Podcasts about Jennifer Bennett

In this episode of The Pine Island Experience Podcast, we're thrilled to welcome Jennifer Bennett, the vibrant and creative force behind Island Flair—a one-of-a-kind artist boutique nestled in the heart of colorful, artsy Matlacha. Jennifer set out with a dream: to build a lively, welcoming space where local island artists could showcase their work and where makers could come together to teach, learn, and share their crafts. Join us as Jennifer shares the inspiring story of how she turned that dream into reality, her deep-rooted love for the Pine Island community, and the island spirit that continues to fuel her passion.

What sets Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock's story apart is the realization that there wasn't just one rock bottom; there were many. And from those challenging moments, he emerged stronger and more determined than ever. Today, he leverages his personal experiences and magnetic, relatable personality to inspire others to embark on their own transformative journeys. Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock is proof that even in the darkest of times, one can find a path to fulfillment and purpose, using rock bottom as a steppingstone rather than an endpoint. Michael Molthan's mission is to raise the meaning of “Rock Bottom” sharing his relatable stories for everyone by rebuilding the “Spirit, Mind, and Body”. When this is “Out of Order” our life is full of chaos and confusion. Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of trauma, drug, alcohol, and work addiction. On his talk show called The M2 The ROCK Show, he interviews inspiring people with inspiring stories. For over 2o years, Michael Molthan has been known as one of the most well-known Luxury Homebuilders in Dallas, Texas - The Park Cities and also in the country until 2009.  Michael Molthan finally hit rock bottom. Drugs. Alcohol, and crime. And absolute chaos. He accumulated 27 mugshots in four years and was about to enter a place he swore he would never go: prison. Addiction was Michael's temporary solution to heal from a dark childhood trauma secret. Little did he know that being imprisoned and reading and writing for inmates that could not read or write. On October 13, 2017, Michael was miraculously released 2 years early from prison before completing his sentence. He traveled 300 Miles back to Dallas, Texas, to see Judge Jennifer Bennett to turn himself in.  For the first time Judge Bennett could see this miraculous change that had taken place in Michael's life, so she pardoned him and told him to go “pay it forward”.  That's what Michael Molthan has been doing for the last 7 years.   Michael is the host of The M2 THE ROCK Show, one of the fastest growing shows/podcasts in the country that dives into the topic of self-improvement, spirituality, health, mind, and many more.  Michael Molthan is the author of two books, “300 MILES – Memoir of Michael Molthan” and “Today, I Realize - Daily Devotional 2025” being released in 2025. Michael's main passion is simple and profound: “That Everyone Is An Addict”.  FOLLOW M2 THE ROCK BELOW:WEBSITE: https://m2therock.com/ YOUTUBE: MICHAEL MOLTHANINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/m2therockshow/        Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-m2-the-rock-show-michael-molthan--3443849/support.

What sets Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock's story apart is the realization that there wasn't just one rock bottom; there were many. And from those challenging moments, he emerged stronger and more determined than ever. Today, he leverages his personal experiences and magnetic, relatable personality to inspire others to embark on their own transformative journeys. Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock is proof that even in the darkest of times, one can find a path to fulfillment and purpose, using rock bottom as a steppingstone rather than an endpoint. Michael Molthan's mission is to raise the meaning of “Rock Bottom” sharing his relatable stories for everyone by rebuilding the “Spirit, Mind, and Body”. When this is “Out of Order” our life is full of chaos and confusion. Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of trauma, drug, alcohol, and work addiction. On his talk show called The M2 The ROCK Show, he interviews inspiring people with inspiring stories. For over 2o years, Michael Molthan has been known as one of the most well-known Luxury Homebuilders in Dallas, Texas - The Park Cities and also in the country until 2009.  Michael Molthan finally hit rock bottom. Drugs. Alcohol, and crime. And absolute chaos. He accumulated 27 mugshots in four years and was about to enter a place he swore he would never go: prison. Addiction was Michael's temporary solution to heal from a dark childhood trauma secret. Little did he know that being imprisoned and reading and writing for inmates that could not read or write. On October 13, 2017, Michael was miraculously released 2 years early from prison before completing his sentence. He traveled 300 Miles back to Dallas, Texas, to see Judge Jennifer Bennett to turn himself in.  For the first time Judge Bennett could see this miraculous change that had taken place in Michael's life, so she pardoned him and told him to go “pay it forward”.  That's what Michael Molthan has been doing for the last 7 years.   Michael is the host of The M2 THE ROCK Show, one of the fastest growing shows/podcasts in the country that dives into the topic of self-improvement, spirituality, health, mind, and many more.  Michael Molthan is the author of two books, “300 MILES – Memoir of Michael Molthan” and “Today, I Realize - Daily Devotional 2025” being released in 2025. Michael's main passion is simple and profound: “That Everyone Is An Addict”.   FOLLOW M2 THE ROCK BELOW: WEBSITE: https://m2therock.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/m2therockshow/        Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-m2-the-rock-show-michael-molthan--3443849/support.

“Know your value, and know how to sell it.” —Jennifer Bennett For many, the entrepreneurial path seems filled with uncertainty and risk, but it doesn't have to be that way. Rather than fearing the unpredictability of business ownership, we can see it as an opportunity to flex our resilience, creativity, and ability to adapt. By treating each setback as a lesson and each success as confirmation of our vision, we can build a fulfilling career and lifestyle on our terms. This week, Daniel sits with Jennifer Bennett about building successful long-term business relationships. Jennifer is the CEO and Founder of Get Desky, a virtual assistant and remote workspace company based in Orlando, Florida that empowers women to balance career and family. With over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, Jennifer is passionate about mentoring women business owners. Listen in for valuable advice on identifying the right clients, handling difficult financial situations with empathy, setting clear boundaries to maintain work-life balance, the importance of building long-term relationships, sales and marketing strategies, solving real problems in the marketplace, plus much more.   Be Inspired! with Daniel:  Website (Makings of a Millionaire Mindset) Website (Daniel Gomez Global) Facebook Facebook Group X Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest YouTube Episode Highlights: 03:14 Identifying Clients Who Align with Your Values  07:19 Navigating Conflict Resolution in Business 11:54 Work-Life Balance 20:24 Do Not Sacrifice The Important Things 26:04 Building Trust in Professional Relationships 31:28 Sales, Marketing, and Growth Strategies 37:08 Hard Work and Perseverance Pays Success  

Family Worship brings the church service to you, on air Sundays at 9am and 7:30pm and now on demand, wherever you get your podcasts. Every week a special guest pastor will bring a message that will get you thinking and speak to your heart. In this edition of Family Worship, Jennifer Bennet, honorary Padre to the Stephens RSL reflects on Remembrance Day, the freedom that Aussie soldiers fought for in WWI, and the freedom that is gifted to us in Jesus.  Links You Should Click OnRemembrance Day Memorial Service - Yeronga Memorial Park96five's WebsiteFollow us on Instagram & FacebookSupport the show: https://www.96five.com/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are pleased to discuss and bring to our audience a new research report from my friends at VolunteerMatch and how we connect hopeful and helpful data from today's volunteers. In today's episode, we have Darcy Hughes and Jennifer Bennett. Jennifer is the Director of Education & Training joined VolunteerMatch to formalize and manage the organization's volunteer engagement program. With her breadth of experience, she is well qualified to help VolunteerMatch's community of nonprofits better recruit and engage volunteers.  Darcy is the Content & Storytelling Manager, responsible for newsletters for nonprofits and volunteers, conducting surveys, execute marketing and sponsorship campaigns, and their social media, basically all external communications to broader audiences.We discussed what does their recent research tell us about where volunteers are at as we come out of  nearly three years of a pandemic, some of the key takeaways and what does it tell us about where volunteers are at right now.Full show notes: 052– New Volunteer Research with Jennifer Bennett and Darcy Hughes of VolunteerMatchThanks for listening to this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review so we can reach more people like you who want to improve the impact of their good cause. For more tips and notes from the show, check us out at TobiJohnson.com. For any comments or questions, email us at WeCare@VolPro.net.

We meet our next guest, Jennifer Bennett Price at the hotel there in West Virginia. She's been a nurse her whole career really in that front line service work and been a technician around dialysis for a good part of that. Her job even took her to Ghana for five years to try a business. She shares a powerful story about it, part of her life growing up where she lost 12 family members in one year, including her mom and how that really shaped her. We talk about how her mom has cancer and she had a long time to plan and prepare everyone for her death, and then the other side, her brother died suddenly when no one was prepared. It's a really powerful sharing, and when you don't want to mess tune in to hear the rest of the story with Jennifer. For behind the scenes content of the making of The Jar, meet the guests, see some footage of unreleased podcast episodes and more visit : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTqB1dhDvl0Oh505ysdxTgTo be a guest on the show email us at thejarguest@gmail.com or visit our webpage : https://www.thejar.live/Follow The Jar on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thejar_podcast/Follow The Jar on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcast.thejarDisclaimer: The views stated in this episode are our guest's opinions and do not represent the views, beliefs or opinions of The Jar Podcast. Our goal is to provide a platform for everyone no matter what they believe, and we would like to continue to do that while making it clear our guests are not a representation of The Jar Podcast. 

Did you Know: in addition to producing two podcasts (Volunteer Nation and the Time+Talent Podcast with Jennifer Bennett), Tobi also writes a weekly nonprofit blog? There are literally hundreds of in-depth posts, each with a wealth of information you can apply to your volunteer program. And as a holiday gift to you, Tobi is counting down the top 10 fan favorites from both the VolunteerPro and Tobi Johnson & Associates websites to get you started.  These are the posts that garnered the most attention and visits, and they're sure to be of high value to you, too! BONUS: in addition to the blog posts themselves, Tobi also shares which ones include free templates and downloads!   Full show notes: 037-Our Top 10 Nonprofit Blog Posts of 2022 - Tobi Johnson & AssociatesThanks for listening to this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review so we can reach more people like you who want to improve the impact of their good cause. For more tips and notes from the show, check us out at TobiJohnson.com. For any comments or questions, email us at WeCare@VolPro.net.

