lawyer. I said, why? He didn't answer the question right away. He said, you may want to be a corporate lawyer. That always stuck with me. And then he said, you don't want to be a defense lawyer because sometimes you could be defending somebody, and then in the midst of a trial, they confess to you everything. [00:07:42] Samuel Chiang: And you're stuck. He said, it's very painful to handle that type of thing in the midst of a trial. And I listened to that. And so, I thought, do I want to be a corporate lawyer? But reading was not my strong suit. Not yet at that time. And then I love numbers. And so, that's the way I went into accounting, finance and economics. [00:08:12] Tommy Thomas: So, what was your favorite part of college? [00:08:21] Samuel Chiang:   At University of Toronto, there were two things. One was in social sciences, sociology, and then the other one was actually computer science which surprised me because in high school, I never took computer science, but at University of Toronto, at that time still had to use those card decks where you punch holes and all that, and we used that to solve problems.  That was solving problems and I loved it. [00:08:50] Tommy Thomas:   You and I would be from that age. Yes. We took Fortran and COBOL, and we had those big, big boxes of cards. And, yes, I remember those days. What is something that people are always surprised to find out about you? [00:09:13] Samuel Chiang: They would say to me, even most recently, they would say, oh, you speak English so well. I don't know what to say about that. That's a surprising thing. Actually, the world over, I have had people saying that to me. [00:09:30] Tommy Thomas: Think back to your first management job when you actually had some people that you were responsible for.  What do you remember about that? [00:09:40] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, I remember very specifically at Ernst & Young that even when I have people reporting to me, even though I was maybe really green in my experiences, people were just very respectful. They were very accepting and very professional. [00:09:58] Samuel Chiang: That just made me feel like they were helping me to do what I needed to do. And even though I might not even have much experience in doing any supervision, I always remember the way that people accepted me. They were very professional, very respectful. [00:10:21] Tommy Thomas: Each of us probably has times in our life where in the South, we would say our metal has been tested. I'm not sure what the Canadian equivalent with that, or the Chinese equivalent for that would be, but have you had times in your life when your metal was tested? And if so, how did you come out of it? [00:10:39] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, so very specifically, I remember in high school, in one of the violin pieces in the ensemble, I worked hard to get the lead part in that ensemble, very specifically for a competition. I didn't get it. Another student who was a great younger got it. And yeah, my heart was crushed. But that was one of those sorts of moments. I had to really console myself to say, okay, this is the Bach triple violin concerto. So, there are three leads. I got none of those, but I'm still the lead for the entire ensemble. And that's a role to play. So, I better play it well. And so that was the first time. The second time was, that I recall very specifically, was in an organization. On the one hand, being interviewed to be the CEO of the organization. On the other hand, I had a whole group of people complaining about me and they were doing an examination about my ministry practices and procedures and all that stuff. [00:12:02] Samuel Chiang: And, I remember during the interview that the board chair said, I just hope that examination piece will go away soon so that we can interview you properly. As it turns out, that examination piece did not go away anytime soon. It took nine months, but it was great. It was a wonderful experience with the Lord. I would never trade it for anything else. Because I was in that situation, they decided not to interview me further for the candidacy of CEO for that organization. That was crushing, but between the two, I would never trade the experience with the Lord going deep with him, and don't even want to come out of the water, if you will, we're out of the ocean, if you will, and just want to stay longer. So that's a heart matter that was very deep within me. [00:13:06] Tommy Thomas: You've built a lot of organizations over the years, been CEO, founded companies. Let's talk about hiring for a minute. When you're hiring at the cabinet level in general, what are you looking for? [00:13:18] Samuel Chiang: At the cabinet level, the C level, I often look for their EQ, the emotional quotient, that's pretty important to me, their character, their culture. And then their competency, character and culture. Those are non-negotiables competencies, you could throw that where you could delegate some of it away, but their emotional quotient, their culture, their character. [00:13:50] Tommy Thomas: What's your favorite or most effective interview question? [00:13:57] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, I think we might even start around the same place. Tell me a little bit about your childhood. I would love to hear the friends and the friendships and the relationships that you have had. And then I also ask often, tell me a little bit about how you left home for your work, for your college, for your university. [00:14:23] Tommy Thomas: Wow. That is a penetrating question. Yeah. How you left home. Yeah, one of my recent podcast guests said that one of the things she wished that she learned earlier was how to terminate somebody with grace and dignity. What have you learned about terminating people when it's just not working out? [00:14:52] Samuel Chiang: My biggest piece about termination is, I have to be very clear. I have to tell myself not to pass on any problems further. Oftentimes you terminate because people handed it to you. And, with grace and all that be very clear, keep the dignity of the individual, offer ways to consider rescaling, or in some cases offer them the possibility for HR to help them to look for their next assignment. [00:15:28] Samuel Chiang: Those are some of the things that I have practiced and have practiced consistently. The clarity is very important for people. [00:15:43] Tommy Thomas:   You've been president of The Seed Company and other organizations but take us into that presidency. How did you get there? What was it like when you got there? [00:15:57] Samuel Chiang: Oh, wow. Yeah. I have served on the board of The Seed Company. And I learned a lot. And then I remember, it's a long story. I'll keep it short. I was invited to come off the board to apply and I did. And it was the summer of 2014. And during that time, I wasn't quite sure I was supposed to apply, even though I'd been invited. So, I prayed, and it was during the time that the summer of 2014 was, the Ebola crisis in West Africa. I was actually in West Africa at the time, and the Lord met me, twice. Nothing audible, but it was a sense of understanding from the Lord. And because of those two understandings, very deep, very unique moments. It was almost like he was having inner conversations with me. It was out of that experience that I put myself forward. [00:17:08] Samuel Chiang: And then I also asked the Lord, I said, I need to know that I have a specific assignment within The Seed Company or Bible translation as a whole. And he did, he put on my heart the need for the Old Testament very specifically. So, it was through that and ultimately, the visa process that came into this country, in the United States on a O-1 visa. And then, when I was pointed into the role and started, the board was ever so kind to provide an onboarding coach. That was marvelous in the sense that I lived overseas, working in Hong Kong for 25 years, coming into the United States. I discovered much later; I have multiple massive gaps. And the board was so kind to bring along onboarding coaching and subsequent coaches for me to bridge the gap and understand things. And so that was wonderful in the role. It was challenging. It was knee driven every day, asking God for things that I've never asked before, and then watching and understanding God's leading in that. +++++++++++++++++ [00:18:29] Tommy Thomas: Now, I probably don't know all the, know the whole, how to explain that, but my understanding was that The Seed Company was, at least at one level, a way of shortening the Bible translation process from the classical Wycliffe M.O. Is that correct? Is that more or less, right? Yes. So you, if you're operating there, I'm assuming you had some pushback from people that had been in the field translating the classical way for many years. How did y'all resolve that and realize that those two things could probably peacefully coexist? [00:19:07] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, I think I'll answer that on multiple levels. One level is for the desire of people receiving the scripture sooner rather than later. Everyone, it's almost a justice issue, isn't it? Everybody has a right to the scripture, and will they receive it sooner rather than later? So that is the DNA within and then the indigenous model, which The Seed Company was founded upon, of the indigenous church doing the translation of the Word. That's a little bit different and we need both. [00:19:49] Samuel Chiang: We absolutely need both of the people who have been called. But the calling of the missionary and the calling of the indigenous translator, they're the same call to serve God, and in a very specific field, Bible translation. And so, we need both. Coexistence doesn't always come easy, even today. I'm still involved in Bible translation in other organizations. And even today, it's still not easy. Even with church-based translation, and even with artificial intelligence, that friction continues and the friction that continues, it's really a sense of working it out relationally, horizontally, and then vertically with God. What is God's desire in all of this? So, man's side of holding on to the tension is always very interesting. [00:20:57] Tommy Thomas: A pastor on the East Coast once told me, see if I remember this right, he said the most difficult thing in the world is living in the center of the tension of God's will. [00:21:07] Samuel Chiang: Oh, my goodness, it really is.  And then in Bible translation, it's not only living in the center of God's will, but the desire to have quality assurance, really super wonderful, clear, natural language of the translation, so that the community as a whole will say that is God's Word for me. [00:21:33] Tommy Thomas: What's the most ambitious project you've ever undertaken and how did you get the team to follow you? [00:21:41] Samuel Chiang:   Probably the most ambitious one that I've taken was when we did the First Light Project. First Light Project was a technology project. And then to have content providers that will link in with the studies of the Chinese word of all resident on a software program into China. Now, we have to remember, this is back in the mid 90s and late 90s. And everything back then, it was still slow. A cell phone was not really in existence. People remember satellite phones. And then people in China were still at that time, having some scriptures, scripture was at that time, sometimes carried into China. And oftentimes, the good work of your friend Ed Cannon, FEBC, and then, Trans World Radio were broadcasting into China and people were scribing word for word the precious word of God, and we thought in a multiple horizon scenario, they will have the software and technology available to them. [00:23:01] Samuel Chiang: Maybe what we could do is provide Bible resident on the software with content writers on it, and then give it to the church in China. That was avant garde. It was at the forefront of its time. And, trying to get people around the world on it, has been, that wasn't just in Hong Kong, but it would get people around the world on it was both exciting and exhausting. [00:23:27] Tommy Thomas: So, if I could have shadowed you for maybe a year or so during that time, what would I have observed? What would you be doing? Oh, wow. If you were shadowing me back in the 90s during that period of time, you would probably get something like this on a typical day. I would be in Hong Kong. Early in the morning, making calls to North America, trying to raise funds. I would be during the daytime working with technical teams and contacting teams first to make sure the accuracy of the Bible in digital format will be there. And then in the afternoon, I will be working with the technical teams in India because it was not a Chinese team that wrote it. It was actually the technical team in India that wrote the software for it, for the Chinese Bible. And so that would be a typical day of working, very exciting. [00:24:26] Tommy Thomas: I want to stick with the technology piece for a minute. I know our good friend, Bill Hendricks, told me that you'd been involved in a couple of AI projects. Can you take us into the world of AI and how it intersects with the nonprofit sector in general, and maybe talk about some pros and cons, some risks and rewards. [00:24:46] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, sure. A little bit about AI, artificial intelligence, is, for me, the ones I have been involved in, very specifically, it was 2016 on a Sunday morning. I read in the news that Google AI beat the South Korean in gold chess. And then the newspaper reported that in any given second, the Google AI could calculate a hundred million moves. That got my mind thinking very quickly about the number one issue at that time in Bible translation was in sign language, there was not a scripture, not a full text of scripture for sign language. And it got my mind thinking that people who are deaf in the deaf community when they sign, our body could only make so many gestures. To us, it might seem like millions, but it's a limited set. It's not unlimited. So, we thought maybe the computer vision could help solve that. And so that got us started on the artificial intelligence side of things and we created a not for profit and, and ultimately, we filed patents in that not for profit and then, a year and a half after it got started, not only the US Trademark and Patent office approved all those patents, the board of that not for profit asked us to spin it out into a for profit company and we did ultimately. [00:26:39] Samuel Chiang: So that's a little bit of background to that. Could I expand a little bit? [00:26:44] Tommy Thomas: Absolutely. You're talking to a novice here. I'm probably learning as much or more than anybody that's listening to this. [00:26:50] Samuel Chiang: When we spun it out. The company name is called Avodah, AVODAH.com or AVODAH.ai. [00:27:01] Samuel Chiang:  It is a God story that we actually got that name. We had prayed in wanting to have a single word that would represent, work, worship and service. And we knew the Hebrew name for it, that the word for it, Avodah or Avoda. But to grab that domain name was not the easiest. [00:27:25] Samuel Chiang: We're very thankful to God that it came. And as we spun it out, into the for profit, it's actually working on both the healthcare side as well as the language side, so as to serve, again, the language communities, who are without the word of God. And then also the healthcare side, for what we call ambient technology, ambient sensing. [00:27:50] Samuel Chiang: So, it stays in the background. And it listens to your case. Let's just say you were the doctor. I walked into your office. You've maybe had a nurse practitioner that will meet with me, take my case, and then you as a doctor would meet me and look at the summary of the nurse practitioner has written down. And the ambient AI technology sits in the background listening to the conversation once with the nurse practitioner and the second time again with the doctor. And then it's AI assisted, in helping, the doctor to either confirm or augment the decision and then on top of that, once the patient leaves it does automatic coding into the insurances, et cetera. [00:28:40] Samuel Chiang: So that will reduce the amount of time in a doctor's office, the front office, and then it increases the ability for doctors to serve more patients and, hopefully, save money and maybe increase the revenue. [00:28:56] Tommy Thomas: Wow. You hear people that are fear mongers about AI and what it might do to us and then you hear a story like that obviously made a huge difference. Where does the fear mongering play in? [00:29:14] Samuel Chiang: Yeah, I think the fear mongering is very real and, unfortunately, people have misused AI in many different senses from voice for actors to pictures that portray individuals wrongly. [00:29:31] Samuel Chiang:: And then of course, people use it, in ways that influence and affect, ultimately to the elections. All those are in place. So it is a very large piece that is under consideration for many of the societies right around the world. And it is a concern. (00.20.56) Tommy Thomas: Thank you for joining us today. If you are a first-time listener, I hope you will subscribe and become a regular. You can find links to all the episodes at our website: www.jobfitmatters.com/podcast. If there are topics you'd like for me to explore, my email address is tthomas@jobfitmatters.com.  Word of mouth has been identified as the most valuable form of marketing. Surveys tell us that consumers believe recommendations from friends and family over all other forms of advertising. 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In today's episode, I chat with Amber Jones from Tangram Interiors about her company's move from California to Texas and how they foster innovation through their unique design process and showroom experience. Amber shares insights on staying ahead within the cyclical furniture industry through careful research and an emphasis on maintaining company culture during times of growth. We also discuss the challenges of managing virtual teams and leading with collaboration. Amber offers perspective on balancing work and family from Brené Brown and shares her wisdom on these topics. It was a thought-provoking discussion exploring transforming workspaces and ideas to enhance life beyond the job SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Amber Jones, the Vice President of Sales at Tangram Interiors, discusses the journey of moving their operations from California to Texas, and how they use unique tools like noise and digital maps to improve their showroom experience. She provides insights into the cyclical nature of the furniture industry, emphasizing the importance of staying ahead of the curve and fostering an environment of innovation within the company. Amber emphasizes the significance of maintaining company culture amidst expansion and managing a virtual team in a post-pandemic world. She highlights the importance of work-life balance, which differs from person to person, and shares Brené Brown's perspective on marriage and the importance of enjoying the people you work with while maintaining a balance with family life. The episode includes a fun chat about Amber's first job and her preference between Tex-Mex and Barbecue. Tangram Interiors creates innovative workspaces, making spaces where people can learn, work, and heal. They use technology and unique tools like noise maps and digital maps to improve their showroom experience. Amber believes in fostering a strong company culture, which she sees as vital when expanding into multiple offices. She emphasizes the importance of planning and research when entering new opportunities or meeting new people. Amber talks about the evolution of leadership styles and the challenges faced due to the pandemic. She highlights the importance of creating workspaces that allow productivity and foster collaboration. She discusses the potential of radical honesty in relationships and how it can foster growth and trust. She also talks about the importance of leading with a collaborative mindset and the need for self-awareness. The episode ends with a discussion on dreaming of a life in France and wishing Amber Jones the best of luck as she expands her business in Texas. LINKSShow Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller GUESTS Amber JonesAbout Amber TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Chris: In this episode, you will meet Amber Jones, vice president of sales at Tangram Interiors. Amber shares how Tangram uses innovative designs to create amazing places for people to work, learn and heal. Chris: So Amber, I want to welcome you to the podcast. Thanks for agreeing to join us. Amber: Thanks for having me. Chris: So let's talk about Tangram Interiors. I want you to at least start by telling the audience what is the company known for and what do you do. Amber: Yeah, so Tangram is a commercial interiors organization. Basically, we create amazing spaces where people learn, work and heal. So all of the interiors, from the flooring to the walls to the furniture, I'm just really creating spaces where people can go to work or go to learn in classrooms or education or, like I said, heal in hospitals and those types of environments that's great. Chris: How old is the company? When did it start? What was the inspiration for it? Amber: So Steelcase we are Steelcase dealership, which is a major mainline manufacturer, and so they've been around for a hundred years, and the Steelcase dealership that Tangram purchased was in 2000 in California, and so what brings us to Texas is that in 2021, we acquired a dealership here in the Dallas Metroplex, and so that is what's brought me to Texas via Tangram Interiors. Chris: Okay, so you're a transplant Californian, now Texan. I'm one of those. Amber: Yes, but you know I'm really enjoying this place and I you know it's not something that I would have like raised my hand and volunteered for, but honestly I feel so at home here, and I just know that the business world that we found ourselves in over the last two years is exactly where our business is supposed to be. Chris: That's great. Let's talk a little bit about that process of the move. What has it been like from your perspective? You know, moving a basically a California business I know it was by acquisition, but moving that California business to Texas, yeah. Amber: And so, what has it been? Chris: like. Amber: Interesting. You know, it's really it's. I want to say it was a challenge, but it wasn't. I think that the Metroplex is confusing in some ways in that it's large but there's a lot of really close knit relationships here and so we were able to bring on some really great people that had some really existing, really good, strong standing, existing relationships in the market, which helped us to position ourselves in the right way in the right place. But I definitely part of the reason for it and part of what made it so helpful and necessary is that the majority of our customers were looking at moving to Texas, and so when you start thinking about how can we do business in both states with you, it made sense for us to be able to send them away from California and then receive them as they arrived in Texas. So it was really, it was an obvious next step for us and when the position you know, when the dealership position opened itself up, it made sense for us to acquire them for sure. Chris: That makes sense. I can tell you, at least from the legal perspective. I've lost count of how many California companies we have represented and since, say you know, late 2000, early 2001, helping them set up shop in Texas. Amber: Well, it's interesting in that regard, you know. It's like where do you home them from right? Like, are you running your business as a California business that has an extension in Texas, or do you have a Texas business that has an extension in California? Or two independent companies. So, yes, some struggles, as we like learn to adjust about. You know where do we write the laws from as far as, like you know, labor laws, etc. Chris: So, yeah, I can tell you, most of our experience has been the we are doing Texas based entities, that basically converting the California entity into a Texas entity. Amber: There's a bajillion reasons why that makes the most sense. So, yeah, it's definitely the direction that we're heading in. Chris: So you've got this company. You create amazing spaces for your clients. What about for your people? I mean, I guess your showroom has to showcase your talent. So how do you go about designing your showroom and fostering, I guess, that creativity in the workplace for your employees? Amber: Yeah, so it's very important that we have spaces that reflect what we do. So we work in our showroom. So working showrooms are a little bit more interesting than just a regular like office place would be. Everything is pristine and there's lots of choice and control about how and where you work throughout the day. So maybe I'm coming in for a quiet day and so I would locate on the floor plan, on the digital map, as to where it's most quiet for the day in the space and then maybe that's where I want to work so that I have access to the resources, Whereas other days maybe I came into the office to have more of a social day. So I'm going to look on the kind of noise map for the space and decide where it's loudest and maybe that's where I'm going to go set up shop so that I can get that like extroverted you know full feel that I needed in coming into the office. So it's really exciting. I really it's almost like working in a zoo some days because there's just tours happening so regularly that it's. But it's cool because it gives us the opportunity to really use and show the product that we sell. Chris: So you mentioned two things that I've never heard of before. That was a noise map and a I forget the other one a digital map, I guess. So yeah, tell me a little bit about that. I'm just intrigued. So is that something that I guess that you offer your clients where you can and you use it there in the office to figure out what's? Amber: your debt on. So we have a technology arm of what we sell so furniture, technology, walls and we really feel like if you can plan a space that integrates the technology and the furniture together versus an afterthought, you're going to have a much better experience for your users. And so for us, we want we want anyone to come in all day and be able to work wherever they want. So part of that is that we are a view, sonic mood, sonic showroom, and that means that we have different zone maps throughout our space. So when you walk in, there's like literally a floor plan on a big digital screen and it shows you where it's loudest throughout the showroom and then where it's quietest, and then what the noise does and the little iPads is. It allows for you to adjust the soundscapes that pump into that area of the showroom to adjust to how much noise is happening there. I personally am a very loud human being, so we joke that color follows me throughout the showroom as I get louder and walk. But also that means that the white noise that's pumping into the space follows me, so that you can see that I'm talking, but you can't make out what I'm saying while you're on a video call across the room. So we really feel, as we get back, especially post COVID, to how many video calls that we're all having in our workplace. No matter what we do for a living, there must be something in your workplace that allows for you to have that hybrid experience and not have it be choppy. So there has to be a reason for you to leave your house Right and it has to be an office that works for you. And the office that we left pre-COVID, that we didn't do a lot of these video calls, didn't have to have the same things that the office today have, and we really feel like a lot of that is the addition of technology because of the communication that happens on screen. So much now. Chris: It's so true. I think anyone I know I can speak for myself but anyone that's been back in the office and we really came back to the office in May of 2020. Amber: Pretty quickly Very smartly, very carefully. Chris: Most people have their own private office here. Amber: Different experience. Chris: But the number of doors that are shut throughout the day for the reasons you just said to control the noise, because we're on Zoom or team calls can get frustrating because we are very open door policy, very great culture, but it's somewhat counterintuitive. So what you're talking about makes total sense to me. Amber: It's hard because it's like why am I leaving my home office, where I have everything set up and I don't have to drive, so that I can go sit in another private office in a conference in a big building where I had to drive in park, just to shut the door again? Like what am I getting from one or the other? What's the benefit to leaving the house? And so really the challenge is what's the pull? So we say you have to return to something better than you left. It can't be the same office. Chris: Yeah, that's great. So kind of on that topic and he's thinking about your company, the downturn. I mean, you're clearly in a business that requires personal interaction and connection. How did y'all manage through keeping the business going when your employees and probably your customers or potential customers did not want to be in person? Amber: Yeah, it's interesting. I would say that the vertical markets that we cover is one of the benefits of our organization, because when things got bad, hospitals still had a huge need, there was still healthcare requirements that were happening around. Covid Schools still needed to pivot and make changes, so there were still things that were happening in some of those other sections. But certainly furniture is something that people don't buy when they don't have to right, and certainly not when there's not people in the office, and so it was a weird time for sure. But I think that what happens in this industry, specifically with furniture, is it's very cyclical. You can look back at like the 2007, 2008,. Then you can look into like there was like this 2016. I mean, there's like times and moments in time where things like took a little bit of a dip, not as much purchasing was happening. I think those are