Wishing a joyful holiday season for you and your loved ones. May you experience the amazing ripple effect of generosity, as our friend Susan did after she stepped out and gave in a new way. Listen to her recent giving story after learning about The Seven Ways of Living Generously when I had the chance to speak to her book club…
You’ll meet Mark Roesler of CMG Worldwide, who has represented over 2,500 iconic celebrities over the past 36 years, including Elvis Presley, Norman Rockwell, and Marilyn Monroe. Mark’s company has worked tirelessly to help the heirs of celebrities gain control of how their loved one’s names and likenesses are used and to achieve fair compensation for that use. Mark has contributed to several books on licensing and is a sought after expert speaker on the subject; he is also a dedicated philanthropist who supports several charities close to his heart, including the Mark and Stacey Roesler Foundation, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and the Center of Hope.
Mark discusses his first clients, the heirs of Elvis Presley, and how he helped the family properly license Elvis’ image and name, then how a personal connection led to CMG Worldwide’s association with the family of James Dean. He recounts details of his involvement in the OJ Simpson civil case and how his expert testimony impacted the amount of damages awarded in the civil court. Mark also shares why he is committed to continually striving to improve and do a better and better job for his clients and the charitable foundation he started with his wife.
“When you see what an impact people have made, and you’re humbled to represent them, you recognize that it’s important not only to perpetuate their message but to play an import role in being someone yourself - we try to give back and make the world a better place.” - Mark Roesler
This week on The Wow Factor:
How being meticulous and analytical helped Mark in the very first business he started
Why he chose to take on an MBA and a Law degree
Why he moved on from the successful business, he started in college with his cousin
How Mark became interested in intellectual property work
The challenges of intellectual property licensing in the pre-internet area
How families decide how the legacy is managed and what Mark does if there are disputes
What intellectual property rights are and why they are sometimes more valuable than tangible assets
Mark’s feelings when he meets clients after a tragedy and how he helps the family move forward
How Mark reaches out to individuals, he is interested in working with
How CMG Worldwide balances appropriate usage with financial gain when managing intellectual property
We sit down with Doug DeVos, who co-chairs the Board of Directors of Amway, having previously served as president of one of the world’s leading direct selling companies for more than 16 years. He has served as an industry specialist in various roles, including Chairman of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations and Chairman of the U.S. Direct Selling Association, and in 2009 was recognized for his outstanding service with the Direct Selling Education Foundation’s Circle of Honor award. Doug and his wife established their charitable foundation Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation, in 1992 and remain active supporters of causes that center around families and education.
Doug joins me to explore the importance of modeling positive practices for leadership. He shares what he learned from his family that helped him put habits learned in childhood and adolescence into practice in the professional arena. He considers some of Amway’s setbacks and successes and why it's essential to reflect on the setbacks as well as celebrate the achievements. Doug also discusses what he and Steve Van Andel did differently as Co-CEOs to their fathers and Amway founders Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel, and how they found a path to productive collaboration through understanding one another.
“Work is not a burden or a chore; it’s an opportunity to be productive.” - Doug DeVos
“Find your path forward and take the next step.” - Doug DeVos
“A leader doesn’t stop learning, or challenging their people to keep learning” - Brad Formsma
Doug’s rural upbringing and a fantastic relationship with a father who balanced his home and work-life
Why volunteering is a great way to engage with and give back to a community
Doug’s valuable experience of working in different parts of the Amway in the US and Overseas
The importance of finding the right words to inspire your team to move forward
The story of how Amway got caught in some political crossfire which stalled them for several months abroad
Why Doug sees persistence as a critical leadership trait
The ways in which sailing and leadership principles overlap and why trust is at the center of both of them
The collaborative nature of Doug’s work at the National Constitution Centre
We hear from Bob Westfall, who founded Westfall Gold in 2002 to help his clients fund transformational impact around the world, and to date, the team has guided universities, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations to raise over $1 billion. He is the author of two motivational books, The Fulfillment Principle and The Courage Factor, an accredited Association of Fundraising Professionals Master Trainer, and an expert in the field of major donor fundraising. Bob also serves as a Director of The Giving Institute, where he shares his experience in donor development, and in his spare time, Bob spends time with his wife and family or occasionally on the tennis court or the golf course.