Since leaving the corporate world, Jennifer Bennett has brought her cross-functional leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies to academia. She's taught subjects including negotiation and enterprise risk management as an adjunct professor, and now serves as Chief of Staff and Lead of the Transformation Management Office of The University of Tulsa.In this episode, we dig into the magic that happens when leaders create a culture where stakeholder opinions are truly acknowledged, why it's crucial to construct relationship maps for your business partnerships, and how teaching others has helped her reflect on her own performance throughout her career.Ready to play bigger? Listen now to discover: How to negotiate agreements that offer impactful wins for all parties — and why negotiating with empathy is a real-life superpowerHow to understand and deal with people who are not open to compromiseHow to propose and implement major organizational shifts more collaboratively and effectivelyGuest bio: Jennifer Bennett is the Chief of Staff and leads the Transformation Management Office of The University of Tulsa. She has extensive experience delivering aspirational and sustainable business results through Strategy Development and Implementation, Innovation and Transformation Leadership, Change Management and Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Service Delivery, and Operations Management.Timestamps:01:37  Intro02:30  Meet Jennifer Bennett04:40  Shifting from corporate to academia06:21  Collaboration during change09:12  When leaders neglect stakeholders10:55  Creating relationship maps14:15  Negotiating with empathy16:54  Emotional negotiation story18:50  Understanding perspective & motivation21:37  Fight v. negotiation story24:03  Preparing for negotiation27:22  “Letting the mud settle”28:45  Think bigger30:33  Adjunct professor experience33:37  Work-life balance39:10  Looking back45:54  What's nextLinks:Jennifer Bennetthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bennett-8292116 Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss with Tahl RazDiscover your tactical leadership toolkit: https://www.exceptionalleaderslab.com Interested in working with me or having me speak at your event? Find more information at https://tracyspears.com Want tools and insights that will help you play bigger in your life, at work, and in your community? Visit my resource library: https://tracyspears.com/blog Connect with me:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylspears Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TracySpearsSpeaker Twitter: @tracylspears Instagram: @tracylspears If you love the podcast, please consider leaving a rating and review — this will help others discover how to play a bigger game and step into their fullest potential! Watch these episodes on Youtube! Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel, and ring the bell for notifications so you never miss an episode!

In this amazing bonus Seat Beside Me episode, Melissa and Amanda are joined at the table by Dr Jen Bennett. Jen is a professor, author, speaker and encourager of women who has a calling on her life to help women impact the culture around them for the Lord. Jen is not only a source of encouragement for the ladies at the Table, but she is also the spark that God used to ignite their Hearts Over Hashtags movement! To learn more about Jen or listen to her podcast "She Impacts Culture", please visit her website:https://drjenbennett.comYou can also follow her on social media:https://www.facebook.com/DrJenBennetthttps://www.instagram.com/drjenbennettPick up your copy of "#BeWorthFollowing" on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Jennifer-Bennett/e/B07992Z4J2/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 If you enjoyed this episode, please help us share it more with other women just like you by leaving us a rating!

You don't need to wear all of the hats in your business. As a business owner, your responsibility is to focus on the roles and tasks that come naturally for you, or are your superpowers. Creating systems and processes around everything else will allow you to build your business rapidly while focusing on what you love! Jennifer Bennett will show you how this is done! Brandon helps corporate teams boost sales performance and unleash confidence. Learn more here

In this episode of the Mom Owned and Operated podcast, Rita Suzanne and Jennifer Bennett discuss raising a family, running a business and remembering yourself.Jennifer is a Realtor, Marketing expert, Social Media Savvy, and CEO/Founder of Get Desky.  She empowers you to create a solution that; you and your clients will love, igniting real results for your business. She also empowers entrepreneurs by providing them with the resources they need for success. At its core, Jennifer aims not only to help business owners reach their goals but also to give back to create communities that give everyone access to opportunities no matter where they come from or their background She values a diverse community.Jennifer is also known to be an innovative thinker with strong operational and managerial analysis and digital marketing. She is recognized for maximizing performance by implementing appropriate strategies through analysis of details to understand market trends. She demonstrated success executing complex transactions while delivering world-class service.You can find Jennifer on her website, on Instagram, on Facebook and on LinkedInBook a free consultation with Jennifer. Listen to more interviews by visiting momownedandoperated.com and apply to work with Rita at ritasuzanne.com/apply/

As a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness. DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless. "When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse." Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot." Hitting Rock Bottom 26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him.  "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace." Life-Changing Moment Later that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner." Paperwork Error Leads to Early Release In 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail.  "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?" He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."' And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction. Helping Others Trapped by Addiction Michael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured. Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ. M2 is quoted by saying: “When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”! To learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com.  YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ  Thanks for joining us for another episode! xo Daniella Park & Chris Nell Check out my recovery store for all the best in recovery gifts: www.doingitsober.com Instagram: @doingitsober  

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

Jennifer Jane Bennett, teacher, school administrator, women's advocate, senior reserve naval officer became the first female rear-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the first female to be appointed chief of reserves and cadets, the most senior reserve officer position in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).Bennett enrolled in 1975 in HMCS Star, the Naval Reserve Division in Hamilton. In 1991, Bennett was appointed executive officer (second-in-command) in HMCS Malahat, the Naval Reserve Division in Victoria. Four years later, she was promoted to commander and became the unit's commanding officer on 1 January 1995, serving until 30 July 1998. Later in 1998, Bennett was appointed the logistics branch advisor for the Naval Reserve. In 1999, she was appointed commanding officer of the Naval Reserve basic recruit detachment in CFB Borden and attended the NATO Defence College in Rome.Bennett was promoted to captain (navy) in January 2000 and appointed director reserves in the chief of reserves and cadets division at National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa. In 2003, she became the director of professional development and director of the Ottawa detachment of the Canadian Defence Academy. Bennett was promoted to commodore on 1 December 2007 and appointed commander Naval Reserve, a position she held until 15 January 2011. On 15 April 2011, Bennett was promoted to rear-admiral, becoming the first woman to achieve that rank in the RCN. In May 2011, she was appointed chief of reserves and cadets (now known as chief of reserves and employer support), the first female to hold that position. This made her the most senior reserve officer in the CAF and advisor on Canada's reserves and the two DND-sponsored youth programmes.Between August 2015 and July 2018, Bennett was director of the general strategic response team on sexual misconduct in support of Operation Honour, the CAF's programme to prevent and address sexual misconduct. She then became director general of litigation implementation and served in that position until December 2019. As such, she led the implementation of settlements for former CAF members who were affected by the LGBT purge while serving in the CAF, RCMP and federal civil service between 1955 and 1996.Women's Advocacy Bennett also served as an advisor, champion and speaker on women in leadership and defence in Canada and internationally. In this role, she worked with members of NATO and the UN, as well as other nations, regarding the integration of women into the military and developing a more diverse and inclusive military culture. She was the first female Defence Champion for Women, representing women in the CAF, as well as DND civilian employees, between January 2013 and September 2018.In 2018, Bennett led the NATO Gender Key Leader Seminar at the Nordic Center for Gender in Military Operations in Sweden; she was the first international officer in that role.Bennett retired from the CAF in December 2019. In retirement, she has served in several voluntary positions in the Navy League of Canada, DND's Defence Advisory Board and the University Naval Training Division Association Board of Directors. She is also a patron and member of the Advisory Committee of the Juno Beach Centre.#GaleForceWins New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

Jennifer Bennett with the Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center stopped by the WJRS Studios to preview a Pulled Pork Plate Fundraiser happening today for the local center.

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COMTo learn more visit www.M2TheRock.com. YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_6WeiuYeQJFGZ0-tu0hiQ ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podca…/m2-the-rock/id1457735603 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WG2cU84u5DTKOtfbxkr26 SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/user/m2therock

Do pastors have to be on social media to have influence in today's world, and if so, what are the best ways for pastors and small church leaders to show up?In today's episode, I interview Dr. Jen Bennett to talk about how pastors can be leaders who are worth following on social media. From tips to tricks and method and systems, Dr. Jen Bennett shares her personal experience and practices to show small church pastors that they can have influence online, too!MEET DR. JENN BENNETT: https://drjenbennett.comProfessor, Host of the She Impacts Culture Podcast, Author, and Speaker.Dr. Jen Bennett is a driven visionary communicator who has a unique way of connecting with her audience. She enjoys teaching, leading, and building and is committed to helping others be successful. As a Strategic Communication Professor, Jen equips college students to discover their voice, develop their expertise, and lead with influence to impact culture for Christ. Jen provides students with real-world opportunities that help launch them into the careers and professions that they are called to.Jen has has coached various entrepreneurs, small business owners, ministries, organizations, and college students in social media, personal branding, marketing, and public relations. Jen was named as one of “61 Women in Digital You Should Be Following.” In 2019 she was chosen as one of 55 social media influencers (out of 700 applicants) to attend #NASASocial for the Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch. She is also the author of the book “#BeWorthFollowing: How to be Different and Influence People in a Crowded Social World.” In April of 2021, Jen launched the #SheImpactsCulture podcast, a podcast for trailblazing, faith-based women who want to lead with influence and impact culture for Christ.Before entering the world of higher education, Jen served as a church youth director, where she taught, led, and developed student and adult leaders. She has also worked with students in the K-12 setting. Initially, she worked as a Literature teacher. She soon became a school administrator, where she trained other teachers to develop a well-aligned curriculum. During that time, she found her passion in developing others to become highly effective in their given environments. Jen became sought after for her ability to grow professionals and develop high-quality curricular experiences.Jen also founded a training and development organization that supported women who desired to discover their purpose and passion. What was a “side business” quickly became her full-time job. Social media had become an emerging topic at that time, and Jen found her professional world merging with this new environment. After several years of honing her social media/marketing expertise, others began to notice her skills. She is passionate about helping others create and build a powerful online presence around their God-given calling so that they can impact and influence culture.Jen holds an EdD in Instructional Leadership and Curriculum Development from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a BA in Communications from the University of North Florida. She has been a speaker at regional and national events and is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication at Indiana Wesleyan University