moments in time where we can be strategic and really align ourselves with where do we see those next verticals growing? Right now, bioscience is huge. That's where we need to be focusing, as we move forward, some of the more opportunities to track the industries, versus just waking up and expecting the same type of business to be there every day, you know. Chris: Makes sense. So innovation's got to be a very important aspect for the well-being and growth of your company. What are some of the things that y'all do to instill or encourage innovative things to be fostered throughout the company and encourage your people to think and act innovatively? Amber: Yeah, so I guess two pieces. Obviously, it's very important that what we're selling is innovative. I think a lot of that is based out of absolute research 100% research-based organizations in Steelcase, and so they spend a lot of time trying to figure out what people need and why. And so when it hits the market and we're selling it, we've got so much history and so much research to back why we're bringing another chair or another table or another thing to the market. Otherwise it's just that right, another table and another chair and who needs those things. But I think internally within Tangram Interiors, we really are a super authentic organization. Anyone can walk up to my desk at any point in time. I don't work in a private office. None of us do. None of the executive leadership ever work in private offices, and really in all of our six offices, the only one that has a private office is the human resource team so that they can have the privacy of lockability. Past that I mean. Really there's no one within the organization that can't have an idea that could be implemented today. I think that's kind of the greatness of any organization is when you have that open door policy. Because there's not a door, they're never one right. It's like if you have an idea and it's something that is helpful to the progress of the organization, by all means, and I think those are things that we reward throughout the year. I mean, we have different focuses and different events, but we have a fact award. So we really want people to be focused, accountable, we want them to be strong culture, advocates that show strong teamwork and strong trust, and those are things that we are pillars of our success on a regular, daily basis, and when we talk about them and we look for those in employees, it is that we expect them to come up with ideas in their team meetings and we expect them to have the trust within themselves and the trust within us to bring those new ideas to us for implementation. So, honestly, I think this whole industry and this whole world is about change and choice and honesty. Like have an idea, let's chat. Chris: Yeah, let's talk about it, so OK. So you're touching on culture, one of my favorite topics. Amber: Mind you. Chris: So let's you know a couple, you know at least a couple of questions on that. For you, you know, one is I always ask all guests kind of, how would you define your culture? And I think for you a corollary to that is how has it migrated east from California to Texas, you know, have you maintained the culture that was built in the roots in California to the Texas office, or has there been some adaption to this new office in a new state, in a new city? Amber: Such good questions. Cultures is one of my favorite topics as well. So in California one of my roles there was on boarding all of the new hires and I think for me that was an opportunity to instill in them the culture that I found at Taingram and I really found it important that as they kind of graduated out of one on one training with me that they moved into the next portion of their organ, of their role in the organization. Really understanding the culture was the basis of it all, the foundation of who we were as a company, and so I think for me it was really hard to leave behind the culture that I feel like I was such a huge part of building in California. In fact, I remember standing in front of everyone here in Texas holding this piece of paper as we were about to like tell them that we just acquired their company, and I was so nervous and I think back now and it's like so funny to think that I was nervous in front of those people but because I didn't know what kind of culture I was walking into and I think it matters so much. So the longest way possible of answering that question is that I brought that culture with me and I spent the last two years trying to foster it here, and I would tell you that we absolutely are the same company in Texas that we are in California because of those kind of cross pollinations and making sure that we've got people flying back and forth from both locations and executive leadership, as well as like marketing and different sales people, and I think that we all have a lot to learn from one another that if we treat each other as like a bench for both cities as opposed to Dallas, tangram and California Tangram, just Tangram continue to have that culture be you know, exemplified in all of our offices. Chris: You really want you branch. I guess it could happen in one office. Amber: That's the thing, yeah. Chris: Yeah Well, once you branch out to more than one office, you really can't have the us versus them or you have a culture. It's just not a healthy one, Right? I mean yeah. Amber: Yeah, so it's actually. It's interesting we just did a company survey and we just got the results back and read them off to the whole organization verbatim for the way that they answered the questions with all of the comments and feedback, and it was such a delight to be able to read the results back to the organization and have results be in like the high 80s for how they felt about our culture and the way that we run our company and how they feel comfortable talking to us. Those are astronomically high percentages. I mean it felt like we should all clap. You know clap because genuinely that's not me or any of the other leadership, that is every single human being that wakes up and says they are part of 10 year materials every day. Chris: We all make sure Very impressive. I mean because you're right, I'm going to be proud of and usually yeah, okay. So we talked about this a little bit before we started recording. I'm going to ask you now so you can tell the story behind you are words to say start right, to finish right. Is that some type of pillar within the company? Or you know how is that? It's not there by accident, right? Amber: No, it's not. And I mean, I think with anything good goes planning, goes research. You know, I think we have a really great network in the people that we work with, and with every opportunity that hits the street, there's a way to go about doing it. That's the strong way, the smart way, that it starts with strategy, and so for us it's like you know, you can send off six emails while you're sitting in a meeting talking about a possible opportunity, or you can spend 10 minutes doing some research and figuring out who might be the warmest opportunity or person to connect. You do that right. There's ways to go about things. So I think, from an organizational standpoint, we look at it like take the time to do your research, to be prepared to show up and make sure that you earn the opportunity to win the business, versus just showing up, which is sometimes easier to do. Chris: Well, you mean it's always easier, or seems easier, to take the shortcut. But you're right being thorough and showing up there, there's no substitute for that. Amber: Sounds easier, until they ask you a question and you're like I don't even know what this company does. Chris: Yeah. Amber: And then you feel silly for an hour and a half in front of that person in person. Like I would rather do the research, find a computer to be prepared to not sound silly. Chris: So do you do some training around that? How do you instill that into your new hires? Amber: Yeah. So I mean I think like the true answer is that we're really good at using our AI and our tools that we have. There may be a little bit big brothery, but I think that there's a mentor that we have within our organization that always says that our network is equal to our network, or, sorry, our network is equal to our network. And it's true. We know so many people within the 400 people that work at Tangeram that there's no reason that we shouldn't be able to have a warm introduction to people that are chasing business in our markets, Whether that's our partners, whether those are GCs or those are, like you know, architect or design firms that we work with. There's got to be somebody that can make a warm introduction rather than you just like going and knocking on someone's door. Nobody likes that. Chris: Yeah. Amber: And so, I think, just be smart, use the tools that we have and use the resources that we have and be thoughtful and it you know we all get cold calls every day. What do you do with most of them? Ignore, yeah, you can tell what the difference is. So like, do you want to be the one that gets ignored, or how do you go about doing it a little bit differently, and it's generally because someone sends you an email that said you know, chris, you should meet Amber. Chris: That's actually how this happened, right? Someone sent an email and said right, so there's. So you know that you touch on a topic that I do like to talk about it, because there's there's always learning. So what do y'all do at Tangram to try to, you know, build and maintain these important relationships with customers, with your partners, with your stakeholders? I mean, they're all so important. So what are some of the things that y'all maybe talk about and try to put into practice to make sure you're building and maintaining those relationships? Amber: Yeah, good, I mean, I think there's kind of there's a million different ways, but I think there's three kind of pillars, if you were to boil it down. One, it's the social touch. Right, let's have a drink, let's go to dinner, let's just get to know each other as people because, truthfully, everybody wants to hang out and do business with people that they know right. Chris: People know what they like, that they like and then, ultimately, they've learned to trust right, exactly right. Amber: So, but the flip of that and it's a double edged sword is that nobody likes to do business with someone that goes out and has a bunch of drinks and doesn't wake up the next day Like no one wants to do business with the party animal either, right? So we say that when you're doing your social touches and you're entertaining and you're getting to know someone as a human being, then you also need to follow that up with. You know, research, information, like what are you doing to add value to what they're doing in their life or their job? And so for us, the ability to bring what other organizations are doing to the table for other companies that are in like situations is a huge benefit for us. So maybe you're a I don't know a science, I don't know. Let me think of something good. Maybe you're in the industry entertaining industry and you are trying to figure out what to do with your new space. Well, we've got five other companies that are in the same industry. So we'll pull together a round table and you guys can talk amongst yourselves about how you, what you're doing to bring people back or what you're doing. That's a little bit different. So I think it's utilizing our resources. It also helps to be able to prove that we've got some customers in that market or that industry right, that vertical, and we know what we're doing in that vertical. Let's bring those people together. So it's again, it's utilizing our network to really help teach each other and in doing that you become a trusted advisor. I think that's it, and consistency, right, just showing that over and over again and not when there's work. Just to say happy birthday, or I thought about you. How's your Tuesday going? Chris: Yeah, be genuine. Amber: The thing that we all want right that they say no one checks in on the strong people Like. Sometimes it's nice to just get a message that says hope, you have a great day. So I mean, I think that's the simplest way of just being human and authentic, but it is so underplayed in this world. Chris: Sad but true. So let's go back to, maybe, the office space. Yeah, I think there's obviously so much that's been discussed from the, you know, the work remote hybrid. Now you start seeing companies are mandating back in the office, so maybe you can talk some about what are some of the trends that you're seeing in, you know, in office space design concept, etc. That companies are asking for or coming to you with to try to create that environment. As you said earlier, that will make it compelling for someone to leave home to be back in the office. Amber: Yeah, I mean I would say number one there there's a lot less private offices that there used to be. If there are private offices, they're on the interior core of the building so that the light can be exposing to all of the stations and the other employees throughout the office space. We're seeing a lot of greenery being added to spaces and lots of areas that should make you feel like you have choice around where you work. So lots, a lot of maybe two employees to one desk type of environments, less dedicated desks so that you can walk in and say you know, today I want to work over in this corner in this little nook, or today I want to work at this desk. Those are the kinds of things that we're seeing a lot of. I think every single area has so much technology that we might have also started forgetting about the analog just whiteboard right. The ability to just pick up and just brainstorm versus having to create a flow chart on a PowerPoint right. So one doesn't cancel out the other. The need for both is still there, and so I think, when you're talking about these kinds of different spaces, when you get to the office it's like are there team breakout rooms that maybe I have whiteboards and monitors and desks that move around and I can set it up for my team for the week and then set it up for another team the next week. So just lots of things that are mobile and allow for the most amount of spaces to work harder than just with one purpose. Chris: Okay, yeah, so just kind of the flexibility. Amber: Massive right now flexibility and technology that's on casters, so it's also mobile right so everything is moving and I think part of that is realizing that, like that, when COVID hit and everything was fixed, it was like how are we going to rearrange, you know, when things then automatically went to casters and it was like we can move around wherever so that you really can't allow yourself to set up for the day the best that works for your goal, for the day at work. Chris: I like that. So I'm going to kind of change subjects a little bit. Amber: Would you like that though? Like, would you like if you didn't have to go into your office? Like, would you feel comfortable working out into the open floor plan? Because you just said you guys all go into your private offices when you get there and but you like having the doors open. If you found yourself in an open environment, do you think it would change the way that you work? Chris: I don't know. It's a great day. I like, well, see this one. I like coming into the office, I like the flexibility of, you know, working remote when it makes sense or when I can, and like to your point, there are some days when, at least given what I do, I get lots of interruptions throughout the day and if I need to not be interrupted, you know I may not come to the office to, so I can focus for four or five hours or whatnot. Amber: Isn't that interesting. And it's so funny because I don't know that I would have said that five years ago. Like if I have a focus day, I'm going to stay home. Chris: Yeah. Amber: Also to think about that, like, what it works for you might not work for the 30 year old mom. Right, they need five hours to focus. They can't do that at home, they're going straight to the office, right, and I have. Chris: We have some young mothers here that will tell you. They come to the office and please don't make me go home to get work done. The other thing that I'll say to you as an aside, that it is part of the younger generation which, unfortunately, I guess I'm not but earbuds while they work, listening not just to music, but they'll be listening to crime podcast or things, and I'm like how are you doing that and still focusing on what you're doing? I, you know, I don't know. Amber: Outwild. Yeah, so I think that's funny. We learned that while we were all in the same storm we were all in very different boats. Right, what your boat was and the size of your boat at home was very different than other people's with kids and talking to people's with kids and toddlers and kindergarten, and yeah, I got to the office and was like, oh, I want to drink hot coffee here in silence. This is heaven. But yeah, the micro or the multitasking and getting a lot of stuff done, it's interesting when we used to see the head, the earbuds that were more like hey, this is my cue to say that I'm doing heads down, quiet work, so don't interrupt me. I'm doing some furniture pieces that allow for you to like kind of pull out and it's a storage piece, but it basically, when it's out, it's the equivalent of your buds and like don't, I'm working, I'm in heads down road right now. For those of us that don't have the private office ability to shut the door. Chris: I think you know to you're asking about our space and it's hard because when we're not, that I mean everyone up here is kind of in a cone of confidentiality with our clients, business. But to be in a, you know, in a private, close space, to be able to have a conversation without a bunch of other people in open space, is, you know, kind of what works in our environment, in our industry related to law. Yeah, yeah, and the and I, you know I would work remote even before Kobe hit, you know, because it's just the nature of what I do and it's what I do and the demands. But I do believe the flexibility is a good thing. We also think we work and what we do, and it may be true for you, when we can collaborate together and, like you said, get on a whiteboard and actually brainstorm something together, you just can't do that on video. And the other thing that I know you're aware of that there's lots of been written you lose that social, there's a social piece that happens kind of before or after in between meetings. That when you're on scheduled zoom and you're going to the next and next, you lose. And that's to me really where culture gets built. Amber: Yes, it's the how is your weekend, which sometimes is grading, because it's small talk, but then it's like then learning that they like X and oh, me too, and right, and it creates a whole another conversation which then leads to brainstorming. And right, I mean like the Googles of the world created a 15 minute line on purpose in their cafeteria so that people from different buildings across the campus would cross pollinate intentionally while they waited for their food. It's exactly the same idea. It's like how do I get these people to stop and talk to other people within the office If they're never here? How do they create a relationship? There is no culture created on a web camera. Right, there's not just a bunch of people themselves in the camera. Chris: That's right. You're distracted by backgrounds and or or I was literally conducting an interview earlier this week via video and the person that was interviewing for the position had a dog barking and finally it was like it has to be, everyone else is on mute, right and but they didn't finally like 20 minutes in. They finally said you know, I'm sorry, my dog, but I was like, oh my gosh. Amber: I would be so mortified. I had a very awkward one early on where there was a naked moment. We'll leave it at that. And yeah, it's been a wild ride. These zoom backgrounds and so, anyway, blurring is best, if nothing else is the lesson. Chris: So let me talk a little bit about you and what the question is kind of you as a leader, how would you describe your leadership style? Let's say this as a today, but how has that evolved? Because I know where you are today is probably not where you were five plus years ago, because we all evolve as we go. Amber: Yeah, I try to be super authentic. I try to be the boss I always wanted to be, which I think if you do it like that, then it kind of keeps you human. I never try to ask anyone to do something that I wouldn't be willing to stay and do with them, and I think that comes with the history of starting in this business and working my way through it, so that there's not really any job here that I don't know how to help with. But I think the ability to know that I'm not just kind of hollowing down from the mountain top and willing to like roll up my sleeves and do it with you Gosh, how have they changed? I think that before I would have had things I would have wanted to say and I would have thought long and hard about how to say them, and I think over the years I've learned that rapid, radical honesty is play. So rather than spending a week and a half trying to come up with the exact way that I might say something that wouldn't offend someone and then dredge it all back up again, I'd rather just address it, talk about it. Hey, this didn't feel right. A better way to do that might have been this had this you know effect and you might not have realized that when you were doing it. Here's a different way. I think if you can address those things instantaneously, even though it might be a little raw in the moment, I think that for me that is really allowed for there to be a lot of growth and honesty in my relationships for people that work with me. Chris: I like that. Amber: And that statement right there people that work with me. That's the other piece the people that work with me. I think something happens when you get into a certain leadership place where you're like the people that work for me and I will never be that leader the people that work with me. Chris: It's a team mentality 100%. I think that's a very it may sound subtle to some, but I think it's a very big distinction and how your mindset is. If you could, if you approach it with the we versus the I and actually in a genuine way, that will your, the people you work with will feel that and sense that, and I think the way they respond to you is exponentially better. Amber: Yeah, you know it's funny because I had a conversation with a colleague recently that said you know, you might be too close to some of the people on your team. And it was funny because in the same way that I'll take the rat, I'll give the radical instant criticism. You have to be able to receive it as well. And I think I took it the other way. I swung the pendulum so hard and I cut all of these really strong relationships that I had made in a business way and kind of turned them into friends and started to try to draw this line. And it took me about six months to realize that I was very sad without those people in my world and I wanted to open back up again and be the person that I had been before. So back to the leadership piece. I think it's important for me to say that while I'm also willing to receive feedback, I'm also not willing to accept it all as fact. Good, that's all of it is stuff that you have to be able to process through and realize what you want to keep and what you want to discard, and then what you want to implement right. And so for me, I tried it and it didn't work and it was like nope, I'm going to go back to this other way. And I think that is what growth is is the willingness to change and change back. Chris: Sure, and I think, being self aware right Absolutely. I think that's that can apply in so many ways. I think to the willingness to try something different, the willingness to be honest about it, whether it's working or not, and it's okay as an example, it's okay. Well, that decision ended up not being right, so let's go back. Amber: For me. Right, it didn't work for me and that's good that it works for others. I think I appreciate that boundary. For other people it's. That kind of work life balance is a funny it's a funny conversation. For me I think that it's a joke, frankly, like some days we spend 90% of our effort and energy in the office and we only have 10% left at home. Sometimes it's like I can give 50 feet and you know it's not an issue. Some days I have got to deal with my familial obligations and it's going to maybe only be a 25 day for the work life and the business life is going to get the rest of it and I think that when you work yourself into an organization that you're happy and comfortable with, that, it allows for me as a leader to have that type of balance, but it also allows for me to provide and allow that type of balance to the people that work with us. Chris: Yes, but we can do a whole episode on work the myth of work life balance. You know it's to me the word balance is probably the worst word you could use for that. I think it's work life integration. Amber: Exactly. Chris: Yeah, it's a way you know there's no you know, and that it all changes depending on your stage of life as well. We used to have work-life balance in our core values. We changed that because what we realized is that's not really a corporate culture, it's more of a personal value or culture, right, because it depends on life. If you're in your late 20s versus your late 40s, your world is different and the way you balance things is going to be very different. Amber: Greatly different. It's so ironic that you say that we have. We used to have some meetings with new hires where we would tell them you know, this is kind of what's been working for their lives, some of the upper leadership and management and early on those 20-somethings we're hearing, if you just make all of your work friends, your own friends, then you'll be fine, which, they heard. Lose your friends because we're going to take over your life, right, and it's like that's not what we're saying. What we actually mean is that you will find a balance there where you do genuinely enjoy hanging out with people that you work with or people that you do business with, and you will find a balance in that and that's a little bit of the integration, but also that you'll be able to give and take where and when you need throughout the day and week. So yeah, it's a. The word balance, I just think in general, is hilarious. It's a funny word, but I do think it's great that we all keep trying. Chris: Well, that's the point, right. As you said, every day's a little different. Do you find the way to make it work and integrate both? And so, yeah, some days are 90 work, 10 families, some are 90 family, 10 work and everything in between. Amber: Yeah, it's funny Brené Brown talks about like in marriage it's not 50, 50,. Like she walks in at home and is like I got 70 today and he's like cool, I got your other 30. And it works like that and I feel like that very much in the office and I think if, if we could all just be honest and stop calling these workplaces families right. Like this is not our family. These are the company that we work for and we enjoy very much the people that we work with, but we all have families at home and you know it's important that they feel as much love as the people that we enjoy working with on a regular basis. And you know it's going to wave and it's going to ebb and flow, but I think that's part of what life is. Chris: That's so true. Okay, this has been really great conversation. I love the hearing in which all are doing to help companies you know, move forward, be innovative in their space. I want to turn now the last minute or so. Just some fun stuff to know about you. So tell us what was your first job. Amber: I ditched school at 14 to go get lunch at Subway and I left with a job. Chris: So, but instead of ordering a sandwich, you got behind the counter. Amber: I ate my sandwich. And then that on car sued offered me a job and I left at 14 as a Subway sandwich artist. My mom was not very pleased that she had to drive me to and from the subway on multiple times a week, but it was a great first job. I loved it. Chris: Okay, did you stay with school? Amber: Yeah, oh, of course yes. No it was an after school job. Chris: I got you. I got you All right. So you're new to Texas. But I ask all my guests do you prefer Tex-Mex or barbecue? Amber: Oh my gosh, I can't even say Tex-Mex, like I feel like I need there to be Mexican food here. So we're just going to default to barbecue, for sure, absolutely. Chris: So you have not adjusted to Tex-Mex. Amber: You know what? I'm 40 years, a Californian, and I don't know that I ever will. I was laughing because they were doing the best tacos in Texas. A little blurb the other day on the news and I was like they're in the wrong state for the best taco competition. This is not where they live, but I'm sorry, I do love your eyes as barbecue. Chris: That's okay. That's okay, we'll forgive you. We will agree to disagree on that. Amber: Okay, all right, you have bomb queso, though I'll give you that. Chris: Okay, we'll meet you, you all, don't have queso in California. Amber: Not like you guys do. You have it at like every Mexican restaurant. It's not a thing there really, oh sure. Chris: I mean, I think the first real food both of my daughters had like at a week old was queso. Amber: We started early. Chris: Yeah, so okay, If you could take a 30-day sabbatical, what would you? Where would you go? What would you do? Amber: Ooh, that's an excellent question. I feel like I would probably go just get an Airbnb in France and just spend a couple of weeks just living life there, cruising around on the bike, traveling with my family, working, painting, just being. I think we spend so much time following a calendar. I would love to just kind of float and see what happens when we're creative without the schedule. Chris: That's where. Amber: I come from and we don't do enough of it. Chris: Sadly, you're right, Amber. This has been awesome. It's been a pleasure, you know, hearing your story, tangram story. Thank you for all the insights you've provided and just wish all the best of luck as you grow your business here in Texas. Amber: Thank you so much, chris, we appreciate it. Chris: All right, take care.