Bob joins me today to share his journey from part-time night manager at Taco Bell to the youngest General Manager in the franchise and from there to his role as a major donor specialist committed to using his talents to benefit others. He discusses the events that ‘flipped the picture’ and turned donor development into an abiding passion and calling. Bob also explores the philosophy of sharing our skills and knowledge as widely as possible for the good of the wider society and why he feels that a well-stewarded talent is critical in serving your community.
“You can't steer a parked car, you’ve got to keep moving” - Brad Formsma“Humility trumps all - the leaders who are the most humble are the most effective” - Bob Westfall
“If God has given me this talent, I owe it to him to do everything I can to leverage it” - Bob Westfall
How Bob’s traumatic early teens turned him into an entrepreneur early on in life
Why Bob moved into the world of sales, then formed his own traveling photography business company
How Bob found Walk Thru the Bible and why he was so passionate about working for them
Why Bob was reluctant to go into marketing initially, and what changed his mind
How prayer helps Bob when it comes to making significant life decisions
Walk Thru the Bible’s mission in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union and why it became so important to raise funds to further their process
The innovative way that Bob raised funds and why people initially resisted
When and why Bob left a dream job to start the Westfall Group and how he knew that he had made the right decision
Moments when Bob’s faith was stretched and why he often feels the presence of the Lord in testing times
The unique core value of the givers in this world that Bob sees in his work
The Courage Factor: Taking Bold Steps that Lead to Joy by Bob Westfall
While this year has brought challenges, changed plans, and disappointments, I hope that you’ve still been blessed and can find much to be thankful for this holiday season. For me, Thanksgiving is my favorite week of the year, and I’m determined not to lose hope. Hope for the future begins with remembering the ways we’ve been blessed in the past, and I cannot think of a better time to remember than now.
So, enjoy this short Thanksgiving story from me, and have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Three ways to engage your family on generosity
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Discuss ways to be generous as a family together before the end of the year.
Cheryl Bachelder is a passionate restaurant industry executive and former CEO of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen, where she established a ‘Road Map for Results’ framework which led to a phenomenal improvement in their restaurant and share performance. In 2014, She was certified as an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and has served on several boards of directors, including for Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen, Pier 1 Imports and the International Franchise Association. Cheryl has won many accolades over the course of her career and has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times in addition to being recognized as “Leader of the Year” by the Women’s Foodservice Forum, and receiving the Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association.
Cheryl joins me today to discuss her approach to leadership and why she favors the servant leadership model to bring out the best in both people and organizations. She shares the experiences that fostered her sense of independence and ingenuity and the lessons she learned from her father about acting with integrity as a business leader. Cheryl also elaborates on the ‘Lead from the Heart’ program she instigated and how that values-based leadership approach helped educate leaders at Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen on the importance of holistic leadership.
“The best mentor is a journal book - you will have many opportunities to witness good leadership and bad leadership so take notes, remember what you heard, and learn, because you are forging your leadership approach.” - Cheryl Bachelder
Cheryl’s college experience and why it brought her closer to her wider family
Why she pivoted in her career choices and how that changed her life
Why her Dad became her most important mentor
The two halves to her career and why she made a switch after having her children
The concepts of value-based leadership and what that looked like at Domino’s Pizza
Why she retired, then came back out of retirement again to be the CEO of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen
The importance of leaders understanding how to inspire and serve their team
Why Cheryl was inspired to write her book and why she organized it into three distinct categories
How Cheryl came to serve on the board of Chick fil A and her continued love of mentoring future leaders
Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others by Cheryl Bachelder
We’re joined by Bob Woodson, Founder and President of the Woodson Center and 1776 Unites. He is an influential leader on issues of poverty alleviation and empowering disadvantaged communities to become agents of their own uplift. Woodson is a frequent advisor to local, state, and federal government officials as well as business and philanthropic organizations. His social activism dates back to the 1960s when as a young civil rights activist he developed and coordinated national and local community revitalization programs. During the 1970’s he directed the National Urban League’s Administration of Justice division. Later he served as a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Currently, he is the Founder and President of The Woodson Center where he’s on a mission to help residents of low-income neighborhoods address the problems of their communities.