Lauren Black from the Social Justice Sewing Academy talks about the opportunity her organization had to completely rethink the way they engaged volunteers, and to launch an entirely new volunteer engagement strategy during a pandemic. What do you do when a pandemic strikes and your organization's mission is running workshops for kids and teens? You launch an entirely new strategy engaging individual skills-based volunteers - at least that's what you do if you're the Social Justice Sewing Academy! Founded in 2017, the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is a non-profit organization that aims to empower individuals to utilize textile art for personal transformation, community cohesion, and to begin the journey toward becoming an agent of social change. Prior to COVID-19, youth workshops and programs were at the core of the organization.Through a series of hands-on workshops in schools, prisons, and community centers across the country, SJSA used social justice and art education to bridge artistic expression with activism.  Many of our young artists made art that explored issues such as gender discrimination, mass incarceration, gun violence, and gentrification. The powerful imagery that youth created in cloth demonstrated their critique of issues plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts to be displayed in museums, galleries, and quilt shows across the country. While youth programming remains at the heart of SJSA, the civil rights movement of 2020 and the concurrent COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted SJSA's programming. Due to no longer being able to provide in-person programming and limited virtual youth workshops, SJSA launched a series of new initiatives to critically respond to the times, including the Remembrance Project. The Remembrance Project engages remote skills-based volunteers to create a quilt block to remember members of the community lost to violence. Time + Talent co-host Jennifer Bennett is a volunteer with SJSA and she also shares her experience volunteering during the Summer of 2020 with the Remembrance Project. For more information, visit https://www.sjsacademy.org/ To volunteer with SJSA and the Remembrance Project: https://www.sjsacademy.org/volunteer-form  To view the Remembrance Project Gallery: https://www.instagram.com/sjsa_remembranceproject/ To see other SJSA Projects: https://www.instagram.com/sjsacademy/ To see and read about the block Jennifer created: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsGjDyn_st/ To learn more about the Remembrance Project and the Stitching Stolen Lives book: https://www.sjsacademy.org/shop/p/stitching-stolen-lives For More: For more info on engaging skills-based volunteers, check out Season 2 of the Time + Talent Podcast, Episode #206 Strengthening the Impact of Young Professional Volunteers. Guest Bio: Lauren BlackExecutive DirectorSocial Justice Sewing Academy Lauren Black is the Executive Director of the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA). Lauren currently works as a School Psychologist in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She recently completed her Masters in Educational Psychology and her Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology at Loyola Marymount University.  She is passionate about tackling issues that disempower people and erase their voices based on elements of their identity. In working with SJSA, Lauren fights against marginalization, systemic oppression, and underrepresentation through education, outreach, and collaboration. You can find Lauren Black at lauren@sjsacademy.com.

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by Addiction

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Director , Education & Training at VolunteerMatch talk about the Season 3 themes and their thoughts on how leaders of volunteers are continuing to adapt and evolve to engaging volunteers during the ongoing pandemic. Season 3 of the Time + Talent Podcast is finally here! Tobi and Jennifer are back to share exciting and inspirational stories from practitioners in the field of volunteer management. We didn't think we'd still be talking about COVID and a global pandemic in 2022, but we are, and this season highlights the organizations that are not just surviving, but thriving as they learn to engage volunteers in this new environment. We don't like to say pandemic silver linings - but we are excited to share stories from leaders of volunteers that used the pandemic as an opportunity to get creative, dig deeper into their organization's mission, and tap into the time and talent of all kinds of volunteers - including the National Guard! This season wouldn't have been possible without our guests sharing their time and talent and we want to thank each and every one of them for joining us on this journey. We hope you enjoy Season 3 - please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review. And if you, or someone you know, has an inspirational story about volunteer engagement we want to hear about it! Submit your story on the Be a Guest page on or website -https://www.timeandtalentpod.com/ - and we may feature you in Season 4. For More: To see how far we've come, check out the Time + Talent Podcast Season 1, Episode 101, and Season 2, Episode 201. Host Bios: Tobi JohnsonPresident & FounderTobi Johnson & Associates | VolunteerPro Time + Talent co-host Tobi Johnson is an internationally sought after expert, consultant, and master trainer in volunteer engagement. She is known for her modern thought leadership, highly practical evidence-based strategies, and innovative, “big hat” thinking around engaging, supporting, and acknowledging the work of volunteers. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Tobi is a graduate of the University of Washington and has a Masters degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She now lives in East Tennessee with her husband and feline office assistant, Bailey. Jennifer Bennett Director, Education & Training VolunteerMatch  Time + Talent co-host Jennifer Bennett believes that the most creative volunteer engagement happens on top of a strong foundation, and that all volunteers should be engaged in meaningful work. She relies on her current role leading and engaging volunteers to ensure that the thought-leadership, trainings, and resources she designs meet the needs of today's volunteer engagement professionals. Jennifer grew up, and still lives, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, VA.

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

THEY DID US WRONG - M2 THE ROCKDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

FREE LEGAL ADVICE FOR DRUG ADDICTS & ALCOHOLICSDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

M2 THE ROCK TELLS HIS STORY ON THE KEVIN ALAN SHOWDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

NEW YEARS RESOLUTION - DON'T MAKE ONEDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by Addiction

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSLeaving aside the drink & drug question, Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock shares why living was so unsatisfactory. Today, Michael Molthan - M2 share's and show that the consciousness of the Presence of Jesus Christ is today the most important fact of his life, M2 present's a powerful reason why one should have faith.“I have been given a life I don't deserve. A life I never expected, designed, or wanted”. -Michael Molthan - M2 As a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by Addiction

TIFFANY JENKINS IN 2019 MEETS M2 THE ROCKTiffany Jenkins is a wife, and mother to three awesome human beings. She realized her love of writing last year when she started her blog, “Juggling the Jenkins”, where she writes about motherhood, addiction and marriage. Tiffany has acquired a huge social media following where her videos receive millions of views.She uses her platform to help and inspire others who are struggling with mother-hood, mental health, addiction, and those who just need a good laugh. Her articles have been featured on “BLUNTmoms.com”, “Themighty.com” and “Thoughtcatalog.com”, and her Blog and Face-book page have been covered on several news outlets and television programs.This month she will be celebrating five years clean and sober from drugs and alcohol. She feels that publishing a book, is a wonderful way to celebrate this milestone.https://www.facebook.com/jugglingthej... (less)DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by Addiction

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSLeaving aside the drink & drug question, Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock shares why living was so unsatisfactory. Today, Michael Molthan - M2 share's and show that the consciousness of the Presence of Jesus Christ is today the most important fact of his life, M2 present's a powerful reason why one should have faith.“I have been given a life I don't deserve. A life I never expected, designed, or wanted”. -Michael Molthan - M2 As a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by Addiction

Scotty Alexander...who makes his home in Bandera, TX, is veteran singer, songwriter and recording artist that has over 10,000 live shows to his credit as a solo or supporting act for artists including Wayne Newton, Neal McCoy, Easton Corbin, Brian White, Cody Johnson, Cody Jinks, Sundance Head, Kevin Fowler and more. Scotty is a world class studio musician on fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass and has performed since the age of 6 when he released his first vinyl record "HERE I COME WORLD". In the years that followed Scotty appeared on Star Search and performed with his band at nightclubs and fairs all through his teenage years. Scotty's early years also took him to Texas where he performed with Mickey Gilley several times at the original Gilley's in Pasadena, TX. In 1994 he moved to Las Vegas to co-host in an award winning production show called "Country Tonight." In 1999 Scotty went to work for the legend Wayne Newton. He played guitar, fiddle banjo and mandolin on stage and eventually became Mr. Newton's music director until 2007. "It was an education I couldn't have paid for... all those years with Mr. Newton. He truly was like a dad to me. All the USO shows all over the planet plus the TV and movie work we did. I will forever be grateful..." SAScotty and his wife Lisa were offered their own show which they headlined for several years in Las Vegas before moving the family to Nashville.While in Nashville, Scotty was signed by Ray Hamilton to Merf Publishing as a writer/artist and worked for Brian David Willis as a ProTools editor on many big records, including Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Josh Turner, Carly Pearce, and many more. In 2013-14 Scotty was music director for Hollywood recording artist and ABC's "Pretty Little Liars" star, Lucy Hale. Making TV appearances on Ellen, Good Morning America, Kelly and Michael and the Grand Ole Opry.For the last couple years Scotty has been writing and performing all over the Texas panhandle and west coast. "We have put out a few things over the years but I have never been so proud of the music we are writing and recording now. There was a period where the kind of country I play, more traditional, story and instrument driven tunes weren't cool. Now what I do is cool again, Thank God" SAWhat has already been an amazing journey is really just the beginning. Scotty's first solo album, "Guilty", was released in 2019 and his second, "Road We're On" is set to be released in the Fall of 2021. "Road We're On" includes the top 10 Texas Radio hit "Cowboy's Daughter" and the now charting single, "One More Reason". Scotty is also a 5 time Texas Country Music Nominee.We like to call him the best secret in country music, but not for long. Scotty's high-energy, classic country is taking fans by storm so this secret won't last long.MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom 26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

GRATITUDE || FLASHBACK FRIDAY || M2 THE ROCK || MICHAEL MOLTHANMICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSAs a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

COVID || 19 PTSD || INNER CHILDDALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