On this episode, Catherine Gates and Amy Cedrone explain why marketplace Christians ought to collaborate more with each other. They also share how they're facilitating collaborative efforts among Christian women in the marketplace.  Amy Cedrone is the Executive Director for Polished Network, an organization that emboldens women in their faith and work. Prior to Polished, Amy was a pastor for women and young adults at a large church in the Dallas Metroplex. She earned her Master's degree in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is currently pursing her doctorate, with a focus on Organizational Leadership, from Southern Methodist University. Catherine Gates is Vice President of Business Partnerships for Polished Network. She is the author of The Confidence Cornerstone: A Woman's Guide to Fearless Leadership. Catherine is on the steering committee for the National Faith & Work Association (NFWA.org).  www.boldlyconference.com  www.polishednetwork.org Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com

On this episode, Catherine Gates and Amy Cedrone explain why marketplace Christians ought to collaborate more with each other. They also share how they're facilitating collaborative efforts among Christian women in the marketplace.  Amy Cedrone is the Executive Director for Polished Network, an organization that emboldens women in their faith and work. Prior to Polished, Amy was a pastor for women and young adults at a large church in the Dallas Metroplex. She earned her Master's degree in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is currently pursing her doctorate, with a focus on Organizational Leadership, from Southern Methodist University. Catherine Gates is Vice President of Business Partnerships for Polished Network. She is the author of The Confidence Cornerstone: A Woman's Guide to Fearless Leadership. Catherine is on the steering committee for the National Faith & Work Association (NFWA.org).  www.boldlyconference.com  www.polishednetwork.org Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com

Summary notes: Robert and Phillip discussed the potential of creating a real estate firm that would focus on tokenizing real estate around the world. They talked about the amount of money that could be made if people were to tokenize their privately owned real estate. It could be possible for regular homes in desirable areas like the Dallas Metroplex to be worth $5 million or more if tokenized. The conversation then shifted to the potential of tokenizing real estate and how it could impact the value of property.  Tokenizing real estate could open up new opportunities for developments that are not available today, and how using tokens could lead to more creative solutions.   Timestamps 0:02:43 Exploring the Potential of Tokenized Real Estate and Land Investment 0:10:36 Rob Discusses His Successful Airbnb Journey   Join the Wealth Building Made Simple waiting list for more content: https://www.wealthbuildingmadesimple.us/subscribe   Powered by Robert Lewis, Jr. at Ink Realty and Stone Hill Wealth Management   https://ink-realty.com/ https://stonehillwealthmanagement.com/  

