CUTX Experience

For this episode we are talking to a man who is a true definition of a real Hollywood success story.  He was a champion boxer and a Dallas firefighter who ended up in 2 Academy Award winning films, multiple landmark television shows, and over 300 television commercials!!  He worked with Steven Spielberg and Micheal J. Foxx on Back To The Future 3, Nicholas Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas but he is most known for playing Lyle in Mel Brook’s Blazing Saddles!  He’s an avid golfer who’s given back to the community by hosting several charity golf tournaments and appearing at several speaking engagements all over the country.  He’s a not just a local legend, he’s a Texas legend!!

For Episode 5 of the CUTX Experience we are talking to a motivational speaker who’s personality is infectious and her message is inspiring and refreshing to everyone who hears it!  She’s also a talk show host and a published author!   Her first book is called “The ABC’s of The No Quit Zone,” where she’s delivering the message to young students that quitting is not an option but trying is.  We’ll talk about what inspired her to write the book, how she motivates you to get in the “Zone” and find out more about her new talk show!  Oh and did I mention, she’s only 11 years old?!?

For this episode we are talking with a leader in the black community.  June Jenkins is the president of the Collin County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also know as the NAACP.  We’re going to talk to her about what caused the reactivation of the Collin County Chapter, what’s been accomplished since it’s reactivation, and some of the issues that her and her staff are fighting for.

For this episode we’re going to talk with a veteran NFL cornerback and former Dallas Cowboy Brandon Carr.  He was drafted in 2008 by the Kansas City Chiefs where he spent 4 seasons before being signed by the Cowboys in 2012.  This is the same year Brandon Carr started The Carr Cares Foundation where they inspire young students to become proficient readers by providing learning tools and resources to help them reach their full potential.  The Carr Cares Foundation also has a new initiative called “Lit” Buddies that Brandon will tell us about.  And of course we’ll talk a little bit about being in the NFL and playing for America’s Team!

On this Episode we’re going to talk about something we do every day.  Some of us twice a day!  A hot shower!  You know how it makes you feel first thing in the morning or after long day.  You feel like a new person right?  Well, members of the homeless community go weeks without getting to take a shower.  Sometimes they have to bathe in a creek or wherever they can find some water.  That didn’t sit well with our next guest, Lance Olinski.  He saw a need and took action to do something about it.  Lance is the founder and CEO of Street Side Showers.  I can’t wait for you to hear his story and all about what he does for the homeless community! 

 Our first guest is Lynne McLean, she is the CEO of The Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County where her and her staff have been helping thousands of abused and neglected children and really leading the way with how they help.  The way that they approach their investigation in a way the child only tells their story once to how they provide therapy for the life of the victim even into adulthood, all FREE!  They are doing unbelievable work in our communities!