MICHAEL MOLTHAN - M2 THE ROCK | CHARISMATIC SPEAKER | WE ARE ALL ADDICTSLeaving aside the drink & drug question, Michael Molthan - M2 The Rock shares why living was so unsatisfactory. Today, Michael Molthan - M2 share's and show that the consciousness of the Presence of Jesus Christ is today the most important fact of his life, M2 present's a powerful reason why one should have faith.“I have been given a life I don't deserve. A life I never expected, designed, or wanted”. -Michael Molthan - M2 As a result of being forgiving, grateful, and finally accepting his role in the trauma that he received, Michael Molthan can help others by sharing the supernatural experience he received and is still receiving as a result of true forgiveness.DALLAS, TX – Michael Molthan doesn't shy away from talking about his painful past of drug and alcohol addiction. On his talk show called, M2-The Rock, he shares how he went from building homes to being homeless."When I had the homebuilding company my behaviors were getting worse and worse," Molthan told CBN News. "My consequences were getting worse and worse."Molthan was arrested on a drug charge in 2009. "I had a large amount of cocaine in my truck," he explained. "I was intoxicated, and I was arrested. And I'll never forget that when they took me down to the jail, I had my very first mug shot."Hitting Rock Bottom26 mug shots later, Molthan hit rock bottom. "When I look back, that's how the word powerless – I'm powerless over this deadly disease," he said. Feeling agitated, anxious, and facing three years behind bars, Molthan underwent a spiritual encounter after an inmate asked him to read to him. "I grab this book from a gang-banger, a black panther, and he used it as a pillow," he explained. "Brand new book and it was the Living Recovery Bible, New Living Translation. Now, these are black words on white paper at the time. They're not meaning anything to me. Next thing I know, four days have passed by and I started thinking about this and I go, four days just went by and I wasn't anxious. I wasn't in fear. I was calm, and I was at peace."Life-Changing MomentLater that night, he experienced another life-changing moment. "I couldn't breathe," he recounted. "All of a sudden I felt all this trash and hatred and anger and resentment and everything just coming out of my body like flies. All this stuff was just coming out. And I just took this breath and I just go something magical happened and I was full of love, and looking around I loved everybody." "I started preaching and I didn't realize what I was doing," he said. "And I did it at the end of every dinner."Paperwork Error Leads to Early ReleaseIn 2017, a paperwork error led to Molthan's accidental release. So, with no money or food, he walked 300 miles to ask judge Jennifer Bennett to send him back to jail. "I walk in there to turn myself in and I'm excited," says Molthan. "I'm like, 'I'm going to go back to prison. I'm going to do my time, get this over with and get this behind me.' I mean, complete acceptance. God is running the show, right?"He continued, "I walk in there and Judge Bennett says, 'Mr. Molthan there's obviously someone a lot bigger working in your life than me and I'm not going to get in the way.' And she set me free. And she said, 'I want you to come back tomorrow with the self-correct program. I want you to go pay it forward."'And Molthan is doing just that by sharing his story of freedom and sobriety with those seeking help for addiction.Helping Others Trapped by AddictionMichael Molthan's passion is to help people by “raising the bottom” so that no one has to experience the pain that he endured.Molthan's speaking style is so relatable and he loves sharing his love for God and Jesus Christ.M2 is quoted by saying:“When It Comes To Religion I Am An Atheist BUT When It Comes To The Gospel, The Truth, and The Word of God I Am All In”!To inquire about Michael Molthan's rates and availability, email M2@M2THEROCK.COMwww.M2THEROCK.COM

On this episode of By His Grace, I interview Dr, Jennifer Bennett. We discuss how her dream of ministry looked different than she imagined, but that God had a an amazing plan for working it all together. We discuss social media and what it means to be worth following on social media, how to authentically […] The post Jennifer Bennett: Be Worth Following on Social Media appeared first on By His Grace.

What is it about that moment in Nature that allows us to get into the state of 'flow' or 'in the zone' - that sense of fluidity between your body and mind, where you are totally absorbed by and deeply focused on something. Time feels like it has slowed down. Your senses are heightened. You are at one with what you're doing; action and awareness are in sync. The state of flow is accessible to everyone - whether you're engaged in a physical activity, a creative pursuit, or even a simple day-to-day task. How do people interact with nature and get into the zone? Listen in as we chat with Ben Porchuk, the first Canadian Forest Therapy Guide, Jennifer Bennett, an avid local Mountain Biker and racer who loves the thrill of moving fast in the woods and Larry Monczka and Kathleen Pickard, Norfolk based photographer duo to find out how they find their flow. Download our reflection guide here: https://longpointbiosphere.com/podcasts/

Jennifer Bennett is one of the survivors of the 2013 Navy Yard shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people in Washington, D.C.Ms. Bennett gets candid with Greg Kelly about how her faith kept her calm and collected while literally staring down the barrel of the shooter's weapon. She sustained a point-blank shotgun blast and was severely wounded. Despite her experience, Bennett is decisively pro-Second Amendment and says neither the gun nor the shooter alone did her harm.Ms. Bennett also gets candid about the 46th President. She encountered Joe Biden while recovering from her wounds. It was in this exchange, she says, she saw his self-centered disingenuous nature first hand. The most riveting part of this interview, however, is Bennett's moment-by-moment playback of the Navy Yard shooting, recounted in 20 riveting, uninterrupted minutes with edge-of-your-seat details. It's clear the encounter is as vivid today as it was nearly a decade ago.Ms. Bennett is a public speaker on the topic of leadership, her book is "Standing Still In A Culture of Mass Shootings" and can be found at her website, Navy Yard Survivor.Follow Greg Kelly on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkellyusaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregkellyusa/Find out more information at:https://gregkellypodcast.com/