You’ll hear Bob discuss his approach to dealing with race relations in America and what he believes is a huge problem; the disconnection between work and income in underserved communities.
“People are inspired to change and improve and cooperate when you can show them examples of victories that are possible, not always reminding them of injuries to be avoided.”
- Bob Woodson
This week on The Wow Factor:
How Bob’s upbringing inspired him to work in Civil Rights
The breakdown of the traditional American Family
Why you can’t define Black America by slavery
The importance of looking for the solution to every problem
Why you can’t judge people by their past
When you give freely, don’t give with the expectation that you will be thanked
Why you must stay faithful to what you do and not be so attached to the outcome of what you’re doing
Why America is a country of redemption
Meet Rodney Cox, who founded Ministry Insights International in 2001 to bring personality assessment tools and transformational relationship principles to more than 400,000 church leaders, teams, and married couples worldwide. He is the author of Leading From Your Strengths, Love and Money, Different By Design, which aim to support you in identifying and using your unique skills. He also serves in a Principal capacity at Alliance Ministries in Birmingham, Alabama, where they equip, encourage, and engage believers, connecting their passions and abilities to God’s call on their lives to transform the world.
You’ll learn how Rodney began to see God’s design for differences, then start to understand how unconscious human behavior can positively or negatively impact critical human relationships. He discusses the idea of conflict and why what we do in the midst of conflict is so vital and his philosophy that it is in the place of mutual submission that you’ll find the safest place of rest and the greatest peace when you lean in instead of walling each other off and judging one another. Rodney also shares the three central principles of leading from your strengths and how they can work to empower leaders to discover their God-given strengths.
“You can have all the leadership acumen in the world, but if you don't have relationships, you don't have anything.” - Rodney Cox
Why Rodney chose not to go to college but get married instead and why that decision led to long term success
How he got started in business and the journey that saw him go from diesel mechanic to Snap On Tools Top 100 Franchisee
Why the death of his brother was Rodney’s personal Road to Damascus
Why Rodney started personality profiling after advice from his Sunday School teacher
The three groups of people Rodney helps with his business Ministry Insights International
What Rodney does when he encounters relationships in which it proves challenging to find harmony
The importance of humility in leadership
How he works with Pastors and church leaders to build close-knit teams
The key ingredients to a healthy relational transformation
Why he thinks it's so important to focus on your strengths and work with others to supplement and support your personal strengths
We hear from Diana Nightingale, widow of Earl Nightingale, who continues to spread the personal development message from Earl's recording The Strangest Secret as she feels it is as vital today as it has ever been. She is the author of Holiday on Earth: Your Journey into Meaning, a speaker, and a retreat and seminar leader, who works internationally to help others understand that ‘you are what you think about.’ Diana loves to share how people can discover and identify their unpolished acres of diamonds and turn them into opportunities by listening to and reading Earl’s teachings.
Diana shares how she met and married her husband and why she took some convincing to even have dinner with him at first. She discusses her career in realty and how a colleague initially introduced her to Earl Nightingale's work on personal development before she had ever met him. Diana also shares why she took the opportunity to work on a project very close to her heart during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, which will enable her to bring Earl's work on personal development to a wide range of people via the Internet.