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[00:00:00] Bill Hendricks: Ralph was just an amazing person. Any rate I went through the process and when I got to the feedback session, which is like the reveal okay here's your giftedness. It was as if I'd been in a pitch-black room my whole life, bumping into the wall, falling over, furniture getting hurt, and somebody just reached over and flipped the light switch on.  And very quickly I began to see all kinds of things that I'm like, oh my gosh, now I understand what it is I'm trying to do. [00:00:28] Tommy Thomas: My guests today are my good friends, Bev Hendricks Godby, and her brother Bill Hendricks. They work together at The Giftedness Center in Dallas. Bill holds degrees from Harvard University, Boston University, and Dallas Theological Seminary. He's the author or the co-author of 22 books, including The Person Called You, Why You're Here, Why You Matter, and What You Should Do with Your Life, and his most recent book, which he co-authored with Bev - So How do I Parent this Child - Discovering the Wisdom and Wonder of Who Your Child was Meant To Be? Bev has degrees from Wheaton College and the University of Texas at Dallas, a former educator and audiologist. She's particularly attuned to how the giftedness of her clients expresses itself in the whole of their life, narrative, and relationships. [00:01:24] Tommy Thomas: Bill and Bev have made a great impact on the corporate and nonprofit sectors as they've advised people, ranging from high school and college students to corporate and nonprofit executives on how to be their best by understanding their individual giftedness, and as Max Lucado put it on his book on giftedness, How to Live in Your Sweet Spot. I've known Bill and Bev for many years. A trip to the Dallas Metroplex isn't complete without sharing a meal. We've shared meals at Papa Do's Seafood Kitchen and Papasitas Cantina, and we've also had a couple of memorable meals at Bev and her husband, Dale's home. So Bev and Bill, welcome the NextGen Nonprofit Leadership [00:02:06] Bill Hendricks: Thank you, Tommy. Great to be with you. [00:02:08] Bev Godby: It's wonderful to be here. [00:02:11] Tommy Thomas: Bev, when I was undergraduate at Auburn, I was well known to the students at speech therapy and audiology. I have a conduction loss in my right ear. And once word got out that I was a will and Guinea pig, I was a regular guest at the Speech and Hearing Lab, I guess it didn't hurt too much that most of the students were attractive co-eds back then, [00:02:33] Bev Godby: I love hearing that. [00:02:34] Tommy Thomas: Before we jump too deep into this discussion about giftedness, I'd like to go a little bit to your childhood we'll ask both of you these questions and you can respond, you can figure who goes first. But yeah, going back to some experiences that that you think contributed to helping you become the person you are today. [00:02:51] Bev Godby: One I'll go first on that one. I found a through line that kind of has gone through my whole story from the very beginning that I remember up until now, and it all began to come together. At Wheaton College. So I would say making a decision to go to Wheaton was probably an inflection point that just really took my life forward. I had always wanted to be a teacher, so I knew that just probably who knows, maybe wanting to do what my dad did as much as I understood it. But he was the one that always said, Bev, you should go to Wheaton. And he said it as my dad only could. That's not a suggestion, but you really need to chase that one down. When I got into Wheaton, which I was thrilled. I made that decision to go there. And I think that now when I look at it back at it, I think of that verse in second Timothy that says, guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you. And I just think that was a place where so much good deposit I was the beneficiary of. And I just see so much that flows out of, again, just. Opportunity to be in that place with the professors that I had. And the real, the thing that really stands out to me is that I think it unleashed for me, or at least introduced to me the power of story. So this is very interesting to me that this is what I'm doing with my life. it was about the content I was giving them, but it was being more immersed in the whole idea of who this person is Because from, again, from early years, I always wanted to be a teacher, but the teaching part was really about the story of each person for me. Yes, it was about the content I was giving them, but it was being more immersed in the whole idea of who this person is. So that's been all through my life, but I feel like that at Wheaton, I really got some tools to do that well. And the rest, was just man plans this way. God directs his steps. [00:05:03] Tommy Thomas: What about you, Bill? [00:05:03] Bill Hendricks: Tommy, I was smart enough to be born last. And that made all the difference because when you're the youngest you have the benefit of watching your older siblings make mistakes and then learn from them and not have to make those same mistakes in many cases. I made plenty of mistakes nonetheless, but there's also, I guess what I'd say now, I'm a I'm a parent of three grown daughters when you're the youngest of four, it's like your older siblings wear down your parents over time so that things go a little easier for you, if I could put it that way. And I think the other thing about being the youngest was by the time I was getting up into my middle school years obviously as Bev has mentioned, our dad was an educator, so he put a huge emphasis on education. And in fact, all four of us children have at least one master's degree and some more than one. Education was always a big deal, but they didn't have a lot of money, so it's not everybody went to private schools until my seventh-grade year, a family in our church had their son in a private boys school in Dallas, and they really encouraged my folks to consider putting me in this school. And of course we thought there's no way we're gonna be able to afford that. But nonetheless, I went over, took some tests one day. found out that this school wanted me, and next thing we know, there's scholarships. And so if Wheaton was a turning point for Bev St. Mark's, which was the name of that school, was a turning point for me. St. Marks was the best educational experience of my life. And it opened  the door, ultimately to the Ivy League and many other opportunities. [00:06:32] Bill Hendricks: That was the best educational experience of my life. And it opened up the door, ultimately to the Ivy League and many other opportunities. And and so I've been richly blessed by having lots and lots of teachers, mentors, people pour into me. And that's why right next to Giftedness is of a life message right there. [00:06:53] Bill Hendricks: Next to it is mentoring believes so much in the importance of mentors. [00:06:58] Tommy Thomas: So you've both mentioned your dad and your mom. what was the most valuable life lesson you learned from your parents? [00:07:06] Bev Godby: I would say that, For sure. My dad always said, be a person of your word. And I always believed watching him that those were his words, but just being able to watch the man all the time. It was even more fleshed out as character matters. Who you are when no one's watching you will determine the arc of your story. And I saw him actually do that in real life. And so that's always been really important to me to be a person of my word. , feel that he really displayed humility. He was a man that certain groups of people would get real excited about and always, they'd meet me, they'd always go, oh, you're dad. And they'd say amazing things about him. But he, when I would tell him that, he would go bezels, they just don't know me like you and I know me. . And it was just so forever humility has been such a key trait that I look for in people and really tr treasure for myself. Not that I think I can claim that, but I'd look for that. [00:08:19] Bev Godby: And I think that's at the heart of everything that I wanna be. [00:08:23] Bill Hendricks: I like to think that we're literally standing on our dead's shoulders and building on his legacy in this whole giftedness. Work that we do not least of which, because our dad was in a perfect fit with his giftedness. Our dad was in a perfect fit with his giftedness.  The man was born to teach, and he became a legendary teacher, an iconic figure as a teacher. The man was born to teach and he became a legendary teacher, an iconic figure as a teacher. I happen to work at the school that he, I have a role at the school that he taught at for 60 years. And by the day I get people mention his name and hallowed voice and but they all have memories of him. And he used to say, I love to teach. I lived to teach why I'd teach, whether or not they paid me to teach. And it was really true because we watched him teach even when he didn't get paid for it. And I think Bec and he, as part of that, he had a gift for seeing the giftedness of other people. And he would call it out. He would affirm what their strengths were and challenge them to lean into and live into those strengths and do something with them. And so now we do a very formalized form of giftedness discovery. But it's really continuing on that legacy that that he had of identifying people's strengths and we just love what we do. [00:09:39] Tommy Thomas: I interviewed Dr. Linda Livingstone, the president down at Baylor a couple weeks ago, and her dad was a prominent basketball coach in the state of Oklahoma. And so I asked her, did you know your dad was was famous? And she said probably not really, not in the early days anyway. I didn't know your dad personally, but I've sat under his teaching a lot. What was it like to grow up in the household of somebody that at least some of us thought was famous? [00:10:04] Bev Godby: There was always good and bad of course, in that, right? The weird part was that in certain circles you'd go particularly church related kind of things, and he was the rockstar. Like honestly, people would talk about him like. But then you'd go to school or you'd go just wherever else and no one's ever heard of them. So there was that disconnect a little bit. We, I feel, especially as a girl because I didn't get to go to the seminary seminaries in those days, Dallas Seminary in particular was only for men. I didn't really ever see him teach. The only time that we would really watch him do what he did was when we would go to Fort Worth. He had a church there that he used to pastor, and they'd invite him back all the time and we'd, and it was like watching someone on stage that is not your father. Like it was a not me kind of experience, but I loved it. And we saw what people enjoyed about him. But there was a lot of the, son of daughter of thing that went on. . What was great, one of the great things about Wheaton was almost everybody. There was the son or daughter of somebody, Billy Graham, the real luminaries in the Christian world. So no one cared about that. And I loved that I could just be me, be who I was. But it def it definitely was a mixed bag. Tommy I'll, I'll not lie about that, but in the end, I think it opened a lot of doors for me going forward, and I'll always be so grateful to him. On the 20th is gonna be the 10th year since he's passed away. And I think more and more I appreciate that legacy that I was handed. [00:11:48] Tommy Thomas: What about you, bill, as being the baby brother? [00:11:50] Bill Hendricks: It's a tremendous advantage to have a father that people just naturally think well of. I can't imagine what people do. And I know there's too many of them, who, whose father does not have a good reputation and then they have to live that down. Yeah, there's been pressure and expectations at times to live up to our dad's reputation. But, and as I get older, I realize that's not all, not altogether bad. It can be if you let it overwhelm your life and your identity. But, I after enough years of therapy, I think I of worked that one through. But it's a tremendous honor to, as I say, to have people mention one's father's name and see in their eyes the respect, the admiration, the love that they have had for him and. . All in all it's a privilege. It's it then just wants me to do and be the best I can be in what God's called me to in my twenties. [00:12:48] Tommy Thomas:  I had every tape that your dad ever did on communications, and I would listen to those tapes on communication and. There are just have such great memories of Dr. Hendricks. Bill you mentioned about teaching when they didn't pay him I'm sure he said this in a lot of his tapes, but he says, “they pay me to do this They don't pay me much, but they pay me to do this” . Just, great memories there. When I was in my early thirties, I was struggling with my career, and I read an article by RC Sproul where he talked about this thing called giftedness or understanding one's uniqueness.  I got some career counseling, and it literally changed my life. Fast forward to 1996 and our firm had been asked to submit a proposal to conduct the search for Bob Sieple'ssuccessor at World Vision US.   I remember my colleague Robert Stevenson and I, we flew up to Chicago at O'Hare to meet with the search committee and one of the members of the search committee she says are you the guys that work with Arthur Miller? And we said, yeah we, yeah, we do. And so she went on to say about, she had read his book, the Truth About You, and told the story of how she and two of colleagues had gotten together to do business together because they were all very good at what they did in the field of communications. When they got together, it was a train wreck. They just didn't work together well. And so one of 'em had read the book The Truth About You, and they called Mr. Miller in, and he gave them a session and told 'em he could have told them in the beginning they weren't gonna work well together because they were all so different. And they were bound to clash. And so they busted up their company, went back to their other jobs and remained fast friends.  They were thankful for Mr. Miller's counsel. So my guess my question is, when did the two of you first become aware of this thing called giftedness? And how did you begin to talk about it as such? When did the two of you first become aware of this thing called giftedness? And how did you begin to talk about it as such? [00:14:34] Bill Hendricks: guess I, I should begin that story. When I was 30 years old, I had finished my second master's degree and about a week after graduation, my wife said to me, in no uncertain terms, listen I'm tired of putting you through school. I wanna start a family and stay home with children.  You need to get out there and make some money. And in parliamentary terms we call that calling the question like, you gotta make a decision. And the problem is, I didn't really know what I should do. And I was scared about it and people are saying to me, oh, but Bill you went to Harvard, you have two master's degrees, you can do anything you want. And I'm like they may be, but I don't know what I want to do. And it was about that time that somebody introduced me to Ralph Matson, who was a colleague of Art Miller's. And I was very skeptical of the process because I'd been through a career guidance clinic in Boston and spent three and a half days and had a lot of test results back. But I still didn't know what to do with my life. But this was different because this was story-based. And also Ralph was just a amazing person. Any rate I went through the process and when I got to the feedback session, which is like the reveal okay here's your giftedness. It was as if I'd been in a pitch-black room my whole life, bumping into the wall, falling over, furniture getting hurt, and somebody just reached over and flipped the light switch on. And very quickly I began to see all kinds of things that I'm like, oh my gosh, now I understand what it is I'm trying to do. And I began to make choices on the basis of that career-wise that led me to better and better fit. And about 10 years into it I, a lot of that was writing projects, Tommy, and you mentioned Art Miller in his book, the Truth About You, he wanted to get another book on giftedness done. Art was a very brilliant man, but he was not a writer. And so he finally let me help him put a manuscript together on this other book, and it was working on that project that I realized. How taken I was with this whole phenomenon of giftedness and just decided to reinvent my consulting practice around it. So that's what I've been doing for the last 25, going on 30 years and about I don't know maybe five years into it, something like that. I was actually looking to add some people to the team and I'll let Bev pick it up from there cuz that's about the time she came aboard. [00:16:57] Bev Godby:  Maybe 23 years or whatever ago he was looking to add bandwidth. He had a particular application he wanted to do and so he said he was put out a call, like he was gonna hire some people. There must have been 20 people in the room that came for that informational meeting. And he decided, I guess he looked at a lot of factors, but of course, before he was gonna hire anybody, they were gonna go through giftedness.  You have to drink the Kool-Aid if you're gonna talk about it. So it was then that I got to go through the process myself. And this is honestly true. I just happened to be very uncommonly. Gifted to do the work that Bill had done, and I don't think I had any real clue about what he did before, except that I was interested when he had put out this call for people to work for him. I thought - that sounds really interesting to me. Now I know why. But it was a very, it's been a privilege. There were about five people at that time that was working for Bill, and I always think I'm the one that stayed, so now it's me and Bill, bill and I, and it works great because we each have a very different kind of giftedness, but we both share one piece, and that's something that we call impact. So we're trying to make a difference.  We have that shared vision for what this work is. We both have our own practice, but we get together for projects. Right now we're doing a couple putting giftedness in the, in two schools that are interested in, in, making this into a curriculum for their students and their teachers and parents. So that's been really fun. I can't think of anything that I have enjoyed more in my life. It just feels like I was always meant to do this work. Sometimes people ask me, don't you ever get tired of interviewing people and listening to their stories? And I'm about as incredulous as my father was when I was asked to speak to a faculty for a back-to-school retreat. And they said, the title of the retreat was going to be, how do we keep from making this just another year? And I thought I think I'll ask my dad about that because, , he's been doing this now for 57 years at the seminary. So if anyone, is just going through the motions, it would be him. But I knew he wasn't. So I went and talked to him about that and he just looked incredulous when I said, even posed that question to him, and he goes, how in the world could that be just the same? Nothing's the same. You got all new people in the room, and you just got so energized. And he goes and they got new questions, and they interact with the material so differently. And it just excites me to go and do every year because it could never be like the year before. And so it's, that is really what this work is like for me is every ti every day is a new person. So it couldn't better.   [00:20:11] Tommy Thomas: Let me give you a quote by Warren Bennis and I'm gonna date myself here cause Warren Bennis was writing back when I was in graduate school. This is an older quote, but I think it rings true. Too many companies believe people are interchangeable, truly gifted people, never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they're not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do. [00:20:39] Bill Hendricks:  I agree with that a thousand percent. He didn't use the word giftedness, but when he uses the word doing what they were born to do, that's about the simplest definition of giftedness I'm aware of. Giftedness is basically what you're born to do. Everybody's born to do something for one person. They're born to solve a problem, never met a problem they didn't wanna solve somebody else. They're born to understand something at a very deep level. Somebody else, they're born to get people to respond to them and influence their behavior. We could go on and on all day about all the different forms of giftedness. There are, there's actually as many forms of giftedness as there are people, because every person really is unique. And if you put a person in a slot where they do what they're born to do, they work with tremendous energy and motivation, they need a whole lot less management. They just simply thrive and they're usually highly productive. And Bennis spot on there, in his assessment. [00:21:40] Tommy Thomas: Bev, do you have anything to add there? Bev Godby: I think that whenever you are talking to a person that is talking about their giftedness, a light goes on in their eyes. They just get excited telling you about it. And one, one of the reasons that makes the way that we get to get our data, because people come to us because something's not working in their life, usually it's work related. And so what we do is go back to their highlights tape. I call it, we have a, we're watching them in real life, doing what they've done all their life. They get about eight stories to us, tell us the details of it. And this very discreet pattern shows up. It is how they do what they do every time they're motivated. And we're, we are living in a time right now where there's a lot of emphasis on motivation.  There's all kinds of tests out there. Myers Briggs. Strength Finders, the new one now that's pretty popular with young people is Enneagram.. And these are all ways to use that same information, but they're first of all getting their information from the person. What do they like, what do they prefer? So that the test is as good as the person knows themselves. First of all, could they give that information? But secondly it's about comparing you to other people and putting you in a group and giving you a type. And The way that we do it, ours is not by asking people to tell us what they love to do, if they knew that they'd probably be doing a job where they did what they love to do. But we turn it on its head a little bit and we just capture them in the act of enjoying life. So we get to quote, watch them through their words, telling us about a time that they did something they really loved and did well. And what is really great about story is that it reveals us for who we are. So when they would tell eight stories, This very discreet pattern shows up, and there's a lot of pieces in there that the person could not tell us that's true about them. But when we hold up the mirror to them and say this is what you're, the data is telling us they see it a hundred percent. So it has a lot of power, maybe a lot more power than some of those other assessments out there, because it comes right out of their story. They know that we're telling them the truth, and moreover, we're telling them a truth that no one else really knows about them because they live inside their skin. So, they know what we're saying is a hundred percent true. So it gives us a lot of permission to help guide them. I think that's one of the reasons why this job is so satisfying for me, because this is still being a teacher. It's just a different classroom teacher. It's not that, but it's coming alongside of a person and really, Tommy, you're standing on holy ground. They're telling you something that is, they not be. So it's not only true about them, it has power. And I want them to see that, that it has value and that they are made this way on purpose, for purpose. So that's really the joy of the. . [00:25:10] Tommy Thomas: I tell people when we're talking about interviewing them, I, I tell them - as they're asking questions, look for the fire in somebody's eyes. Because when they're talking about something that that really plays into who they are and their strengths, their eyes will light up and they'll be an animation and that part of the interview that, that may not be present if they're just talking about something that they had to do. Next week, we'll pick up this conversation with Bill and Bev again. If you like what you're hearing, let me assure you, it gets better. If this conversation has piqued your interest in this thing called giftedness, visit thegiftednesscenter.com to learn more. That's thegiftednesscenter.com. In the transcript of this episode we'll have links to several books written by Bill Hendricks, as well as other writers on this thing called giftedness. Until next week, keep doing what you're doing to make the non-profit sector more effective and sustainable.   Links and Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas The Giftedness Center The Person Called You: Why You're Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life The Power of Uniqueness So How Do I Parent THIS Child? Discovering the Wisdom and the Wonder of Who Your Child Was Meant to Be   Connect Tommy Thomas - tthomas@jobfitmatters.com Tommy's LinkedIn Profile