Hello, and welcome to why on earth would I need a social media manager? I don't want to hire anyone. I could do it myself. My nephew is 17 and they could do it for me for free that's. Right today, we are stamping out ignorance answering questions and laying down some truth as to why you might want to consider hiring a social media manage for your business on today's straight shot, marketing podcast, welcome back everyone. My name is not Steve Harvey, and I'm not the guy from tool time or Richard Dawson. And this is not family feud. My name is Jennifer Bennett and you are watching or listening to straight shot marketing podcast. The show where we discuss how marketing impacts everyday life. And today we are continuing our social media series with an episode on why you may want to consider hiring a social media manager and what they do and why you might need them. So, Zachary, let's discuss. Let's start with the first big question. Why uh? Number one reason why you'd want to consider hiring a social media manager to work for your business is because of how important social media has become inside modern business marketing strategies. Right. 73% of all business marketers agree. Oh, this feels like a crest commercial. Doesn't it. 73% of all business marketers agree that social media is effective. If not very effective. For their business, 90.4% of all millennials, 77.5% of gen X-ers and 48.2% of baby boomers are on social media. That's the vast majority of all of us users spend an average of three hours a day. Using social media and more than half of them are using it to research products and find out more about companies about businesses like yours. 71% of customers have had a positive experience with a brand using social media and will therefore. Talk about it. It isn't that what all of us want is to start that word of mouth chain. Right? So we want people to talk about you. I could go on and on and on with statistics, but bottom line. And I've said this before, social media is now very important. For business, social media is where under-priced attention is available today. Now the early adoption period is now over. It is now known that social media is effective, that it works and majority adoption has already started. So it won't be long before it won't be considered under-priced anymore. So once the big corporations make the move from majority TV and radio to majority social media, it's going to be a lot more difficult for smaller businesses to buy social media media. So because of the law of supply and demand, there's going to be less available. And then when that happens, the cost goes up. Absolutely. And that is why it is the number one. Now the second reason will be because it will save you time. If you hire someone, time is a very valuable resource. As a business owner, you need to spend your own time in areas that will benefit your business the most. Right? So what's going to benefit you the most. Where are the areas that you have the most skill and the most expertise so that you're making wise use of this valuable resource? We call time. Now we, aren't going to get into a bunch of details today, but over the next few episodes in this series, we're going to be discussing all of the nuts and bolts of how businesses participate in social media. And when we do that, you will be able to see just how much is involved in proper participation, proper marketing of your business through social media. It takes a lot of time, time that you should be spending on whatever your main craft or product or service actually is. The world of social media has grown so large. There are so many different platforms that each have their own nuances, their own algorithms, their own audiences and their own rules and the separate ways that you have to work with them. It can be quite a lot. Well, we will definitely dive into that generally later today. And in detail in those few future future episodes, you keep talking about, I like, I like how we have episodes that always elude to other episodes. We'll use the forward or backwards. Thanks. There is more than just volume of work. Yeah. There's also a lot of expertise that's necessary to know all of that. You know, there are many, many platforms and you have to know about each one. And there's also the fact that the details are constantly changing all the time. Social media and technology are in tandem and as everybody knows. Technology changes constantly. So keeping up with that, keeping up with all of it in your mind while doing all of this work, it, it can be a lot. It's a full-time job by itself. Particularly when you start to add in the creative aspects of the job. And the impact of social media, that importance brings up another thing. It's serious business. Now it's called big tech and those rules aren't jokes to them compliance. Yes, that's important too, because you can get banned or shadow banned, not only on the platforms themselves, but by. The audiences as well. And in a lot of ways, that's actually worse. If you don't comply with the unspoken rules of social media, people will turn their back on you. And that is not good. The court of public opinion can be difficult to come back from somewhat unforgiving if you do it wrong, but great for your business, if you do it right. So let's talk more about what it is that social media managers do. We know it's important. We know that it will save time. We know there's expertise and compliance involved, but what physically are they doing? You know, what tasks fall underneath the job description? If you are hiring someone what's involved in that recruitment ad, obviously, as you've already stated, it's a position where you have to know all the platforms. All the traditions and all of the rules associated with all of them. And then you are also responsible to manage how to use those platforms, to showcase the company's brand strategically. Then you have to create the content that's going to fit those strategies. And then of course, place that content strategically on the correct platforms, according to those rules, according to that purpose, and you have to monitor how people are interacting with your brand and then participate that is engaged with them whenever possible. Okay. So talk to me a little bit more about the whole campaign, strategic elements of the job. Um, well it, it is strategy, but it's sub strategies. So now we get ... Well, let's look at it this way. Okay. The brand is the boss. Once the brand has been developed, it is King. What the brand says goes then underneath that is the campaign concept that's being used to showcase the brand across all different mediums, social media print. Video, whatever, right then at the medium level. Right. And medium meaning media and not like large, small, medium that don't have t-shirts. Yeah. So at the medium level, you have to determine how that brand and that overall campaign concept are going to be used in your assigned media, in this case. Social media. If you're the head of, you know, the magazine department, it would be magazines if you're head of the radio department, whatever, but this media. Is social media. So how are you going to use that brand in that overall concept in your media? Okay. Then it gets broken down onto the platform level. So not only social media, but specifically on Facebook, you know, on LinkedIn, there are things that will work on Facebook. They won't work on LinkedIn. These are the social media managers, strategic responsibilities. Okay. So there are tiers. Yes, exactly. Media manager. Isn't responsible for the brand or the overall strategy, but they are responsible for how those elements will play out on their mediums on social media. For example, well, things like hashtag contest, right? Tik-tok challenges, uh, Instagram, Instagram, carousels, YouTube videos, micro blogs that go on LinkedIn. There's very specific things for each one of these platforms. Well, the social media manager's job is "okay, how do I take the overall brand and, you know, use these tools, these methods", right. In, in, in, on social media. So it's not just, you know, that you're doing it, that you're posting on social media. It's how are you going to do it? Because how was very platform, specific things you can do on Twitter? You can't do on Facebook? Or other things you can do on Facebook, you came to on Twitter, but you, you get my point. Things are very site specific, then there's the paid media side of things. So that's, you know, advertising social media offers some of the most targetable advertising opportunities that we've ever seen. So they will plan and then manage digital ad campaigns on social media from month to month, everything from content to placement to the reporting. So. What about Kim Kardashians or Kylie or any of her other umpteen sisters? Um, it is a good question. So what you're talking about is influencers. So the social media manager will research which influencers on the internet would be best to promote their brand. And in what ways. Would be best to promote their brand within the platform that the influencer has. So these influencers, regardless of, of what. Technical platform they're on, they have their own plan, the platform of what their show is about how their, their show is done, that sort of thing. So the social media manager has to know that as well, so that they can determine, okay, this would be a good fit for this, you know, celebrities, this influencer, cause they're not all celebrities. This is what their platform is. It will do well for that and on this medium as well. And then there are several different ways that you can use influencers for your brand. Regardless of what platform they're on as well. So not only does he have to know all of them, but then he has to pitch the ideas internally and then also to the client, then it has to go and negotiate with the influencer themselves. Or in some cases like Kim Kardashians, she has a manager. So he would negotiate with their manager on all of the duties that they would do in the fees that they would have and that sort of thing, and then manage seeing it through. To fruition. So now we'll, we'll go over influencers soon in, in this series. So influencers are coming. We will be under the influence. That all sounds like a lot of work. That's why it's not a side gig. It's its own position. It's its own job, a job that didn't exist 15 years ago, but it is an important one in this day and age now. So how do our business owners, you know, get this person? I mean, how do they fill this role? Well, they have two options, really. Okay. But in both of them, you need to find someone that has the expertise has the time, has the skills. To do the work, just like any other position, which is an important thing for business owners to remember for entrepreneurs to remember, as you grow, don't try to do everything yourself. You cannot do your own job and all of the other jobs in your business at the same time, at least you can't do it for long or maintain any sort of quality while you're doing it. You cannot serve two masters. Not and be an expert at whatever the job is. If you own your business, your expertise is in whatever that businesses, right? So if you're a restaurant, maybe you make the world's best chili or, you know, the best barbecue sauce, or, you know, if you make widgets, then you should spend your time studying and making the world's best widget. Right. He makes sense. So you don't know all of the intricacies of marketing or accounting or distribution or whatever of their sub-sect of business you might be concerned with. You should focus on making the best, whatever that you can. So in finding that expertise in those skills, you have two choices. One hire someone to join your team as an employee full time. Or hire someone to join your team as an agency, right? Because you shouldn't be doing it right. You should be doing research, studying, perfecting, whatever your core business is. That's just good advice for any business, regardless of whatever industry you're going to be in. Now, the benefits to using an agency or at least. In our case, we've likely helped you to develop your brand. We've built your website. We, you know, know your customer extremely well. We did your cloud we know your brand, we know the campaign and how it should be executed extremely well. Right. And that helps with consistency. I think, across all platforms as well, I would imagine. Yes. And because we do it for multiple clients. All the time we have more experience and more efficiency than a lot of other people would. So it's, for example, if you hire one person they may have built, uh, worked with, um, you know, one company before they have experienced with that one company. I have done this for multiple companies. You have done this for multiple companies because it's. It's the way that our job works. Right? So therefore we're going to have more varied experience than somebody else does. Now that equates to being less hours for the client and therefore less costs for the business. Yeah. Hiring someone full-time can involve a larger salary benefits, packages, overhead and all that. Yeah. Um, but that's not always a deciding factor, you know, if you're. Coca-Cola there is more than enough work to justify the salary, the hours, et cetera. So hiring an agency for this type of work isn't going to be for everyone, but for a lot of companies, it's going to be the best thing that you can do. It's that expertise and skill, dedication to the craft. That's going to matter the most more than anything. Okay. So we've had some good discussion here today, but before I ask you to sum it all up for us, I want to remind everyone to like, and subscribe no matter where you are, it really helps us out a lot. If you have thoughts or just, you know, want to say hi, please leave a comment to let us know. Thank you. Now Zachary let's sum up our discussion here today. Give it to us straight. Okay. So the questions for today were why hire a social media manager. Okay. And number one was social media and the internet have become extremely important to our society into business communications. Because of that. So one follows the other number two, two was that it takes a lot of time to do it time that you don't need to be spending directly yourself. You need to be concentrating on your core business. This job that we're talking about, social media management is going to take up a lot of time. Okay. Number three, even if you had the time, you don't necessarily have the experience, the expertise in the skills that are going to be necessary to do a good job at it. Now, hiring someone that has those elements is just, it's just good business. And then number four, there are rules. So you need someone that knows both the stated. And the unsaid rules to the game so that you can remain compliant both in public opinion. And then of course, technically with the platform as well. So that's all for the first question. Second question was, what does a social media manager actually do? Now, overall, he drills down the overall brand and campaign strategies to how they're going to be used across all of the social media platforms. Okay. He also monitors the brand across all social media participates and engages with others on the internet and the digital stratosphere. Right on behalf of the brand, across all social media, he handles all social media content from planning to creation, to curation, uh, all the way through distribution. Right. Which means actually putting it out there on the interwebs. He also handles all aspects of social media advertising. (5) They also handle all influencer relations. Right? So dealing with influencers, either on a local level, on a celebrity level, this person would be the one that handles that for you. You would say you as the CEO would go, Hey, Bob. I want Kim Kardashians and he would go, yes, sir. Let me see what I can do. And then they would try to find how to get in touch with Kim Kardashian just for an example. So he manages social media for the company, all of it. Hence the job title, social media manager. Now, lastly, our last question we discussed was how to get a social media manager. You need to hire someone with experience in the skills that were mentioned here today. Now whether you do that by partnering with a marketing agency that does this on a regular basis, or whether you're going to hire someone that this is their career, they are a social manager by trade. Either one of those options is. Perfectly viable for, for this. Um, that's how you would go about getting those people really it's just like recruiting any other job. You just have to ensure that they have the experience in the skills and the experiences, the hard part, because this is fairly new, you know, social media has been around, you know, 15 years, if that. So, you know, finding somebody that has that, that experience and that expertise and got into it early. Is really going to be the trick. You know, I got into social media because I was already working in marketing at the very onset of when it first happened and people were going, I don't want to be on social media. I don't want anybody knowing what I'm doing. So there we have it. Do you think that you need to hire a social media manager for your business? Are you currently handling all of the aspects we mentioned today? We'll go more in depth into each of these aspects in the next few episodes. Foundational participation, strategic engagement, advertising influencers, et cetera. Yeah. So lots of good stuff coming up, subscribe to our YouTube channel or our podcast on Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts until then. Thank you for listening. If you found this podcast informative, we hope you'll pass a longer. Our web address, straight shot.net to your friends, colleagues, and business associates. And please leave us a positive review on our facebook page at facebook.com.