“It doesn't matter what you achieve in this world if you’re not a good person.” - Diana Nightingale
Diana's early life and why she feels blessed to have been a teenager in the 1950s
How The Strangest Secret began its life then skyrocketed in popularity
Why she wrote her books to continue and extend Earl's personal development themes
Earl's personal story and career path, including being bombed on the USS Arizona, and why he was overjoyed to inspire so many people with his recording
Why Brad shared Earl’s wisdom with his family and what they got from his words
How we can all pursue the life we want
Why information on personal development used to be reserved for male professionals
How she found some of Earl's unpublished notebooks and what she plans to do with them
Holiday on Earth by Diana Nightingale
Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale
Third-generation jewelry store owner Tom Fox grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the Great Depression and owned and successful jewelry chain Fox Jewelry Company until he retired in 1990. Always a keen supporter of local charities, upon selling his business, Fox took his philanthropy to a new level when he and his wife established the Tom and Mickie Fox Family Fund, the first donor-advised fund at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The Fox’s donations have enabled Grand Rapids hospitals to update their equipment with the use of robotic technology significantly, and they have also given significant gifts to several Grand Rapids institutions that benefit the entire community.
Tom joins me to discuss what he learned from his father as a business leader and teacher and why working in the family jewelry store from the ground up helped him understand some key principles of leadership. He shares the importance of gaining your customer’s trust and why should put the work into building a relationship with your clients, and why he felt that the personal touch went a long way when dealing with the rare customer issues and problems the stores faced. Tom also discusses the vital work of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation and how the Fox family became involved in philanthropic giving.
“Make sure you know what the value of advertising is and what medium you should be using to promote your business, if you’re not there, right on top of it, you’re not going to be successful.” - Tom Fox
This week on The Wow Factor:
Tom’s early education and first experience of working in his father’s jewelry store
The store’s new business model of 1949 and the problems with being a credit business
How Tom learned to take over the business when his father was ill
Why Tom started doing live tv broadcasts himself
The times' Tom learned from challenges that came his way as a business leader
Why Tom felt was so important to look after his employees and why he saw the company as a family
Why it’s so critical to have the goods to back up the advertising
What happened when the business was sold, and the new owner changed the name of the Fox Jewelry stores
The value of having a good sense of humor and how Tom used it in business
The difficulties of retail hours and how Tom balanced that with a successful family life
Why Tom was happy to be proved wrong on a marketing front and why it helps to be willing to try anything
What is keeping Tom busy these days.
We are joined by Dick Foth, an author and public speaker who has spent 25 years working with his wife Ruth to encourage and support business leaders to be the best they can be in their personal lives too. Dick loves to teach people how to build relationships in their public and private lives and why it is so critical to building those effective relationships. He holds a master’s degree from Wheaton College Graduate School and a doctorate from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He is on the education teams of four congregations, including the National Community Church in Washington, D. C.
Dick highlights the importance of authenticity in a great leader; he explains why leaders shouldn’t concentrate on their career at the expense of their personal life and why having good friends is integral to your wellbeing. We discuss his experience in Washington D.C and why it can be hard for professionals at the top of their game in any arena to trust new people and why his gift for making authentic personal connections helped him help them. Dick also shares his wisdom on why you shouldn’t be afraid to show your vulnerability and share your lows as well as your successes and why ‘leading with a limp’ can build deep friendships.
“A leader is somebody who is secure and is both authentic and vulnerable. They're true to themselves and can see the best course to take, but they also realize their own limitations.” - Dick Foth
How childhood health challenges led to inspiring moments for Dick
The wisdom that a graduate school teacher passed on that has followed him through his whole life
Dick’s experience as a college president and why he left that role to take on a new challenge
Why Dick is passionate about being a trustworthy friend to people in places of leadership
Dick’s experience of being close to the Pentagon on 9/11
Why walking alongside the country’s leaders taught Dick how to spot a leader with a good heart
How leaders can build a network of true friends and why it is so important to have a rich personal life
Dick’s approach to his interview with George W. Bush and why he was surprised by their talk
Known: Finding Deep Friendships in a Shallow World by Dick and Ruth Foth
A Trip Around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life into the Adventure of a Lifetime by Mark Batterson and Richard Foth
Nona Jones is a pastor, author, international speaker, and head of Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook, where she facilitates the company’s work with faith-based organizations and helps expand the reach of religious organizations through online impact. She is a graduate of the University of Florida where she gained both her Bachelor in Communications and Master of Business Administration degrees and was named by ESSENCE Magazine as an ‘Under 40 Woman to Watch’ and by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s ‘30-Something All-Stars.’ Nona and her husband, Pastor Timothy Jones, Sr., live in Gainesville, Florida, where they lead Open Door Ministries.