If you are just starting out on the recruiting process, it is normal for you to have a lot of questions about a lot of different aspects of a college campus, a program, and a coach. This is especially the case once you are finally permitted to have meaningful conversations with college recruiters through texts, emails, or even phone calls. And then once you get to the final steps of your recruiting journey, where you get to go on a college visit, this gives you the opportunity to have your questions answered by the college coaching staff, or even players that are currently a part of their program.  Each stage of the recruiting process lends an opportunity for different questions to be answered. And I know that you are all experiencing some degree of this burning issue - what questions should I ask? If this sounds like you, know that you are not alone, because I often get asked to help you come up with better questions. And this is why we are consulting with a recruiting expert for today's episode.   In today's interview, we are joined by Jason Bibler. Jason coached college volleyball for 10 years at both the Division 1 and the Division 2 levels, including a D1 Head coaching opportunity. Jason was also the recruiting director for several clubs in the state before creating his recruiting company, Parallel Recruiting Initiative, or PRI, through which he does the recruiting education for 5 clubs in the Dallas Metroplex.   Today we are sharing a list of great questions to ask during the process, and then taking on the task of how to make the questions better. By listening to this episode, you will learn some specific information that can help you stand out in the recruiting process, help show your mindfulness and creativity, help you have better, more in-depth conversations with college coaches, and most importantly, help you find the answers to the questions that you really need to know, in the process of discovering your best fit.    Some of the questions that we cover in today's episode are:   -Can you describe what your practice is like?   -Are you recruiting for my position?   -What are you looking for in a player in my position?  -Where do I fit on your list of recruits?  -What is your coaching philosophy?   -What is your game day atmosphere like?  -What is the culture like on and off the court?  -What is the typical day like for a student athlete?   To get some of the "how and why" behind the process of asking better questions, or to view his college needs list, please visit Jason's website  https://www.privolleyball.com/  You can also listen to Jason's Podcast, PRI Talk where he answers recruiting questions, in generally 5 minutes or less: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pri-talk/id1502261081  If you found value from today's show, please rate us and leave a written review, so we can continue to improve the listener experience for you, and also allows us the opportunity to continue to talk to higher profile guests. Thank you for being a part of our Tribe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brett-sikora-downtheline/message

The Dallas Metroplex enjoys a central location, business-friendly government policies and other favorable attributes that have attracted business expansions and investment. Crow Holdings' Michael Levy and CBRE's Chelby Sanders join Spencer Levy to offer insights on the catalysts for the area's enviable growth.

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Join us on this week's Black Doctors Talk Podcast which features our guest, Dr. Kamshia Childs. She speaks to us on the topic of Literacy, parent involvement, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Childs is a proud first-generation college student turned professor. She is a native of Wichita, KS, and she currently resides in the Dallas Metroplex area. She has been a literacy educator for nearly 20 years, and she has worked in rural and urban settings in K-12, and higher education. During the podcast, Dr. Childs shares how educators can improve and promote literacy in the classroom as well as suggestions for parents on ways to prevent further learning loss as it relates to literacy. She discusses the importance of Close Reading and other activities found in her book, 29 Days to L.O.V.E.. Literacy. Dr. Childs earned an Educational Doctorate. in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree. in Elementary Education (ESL), and a Master of Science. in Curriculum and Instruction (Reading and Language Arts) from Kansas State University.

On today's episode of Community Cocktails with Kimberly, I sit down with three colleagues who are some of the top-producing residential real estate agents in the Dallas Metroplex. Together with Ben Baker, Terri McCoy, and Steve Obenshain, we discuss what both buyers and sellers should be doing in this crazy market in order to have the best outcome possible.Contact Information:Ben Baker, Keller Williams RealtyPhone: 214-801-8800Email: benbaker@kw.comTerri McCoy, Keller Williams RealtyPhone: 972-567-3813Email: tmccoy@kw.comSteve Obenshain, RE/MAX Dallas SuburbsPhone: 214-808-1585Email: sobenshain@att.net

Have you ever wondered if BMI is a good tool to measure your health? You may be surprised when you hear what Dr. Matt Chalmers has to say about it! Dr. Matt Chalmers received his degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas, TX. Shortly after graduation, he started post-graduate work in the field of Neurology and is now a Certified Clinical Chiropractic Neurologist. Dr. Chalmers also received certification in Spinal Decompression for the management of disc pain, making him one of only a handful of doctors in the Dallas Metroplex to have such a certification. Dr. Chalmers has been an athlete all his life and really enjoys working with athletes and their families. Nutrition is a very large part of a healthy lifestyle, so Chalmers Wellness offers a wide range of dietary counseling from weight loss to weight gain. Connect with Dr. Matt Chalmershttps://facebook.com/ChalmersWellnessChalmersWellness.comCWellStore.comDr.Chalmers@ChalmersWellness.com

Have you ever wondered if BMI is a good tool to measure your health? You may be surprised when you hear what Dr. Matt Chalmers has to say about it! Dr. Matt Chalmers received his degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas, TX. Shortly after graduation, he started post-graduate work in the field of Neurology and is now a Certified Clinical Chiropractic Neurologist. Dr. Chalmers also received certification in Spinal Decompression for the management of disc pain, making him one of only a handful of doctors in the Dallas Metroplex to have such a certification. Dr. Chalmers has been an athlete all his life and really enjoys working with athletes and their families. Nutrition is a very large part of a healthy lifestyle, so Chalmers Wellness offers a wide range of dietary counseling from weight loss to weight gain. Connect with Dr. Matt Chalmershttps://facebook.com/ChalmersWellnessChalmersWellness.comCWellStore.com Dr.Chalmers@ChalmersWellness.com

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Nothing is better than a woman committed to helping other women rise! That is exactly who Amber Dorsey, of Dorsey Sells DFW is. As a sought after + successful realtor, in the greater Dallas Metroplex, Amber is committed to helping women break the narrative and stereotypes home ownership, while helping her clients build their portfolios of generational wealth. This down-to-earth, powerful, game-changing cast, is filled with keys to making home ownership ease-filled + accessible. 

Michael Morris of North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and Kay Shelton and Gordon Shattles of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) join HLHP to speak about the environmental and health impacts of transportation on air quality, and alternative transit options to reduce your impact. Michael Morris of NCTCOG speaks about Clean Air in Texas and breaks down what a clean-air non-attainment status means and how it can be remedied. Michael also shares insight into the connection between our air quality and electric vehicles. Bernie and Michael discuss the impact of COVID-19 on transportation in Dallas, and the impact on our environment and health. Michael closes by offering guidance and solutions for the future. Kay Shelton and Gordon Shattles of DART explain the different types of mass transit, available around the world and also in the Dallas Metroplex. The two speak about the role public transit plays in our environment and our health. They discuss the COIVD-19 health regulations, keep transit goers safe and sound. They even delve into the clean transit initiatives DART is heading up and what to expect in the future. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

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Living in Addison Texas is the best up to date video on everything you need to know before moving to Addison. Go on a tour in Addison Circle Park, Beltline, I show you where the comedy club is located plus all your shopping. There are so many things to experience while living in Addison Texas and also plenty of Texas favorites located near by. Within a compact urban center, Addison has a combination of quality office buildings, upscale shopping, nicely landscaped urban communities, award winning parks, 24 hotels and 180+ restaurants all within 4.4 square miles. Addison is located 17 minutes north of Downtown Dallas, 18 minutes northeast of DFW airport, 15 minutes north of love field airport, and literally minutes away from the Dallas Galleria Mall.CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE!!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.Ready to UNWIND and relax, check out my live stream here: https://youtu.be/nVZvnPZhWzE#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #relocatingtodallas #movingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesCheck Out My New Podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/living-in-dallas-texasSUBSCRIBE HEREhttps://www.youtube.com/user/LowShop71?sub_confirmation=1Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUrAjE1He13MP9Cf-LWXVtw**Check Out These Videos**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuWSvxV8T30&via=tbSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Cedar Hill Texas, Welcome to Cedar Hill! Everything you need to know is the best video talking about all things Cedar Hill. Where to eat in Cedar Hill, where to shop in cedar hill and whats it like to work in Cedar Hill Texas. You will find it right here in this video. Malls in Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill Jobs, Restaurants in Cedar Hill Texas. When living or relocating to the Dallas Texas area you need to know best places to live in Texas, best places to work, etc. Cedar Hill Texas is a great place to find what your looking for at a great price.Check Out the YouTube Video Herehttps://www.cedarhilltx.com/If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.Darius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Best School Districts In Texas When relocating to Texas, there are many things to consider. One of the main things you will want to know if you have kids are, what are the best school districts. In this video we will go over the top 10 school districts in the DFW area and of course we will save the best school for last. School Districts play a major role in the area you choose to move. If you want the best in Texas then stay tuned to find out will hold the crown in 2020 for TEA's Best School Districts In Texas.Check Out the YouTube Video HereIf you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.Darius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Moving to Arlington Texas is about everything you need to know about Arlington Texas. I will discuss school rankings, housing and where you go to have a good time. STAY TO THE END FOR A SNEAK PEAK INSIDE TEXAS LIVE. This video is a must watch if your thinking about moving to Arlington Texas.Check Out the YouTube Video HereMoving to Arlington Texas | Things You Should Know Before Moving To Arlington TexasIf you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.Darius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Sometimes, God is calling us to take a little jump… or a big one! Today, Cristabelle welcomes award-winning author and blogger KariAnne Wood from Thistlewood Farms for an encouraging conversation on following the nudges God gives us, and learning to fearlessly jump into God's plan for our lives- even when we might feel intimidated by what it might look like on the other side. SHARE YOUR VOICE MESSAGE - "What does living a Declaration Life mean to you?" - submit at https://anchor.fm/declarationlife/message •CONNECT & MORE INFO• Hosted by Cristabelle Braden Instagram: @declarationlife Facebook: @declarationlife Website: cristabellebraden.com/declarationlife Email: declarationlife@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music: "Not Giving Up" by Cristabelle Braden •ABOUT KARIANNE• KariAnne Wood writes the decorating and lifestyle blog Thistlewood Farms from her project-filled historic home in Dallas, Texas. She recently jumped back "home" with her family from the middle of the country to the busy Dallas Metroplex where she lives with her husband and four children. Thistlewood Farms is full of stories of family and joy and features hundreds of the home decor projects KariAnne creates every week for readers. The blog was awarded the Country Living Decorating Blog of the Year, was named one of the Top 10 Decorating Blogs by Better Homes and Gardens, and was voted one of the best DIY blogs of 2015. KariAnne has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas, Country Living, Flea Market Décor, Country Woman, HGTV Magazine, the Cottage Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Reloved, and This Old House magazine, and on popular websites including the Today show, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, Mediakix, Bob Vila, and BuzzFeed. KariAnne has made appearances on television programs including Nashville Channel 5's Talk of the Town and Channel 8 in Dallas. KariAnne is also the author of four books: So Close to Amazing (Tyndale 2017), The DIY (Decorate It Yourself) Home Planner (Harvest House 2018) and You've Got This Because God's Got You (Tyndale 2018) The DIY Style Finder (Harvest House 2019). Website: https://thistlewoodfarms.com •ABOUT CRISTABELLE• Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope. Website: cristabellebraden.com

The worst home selling mistake!! Today you will learn the worst home selling mistake you can possibly make as a seller. If your selling your home before making your next move, make sure you are aware of what you can and cant do while showing your home. Not being in the know can be a costly mistake.Make sure you watch this video in its entirety so you will be equipped with the knowledge to get your home sold without the hassle of a lawsuit. Check Out the Video Here!!!Link to Texas Penal Codehttps://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.16.htmIf you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top resturants, dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.Darius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Home improvements to sell your home, 10 Best Tips on How to Add Value of your Home in 2020In this video, I will be giving you helpful improvements tips to help to add value so you can sell your home in 2020. Your home value will defiantly increase if you use these 10 best tips and be smart about the renovations as well. #renovations #increasehomevalue #addhomevalue #sellhomein2020 Check Out the Video Here!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top resturants, dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.#howtoincreasehomevalue #livingindallastexas #livingindallas #relocatingtodallas #movingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Steps to Take Before Becoming a Homeowner will help renters move forward and take the proper steps to becoming a homeowner. Watch the video and follow the steps and in no time you will soon be on your way to becoming a homeowner.Check Out The Video Here!!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more. #livingindallastexas #livingindallas#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #movingtodallas #relocatingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882 Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

This is the best video talking about Living In Grand Prairie Texas. Top Ten reasons to move to Grand Prairie Tx . #newhome #dallas #grandprairieCheck Out The YouTube Video Here!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top resturants, dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #movingtodallas #relocatingtodallasLINK TO GRAND PRAIRIE INDEPENDANT SCHOOL DISTRICThttps://www.gpisd.org/C:Usersloww2k7DesktopIABS FORM.pdfDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Moving to Dallas made easy. Top 5 steps to buying a house in Dallas Texas. Check Out the YouTube Video Here!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas,Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #movingtodallas #relocatingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

This is the best video answering the question... Why is everyone moving to Mansfield? Living in Mansfield Texas Mansfield Texas HomesCheck Out The YouTube Video Here!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas Texas or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #movingtodallas #relocatingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

This Video is the best video all about Living in Dallas Texas : Pro's and Cons.Will the pros out way the cons, stay tuned to find out!!Check Out the YouTube Video Here!!If you are going to be Living In Dallas, Tx or maybe your thinking about buying, selling or even relocating to the Dallas Metroplex, this is the channel for you! This channel is designed with you in mind giving you the inside information all about Dallas, Texas. Look forward to videos showing you pros & cons of living in Dallas, top restaurants, Dallas cost of living, nightlife, jobs, neighborhoods, and more.#livingindallastexas #livingindallas #movingtodallas #relocatingtodallasDarius HolmesCall/Text Direct - 214.406.8882Email: darius.holmes@exprealty.comSEARCH NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HEREwww.showingnew.com/dariusholmesSUBSCRIBE HEREhttps://www.youtube.com/user/LowShop71?sub_confirmation=1Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-in-dallas-texas/donations

Dr. Gene Getz, Host and teacher of Renewal Radio, has been a Senior Pastor, Professor, and is the author of more than 60 books. He has been a church-planting pastor in the Dallas Metroplex since 1972 and has served as an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. Gene is President of the Center for Church Renewal and serves as Pastor Emeritus of Chase Oaks Church in Plano, Texas.After transitioning from his role as Senior Pastor more than ten years ago, the Life Essentials Study Bible is now the centerpiece of his ministry. Its unique format includes 1500 “principles to live by,” each with a QR code providing access to a total of 250 total hours of video teaching.