Hello, and welcome to why on earth would I need a social media manager? I don't want to hire anyone. I could do it myself. My nephew is 17 and they could do it for me for free that's. Right today, we are stamping out ignorance answering questions and laying down some truth as to why you might want to consider hiring a social media manage for your business on today's straight shot, marketing podcast, welcome back everyone. My name is not Steve Harvey, and I'm not the guy from tool time or Richard Dawson. And this is not family feud. My name is Jennifer Bennett and you are watching or listening to straight shot marketing podcast. The show where we discuss how marketing impacts everyday life. And today we are continuing our social media series with an episode on why you may want to consider hiring a social media manager and what they do and why you might need them. So, Zachary, let's discuss. Let's start with the first big question. Why uh? Number one reason why you'd want to consider hiring a social media manager to work for your business is because of how important social media has become inside modern business marketing strategies. Right. 73% of all business marketers agree. Oh, this feels like a crest commercial. Doesn't it. 73% of all business marketers agree that social media is effective. If not very effective. For their business, 90.4% of all millennials, 77.5% of gen X-ers and 48.2% of baby boomers are on social media. That's the vast majority of all of us users spend an average of three hours a day. Using social media and more than half of them are using it to research products and find out more about companies about businesses like yours. 71% of customers have had a positive experience with a brand using social media and will therefore. Talk about it. It isn't that what all of us want is to start that word of mouth chain. Right? So we want people to talk about you. I could go on and on and on with statistics, but bottom line. And I've said this before, social media is now very important. For business, social media is where under-priced attention is available today. Now the early adoption period is now over. It is now known that social media is effective, that it works and majority adoption has already started. So it won't be long before it won't be considered under-priced anymore. So once the big corporations make the move from majority TV and radio to majority social media, it's going to be a lot more difficult for smaller businesses to buy social media media. So because of the law of supply and demand, there's going to be less available. And then when that happens, the cost goes up. Absolutely. And that is why it is the number one. Now the second reason will be because it will save you time. If you hire someone, time is a very valuable resource. As a business owner, you need to spend your own time in areas that will benefit your business the most. Right? So what's going to benefit you the most. Where are the areas that you have the most skill and the most expertise so that you're making wise use of this valuable resource? We call time. Now we, aren't going to get into a bunch of details today, but over the next few episodes in this series, we're going to be discussing all of the nuts and bolts of how businesses participate in social media. And when we do that, you will be able to see just how much is involved in proper participation, proper marketing of your business through social media. It takes a lot of time, time that you should be spending on whatever your main craft or product or service actually is. The world of social media has grown so large. There are so many different platforms that each have their own nuances, their own algorithms, their own audiences and their own rules and the separate ways that you have to work with them. It can be quite a lot. Well, we will definitely dive into that generally later today. And in detail in those few future future episodes, you keep talking about, I like, I like how we have episodes that always elude to other episodes. We'll use the forward or backwards. Thanks. There is more than just volume of work. Yeah. There's also a lot of expertise that's necessary to know all of that. You know, there are many, many platforms and you have to know about each one. And there's also the fact that the details are constantly changing all the time. Social media and technology are in tandem and as everybody knows. Technology changes constantly. So keeping up with that, keeping up with all of it in your mind while doing all of this work, it, it can be a lot. It's a full-time job by itself. Particularly when you start to add in the creative aspects of the job. And the impact of social media, that importance brings up another thing. It's serious business. Now it's called big tech and those rules aren't jokes to them compliance. Yes, that's important too, because you can get banned or shadow banned, not only on the platforms themselves, but by. The audiences as well. And in a lot of ways, that's actually worse. If you don't comply with the unspoken rules of social media, people will turn their back on you. And that is not good. The court of public opinion can be difficult to come back from somewhat unforgiving if you do it wrong, but great for your business, if you do it right. So let's talk more about what it is that social media managers do. We know it's important. We know that it will save time. We know there's expertise and compliance involved, but what physically are they doing? You know, what tasks fall underneath the job description? If you are hiring someone what's involved in that recruitment ad, obviously, as you've already stated, it's a position where you have to know all the platforms. All the traditions and all of the rules associated with all of them. And then you are also responsible to manage how to use those platforms, to showcase the company's brand strategically. Then you have to create the content that's going to fit those strategies. And then of course, place that content strategically on the correct platforms, according to those rules, according to that purpose, and you have to monitor how people are interacting with your brand and then participate that is engaged with them whenever possible. Okay. So talk to me a little bit more about the whole campaign, strategic elements of the job. Um, well it, it is strategy, but it's sub strategies. So now we get ... Well, let's look at it this way. Okay. The brand is the boss. Once the brand has been developed, it is King. What the brand says goes then underneath that is the campaign concept that's being used to showcase the brand across all different mediums, social media print. Video, whatever, right then at the medium level. Right. And medium meaning media and not like large, small, medium that don't have t-shirts. Yeah. So at the medium level, you have to determine how that brand and that overall campaign concept are going to be used in your assigned media, in this case. Social media. If you're the head of, you know, the magazine department, it would be magazines if you're head of the radio department, whatever, but this media. Is social media. So how are you going to use that brand in that overall concept in your media? Okay. Then it gets broken down onto the platform level. So not only social media, but specifically on Facebook, you know, on LinkedIn, there are things that will work on Facebook. They won't work on LinkedIn. These are the social media managers, strategic responsibilities. Okay. So there are tiers. Yes, exactly. Media manager. Isn't responsible for the brand or the overall strategy, but they are responsible for how those elements will play out on their mediums on social media. For example, well, things like hashtag contest, right? Tik-tok challenges, uh, Instagram, Instagram, carousels, YouTube videos, micro blogs that go on LinkedIn. There's very specific things for each one of these platforms. Well, the social media manager's job is "okay, how do I take the overall brand and, you know, use these tools, these methods", right. In, in, in, on social media. So it's not just, you know, that you're doing it, that you're posting on social media. It's how are you going to do it? Because how was very platform, specific things you can do on Twitter? You can't do on Facebook? Or other things you can do on Facebook, you came to on Twitter, but you, you get my point. Things are very site specific, then there's the paid media side of things. So that's, you know, advertising social media offers some of the most targetable advertising opportunities that we've ever seen. So they will plan and then manage digital ad campaigns on social media from month to month, everything from content to placement to the reporting. So. What about Kim Kardashians or Kylie or any of her other umpteen sisters? Um, it is a good question. So what you're talking about is influencers. So the social media manager will research which influencers on the internet would be best to promote their brand. And in what ways. Would be best to promote their brand within the platform that the influencer has. So these influencers, regardless of, of what. Technical platform they're on, they have their own plan, the platform of what their show is about how their, their show is done, that sort of thing. So the social media manager has to know that as well, so that they can determine, okay, this would be a good fit for this, you know, celebrities, this influencer, cause they're not all celebrities. This is what their platform is. It will do well for that and on this medium as well. And then there are several different ways that you can use influencers for your brand. Regardless of what platform they're on as well. So not only does he have to know all of them, but then he has to pitch the ideas internally and then also to the client, then it has to go and negotiate with the influencer themselves. Or in some cases like Kim Kardashians, she has a manager. So he would negotiate with their manager on all of the duties that they would do in the fees that they would have and that sort of thing, and then manage seeing it through. To fruition. So now we'll, we'll go over influencers soon in, in this series. So influencers are coming. We will be under the influence. That all sounds like a lot of work. That's why it's not a side gig. It's its own position. It's its own job, a job that didn't exist 15 years ago, but it is an important one in this day and age now. So how do our business owners, you know, get this person? I mean, how do they fill this role? Well, they have two options, really. Okay. But in both of them, you need to find someone that has the expertise has the time, has the skills. To do the work, just like any other position, which is an important thing for business owners to remember for entrepreneurs to remember, as you grow, don't try to do everything yourself. You cannot do your own job and all of the other jobs in your business at the same time, at least you can't do it for long or maintain any sort of quality while you're doing it. You cannot serve two masters. Not and be an expert at whatever the job is. If you own your business, your expertise is in whatever that businesses, right? So if you're a restaurant, maybe you make the world's best chili or, you know, the best barbecue sauce, or, you know, if you make widgets, then you should spend your time studying and making the world's best widget. Right. He makes sense. So you don't know all of the intricacies of marketing or accounting or distribution or whatever of their sub-sect of business you might be concerned with. You should focus on making the best, whatever that you can. So in finding that expertise in those skills, you have two choices. One hire someone to join your team as an employee full time. Or hire someone to join your team as an agency, right? Because you shouldn't be doing it right. You should be doing research, studying, perfecting, whatever your core business is. That's just good advice for any business, regardless of whatever industry you're going to be in. Now, the benefits to using an agency or at least. In our case, we've likely helped you to develop your brand. We've built your website. We, you know, know your customer extremely well. We did your cloud we know your brand, we know the campaign and how it should be executed extremely well. Right. And that helps with consistency. I think, across all platforms as well, I would imagine. Yes. And because we do it for multiple clients. All the time we have more experience and more efficiency than a lot of other people would. So it's, for example, if you hire one person they may have built, uh, worked with, um, you know, one company before they have experienced with that one company. I have done this for multiple companies. You have done this for multiple companies because it's. It's the way that our job works. Right? So therefore we're going to have more varied experience than somebody else does. Now that equates to being less hours for the client and therefore less costs for the business. Yeah. Hiring someone full-time can involve a larger salary benefits, packages, overhead and all that. Yeah. Um, but that's not always a deciding factor, you know, if you're. Coca-Cola there is more than enough work to justify the salary, the hours, et cetera. So hiring an agency for this type of work isn't going to be for everyone, but for a lot of companies, it's going to be the best thing that you can do. It's that expertise and skill, dedication to the craft. That's going to matter the most more than anything. Okay. So we've had some good discussion here today, but before I ask you to sum it all up for us, I want to remind everyone to like, and subscribe no matter where you are, it really helps us out a lot. If you have thoughts or just, you know, want to say hi, please leave a comment to let us know. Thank you. Now Zachary let's sum up our discussion here today. Give it to us straight. Okay. So the questions for today were why hire a social media manager. Okay. And number one was social media and the internet have become extremely important to our society into business communications. Because of that. So one follows the other number two, two was that it takes a lot of time to do it time that you don't need to be spending directly yourself. You need to be concentrating on your core business. This job that we're talking about, social media management is going to take up a lot of time. Okay. Number three, even if you had the time, you don't necessarily have the experience, the expertise in the skills that are going to be necessary to do a good job at it. Now, hiring someone that has those elements is just, it's just good business. And then number four, there are rules. So you need someone that knows both the stated. And the unsaid rules to the game so that you can remain compliant both in public opinion. And then of course, technically with the platform as well. So that's all for the first question. Second question was, what does a social media manager actually do? Now, overall, he drills down the overall brand and campaign strategies to how they're going to be used across all of the social media platforms. Okay. He also monitors the brand across all social media participates and engages with others on the internet and the digital stratosphere. Right on behalf of the brand, across all social media, he handles all social media content from planning to creation, to curation, uh, all the way through distribution. Right. Which means actually putting it out there on the interwebs. He also handles all aspects of social media advertising. (5) They also handle all influencer relations. Right? So dealing with influencers, either on a local level, on a celebrity level, this person would be the one that handles that for you. You would say you as the CEO would go, Hey, Bob. I want Kim Kardashians and he would go, yes, sir. Let me see what I can do. And then they would try to find how to get in touch with Kim Kardashian just for an example. So he manages social media for the company, all of it. Hence the job title, social media manager. Now, lastly, our last question we discussed was how to get a social media manager. You need to hire someone with experience in the skills that were mentioned here today. Now whether you do that by partnering with a marketing agency that does this on a regular basis, or whether you're going to hire someone that this is their career, they are a social manager by trade. Either one of those options is. Perfectly viable for, for this. Um, that's how you would go about getting those people really it's just like recruiting any other job. You just have to ensure that they have the experience in the skills and the experiences, the hard part, because this is fairly new, you know, social media has been around, you know, 15 years, if that. So, you know, finding somebody that has that, that experience and that expertise and got into it early. Is really going to be the trick. You know, I got into social media because I was already working in marketing at the very onset of when it first happened and people were going, I don't want to be on social media. I don't want anybody knowing what I'm doing. So there we have it. Do you think that you need to hire a social media manager for your business? Are you currently handling all of the aspects we mentioned today? We'll go more in depth into each of these aspects in the next few episodes. Foundational participation, strategic engagement, advertising influencers, et cetera. Yeah. So lots of good stuff coming up, subscribe to our YouTube channel or our podcast on Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts until then. Thank you for listening. If you found this podcast informative, we hope you'll pass a longer. Our web address, straight shot.net to your friends, colleagues, and business associates. And please leave us a positive review on our facebook page at facebook.com.