Nona discusses her meteoric rise up the career ladder to C-Suite level and why she quit her job when she was at the top of her game. She shares her upbringing and why she was considered a ‘problem’ child at school until she was mentored by a group of supportive and compassionate educators. Nona also dives into what her role as Head of Faith Partnerships entails and her passion for facilitating and promoting social ministry online to make building a religious community universally accessible to worshippers nationally and internationally.
“As leaders, we have to build curiosity, and we have to build a willingness to do the work and educate ourselves.” - Nona Jones
Why Nona believes in the power of education and how that has touched her own life
Her experience of studying at the University of Florida and why she made a pivot in her career plans
Nona’s commitment to supporting young people who have suffered trauma
How Nona got hired into her first executive role and the leadership lessons that she learned
The value in reading and how it can nurture curiosity
Nona’s role at Pace Centre for Girls why she left its board of trustees
Why she is so passionate about advocating for girls and young women
How she connected with Facebook and why she took her current role
Why she trusts God to guide her along her path
Wendell Christoff is the co-founder of Litehouse Inc, the number one refrigerated salad dressing brand in the combined US and Canada. He grew up outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was involved from the outset in his family’s salad dressing business, where he worked after school to bottle and deliver their product to local stores. After getting a degree in Food Marketing and Business from Western Michigan University, Wendell joined the U.S. Air Force as a pilot during the Vietnam War before rejoining the family business.
Wendell joins me today to discuss why he decided to change his college major from Pre-Med to Food Marketing and the professor who had a significant impact on his path in life. He shares his experience of expanding his father’s small salad dressing business and why he was motivated to grow the business from its humble beginnings and subsequently seek to partner with another company with similar values. Wendell also talks a little about the importance of diversifying in business and what the company learned from seizing unexpected opportunities.
“Anything that you do that’s worth doing takes a lot of work and a lot of elbow grease” - Wendell Christoff
Wendell’s experience of balancing growing a business and bringing up his family
Why it was essential to Wendell to keep growing the business
How he met his wife Helen and her part in supporting the business
The expansion of the product range and why they chose to market to the fancy foods industry
The restaurant chain that gave them their big break
Wendell’s experience in the U.S. Air Force and his love of flying
Why Wendell was open to a partnership and how he knew that the merger was the right way forward
How Litehouse moved from 2 to 2000 products and why products got buried along the way
Changes in the refrigerated salad dressing industry since the 1970s
I’m joined by Sam Covelli, the President and CEO of Covelli Enterprises, a franchisee that employs more than 30,000 people at Panera Bread, O’Charley, and Dairy Queen restaurants across North America. Sam Covelli grew up in Warren, Ohio where his family owned the McDonalds restaurant and remembers rushing through his school day to get to his part-time job back at the restaurant, and says he loved his Dad’s company so much that people used to say he had ‘ketchup running through his veins.’ After graduating from business school at the University of Miami, Sam returned home to take his place alongside his late father, Albert, in the business and has devoted himself to building Covelli Enterprises alongside his family, ever since.