When the original version of the modern-era Washington Senators announced its intention to relocate to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 1960 to become the Twins the following season, Major League Baseball moved up part of its planned 1962 expansion by a year to help stave off dual competitive threats of both a new challenger Continental League and the potential loss of its longstanding federal antitrust exemption. To placate regulators, the American League reworked its plans and replaced the departing DC franchise with an entirely new expansion club – to also be known as the Senators – to commence immediately in its wake for 1961.  After an “inaugural” season at old Griffith Stadium, the new Senators moved to the new District of Columbia Stadium under a 10-year lease. For most of their second incarnation, the “new” Senators were just as woeful as their predecessors, losing an average of 90 games a season and perennially finishing below .500 – helping preserve the traditional lamentation to which DC area fans had become accustomed: “Washington: First in War, First in Peace and Still Last in the American League.” But in 1969, when new owner Bob Short successfully coaxed Hall of Fame batting legend Ted Williams out of retirement to become the club’s rookie manager, things immediately changed.  Williams' maniacal approach to hitting helped ignite the moribund Senators to its one and only winning season during its 11-year run – winning 86 games (21 more than in 1968) – and vaulting from last in the previous year’s ten-team American League to just one game out of third in the new divisional AL East. Attendance at the newly renamed RFK Stadium zoomed above 900,000 for the season (not to mention a Senators-hosted MLB All-Star Game featuring a booming 2nd inning HR by hometown hero Frank Howard), and Williams was voted AL Manager of the Year.  For the first time in decades, it seemed baseball in Washington was “back.” But, as 1969 Senators chronicler Steve Walker (“A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators”) tells us, the excitement was not to last; the club soon reverted back to its forlorn ways – exacerbated by an increasingly impatient and already-conspiring Short – who relocated the franchise to the Dallas Metroplex after the 1971 season, to become today’s Texas Rangers. It would be 33 years until another major league team would call DC home again. This week’s episode is sponsored by the Red Lightning Books imprint of Indiana University Press – who offer our listeners a FREE CHAPTER of pioneering sportswriter Diana K. Shah’s new memoir A Farewell to Arms, Legs and Jockstraps!

Bill and Kevin both invest in the Dallas Metroplex and Bill actually lives there. Get the scoop on investing in the Dallas market straight from the pro's.

Texas is one of the fastest growing states in America and has been for over a decade. Texas is still on track to continue it's solid rate of growth. The Dallas area is home to the corporate offices of more Fortune 500 Companies than anywhere else. In this episode Bill and Kevin talk about investing in Texas and the Dallas area, why, how and the benefits, even how to invest remotely from anywhere else in the world.

Featuring, Ben Lawhon of Leave No Trace, John DeFillipo of the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, & Diana Allen of the National Parks Service. With 750 partners, on state and federal levels, Leave No Trace, promotes the LNT principals in all outdoor activities. They work to educate communities in schools, tourism, non-profits and beyond reaching nearly 15 million people. LNT also collects metrics to understand how their education positively impacts nature health, as well as people’s attitude toward stewardship. Ben details some of the biggest threats to our public lands including, human waste, campfires leading to wildfires, and litter. All of these polluters also impact human health - mental and physical. LNT advocates for giving back, volunteering in parks and protected areas to truly understand how these shared spaces work and become part of the solution. LNT also provides key information surrounding the trends & shifts we should expect in outdoor recreation during and post COVID-19. John Bunker Sands Wetlands is one of the Dallas Metroplex premiere nature areas, with an incredible impact on local wildlife and ecosystems. JBS Wetlands is in partnership with North Texas Municipal Water District and provides clean drinking water, and an incredible opportunity for education for students and parents about water conservation and filtration. JBS Wetlands also manages invasive plant species, to preserve habitat for the wildlife. The need for wetlands is high, not only to protect local wildlife, but to provide water for humans during the frequent droughts in Texas. John DeFillipo advises listeners to make a positive impact by gaining conservation literacy - truly understanding where their water comes from and how the water supplies can be used. Natural spaces, most pointedly our National Parks, are the cornerstones of our health and wellbeing. The NPS has a longstanding mission of protecting and promoting human health. National Parks were established to provide all people access to outdoor recreation, clean water and clean air. Not only does the NPS ensure health for its' visitors, but also for its' employees and the land. The Healthy Parks Healthy People Program is working partnership with doctors to prescribe time in parks as medicine. Diana reminds our listeners that the people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, those suffering from underlying health conditions, are those who would benefit most from this prescription of recreating responsibly in nearby nature spaces to manage conditions like pre-diabetes and beyond. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

This week on Inside the Headset, we are featuring Cedar Hill High School Quarterback Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, DJ Mann. Coach Mann discusses the importance of being a recruiting coordinator for the right reasons, the significance of knowing the academic component to recruiting, as well as the value in positively promoting your athletes. DJ Mann has been in the education profession for over 11 years, teaching and coaching throughout the Dallas Metroplex, West Texas, Houston, and East Texas. Mann has been a teacher, quarterback coach, and recruiting coordinator at Cedar Hill since 2017. Prior to Cedar Hill, Coach Mann spent four years as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at Crosby High School (2012-16). Mann has also had coaching stints at Sulphur Springs High School (2010-12), Wylie High School (2008-10), Spruce High School (2007-08), and Palo Duro High School (2006). Additionally, Coach Mann is the owner of BeGreat Academy, a quarterback and receiver program preparing athletes for recruiting camps, combines, and showcases. [1:35] Start of interview [2:51] Being a recruiting coordinator for the right reasons [4:03] Creating the buzz on social media [5:45] Developing film for recruits [8:50] The significance of academics [14:15] Communicating with collegiate scouts [18:02] Promote your players [23:26] Separating yourself as a recruiting coordinator

Today on The For My Sanity Podcast. Jaclyn Wolf & Ruby Robledo sit down with Rafaela Orlando, a professional makeup artist based in the Dallas Metroplex and owner of BeautyByRafa Makeup & Hair team, she has a studio located in Plano and also offers On location services.

The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Barbara Paciotti. Barbara is from the Dallas Metroplex area of Texas who entered the school library world through a back door of sorts. She helped open a technology-focused school in the early years of technology’s boom. Show Notes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/the-legacy-of-librarianship-continues-because-of-best-practices-with-barbara-paciotti Are you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I'll be adding some bonus episodes and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes or subscribe through your favorite podcast provider.   I’d be very grateful if you left me a review, too. It will help other people find my podcast and it'll also be fun (and instructional!) for me to read.   Just click here to review in iTunes or in your podcast provider and select “Ratings and Reviews” then“Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is.   Thank you and visit www.laurasheneman.com to learn more about becoming a Librarian Influencer!   The information contained on this Website and the resources available for download through this website are for educational and informational purposes only.​ This disclaimer informs readers and listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text and podcast belong solely to the author and guests, and not necessarily to the author's or guests' employers, organizations, committees or other groups or individuals. 

Destiny Saucedo is small town Hispanic girl from West Texas who is currently living in the Dallas Metroplex. She is employed as a first grade teacher and she loves her work, but outside of the classroom, you can find her blogging at The Everyday Girls, where she writes stories that share the lessons that she learned on this journey of messy goodness called life. Her hope is that her stories would leave one person encouraged, inspired, and know they are not alone. Join Rachel as she and Destiny explore topics of faith, encouragement, and solidarity amongst friends. Thanks for being a part of our community. To learn more about Wonderfully Made, please visit us at wonderfullymade.org. If you’re enjoying this podcast, it would mean so much to us if you’d rate or review this via iTunes as it helps other girls and women find encouragement through our conversations. We’d love to encourage you each day through Instagram and Facebook. We also invite you to become a monthly value-builder or financial supporter of our non-profit ministry and join us in helping young women know their true worth.

As a Keller Williams Realty agent, I recently had the pleasure of being able to participate in “Red Day”—Keller Williams’ annual day of service. The point of Red Day is to renew, energize, and donate to wherever we spend our time as real estate agents. For me, that means the Dallas Metroplex, and today I’ll show you a video of our whole team in action at the Austin Street Center. We had an absolute blast handing out donations and doing other service work, and I hope you enjoy the footage as much as I enjoyed making it.

If you’re in the Dallas Metroplex area be sure to try and join me for the first Live Cafe Conversations. At Tarrant County College South Campus 5301 Campus Dr. Ft Worth TX --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cafeconversations/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cafeconversations/support

If you’re in the Dallas Metroplex area be sure to try and join me for the first Live Cafe Conversations. At Tarrant County College South Campus 5301 Campus Dr. Ft Worth TX --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cafeconversations/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cafeconversations/support

