Think Enriched

18. Jody Maberry | Your Experience Adds Value

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Jody Maberry, former financial analyst turned park ranger, takes his experience of numbers and a love for the outdoors and makes it work. You can too.

  • His first day on the job as a Park Ranger sounds like a movie.
  • Park Rangers' work is not just about taking care of nature- it's about the people.
  • Relationships impact your life & finances more than you realize.
    • How you treat your customers, people matters
    • How you treat your staff impacts your bottom line.
    • Treat your staff like the personal relationships you need to develop and they will greatly impact the success of your organization.
    • A quality experience & a lesson of his 9 yr-old son working as a busker.
    • Jody worked as a financial analyst, how does that affects his daily finances.
      • The value of tracking and budgeting his books.
      • He's tracked every expense of his entire marriage.
      • The importance of knowing where the dollars are at.
      • With all his financial education, money mistakes still happen.
      • They were all out of debt and then went back into debt for an advanced degree.
      • All the hard work and discipline that it takes to get out of debt, protect that after you've achieved.
      • The hardest part of having a student loan is...
      • You don't have to be a spreadsheet expert to get out of debt.  You just have to have the discipline to work on it.
      • You direct where your dollars are going.
      • His experience volunteering with VIPs and meeting Dave Ramsey.
      • The comparison of Jody's voice and Casey Kasem. The thing that kept him from the podcasting opportunity; now makes him stand out.
      • Your background, your experience is what makes you unique and gives you a specific perspective to offer others.
      • Park Leaders, his first podcast that continues to offer business insight and leadership skills for others.
      • Creating Disney Magic, his other podcast with Lee Cockerell, discusses leadership qualities to others.
      • Podcast Washington Meetup has taught us both to continue on.
      • Connect with Jody at JodyMaberry.com.
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        Think EnrichedBy Amy Robles