A native Houstonian, Donnie Carr first began his career at Christian Brothers Automotive over fifteen years ago, working as a Service Writer. This experience gave him the necessary first-hand experience of serving customers with compassion and excellence. Donnie then joined the small but mighty Christian Brothers Automotive Home Office team. With only 12 members, he was able to engage with all pillars of the business from within the operations department–learning development, finance, marketing, and more. In this role, his primary responsibility was assisting with new store openings and providing support to existing locations.

In 2013, Donnie’s hard work and stand-out development results earned him the position of Director of Store Performance. In this position, Donnie oversaw new store growth of 75% by adding 83 stores. Additionally, under Donnie’s leadership, the average unit sales volume also increased by 35%. Most impressive, Christian Brothers Automotive total royalties increased by over 320% during this same time period. As director, he also created a coaching, training, and support team for franchisees that Christian Brothers Automotive still relies on today. Since this program’s development, the coaching team has grown to 8 coaches who champion our franchisees on a daily basis.

In 2016, Donnie’s proven success as Director of Performance led to his promotion to Vice President of Operations. In this position, he was responsible for driving both top- and bottom-line revenue streams for all Christian Brothers Automotive stores. Since 2018, Donnie has served Christian Brothers Automotive as President, leading the company to three consecutive $2 million dollar months for the first time in company history in 2019. Donnie lives in Katy, Texas, with his wife Beth and their two children.


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Today's guest is Justin Giboney. Justin is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. He is also the Co-Founder and President of the AND Campaign, which is a coalition of urban Christians who are determined to address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure. 

In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention and he served as the co-chair of Obama for America’s Gen44-Atlanta initiative. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin serves on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. Additionally, Justin has participated in LEAD Atlanta, Outstanding Atlanta and the Georgia Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. He’s written op-eds for publications such as Christianity Today and The Hill.

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Today's guest is Robbie Seay. Robbie lives in Houston, TX with his wife of 21 years, Elizabeth, and their 5 children.  He is widely known for his songwriting, worship leading and recording music, which still play a big role in his life & ministry. His most recent album “Psalms LP” is available wherever you listen to digital music. Robbie also serves as Director of Liturgy and Development at Risen Church in Cypress, TX. 

His heart for the global church, the music of the church and worship leaders has led him to devote much of his time to mentoring and encouraging young leaders and songwriters as they enter the intersection of worship, church and art.

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In this weeks episode we talk with Taylor Ellerbrock. Taylor is the co-founder and Executive Director of The BEE Community, a nonprofit business in College Station, TX. After spending several years teaching special education in the public school system, Taylor started to see the reality of life after high school for her students. Learning that up to 80% of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are unemployed nationwide, The BEE Community was founded on the principle that everyone, regardless of ability or capacity, is made with inherent worth and the divine design to work and contribute. BEE provides meaningful work and a place of belonging for people of all abilities.

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Today's guest is Lyle Wells. Lyle is the President of Integrus Leadership, a published author, sought after speaker and valued advisor to leaders in ministry, education, corporations, athletic teams, and non-profit organizations. In addition to leading for many years in higher education, Lyle’s ministry experience includes serving as a Senior Pastor and church planter, as well as serving as Executive Senior Pastor at one of the largest churches in the nation. Lyle speaks at more than 100 events per year, and his personal mission is to “equip and encourage the leaders of leaders.” He and his wife, Ronda, have two grown children, Jordie and Michael.

Integrus: https://www.integrus.org/

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Matt & Ginny Mooney founded 99 Balloons, an organization working with persons experiencing disability. 99 Balloons refers to what was released at the funeral of their first son, Eliot Mooney- each balloon representing a day he spent on this earth. Among the many gifts Eliot brought his parents, was a passion to help persons with disabilities and their families. They desire to change the story of disability by proclaiming the worth and image-bearing beauty of each and every human being.

What began with starting a small respite night called rEcess in their community has grown into a global movement championing relationships and inclusion for persons with disabilities- with now over 42 rEcess sites across 3 countries. Their story and work have been featured on The Today Show, National Geographic and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and we are honored to have them on the Chasing What Matters Podcast today!



The Atypical Life: https://theatypicallife.com/

99 Balloons: https://99balloons.org/

A Story Unfinished (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Story-Unfinished-99-Days-Eliot/dp/0834130114

Matt Mooney: https://www.instagram.com/matthewlylemooney/

Ginny Mooney: https://www.instagram.com/ginnymooney/


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Today's guest is Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. Dr. Eggerichs is an internationally known public speaker on the topic of marriage, parenting, communication and more. Dr. Eggerichs has authored 12 books, including the New York Times bestseller Love and Respect, which is a Platinum and Book of the Year award winner, selling over 2 million copies. He is also the Founder and President of Love and Respect Ministries. 

Love and Respect Ministries: https://www.loveandrespect.com/

Love and Respect Book: https://www.loveandrespect.com/books/love-respect-book

Love and Respect Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loverespectinc/?hl=en

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In today's episode, we sit down with Mother/Daughter combo, Yvonne Streit and Vivian Shudde. Yvonne is the mother of a special needs daughter and is the Founder of the Briarwood School and the Brookwood Community, a living community for adults with Special Needs. Her daughter, Vivian, who has a special needs son of her own, is now the CEO of Brookwood.

Enjoy this episode as these two ladies tell you how they are on a mission to change the way the world views those with special needs. 

Brookwood Community: https://www.brookwoodcommunity.org/

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Episode 7! This week as we reflect back on the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we sit down with Dr. Nathan Harness who had first hand experience in Tower 2 on that day. You will not want to miss this interview!


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In today's episode, we talk with Alex Carroll. We learn how Alex's growing business came to an abrupt halt in a matter of a few hours once COVID hit. He shares how he and his wife pivoted to create a new growing business, Stand Up Stations, using the resources they had on hand.


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