In this episode, Alay Yajnik and Jennifer Bennett, Partner at KBF Search, discuss how using recruiters can help small law … Staffing Up with Jennifer Bennett Read More »

In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington talk with Jennifer Bennett, president of Shive-Hattery, about her leadership role in the engineering field and the benefits of having a mentor. Diversity Straight Up is brought to you by GreenState Credit Union and sponsored by Alliant Energy. Additional support is provided by the city of Cedar Rapids.

Join me as I speak with Drs. Jennifer Bennett and Joe Rabban. We talk about their journeys into Pathology and cover a lot of ground, including community versus academic practice, an interest in science that began with a nuclear reactor, Aesop's fables, mentorship, and what one should look for in a Gyn Pathology fellowship.

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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Jennifer Bennett discuss:What lawyers should be focused on to be successful in their practice or if a move (chosen or forced) is happening. How women in law today are getting ahead and getting a seat at the table.Leveraging the current circumstances to get ahead and get to the next level. Relationship building and networking as a core skill.  Key Takeaways: Self-sufficiency is more important than it's ever been. Most firms are hoping and expecting those looking to be partners to bring business with them on a move and that hasn't changed.Clients are demanding  diversification on their case teams and their trial teams, and that has really pushed things forward in a really meaningful way for women. Women should have the confidence and recognize their value to firmsDeveloping your book of business starts with your peers and grows from there, it doesn’t start in your fifth year of practice.  "Women shouldn't be afraid to take the time management bull by the horns and take the time they need to do the things they need to do outside the office. Just put it on your calendar, block it off, be confident, and handle your day the way you need to do it." —  Jennifer Bennett Connect with Jennifer Bennett:  Website: KBFSearch.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jenniferbennett2 Connect with Steve Fretzin:LinkedIn: Steve FretzinTwitter: @stevefretzinFacebook: Fretzin, Inc.Website: Fretzin.comEmail: Steve@Fretzin.comBook: The Ambitious Attorney: Your Guide to Doubling or Even Tripling Your Book of Business and more!YouTube: Steve FretzinCall Steve directly at 847-602-6911  Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Today’s episode is with Jennifer Bennett, an owner of the 28-year-old Zazie in Cole Valley, a San Francisco Legacy business well-known for its eggs Benedict, legendary home fries, and the kindest staff, as well as its progressive business practices. (She is also the owner of Lovina in Calistoga.) Early this year, in January of 2020, after owning Zazie for 15 years and working there for 20, Jennifer sold the restaurant to three long-time employees, although she remains a 25-percent owner and oversees the business.But when the shutdown happened, she sprang into action like a two-hundred-percent owner, fighting hard for her 38 employees, and draining her 401K, maxing her home equity loan, and selling her life insurance policy to do anything to help keep the business afloat. After hemorrhaging all available funds, and with takeout business just not covering what they needed in order to operate and make payroll, they made the hard decision to temporarily close Zazie. But 10 days later, a Covid miracle of miracles happened, and they just received a PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan, enabling them to reopen and be able to pay their employees. On the day of our interview, it was Zazie’s reopening day, with a new online menu for takeout, and new kits for Mother’s Day. Jennifer shares with us her perspective on navigating this brutal business experience, as well as some plans and ideas about what the future of reopening Zazie for dining could look like. As one of our city’s most progressive restaurateurs, this interview is one to listen to.Zazie, https://www.zaziesf.com, 941 Cole St., San FranciscoTwo-Top: 1. Izzy’s Steaks, https://www.izzyssteaks.com; Feed Frontline Hospital Workers GoFundMe: https://www.izzyssteaks.com/izzys-feeds-frontline-hospital-workers. 2. The Melt, https://www.themelt.com; Melting Hearts for Hospitals: https://www.themelt.com/mh4h-2020. If you’re a Bay Area business or individual and want to be featured in On the Fly, please fill out the form at bit.ly/ontheflyguest.Support the show (http://www.venmo.com/Marcia-Gagliardi)

LOCKDOWN.... While the city is shut down what happens to the courts, probation and our drug courts?!?! M2 is joined by Jennifer Bennett Judge 265th District Court tonight LIVE to tell us all.

Tune in weekdays for conversations with Michael Molthan for real talk on solutions to addiction, alcoholism, and other unmanageable habits. M2 The Rock airs LIVE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 pm CST and offers spiritual solutions to human problems. Listen on-demand via all major podcast platforms or watch past shows on Facebook and YouTube. To learn more visit https://www.m2therock.com/.

Jennifer Bennett, President of Impact San Antonio. Brandon Wagner, San Antonio Clubhouse and Project Lead for Clubhouse Grows.

This week’s podcast focuses on Sexual Orientation Gender Identity (SOGI) and why it is important for healthcare providers to gather SOGI focused data.Jennifer Bennett, PhD, MPH and Mary Karls, MPH are with Nevada AIDS Education and Training Center. Learn more about the Center at med.unr.edu/naetc.

Jennifer Bennett, PhD, MPH and Mary Karls, MPH are with Nevada AIDS Education and Training Center. Bennett and Karls help educate our medical community regarding Sexual Orientation Gender Identity (SOGI). This week’s podcast focuses on what SOGI is and what it means.Learn more about Nevada AIDS Education and Training Center at med.unr.edu/naetc.

Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Dr. Jennifer Bennett. She is a social media expert and influencer with a heart for people! Our conversation in this episode dives into what personal branding really is, along with some tips for social media in 2019 and beyond. Grab your coffee and let's hang out with … Continue reading "28: Personal Branding with Social Media Expert, Dr. Jennifer Bennett" The post 28: Personal Branding with Social Media Expert, Dr. Jennifer Bennett appeared first on Mandy B. Anderson.

Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Dr. Jennifer Bennett. She is a social media expert and influencer with a heart for people! Our conversation in this episode dives into what personal branding really is, along with some tips for social media in 2019 and beyond. Grab your coffee and let’s hang out with my friend, Jen! Connect with Jen: After spending years helping entrepreneurs, organizational leaders and ministries build their personal and professional brands, I specialize in creating visibility through a unique voice and message. It’s through that clarity of voice and message that allows you to be different in a world that is inundated with marketing noise. ~Dr. Jennifer Bennett Find her at the following online places: Website: www.drjenbennett.com Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn: @DrJenBennett Work with Mandy: Hang out with Mandy and her Bestie, Raychel, in their Private Facebook Community! Join the RAYMA Nation Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/887216088309084/ Train yourself to bounce back after a hard day with our FREE Confidence Builder download at https://www.raymateam.com/confidencebuilder. Order Mandy’s book, She Who Overcomes: Rising Out of the Ashes of Your Circumstances, on Amazon! Get out of your own way with the RAYMA Foundations self-led online mini-course. It’s the most cost effective way to work with TWO Certified Life Coaches! Get started at https://www.raymateam.com/foundations. Become an EMERGE Member and join our Online Coaching Membership to emerge as your best self! Get a FREE Download of the coaching publication and schedule a strategy call with Mandy to see where you best fit in this program at https://www.raymateam.com/emergefree. Hire Mandy B. Anderson to speak at your next event! Get the conversation started at https://www.raymateam.com/Speaking.

Tobi Johnson, President & Founder of VolunteerPro, and Jennifer Bennett, Senior Manager, Education & Training at VolunteerMatch talk about why they started the Time + Talent podcast and outline the trends and themes that define this first season. Don't forget to subscribe to this show!

Tune in weekdays for conversations with Michael Molthan for real talk on solutions to addiction, alcoholism, and other unmanageable habits. M2 The Rock airs LIVE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube weekdays at 12/noon CST and offers spiritual solutions to human problems. Listen on-demand via all major podcast platforms or watch past shows on Facebook and YouTube. To learn more visit https://www.m2therock.com/.