Sam shares why he adores the restaurant business so much and why and how his company gradually sold the McDonalds restaurants they owned to buy Panera Bread franchises and build them into the successful casual dining restaurants they are today. He shares his views on the fundamental principles of leadership and why he loves to visit his restaurants unannounced to enjoy the great experience his associates provide. Sam also shares his philosophy on giving back to the community financially and emotionally, and his enthusiasm for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
“When you have people who are doing a terrific job, you have to tell them.” - Sam Covelli
How his Dad’s Mcdonald's franchise impacted him as a child
Why he loves the whole restaurant experience from dining in other people’s to working in his own
How he made Youngest Franchisee of the Year at McDonald's and the effect on his associates
Why he moved from McDonald’s to Panera Bread over 22yrs ago
Sam’s attitude to taking risks in business
What Sam sees as leadership core tenants
The importance of recognizing and rewarding exceptional performers in your business
Why he sees his restaurants as one big family
Herb Kelleher
Sam’s recipe for long term business success
What he’s excited for in the Panera’s future
The leadership lessons he learned from as a young man
General Krulak is a former commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and a deputy director of the White House Military Office, and he has served by presidential appointment as chairman of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, overseeing the board responsible for the policies of the U.S. Naval Academy. Following his retirement from military service, General Krulak was made chairman and CEO of MBNA Europe Bank in England, where he oversaw the financial turnaround for the credit card provider. He subsequently joined MBNA America Bank as vice chairman and chief administrative officer, where he was responsible for corporate and personnel development and education. General Krulak served as president of Birmingham-Southern Collegeand continues to be passionate about supporting the development of young people.
General Krulak joins me today to share the experience he gained while working with Presidents Regan and Bush as part of the White House Military Office staff and how his role was pivotal in providing military support. He discusses his move into leading private companies and why it was important to him to be authentic and honest to get the best out of his staff and himself in this new industry. General Krulak also shares the motivation behind his charitable work with the US Israel Education Association and the future objectives of the program.
“Where principle is involved, be deaf to expediency.” - General Krulak
The advantages of growing up a military junior
Why he decided to join the Marine Corps
His journey through training school to become an Infantry Officer and subsequently go to Vietnam
The emotional impact of being in the Marine Corps on his wife and family
How he progressed through the ranks in his career
The difference between the public and classified areas of his work at the White House
The personal importance of embracing Christianity to General Krulak
His pride in being selected as the Marine Corps Commandant
The Importance of prayer in significant moments
The Influence of his father and other mentors such as President Regan
Why he is passionate about moving forward and helping young people
How he continued to grow as a leader
Why he doesn't dwell on regrets
David Green, the Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby join us. Hobby Lobby is the worlds largest privately owned Arts and Crafts store. Hobby Lobby is primarily an arts-and-crafts store but also includes hobbies, picture framing, jewelry making, fabrics, floral and wedding supplies, cards and party ware, baskets, wearable art, home accents and holiday merchandise. From starting his company with just $600 in the 1970s, Green has been able to work tirelessly and flourish under God’s guidance to grow his company to the retail giant it is today.
You’ll hear David explain how he built his business squarely on biblical principles, how you can find your life’s mission, and how he runs his business.
This week on The Wow Factor:
David’s childhood and first experience with money
How David found his life’s mission during high school
David’s career advice to fellow entrepreneurs
The importance of inviting God’s guidance and looking for your path
How David faced a bank foreclosure and found the strength to continue
The perks of being a Private company vs a Public company
Why David writes everything down, and isn’t fond of smartphones and computers
The importance of giving back
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David Green
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Of the Wow Factor we are joined by Darrell W. Bevelhymer. He’s one of the founding Board Partners of Coltala Holdings. As a private investor and businessman, he is considered a Founder of Tenaska, Inc., one of the top 25 largest privately held companies in the United States and one of the largest private, independent energy companies in the United States.
You’ll hear Darrell talk about his experience moving to the UK for work, taking a leap of faith with a start-up, the power of presence, and communicating your goals for shared success.
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“There are some things about leadership that I’m not totally convinced can be taught” - Darrell W. Bevelhymer
This week on The Wow Factor:
Darrell’s early years on a Dairy Farm
Why Darrell decided to study engineering
How Margret Thatcher’s privatization in the UK opened new opportunities for Darrell
How to negotiate and navigate multiple job offers
The importance of following your gut into the unexpected and the unknown
The importance of preparation
How others will perceive things you say differently
Why the difference between Good and Great. comes down to Presence
How Darrell deals with stress
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Darrell W. Bevelhymer
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https://www.tenaska.com/
Captain Tammie Jo Shults, author of Nerves of Steel, is a Southwest Airlines captain and former naval aviator who received nationwide acclaim when she and her crew successfully landed a passenger-filled Boeing 737 that suffered catastrophic engine failure mid-flight. Tammi Jo’s previous career in the US Navy as one of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots gave her plenty of experience in aviation and leadership, which she took to Southwest Airlines when she left the Navy in 1994.
