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Ep28 George Lynch | How to Go from Job Loss to a Bigger, Better Life

Release Date: 01/14/2019

Ep36 Jamshid Sultanzada and Keith Thode | Empowering Partnerships: A Profitable Virtuous Cycle of Goodness

Lift Speaks

Two Business Owners. Two Countries. Two Cultures . . . using technology to create hope, learning and job opportunities. Two LIFT Office members, Keith Thode, AdvanceNet Labs, based in Grapevine, Texas and Jamshid Sultanzda, PomTech IT, based in Herat, Afghanistan, have formed a partnership which solves problems on both sides of the ocean. In the US, Keith gets a quick turnaround on a big educational project. In Afghanistan, Jamshid is creating jobs for men and women in a war-torn country. Both men are using technology to solve problems, improve lives, and in the process,...

Ep35 Brett Bowden | How to Balance the Demands of Business and Live a Big Life

Lift Speaks

Brett lives outside the box both personally and professionally. As owner/operator of Printed Threads, Brett is willing to question the status quo and be intentional about finding the right balance between business and living a full life. In an open and authentic conversation, Brett shares some of the joys of taking risk and hardships of choices in his journey. A Few Questions with Brett I started my business because . . . well, I hated my job. I’m not sure that is a good reason in retrospect, but it worked out! The biggest surprise for me as a business...

Ep34 Lisa Harrington | How to Make the LEAP into Work that You Love

Lift Speaks

Lisa Harrington is a coach with , an executive coaching company. She spent many years as a COO, CMO, and CEO before deciding to take the leap and start her own business. After years serving at the C-level, she decided to get back to her true calling which is strategic consulting and helping businesses to grow. Lisa helps her clients understand the human equation. Whether at home or at work, people bring their whole personality, and the acknowledgment of our humanity in our day-to-day work makes a difference for people. Sometimes there is too much focus on the business and...

Ep33 Bob Farley | Expert Advice: How to Choose the Best Location for Your Business

Lift Speaks

Are you curious how to select the best location for your growing business? As a startup, have you considered why it’s important to start and grow your new company in the same city? Besides location, what are other factors in choosing the best location for your business? If you are looking to start, move or grow your business, and are considering what is the best location for you and your employees, you’ll enjoy learning from Bob Farley, Economic Development Director for Grapevine, Texas. Bob Farley has had a long, and successful career in Real Estate Development....

Ep32 Mark Delgado | How to Start a Side Hustle - 53 Ways While Keeping Your Day Job

Lift Speaks

Mark Delgado has been an entrepreneur since his college days at TCU. Looking for a way to make extra money to cover college expenses, Mark and his buddy saw a niche in the market and started Frog Savers – a coupon book for local businesses in the TCU area. After graduating, he cut his business teeth in the corporate world before starting his own business. He owned and operated an insulation company. When the crash of 2008 happened, like many people in the construction-related business world, he slowly watched his business dissolve and went through the “gut-wrenching”...

Ep31 Anthony John Amyx | How to Earn More, Work Less, and Have More Fun

Lift Speaks

In 2009, Anthony John Amyx, Business Coach, put down his guitar to stop touring as a professional musician and decided to build a personal brand known as the #TwitterRockstar, where he trained over 10,000 people on how to use Twitter to generate leads and sales. Along the way, he has been featured on CNN, BusinessInsider, CreativeLive and is a mentor to several of Forbes Top Social Media Influencers. Today, AJ teaches entrepreneurs in the creative industries there is a way of living that defies the status quo and mediocrity. He wants them to know it is possible to thrive in the...

Ep30 Joel Widmer | How to Build a Conversion-Focused Content Marketing Strategy (That Actually Works)

Lift Speaks

Joel Widmer, Founder & CEO of Fluxe Digital Marketing, is a highly sought-after content marketing guru. He recognizes that every business owner brings unique experiences and a perspective that will resonate with their audience. He gets results by taking his client’s expertise and voice and getting it in front of the right people – time and time again. The impact is lead development and revenue generation. Do people read your content, but never take action? Joel is teaming up with the LIFT Office to host a hands-on, half-day workshop designed to help small business...

Ep29 Fanny Dunagan | Three Tips on How to Evolve Your Career into Work You Love

Lift Speaks

Fanny Dunagan, Co-Founder PathLynks, learned to lean into the discomfort of change and discover work she loves. What started as a volunteer opportunity to coordinate job training, turned into a business connecting job seekers with job opportunities, and helping them forge the change they want to create. Today, Fanny’s work continues to evolve. She is now focusing purely on video marketing and content creation for small and medium size businesses and experienced professionals. Hear Fanny share her journey from corporate career to stay-at-home mom to entrepreneur and her...

Ep28 George Lynch | How to Go from Job Loss to a Bigger, Better Life

Lift Speaks

George Lynch, CEO Traffic 911, has experienced the ups and downs of life, and has created a bigger, more impactful life in the process. In an open and honest conversation, George shares his experience of leaving the corporate world after receiving his pink slip and pushing forward to find a new sweet spot of purpose-filled work. In the words of George, “I’m glad to have those little dips in life. You can’t surf in a flat tub of water. You got to have a wave.” In my current position I am responsible for . . . serving and empowering front line employees...

Ep 27 with Betty Mutai: Preparing in Life today to create change in Lives Tomorrow

Lift Speaks

Betty Mutai is a woman on a mission. She is a forward thinker, looking for ways to impact people groups in positive ways. She works for TEAM and she’s getting her master’s in political science. She not only thinks about big ideas, but she’s active in making her dreams come true. In my current position I am responsible for…. making sure our constituents’ donors’ issues and questions are resolved. The thing I enjoy most about my work is…. when I finally get to the bottom of a complicated issue and deliver a satisfactory solution. The Biggest...

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In the words of George, “I’m glad to have those little dips in life. You can’t surf in a flat tub of water. You got to have a wave.”

In my current position I am responsible for . . . serving and empowering front line employees and volunteers to serve the most vulnerable in our communities — child sex trafficking victims. In 2019, Traffick911 is being asked to expand by the Governor’s office. I will be entirely focused on Traffic 911 duties and supporting additional counties in Texas.

The thing I enjoy most about my work is . . . seeing the 30,000-foot view of big change.

The biggest surprise for me in the non-profit world is . . . collaboration is EVEN more important than in other businesses.

The biggest surprise for me in the startup world is. . . great ideas don’t always just take off — it takes time and energy.

One question people should ask me is . . . what new thing did you learn today?

My older self would coach my younger self to . . . never stop learning: new insights will take you places you never dreamed.

One thing I wish I knew when I was younger is . . . you will learn more and develop more character when things go bad. Savor the hard times as much as the good.

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