Introduction... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Angela Fadahunsi. Dr. Angela is a board certified Internist who then completed her fellowship training in Allergy/Immunology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis. She offers Allergy and Asthma relief for her patients in her own beautiful practice in Wylie, Texas. Dr. Fadahunsi knows from first-hand experience the agony of dealing with allergies as a child. Her goal is to have everyone enjoying the beautiful world around them and that is what has made her such an empathetic doctor who always takes the time to listen to her patient’s needs. I felt that since May was the month we celebrate National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month what better way to educate the Lunch and Learn community with such an amazing guest. This is definitely an episode that you will enjoy. Remember to subscribe to the podcast and share the episode with a friend or family member. Listen on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify Sponsors: Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10) Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you) Links/Resources: Official Website - http://www.allergywylie.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allergywylie/ Instagram - https://www.instagram/allergywylie Social Links: Join the lunch and learn community - https://www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - http://www.twitter.com/lunchlearnpod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts https://www.drpierresblog.com/lunchlearnpodcast/ If you are looking to help the show out Leave a Five Star Review on Apple Podcast because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better Share a screenshot of the podcast episode on all of your favorite social media outlets & tag me or add the hashtag.#lunchlearnpod Episode 107 Transcript... Introduction Dr. Berry: And welcome to another episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry. I’m your host, Dr. Berry Pierre, your favorite Board Certified Internist. Founder of drberrypierre.com as well as Pierre Medical consulting. Helping you empower yourself with better health with the number one podcast for patient advocacy. And this week we bring you a special one. We have Dr. Angela Fadahunsi who is an allergy and immunology specialist, who's going to be schooling us and educating the lifeline community on allergies, on sinuses. What are some common things we can use to kind of treat our allergies and how a lot of us may be using a very common product wrong. I know at least I was. Before we begin the show I want to talk a little bit about her so you can kind of know exactly how credible this person is because again at Lunch and Learn community I want to bring you known, specialized guests who know what they're talking about. And you know this one's no different. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as her specialty in allergy-immunology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr. Angela combines knowledge with compassion. And she is proud to offer allergy and as not really for her patients. She knows firsthand how it feels to have allergies to keep you up from enjoying the beautiful world around you. And as a result, has become an empathetic doctor who always takes time to listen to your needs and of course for a lot of my allergy suffer especially in Lunch and Learn community. This is actually a topic that we've been really wanting to get on this show for a while. This is a very common reason why patients walk into the hospital as the very reason why patients walk into a doctor's offices. Actually one the more requested topics from the Lunch and Learn community that I wanted to get on. And you know I didn't feel like I would do it as much justice if I didn't have you know someone specialized to come and talk in school as a little bit about our allergies and our sinus problems and you know what we can actually do about it so you know sit back like always if you had not had a chance. Make sure you subscribe to our podcast. Make sure you leave me a 5-star review. Leave Dr. Angela 5 star review. Let Dr. Angela how was she's doing. And you guys have a great and blessed day. Episode Dr. Berry: So alright Lunch and Learn community. Yes, you heard and that a great introduction from a guest who honestly I've actually been kind of looking for. For those who have been following with the lunch line community, I've been looking for an allergist for quite some time just to kind of talk about, you know, allergies and sinuses and everything, what not. And of course, you know, I was, like I said before, I know a little bit about a lot, but I always, whenever I can try to get an expert on to kind of talk to educate us, I hear and that's what I have today. Right? So again, Dr. Angela, thank you for coming onto the show. (Thank you). during your residence? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Yeah, so I am, honestly, you know, allergy is, it's such a small field when you think of a lot of the other subspecialties and so it's not very well known. I wasn't aware that the field even existed until I was in college. And so that, at that point, I was already pre-med, knew that I wanted to be a physician, wasn't sure exactly which route I was going to go once I got into medical school and then in a residency thereafter. But it was pretty much a personal experience. The primary care doctor that I was seeing referred me to an hour just during my college years and I was like, oh, this is pretty cool. You know, I've been suffering from allergies all of my life. You know, as long as I can remember from childhood and just never had a name for what it was. Just thought that was just, you know sinuses as we call it, but didn't realize that there were things that you can actually do about it, the ways to investigate it. And so when I started seeing an allergist and then subsequently being treated realized, wow, this is awesome. You know, what capabilities we have available as allergist can be really life changing as far as the quality of life day to day for people in the symptoms that they suffer with. So that's what drew me to it, learning about it through personal experience and then also really seeing the benefits of the care of an allergy specialist. Dr. Berry: That's very interesting because I always wonder. Like what was it like where were you? Did you have a lot of algae is kind of growing up. And then especially as what I find when I was taking care of patients to outpatient, you know, they'd come to me, it has some issues, you know, upper respiratory infection come back and they would just keep coming back. And forth and then finally I have to say like, Hey, I think you need, I don't think this is just a regular infection because you shouldn't be having this. Over and over again, like do you tend to find yourself getting a lot of those types of patients where you know they've been through the ringer, they had the antibiotics, they've seen urgent care and nothing kind of seems to happen? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Yes, yes. I mean that's most of what I see when it comes to what we call allergic rhinitis or high fever seasonal allergies, whatever label we want to give it as people that have been dealing with these symptoms for years and really are kind of at their with end of like, okay, what is going on and what can be done about it. For me, the first time I remember inexperience of now identifying that I was allergic was in elementary school. We had a field trip to our state capital and baton rouge, and there's this really pretty he'll that comes, that rolls down the front of the state capitol and we were in maybe second first or second grade I can recall. And everybody thought, oh, it'll be fine. It's a roll down the hill together. So we did and I got up itching, sneezing, watery eyes, you know, redness, all of that stuff. And again, never understood exactly what that was and why the other kids didn't feel the way that I did. And then the same thing, just, you know, seasonal allergies all the time, every year. It was always the same thing for me. And so yeah, most of the people that I see have similar stories where they've been suffering for a long time and just kind of, you know, stuck and don't know what else to do and, and where to turn. Dr. Berry: It was very interesting. I was definitely the same way where I, you know, I didn't, I wasn't a kid who played in the grass. I wasn't a kid who liked to, I would get short of breath. I'd get a lot of wells and all of these things as I was like the kid like I want it to be cleaned the whole time. Dr. Angela Fadahunsi: That's how kids are, you know, they don't have a name for it, but they know that it doesn't make them feel good. And so they just naturally start to avoid and adults too, naturally start to avoid the things that are triggers, you know, because even though they don't really understand that it's necessarily a trigger. I know when I playing grass or when I'm running around outside, I don't feel well, so I'm just not going to do that. So yeah, that's, that's where we come in and we can, you know, do our best to try to get to the root of what's going on and provide answers about how to do deal with it. Dr. Berry: So for the Lunch and Learn community, they love to hear numbers, right? Because a lot of times I don't think they can grasp how serious, you know, every disorder, every disease we tend to talk is on his podcast. Right. So I want, I want to just give you some Lunch and Learn community so you can understand how important that we really should be thinking about allergies and we'll talk about as far as like, because I feel as a subspecialists, a lot of times they get cases and maybe a little later than they should. I'm just at this, I said it was my person with that. I never know. So from an allergy standpoint, right? Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. They cost about 18 being a year and we're in their 50 million Americans suffer from allergies every year. Right. Just so you guys can get an idea of like how important her field is to just health and just wellness in general. There's, a very interesting, I was almost shocked by it and everything. Yeah. Wow. Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Very, very prevalent. Very calm. Absolutely. Dr. Berry: Now are you, especially in your field, like is there some allergies that you find are the worse than others that are more common than others like that as you're practicing? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi As far as more common, I'll start with that first. So certainly, you know, springtime and fall seem to be the seasons that people, in general, suffer more, at least in my experience. And those seasons tend to be more common as far as, you know, people complaining of symptoms go fall, you know, being ragweeds spring being, tree pollens, which is, you know, most of the suite of different types of tree pollens, grass pollens, etc. During those seasons. Jumping back to one particular or a certain group being worse than others, it's a really subjective answer for that because everybody's different of course, you know, and so some people it's, you know, just a little bit of over the counter discern thing or clear thing or whatever does the trick in there fine. But some people can have, another person could have the exact same allergies are sensitivities and they're miserable. You know, they've got asthma related to it as well and so their symptoms are now being, you know? The triggers rather are now exacerbating their chronic asthma issue. So it's, there's not necessarily one particular thing that's worse. It's really just about the quality of life that that particular person has, you know when dealing with whatever their particular allergies are. Dr. Berry: Okay. So we don't get a person, right? Cause I got, Lunch and Learn community, I'm going to talk about myself a little bit. I need to talk about the sciences. Right? And I'll get my little backstory. Like I'm from South Florida and I went to school from the house to North Florida. When I was in South Florida, I didn't have any issues. I was fine. No watery eyes, no stuffy nose method. When I went to school at Florida State, all of a sudden, summertime, springtime comes around you. I would just be watery eyes tearing up uncontrolled were nothing to do at nothing had. Stuffy nose. I was absolutely right, I don't know what it was up there at Tallahassee net area that like cause all these problems. But I got to know like what are we doing for sinus right? Let's talk about sinuses in general because I like I'm biased but I feel like is there demographic is known everywhere. (Yeah). I have friends who follow me on Twitter and you know like literally every Monday like we'll say like, hey, how are you doing? How's your sinuses? Like how’s, did you make the weekend? Like that's like a running joke. But that's because it's just, it's not, we don't look forward to. Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Yes. So of course over the counter treatments is where everybody starts and that's what we recommend as well. So Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra, whatever your preferences. I usually encourage people to not do Benadryl just because of the sedating effect of it. And it usually is not as long-lasting. Whereas the other ones you can take once or twice a day and you know, be covered as far as your symptoms are concerned. From there, if that's still not giving you a resolution of your symptoms or you know, improving, you know your symptoms. Then the next step is the nose sprays and nobody really likes the nasal sprays. (I tried to get my patients to do that). Yeah. But you know, it actually works better than the allergy pills or, you know, any histamines do. It covers as far as the symptoms that you're experiencing and especially the congestion that a lot of people suffer from the allergy pills themselves or any histamines rather don't have any effect on that. They're mainly for the sneezing and you know, a little bit of what we call the rhinorrhea. So the runny nose, but when you're thinking of the congestion, that's where your nose spray comes in. And what I find with a lot of people is they're not using it correctly and so they are using are not getting the benefit of it and you've got to use it for at least two to four weeks consistently to really get optimal benefits. So there's a couple of things that go into play as far as getting, you know, what she can or the best relief from the nose spray. So I always make sure that I educate people when I'm starting them on a nose spray or when I'm seeing them for the first time about the proper administration techniques so that they're getting what they, you know, getting what you paid for, basically, not kind of wasting, you're wasting your money and wasting your time by doing it. Now, once you've done those two things, if you're still not having, you know, benefit or relief than us, the point where you need to see a specialist, you know. Whether it's your primary care doctor, discussing with them what your options are and then from there they can determine, you know, okay, well let's go ahead and send you to an hour. Just are coming straight to an allergy specialist as you know, of course, an option as well. So that is the gist of sort of where we start. And then, you know, the other thing too is with what we offer as far as medications, we're just treating the symptoms, right? We're not dealing with the root cause. And that's where the allergy specialist can come in. As far as identifying what exactly is it that you are sensitive to that's causing you to have the watery, itchy eyes, the sneezing, the runny nose, the congestion, postnasal drip, whatever your symptoms are, and finding those triggers and then educating you about what your options are to deal specifically with those triggers instead of just medicating the symptoms. Dr. Berry: Now I know, especially from the trigger standpoint, like I tend to think, I want to educate my patient. I'd be like, I always think about like, you know the trees, which is such a bland term because what does that even really mean? I fell, you know the trees and pets. Right as well. Those are always my two biggest things. But are there other common triggers that you've seen that some people like tend to neglect? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Those are, those are pretty common ones. Another one that especially for people that suffer year round, so you know there's certainly people that are just springtime, just fall time, you know, just some or whatever the season may be. But then there are people that have triggers are symptoms year round and one thing that we always consider of course is pets, you have a dog, do you have a cattery exposed to a dog or cat on a regular basis and is that causing your symptoms. But then dust mite is another common, but we call perennial or year-round allergy and that kind, it varies depending on where you are in the United States. But in general, like there's, I shouldn't say any amount of humidity but a decent amount of humidity, then you're going to be exposed to dust mites and where dust mites accumulate the most as far as our exposure levels on a day to day basis is in our bedding. So your pillow and your mattress. And so when we can identify dust mite as a trigger, as a sensitivity or allergy for a particular patient, then we can counsel them on ways that they can minimize that exposure. And that's where you get your dust mite proof covers for your pillow and your mattress and bedding. Washing your sheets once a week and hot water your linens and hot water to try to minimize that risk or exposure rather on a day to day basis. So that's one that doesn't always come up, but it's very prevalent. And then like you said, you know that right on the head with, you know, the trees, of course, being a big one for people that have spring allergies. And like I mentioned before, fall, ragweed is pretty common in a lot of places in the United States as well. Dr. Berry: I know here in South Florida we tend to deal with it, not necessarily trees but more like an environmental issue because they burn sugar cane during times of the year and we see a lot of the quote-unquote allergy, which again I think allergy is such a basket term. I think a lot of people call it everything allergies, you know. So I never really know allergies, it was like I don't, I never really know. But like the burning of sugar cane tends to call it a lot of quote-unquote flare-ups of allergies and some environmental issues as well. Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Yeah. So yeah, it could certainly be, but then also of course when you, you know, smoke exposure or just things in the environment, chemical substances or things about nature, irritation as well can cause similar symptoms. So but hard to say for sure. But yeah, definitely a consideration. Dr. Berry: Now pictures in it because I know we've talked about allergy immunology, but like asthma, especially in your practice is big, I guess component of it. Like how much in relation to just allergies in general? Like does asthma play a role or is that more from the immunology standpoint from your training? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Now, so it's all linked together so people that have allergies are at risk for development of asthma. There's actually something that we call the Eight Topic March with Children. So kids can start off with Eczema. So you know the dry, itchy skin, irritated skin, and then that can progress to allergic rhinitis. So all of the nasal symptoms that we were just discussing. And then from there, it can progress to asthma. So the respiratory issues, the coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and the link between all of that is whenever you have asthma, especially if you do have an allergic component, are allergic asthma as we call it. Knowing your triggers is very important because it's going to help you identify and your allergist or your primary care doctor identify what seasons to be extra mindful of, you know, keeping a close eye on you. If you've got a ton of tree allergies then when springtime comes before springtime comes, I need to make sure that you're good and you're well controlled because we know that those tree pollens are common and those triggers, those allergens on top of your asthma history puts you at risk for what we call an exacerbation. So worsening of your asthma symptoms or you know, or poor control of asthma symptoms leading to hospitalizations, urgent care visits, ER visits, steroid bursts. So yeah definitely a huge shift as sleep, links excuse me, from especially in the pediatric side but also on the adult side as well. It's fair, very common for the two to kind of go hand in hand a lot of times. Dr. Berry: Yeah. Before, because I definitely want to delve into just you know your business quote unquote. I know you talked to, initially about how a lot of people are using these, the nasal inhalers wrong? Like how, how do you use that wrong? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi: Yes. The proper way to use flu nasal, coordinate, that's what I'm referring to when I say nasal sprays is to, when you stick the nozzle and or are the, you know the tip into your nose and you actually want to angle your head down so I always tell people nose to toes, so hap head down a little bit. And then when you stick that nozzle and or that tip, you should angle it towards the outer corner of your eye. So angle it out on both sides whenever you in. (Ok). And what I noticed is a lot of people don't, of course, do that because they've never been told. And that's understandable. It's really kind of strange that at least the ones that I've seen, I've never seen the instructions written on any information, that the patient, so it's understandable that people don't know that. So that's the first card. But making sure that you're angling it towards the outer corner of your eye, top of your ear on either side. The other thing is a lot of people do like take a big deep sniff in or inhale in, don't do that. When you do that a lot of times has that medication goes right into the back of your throat and people, a lot of the complaints that people have is, I don't like the way it tastes or you know, you're not really supposed to taste it. It's supposed to stay in your nose. So when you feel it going down the back of your throat, then you've probably inhale too deeply or you know, just basically sucked it down into your throat and it's not really penetrating and getting to the tissue that is swollen and, and causing you the problems as far as the allergy symptoms that you experience. And so those are the two biggest things. Pointing it towards the outer corner of your eye and then just take a natural to inhale and you don't have to do anything extra as far as getting that medication where it's supposed to go. Dr. Berry: Lunch and Learn community I just want to let you know like, I am 0 for 2 on, I thought for, I don't know why I thought for sure it had to like, point in towards, yes. Okay. All right. So we all learned here Lunch and Learn community, we're all in it. That's funny. Okay. So let, let's talk about your practice, right? Let's talk about, you know, why you want to start your practice. Like what was your motivation behind it and then, and then eventually what we need to let people know how they can come to see you? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Yeah. So for me, I was really fortunate with my allergy-immunology training experience. We have the opportunity to, of course, it's the academic institution, so we train with lots of great experts on the academic side. But then we also had the opportunity to work with a private practice who were out in the community and affiliated with our university. So I had the chance firsthand to see the best of both worlds, the pros and the cons of staying in academic or being in an employed position, as well as the pros and cons of doing it on your own and being in private practice, appealed to me. But then also what I felt the allergists who were owning their own practices, you know, what they really appreciated about it drew me as well. And so that led me to decide, okay, you know what, not only am I going to do private practice, but I'm going to open my own practice and do it on my own. And what I hope for with my practices, that I create an environment and an experience that people don't necessarily see and other practices or other medical offices and I can kind of steer the ship the direction that I wanted to go without having to do a lot of, I don't want to say negotiating, but you know, when you're the leader of whatever situation, when things aren't going the way that you want them to go, or the way that you feel is in the best interest of your patients, it's up to you. And it’s ultimately your decision to change the direction of things. I mean, I just want it to have more control over what I was able to provide for my patients and always feel like there wasn't anything hindering those decisions. And that's the reason that I decided to do it for myself to kind of start afresh and build something that I could be really proud of and be a part of for the long run. Dr. Berry: I love it. So as an internist, but are you only seeing like again, I tell people all the time, if you're 17 and below I don't even want to, are you only because it definitely feels like there's a lot of overlap. But do you only see like adults and up? Is that, is there like a cut off for you? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi No. I see children as well. So allergies, one of those unique fields where we process trying to see both adult and pediatric patients. So actually me coming from the internal medicine side, it's a requirement and you know, same for my co-fellow who was coming from the pediatric side. It's a requirement that at least I think the percentage was at least 60% of your patient population be from the other side. You know. So for me, as an internist or internal medicine physician, it was required for me that at least 60% of my patients be pediatric to meet, you know, the standards of ACG and me for my allergy fellowship. And so a lot of what I saw was pediatric. But then I also had the chance of course to see lots of adult patients. So I feel very comfortable seeing both men even down to like age four months or so, we would see patients, especially with the newer recommendations for early introduction of peanut for kids that are at risk for development of peanut allergy. And Eczema, of course, is a big thing for infants as well. So all ages come into my practice pretty much birth to old age. Dr. Berry: Wow. That's nice. (Yeah). Like I say you if you're a 16, 17 I get weary. So that was great. That’s a question, especially in your practice, is there like common things that you know, issue that people kind of deal with on a day to day basis but they don't even realize that they're actually dealing with an allergy problem? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi I think a lot of what we talked about is that, you know, like you were mentioning, you have patients that come in and they've always got bronchitis or quote-unquote sinus, sinus issues or you know, whatever terms people like to call it. And a lot of times that is just plain and simple what we call allergic rhinitis. There's an allergy trigger to it. And if we can identify that, then we can, you know, give you answers and work on getting you feeling better and getting you feeling well. But that's the most common thing. And then of course sometimes it is allergies. It may just maybe something else. But certainly making sure that that's crossed off when you've got somebody coming in with the same seasonal complaint year after year after year is definitely warranted. Dr. Berry: When should, speaking as an internist, when should I be sending my patients to see analogist? And if you're just a patient out there who even dealing with these issues, like what should they be coming to see? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi I usually tell people when over the counter stuff is not working well enough for you. So, and that's again a subjective thing. If it's bothersome to you and what you're doing isn't helping, then that's when you need to see an allergist. As I mentioned, for some people taking Claritin or Zyrtec or whatever over the counter is fine and they're like, okay, I'm good. You know, whatever I wrote through spring, you know, with Zyrtec a day and I'm okay. Whereas other people it's like, no, I'm miserable. You know, my head is always hurting or you know, I'm always seizing. I can't get my work done. And that's another thing too, you know, it affects the quality of life, but it also affects people's productivity at school. And at work whenever they aren't feeling well for whatever reason, but certainly if you're having to blow your nose every 10 seconds and you know you can't breathe out of your nose well or your eyes are always watering. I mean, just imagine dealing with that for a season at a time or constantly on and off all year. How productive were you want to be when you're feeling that way? So once over the counter isn't working, then that's when I suggest people see a specialist to get to the root of what's going on and try to get answers about what they can do. Dr. Berry: Wow. Right. Again, Lunch and Learn community, alright thank you for, you know, really helping enlightened especially me, with definitely Lunch and Learn community, on allergy because it’s a topic that has been so requested. Then I said, okay, all right. I gotta find one. And I found out, I gotta make sure I had a chance before we let you go. The question like this is like, how can what you do empower others to really take better control of their health? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi: Yes. So I think anytime we can have answers about what's going on with our bodies, that's the start of taking control. And you know, it's hard to take control where we don't really know what's going on or what can be done about it. So anytime that I can give answers to people, it's such a relief for me to be able to provide that answer. But it's also, of course, a huge relief for other people when they can point to this is the reason why I don't feel well. So I think that's the gist of it. It empowers people because they now have an answer and then once you have an answer, you can work towards a solution. So yeah, it's all about just trying to provide answers and give people the knowledge that they need so they can have that quality of life and productivity, you know, and just be able to be able to enjoy the everyday things that you know, we want to enjoy going outside, taking a walk, you know, breathing fresh air and not feeling miserable minutes later. Dr. Berry: I love it. I love it. So where can someone find you? Where can someone find you? Whether it's social media, where do your physical office, where? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi My office is in Wiley, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas Metroplex, so Northeast Dallas suburb. And as far as online, you can reach me online through either of my social media pages, Facebook or Instagram. On Instagram, it's @allergywylie, all one word. And Wylie being spelled W, Y, L, I, E. And then on Facebook, it's allergy and asthma care of Wylie. So either of those places sends me a message. There's also an email of course on my website, www.allergywylie.com and you can communicate with me that way as well. Dr. Berry: Perfect. And again, if you're driving, at work, wherever you're doing it, all her links will be in the show notes as well. So you can, you know, get directly in contact her and get you, get your allergies right, get your, just wants to get you outside for the summer. Alright. Dr. Angela Fadahunsi Enjoy the fresh air. Take a walk. Stay healthy. Dr. Berry: Again, thank you so much for joining the podcast. Like this has been absolutely amazing and I already know we're going to have like people jumping for joy, being able to kind of learn, especially that nose thing. Like I said, I'm 0 for 2 y'all, so we need to be 2 for 2 after this episode aired, right? Dr. Angela Fadahunsi: Thank you for having me. Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like.