Thursday 1-24-19  6PM ET  347-826-9170 Part 2 Join us tonight as we have a follow up show with trucker Dominic Oliveira and his Attorney from Public Justice, Jennifer Bennett. Dominic will review his lengthy legal ordeal with New Prime, Inc that ended up in the Supreme Court and Ms. Bennett will explain the legal timeline of events and arguments and how this decision will positively affect truckers in the future. Desiree Wood, who contributed in an Amicus brief, will co-host the show. On 1-15-19 the U.S. Supreme court ruled that Transportation Independent Contractors were no longer held to the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In the past, only employees were exempt from forced arbitration. The decision was held by a unanimous 8-0 decision, with Justices Neil Gorsuch and Ruth Ginsberg strongly agreeing. (How many times in a lifetime will we see that?) For years Carriers have misclassified truckers leased on to carriers as Independent Contractors( IC) for the  purpose of having the trucker pay for all expenses while the carrier still asserts control over most aspects of how the IC does business, many times resulting in the IC earning little, sometime less than minimum wage, and worse yet, end up owing the carrier money. This misclassification had also forced IC’s into arbitration. In March 2015 trucker Dominic Oliveira sued New Prime, Inc in a class-action suit claiming a Fair Labor Standards Act violation for failing to pay its apprentices  lawful minimum wage. Prime claimed that he must go through arbitration, Attorney’s for Dominic said “No” and the rest is history

There are five trucking trends of 2019 that truck drivers should keep an eye on in the new year. Big Rig Banter co-hosts, Troy and Lenay, interviewed several industry experts about what they thought the top trucking trends for 2019 were. We then narrowed their ideas down to our five favorites. The first trend to keep an eye on is a court case involving a driver and a trucking company. The second and third trends are technology related – autonomous trucks and ELDs and how they'll transform the industry. The fourth thing to watch out for is a fluctuating economy, and the fifth and final trend is a potential increase in work-life balance for truck drivers. Give this episode a listen to learn more! List of Interviewees: 1. Jennifer Bennett; attorney for Public Justice https://www.publicjustice.net/ 2. Ben Schill; vice president of Paper Transport https://www.papertransport.com/ 3. Dean Croke; chief insights officer at Freightwaves.com https://www.freightwaves.com/ Related blogs on AllTruckJobs: How Much Can You Make Driving Truck? Shifting Forward: Trucking Trends for 2019   Connect with us at https://www.alltruckjobs.com/ or https://alltruckjobs.com/podcast/

With us tonight is professional driver Dominic Oliveira and attorney Jennifer Bennett.  We will be discussing a case, Oliveira v. New Prime, Inc, that has been heard by the US Supreme Court and is waiting decision. Depending on the outcome, this case could set an industry precedent for employers and owner operators It is common for many trucking companies to classify employees as Independent Contractors. These Independent Contractors pay for all expenses for the truck and many times end up owing the company money at the end of the week. They are under the control of the company and dispatch, thus really employees. In March 2015, Dominic filed a lawsuit against Prime on behalf of himself and thousands of current and former Prime drivers who have been misclassified as independent contractors. New Prime attempted to force Dominic into arbitration with the company, basing their argument on the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925, which requires those who signed an arbitration clause in their contract to enter arbitration rather than go to court. Exemptions of arbitration in the FAA ".. excluding contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" This brings up 2 issues with the lawsuit Was Dominic misclassified as Independent Contractor? If he was an Independent Contractor, would he be exempt form forced arbitration anyway? October 3, 2018, U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument -New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340.  Read transcripts and listen to oral arguments HERE

Managing Volunteers is key to the success of nonprofits and associations. In this episode of PM Point of View, host Kendall Lott talks with three Volunteer Management experts on the importance, the components, and the impact of good volunteer management. Listeners will learn about ways that volunteer managers can support their organization as well as their volunteers. This might include a rigorous on-boarding process; keeping volunteers aligned with the organization's mission; matching volunteers with suitable positions; and collecting data to be an effective advocate, and to track Return on Volunteer Investment. Factors such as Risk Management and Volunteer Retention are also discussed. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast. Use the following information in PMI’s CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: 4634 PDU Claim Code:  4634114XUE Activity Number: PMPOV0055 PDUs for this episode: 1 About the Speakers   Jennifer Bennett, CVA, is the Senior Manager of Education and Training at VolunteerMatch. With her breadth of experience she is well qualified to help VolunteerMatch’s community of Nonprofits better recruit and engage volunteers. She shares her knowledge with volunteer managers through the webinars found on the Learning Center, in newsletters and blog entries, and in person at conferences around the country. She joined the Board of the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration in 2012, and is the current Board Chair.   Teri Johnson is the Vice President of Volunteer Engagement for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  In her role with this national nonprofit, she is developing volunteer engagement strategy and programming that allows volunteers to be true partners to staff in efforts to fund-raise, fuel mission and so much more. Prior to joining LLS, Teri served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Training and Consulting, at the Points of Light Foundation. In that role, she built strategic partnerships with national and international organizations to further volunteerism, including volunteer engagement strategy and resources development, training, consulting and overseeing national volunteer conferences.   Valerie Pisierra has been working with volunteers for over 20 years, and knows what it is like to be on both sides of the volunteer equation. She is currently the Executive Director for Loudoun Cares, a Virginia-based nonprofit that connects residents and nonprofits. Valerie has worked with student and parent organizations, as well as, the European organization Americans Working Around the Globe (AWAG), which focuses on training and connecting volunteers. She holds a BS and MBA in Business Management, and  has received numerous awards for her personal volunteer efforts.

On the morning of September 16, 2013, tonight’s guest encountered the Washington Navy Yard shooter in a stairwell and was shot at close range. Just before Aaron Alexis pulled the trigger, Jennifer Bennett felt a sense of peace and love as she stared into Aaron’s eyes. Twelve people were killed by the shooter that day, and he himself died in an exchange of gunfire with police. Somehow Jennifer survived. She joins us to talk about her experiences that day, how they transformed her life, and the profound insights she has gained into the importance of really “seeing” others and of boldly honoring our God-given purpose.

Ellie Nieves interviews Dr. Jennifer Bennett. Dr. Bennett is a social media marketing expert. She’s a Communication Specialist for iBloom, a business consultancy that is revolutionizing the way women do business and live life. 

Shelly Smith, a Professional Sales Coach here at Southwestern Consulting, is a natural encourager and loves to laugh hard while working hard. She honed her sales and recruiting skills working 9 years with The Southwestern Company selling door-to-door. She is passionate about helping people visualize where they want to go and holding them accountable on the journey there. She has experience in the travel and fundraising industries. Lately, she has been having a blast encouraging a new sketch and improv group that she directs. Jennifer Bennett has been in the housing market for 25 years. She is currently working at Caliber Home as a Loan representative. Jennifer is dedicated to providing superior service and personal expert guidance throughout the home financing process. Show Highlights: We had to catch the negative self-talk and change the way she was thinking about her situation. – Shelly SmithWhen you're in sales, it's hard to hide what is going on in your personal life. – Jennifer BennettSelf-talk is the biggest factor in my positive results. – Jennifer BennettThe talks I had with Shelly got me so grounded. – Jennifer BennettI was able to share what was happening both professionally and personally. Shelly helped to redirect my focus.  – Jennifer BennettI didn't realize how many things I was telling myself internally. – Jennifer BennettIt's hard to realize that you are allowing your self-talk to become negative when you're in the thick of it. – Jennifer BennettIt is crazy, it won't be soon and you now need to start acting as if it isn't. – Shelly SmithI felt a complete lack of control and desperation. -– Jennifer BennettYour thought process is so powerful and affects your sales process. – Jennifer BennettSlowing down self-talk was unbelievably impactful. – Jennifer BennettIf you can't physically change what is happening, then you have to change how you think about it. – Shelly SmithSome people don't change because their identity is wrapped up in the thing they are complaining about. – Shelly SmithMy biggest obstacle wasn't my circumstances; it was me. – Jennifer BennettIf you believe it long enough, eventually you don't have to talk yourself into it anymore. – Shelly SmithDecide in your heart that you're willing to fight for whatever you're after. – Jennifer Bennett The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation's top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!

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Are you on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, Youtube... and all the other social media plateforms out there? Do you optimize your online presence to create a strong brand awareness for your business or mainly watch cat videos (like I do sometimes)? :-) On this episode I interviewed Dr. Jennifer Bennett, iBloom´s Social Media Specialist. Jen has had the opportunity to build a variety of social media platforms for a variety of businesses including a graduate school, travel company, business coach, and startups. Jen LOVES helping businesses, both large and small, with strategy, implementation and monitoring of their online presence. Tune in and discover what your social media presence can do for your business and how to best optimize it. Visit www.LBSuccess.com for all the links and resources mentioned on this show.

What is today’s landscape of connected manufacturing and what’s driving interest in the Industrial Internet? Greg Gorbach, Vice President of Information-Driven Manufacturing for ARC Advisory Group, and two of the leading voices at General Electric; Jeremiah Stone, GM of Industrial Data Intelligence, and Jennifer Bennett, GM of Manufacturing Software, both with GE Intelligent Platforms, join Manufacturing Talk Radio to discuss the technologies available now, the main elements inherent in any IoT system, and all the hows and whys that every small to mid-sized manufacturer needs to know to get connected now. Tune in April 21st at 1:00pm (ET) and listen as we explore the brave new world of the Industrial Internet.

We talk about the successful launch of Wiley's new app, CaseCollage (woo hoo!) with special guest Jennifer Bennett who co-created the app.

“A Very Boopy Christmas”Mark Hosler, Jennifer Bennett, Don. Park ‘n Meter join Izzy Isn't for Negativland's  “A Very Boopy Christmas” show. In the process, we're rehearsing some of the material for an upcoming New Years Eve performance of  “The Booper Symphony” in San Francisco. Along with a lot of mixing with boopers galore, there's all kinds of Christmas music manipulation, holiday clips and bits, some older Negativland “razor tapes,” a live rendition of “Car Bomb,” and Director Of Stylistic Premonitions, Crosley Bendix, proclaims the end of music. The post Over the Edge – “A Very Boopy Christmas” – December 26, 2008 at 12:00am appeared first on KPFA.