Tammie Jo discusses how she came to be interested in pursuing a career as a pilot but why it was such a challenge to be taken seriously as a woman and have her application considered by the US Navy. She shares details of her daily routine on the days that she is scheduled to fly and why she always carves out some quiet time at the start of her day to read and share passages from the scriptures with her family. Tammie Jo also discusses the events of April 17, 2018, when the plane she was flying suffered severe damage and how her training allowed her to manage the events and be emotionally present for the passengers and crew in the immediate aftermath.
“Hope changes people: when you have a plan and a destination you need to communicate it” - Tammie Jo Shults
The trajectory changing decision Tammie Jo’s parents made to help her thrive at school
The advice from her mother that helped her fit in at Bootcamp
What it's like to land an airplane on an aircraft carrier and how her decision loop works
Why she left the Navy and joined Southwest Airlines
The power of the generosity ripple
The importance of open lines of communication
Why calm was a gift in the cockpit of Flight 1380
What a sense of community does during a stressful incident and the parallels with the parable of the Good Samaritan
Why Tammie Jo felt moved to connect with passengers after the plane landed
We are joined by Kirk Cousins, the football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Growing up surrounded by a football loving (and playing) family, Kirk’s passion to play was ignited by his grandfather’s love for the game. He played college football at Michigan State from 2009 to 2011 and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, eventually signing as a free agent with the Vikings in 2018.
You’ll hear about Kirk’s love for football that started at a young age and how he has been guided by God and the influential leaders in his life and throughout his career.
Highlights:
Kirk Cousins’ upbringing
The memorable ‘Hail Mary’
Interpreting life through scripture
The influential leadership and guidance by Jesus and Kirk’s Coaches & Family
“In the abundance of counselors there is wisdom”
Working with the International Justice Mission (IJM) (link below)
An overview of Kirk’s physical fitness & what he does to maintain and prepare during the off-season
What it’s like to get “sacked” and being in a “huddle”
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Kirk Cousins
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International Justice Mission (IJM)
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Bob Sutherland, the founder of Cherry Republic, started his business in 1989 selling t-shirts out of the trunk of his car. After a few years, the company expanded into selling other cherry products and now sells over 200 products produced with the fruit, from cherry salsa to cherry wine. Cherry Republic has a flagship campus in the town of Glen Arbor on the lakeside in northern Michigan and three more stores around the state that employ 80 local people. In his free time, Bob loves to run and bike the trails he first found as a boy growing up in the region, with his wife and two sons.
Bob joins me to share his experience of growing up as one of six children on the shores of Lake Michigan, and how his mother and father, both educators, encouraged their children to do their best and have fun doing it. He discusses his love of northern Michigan and why he is passionate about supporting local farmers, helping to preserve the local lakeshores, and why Cherry Republic gives 1% of all sales to charity. Bob also shares how he came up with the Cherry Republic mission and vision key words and why they remain an essential part of his team’s core values, which they strive to live every day.
“Nothing is more important than giving yourself the mental space to think hard” - Bob Sutherland
This week on The Wow Factor:
How he started his career as an entrepreneur with small summer businesses
The importance of understanding the abundance mindset
Why and how Bob started Cherry Republic
How he encourages personal growth at Cherry Republic
How he promotes positive energy and the value of generosity as part of the Cherry Republic culture
The value of different personality types to enhance your team
How he finds innovative ways to overcome problems
The importance of gaining education and experience before you plant your stake in the ground
Why and how Bob started Cherry Republic
How he encourages personal growth at Cherry Republic
How he promotes positive energy and the value of generosity as part of the Cherry Republic culture
The value of different personality types to enhance your team
How he finds innovative ways to overcome problems
The importance of gaining education and experience before you plant your stake in the ground
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