Hola friends! Today we have another special guest interview for you. We wanted to get a local franchise business on and talk about the differences between a self-run and a franchise owned business.On today's episode we cover:What it's like working in a family owned business We have Anna Keller a self-proclaimed fruit expert, mother of three, our friend, and the brains behind the  best reviewed Edible Arrangements in the Dallas Metroplex. On today's episode we cover: What it's like working in a family owned business What does a day-to-day look like for her franchise New and exciting moves that Edible Arrangements are making in 2019 How Anna and her husband Mason first met >$100 purchase that changed her life and business The biggest ‘failures' and how they overcame them Let's Connect! Edible Arrangements FairviewWebsite: https://www.ediblearrangements.com/stores/431-east-stacy-rd-mckinney-tx-75069 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdibleFairviewTX/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annaatedible/ BitBranding Website: www.bitbranding.co Facebook: www.facebook.com/bitbranding Instagram:www.instagram.com/bitbranding

In this episode of the Morning Coffee Marketer, Mike Stodola welcomes Todd Tramonte to share about his real estate company and his upcoming book launch “5 Lies the will Ruin Your Real Estate Career.” This is a great episode to learn about unique strategies of marketing within the real estate industry.  Key Takeaways 0:20 - Mike introduces Todd Tramonte from Richardson Texas or the Dallas Metroplex.  2:20 - Mike talks about meeting with Todd for the first time 6 years ago. Mike talks about the time he was working in the real estate industry.  3:45 -  Mike and Todd talk about the upcoming book launch. The plan is to have a talks and sale some books plus bonuses with the package gear toward Realtors.  5:00 -  Todd shares the link to get more information at alistingaweek.com.  7:00 -  Mike and Todd share the information on the book  - 5 Lies the will Ruin Your Real Estate Career.  8:50 -  Todd share what they are going to share about the book during the launch with the help of The Powerful Professionals.  10:00 -  Todd shares a tip to make it into the top 40-60% more! Todd talks about the unique selling proposition. Todd talks about offering results to his audience in their industry. Todd secondly talks about the importance of mindset.   15:00 - Todd shares more on the value they will be sharing during the launch.    Mention in the Episode  powerfulprofessionals.com 3daysto10k.com listingsweek.com

Catherine became CEO of FASTSIGNS International, Inc. in 2009, bringing over 25 years of franchising and management experience. In 2009, she received the International Franchise Association (IFA) Bonny LeVine Award in recognition of her contributions to the growth of the franchising industry and in 2010, the Dallas Business Journal named her a top Women Industry Leader in the Dallas Metroplex. In 2012, Catherine appeared on the Emmy Award-winning series Undercover Boss to learn new ways to advance the FASTSIGNS® brand. In 2015, she received the International Franchise Association’s first Franchise Action Network FAN of the Year award for her advocacy work in the franchising community.   In 2016, she was selected as a Soderstrom Society Inductee for her contributions to the printing and graphic communications industry and was also honored with the 2016 Leadership Award from the Women That Soar organization. Catherine currently serves on the Board of Directors of the IFA and was elected Secretary in 2017. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for two franchise companies - The Learning Experience® and Brain Balance – and one other industry association, Idealliance.    Catherine believes there are five common characteristics of all highly successful people.  The great news: These are all skills that can be developed and mastered.  Catherine will share these common characteristics and how to improve in each.   Positive Mental Attitude Goal Directed Behavior Self-Motivation Sense of Urgency Never Stop Learning   Quote: Today is your day for being awesome.     Learn more about Catherine Monson and Fastsigns by heading to twitter @catherinemonson   Premium binge worthy content. Up or Out with Connie is reaching over 2.5m listeners per episode. And we’re not done  yet…  We can be heard on… ·       C-Suite Network ·       iTunes ·       iHeartRadio ·       Stitcher ·       Multiple online networks, and ·       1,900 analog stations in 145 Countries. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, because you don’t want to miss any of the good stuff.   Let us know what you would like and need to hear on a future episode. We are here to mentor leaders who are ready to develop high-performance habits, achieve excellence and Be Unstoppable Together.   Register to be a guest at www.uporout.com   Book Connie to speak at your next event: UnstoppableSpeaker.LA Are you an executive looking for a mentor to help you develop High-performance Habits and achieve excellence? Give Connie a call at 570.906.4395, she just may be what you’re looking for!    Now to get your copy of the Be Unstoppable Freedom journal, simply send an email to TEAMPHEIFF@pheiffgroup.com. In the subject line include Be Unstoppable Freedom Journal.   I will send you to link where you can enter your information. I’ve ordered 2,000 books for you… my listeners. This journal retails for $97.00.  It’s yours for free, but I do ask that you help by paying for the shipping. That’s it, only pay for the shopping and I will send you and autographed copy.   It’s easy, send an email now to TEAMPHEIFF@pheiffgroup.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When thinking about smart programming minds, one name that often comes up is GEO COOK. Noted as one of the top pro’s in urban radio, he’s served as PD and Brand Manager for leading urban stations from Charleston to DC, from Pittsburgh to Dallas, where he’s been leading the legendary K104 brand since 2010.  He later added OM duties for sister station Smooth 105.7. George also guided advisory firms like Geometric Media Consulting, the Media Sales Institute and Atlanta’s Hampton Agency.  In each case, the proof is in the results. In this episode, he divulges how he directed K104 into the authentic, real-time relevant hip hop brand that continueds to be beloved by its listeners and fans in the DALLAS Metroplex. He also shares his recipe for helping a heritage winner become even more dominant in its position by creating the most engaging content and listener experience possible at every touch pointS See Show Notes for BONUS CONTENT & FREEBIE!

Show 101 starts with Bill and Stig wanting to cover more sports and the fact that they've never covered the Houston Zoo on an episode. They finish the intro with their beer selections for the episode. At 4:23, Bill covers the recent Art Car Ball and Parade having attended both events in person. He describes a few special entries and mentions how the second year for the parade downtown went along with the new location for the Ball. At 11:27, Stig tells the story about all the sirens in the Dallas Metroplex went off.  At 13:40, Bill and Stig start the sports segment with a bit of Astros talk. The pair then cover the Rockets and playoffs. Stig then talks a bit about the Women's National Soccer Team and their game in Houston.  At 20:00, Stig takes a week off of politics and talks about Delta's issues. We also contemplate our status as the fourth or third largest city. Bill talks about a bit of construction downtown. At 25:40, Stig urges you to attend the Bayou City Burlesque Circus Arts Festival. The show ends with the pair telling what's new for the week.  For complete show notes and links including musical citations - javamuses.javatime.us

Featuring Jolie Oree-Bailey, owner of catering company Low Country Quisine, this episode of This Week in Weddings discusses the challenges and best practices for building a team of employees. About our guest:  Enjolik “Chef Jolié” Oree-Bailey began noticing that all social event invitations extended to her were prefaced with, "Can you make that shrimp salad" or "Can you make us macaroni and cheese?" These requests began to make her question whether it was her company that was welcome or her dishes! In 2007, Jolié finally decided it was time to succumb to her heart’s passion, thus Low Country Quisine by Jolie' Ramize was born! Fast forward to today, Low Country Quisine is celebrating 7 years in business with growth year over year, recently doubling the size of their commercial kitchen, adding 5 new full-time employees in 2015 and has become an industry-leading caterer well-known for their authentic approach to Upscale Southern Comfort Food. Today, Low Country Quisine specializes in catering for Weddings, Social, and Corporate Events in the Dallas Metroplex and surrounding areas. Low Country Quisine has been awarded Wedding Wire’s Couple’s Choice, as well Best of The Knot award. Before settling in a culinary career, Chef Jolié celebrated several corporate successes including serving as a Market Manager for a Marketing Promotions Company, Co-Owner of a fashion show production company in Atlanta, GA/ Dallas, TX, and Top Performing Sales Executive for two Fortune 500 companies. In all these feats, nothing gives her as much satisfaction as creating new recipes and bringing her client’s visions full circle. In this episode, listeners will hear about: How defining your company's mission and vision is a critical first step in hiring Tips for finding great employees using your current staff Interviewing processes Providing constructive criticism to your team Want to connect with Jolie? On the web: http://www.lowcountryquisine.com/ Instagram: @chef_jolie_lowcountryquisine

Kenny is an entrepreneur, writer, public speaker, business consultant, and CEO of Global Community Outreach, a Dallas based entity. He has over 20 years as a successful executive in human resource outsourcing strategies, solutions, across multiple industries for small to medium size businesses.  Kenny began his business career after a short stint in the NFL, with the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns. He attended the University of Southern California (USC), on a football and track scholarship, excelling as a world-class track athlete, and also playing on two USC National Championship Football and Track & Field Teams. He graduated with a BS in Marketing from the USC School of Business. A high achiever and dedicated community servant, Kenny has served on boards in the Dallas Metroplex, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Entrepreneur Institute (TEI), Hearts and Hammers, and he has mentored in DISD Middle School mentoring programs. Kenny currently serves on the board for The Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) - an organization providing character education and mentorship for youth sports. Kenny is a licensed minister and Elder at The Potter’s House Church in Dallas, Texas - a 30,000 member congregation, under the leadership of Bishop T.D. Jakes, where he serves as a member of the teaching faculty of  The Potter’s House School of Ministry, and Director of  the  Men’s Ministry, whose mission focuses on empowering, equipping, and disciplining men for 21st Century Impact.

http://prochurchtools.com/081 - Kelvin Co gets to do what he loves as the Creative Media Pastor of The Oaks Fellowship located in the Dallas Metroplex area. Kelvin has been doing life together with his wife and best friend Lucy since 1991. They have been doting and pouring into their son Luc since 2002.

The long-awaited Red Bull Denton Thre3style Champion, DJ Rizza (Zach Riggins @djrizza), dropped by Technologic and dropped an epic set!   Technologic Radio Presents: DJ Rizza Thre3style Special Originally Broadcasted LIVE on iHeartRadio: Nov 13th, 2013 The long-awaited Red Bull Denton Thre3style Champion, DJ Rizza (Zach Riggins @djrizza), dropped by Technologic and dropped an epic set, showing off his unique style and club-smashing techniques! You've seen him destroy sets all over the Dallas Metroplex, Club Synn, Plush, Red Bull Laser Pool parties, and all over! You don't want to miss this guy throw it down! Hear the show live, with shoutouts from Bane, Felipe Monajaras, and Rizza himself Tune in, share, and party with us!Take the party with you, download! Find us on book-face: https://www.facebook.com/TechnologicRadioCheers, Sayem Huq Twitter @battousayem

Tim Halperin has been immersed in the music scene since he began taking piano lessons at age six. Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, he wrote and played music with several bands in high school, and all the while played piano and sang at church on the worship team. When Tim entered college at Texas Christian University, he found inspiration to write new songs and decided to stop playing with bands and enter the singer/songwriter scene. The authentic, emotion-packed music Tim wrote struck a chord with fellow students and the surrounding community of Fort Worth and Dallas. This support led Halperin to play more shows and record his debut CD.Read more: http://www.myspace.com/timhalperin#ixzz0uAU5WkszWith confidence and determination, Tim continues to play shows in the Dallas Metroplex, as well as in the surrounding cities. Tim has played with artists such as Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz, Andy Davis, the Ying Yang Twins, and Green River Ordinance. With his overwhelming success, Tim has plans of bringing his music to people on a broader scale. With solid roots, a genuine love for music, and proven ability, Halperin will continue to make his mark on the music industry.Read more: http://www.myspace.com/timhalperin#ixzz0uAU5Wksz

Tim Halperin has been immersed in the music scene since he began taking piano lessons at age six. Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, he wrote and played music with several bands in high school, and all the while played piano and sang at church on the worship team. When Tim entered college at Texas Christian University, he found inspiration to write new songs and decided to stop playing with bands and enter the singer/songwriter scene. The authentic, emotion-packed music Tim wrote struck a chord with fellow students and the surrounding community of Fort Worth and Dallas. This support led Halperin to play more shows and record his debut CD.Read more: http://www.myspace.com/timhalperin#ixzz0uAU5WkszWith confidence and determination, Tim continues to play shows in the Dallas Metroplex, as well as in the surrounding cities. Tim has played with artists such as Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz, Andy Davis, the Ying Yang Twins, and Green River Ordinance. With his overwhelming success, Tim has plans of bringing his music to people on a broader scale. With solid roots, a genuine love for music, and proven ability, Halperin will continue to make his mark on the music industry.Read more: http://www.myspace.com/timhalperin#ixzz0uAU5Wksz

“Where we are now is a part of where we were then.” –Tyrone JohnsonIntroductionDr. Mark Turman introduces guest Tyrone Johnson, a Dallas-area pastor and worship leader who's also a friend of both Dr. Turman and Dr. Denison. They set the stage for a conversation on biblical equality and racism in the context of Black History Month.Racial equality and biblical teachingsJohnson discusses the origins of Black History Month, emphasizing its importance in recognizing the contributions of African Americans and addressing racial inequalities in the context of biblical teachings.Historical perspectivesDr. Jim Denison joins the conversation, offering insights into how the Bible addresses both good and bad events and how this relates to acknowledging the full scope of American history, including its darker aspects like slavery and racism.The role of the church and believersThe podcast explores the responsibility of the church and believers in addressing racism, promoting equality, and fostering reconciliation, drawing parallels with biblical principles.Current social dynamicsJohnson and Dr. Denison delve into contemporary social issues, including voting rights, economic disparities, and systemic racism, and how these issues are intertwined with historical contexts and Christian values.Personal reflections and experiencesJohnson shares personal anecdotes and reflections, illustrating how historical events and personal experiences shape our understanding of race and equality.Call to action for believersThe conversation emphasizes the need for Christians to be actively involved in understanding and addressing racial injustices, encouraging listeners to engage with Black History Month and to reflect on their roles as agents of change.Concluding thoughtsThe podcast ends with a discussion on the potential for societal change, the importance of historical awareness, and the role of faith in driving positive transformations in society.ResourcesWhat does the Bible say about racism?Why Christians should celebrate Black history every monthTranscript (PDF)About Tyrone JohnsonTyrone Johnson is Pastor at the One Faith Community Church in Plano, TX. His music is rooted and grounded in a deep and sincere desire to worship God with his whole heart.A gifted worship leader and choir director, Tyrone has been blessed to lead people of many ethnicities and nationalities in praise to the God he serves and adores. His ministry has taken him all over the U.S., as well as internationally to such countries as Cuba, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil and Romania. Tyrone's high-energy worship is infectious, glorifying God and edifying the Body of Christ through encouragement, instruction, and inspiration.Tyrone began singing at the age of 7 in his native Louisiana. A graduate of Dillard University of New Orleans, he performed classical, spiritual and gospel music as a featured soloist in the university's Concert Choir and Male Quartet during his college years.Since moving to the Dallas area, Tyrone has served as a choir director and worship leader in a number of area churches. A highly sought-after performer, studio vocalist, producer and arranger, he has also taken the stage in concert venues throughout the Dallas Metroplex and worked on various Jazz, Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music recordings in addition to his own "Smooth Jazz"-flavored projects: Never Alone, which contains original sacred music and new arrangements of favorite hymns, Heaven and Nature Sing, a collection of popular Christmas carols and holiday songs, and After Sunset, a compilation of jazz standards and classic R&B tunes delivered in Tyrone's inimitable silky style.Tyrone followed a calling to plant a church in Plano, TX. He and his wife are looking forward to spreading the good news of Christ to all people.Tyrone and his wife, Angela, are the proud parents of college twins, Faith and Mark.About Dr. Jim DenisonJim Denison, PhD, is a cultural theologian and the founder and CEO of Denison Ministries. He speaks biblically into significant cultural issues at Denison Forum. He is the chief author of The Daily Article and has written more than 30 books, including The Coming Tsunami, the Biblical Insight to Tough Questions series, and The Fifth Great Awakening.About Dr. Mark TurmanDr. Mark Turman is the Executive Director of Denison Forum and Vice President of Denison Ministries. Among his many duties, Turman is most notably the host of The Denison Forum Podcast. He is also the chief strategist for DF Pastors, which equips pastors and church leaders to understand and transform today's culture.About Denison ForumDenison Forum exists to thoughtfully engage the issues of the day from a biblical perspective through The Daily Article email newsletter and podcast, The Denison Forum Podcast, as well as many books and additional resources.