Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Sean McMannis. Sean is a head soccer coach with over 17 years of coaching experience. From high schools, clubs, colleges to semi-pro, he has coached in California, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Sean holds multiple soccer licenses and earned a Master's Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University. His dedication to each player reaches beyond just the technical and tactical aspects of the game. His passion is to strengthen and shape character through sports, using brain training techniques to develop the whole player and to unite the team.

Key points/Topics:

-Growing up in California

-Holistic approach

-Sports

-Soccer

-High-achieving lifestyle

-Breathing techniques

-Character

-Processing emotions

-Bring the right people around you

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Bri Ramos. Bri was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV but currently resides in Oklahoma City, OK. She attended the University of Oklahoma graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She is Owner of The Buzz Brand, Co-Owner of Party In A Box with sister Megan Tiedge, and Co-Owner of The Socialite Academy, a social media workshop launching the Summer of 2020.

Key points/Topics:

-Growing up in Las Vegas

-Growing up Hispanic and bullying

-Stepping out of comfort zones

-Following your calling may not change, but your method may

-Find your identity and cause

-Social Media Influencing

-Small businesses, Female-owned business

-Business Branding

-Go explore and treat life like a video game

-Dreams don't happen instantly

-Overcoming self-doubt

-Prioritizing the important parts of life

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Marcus “Kadence” Jackson is a producer/rapper from OKC. He’s been creating music since 2001, consistently. He released a solo project entitled "Going In" in 2010, and was nominated for a Dove Award in 2009 for producing "Go Hard" on the album Rebel, by Grammy Nominated Artist, Lecrae. He now pursues community outreach and music independently in Oklahoma City with his wife and children.

Key Points/Topics:

-Growing up in Eastside Oklahoma City

-Finding your passion keeps you away from idleness and trouble

-Sew back into your community

-You have a gift

-You have more options than you think

-Skills don't always come immediately

-Non-profits in urban areas

-Share your knowledge

-Get uncomfortable to get to know people

-Get to know people who are different than you

-Children are the now

-Take advantage of your youth and seize the moment

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Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Sajid Ali. Sajid is an ambassador for Peace, Ambassador for Volunteering and the founder of The Learners' Tree –TLT’s vision is to empower the youth through technical and soft skills training. His interest is to work with youth and community services to promote the general welfare of the youth and youth participation in the entire society.

Key Points/Topics:

-Future in technology and education

-Perseverance

-Life in Pakistan

-Making difficult choices

-Stay positive, be strong

-See each other's humanity

-If you are truly living, life will be eventful with good and bad days, so embrace the uncertainty.

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Brent Wheelbarger is founder and CEO of Trifecta Communications, a media/technology company specializing in advertising, production and emerging technology. Trifecta started in the room next to Brent’s garage and has since grown to serve governmental, non-profit, and business clients in Oklahoma and internationally. Brent is also co-founder of Viribus VR Labs, a tech-startup developing virtual reality therapy tools for children with cerebral palsy.

Key Points/Topics:

-Technology

-Virtual Reality

-Cerebral Palsy treatments

-Video Game Therapy

-Gamification

-Stay curious

-Fill your tank

-Find out what matters to you

-Stay focused on what matters, not other people's opinions

-Push through for your "lucky break"

-Year of Wonder

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Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Elizabeth Grantham, who cofounded Beads of Good with her sister at 8 years and is now a published author at 18!

Key Points/Topics:

-What breaks your heart?

-What do you feel like is not right?

-Find your supporters

-Let your kids fail

-Learn through failure

-You have a voice and unique strengths that you can use to impact the world

-Challenges open up opportunities

-Remember what you're fighting more

-Leverage your youth

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Robyn Bomar, Founder of The Birthday Project, Kindness Consultant, Wife, Mom, and Friend.

Key Points/Topics:

-How to live kindly

-Check your motivation

-Get to know someone's story

-Don't talk yourself out of doing something kind

-Take the time to consider others

-Acts of kindness should be intentional

-There are 19 million birthdays each day. What if we all used our birthdays for kindness instead of gifts?

-How to have kind kids

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Mike Hoang. Mike is a social entrepreneur, multiple business owner, 30 under 30 award recipient, cage-fighter, and a man on a mission with his bucket list.

Key Takeaways

-Bucket Lists

-Living life without regrets

-Pursuing dreams according to values

-Hustling

-Push yourself

-Happiness is in the journey

-Seek your purpose

-Life is worth living

-You have a purpose, you are meant to do something meaningful

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream.

This week's episode is with Bola Ibidapo, TEDx Speaker, Claims & Legal Specialist, founder of The Queen Talk, and cofounder of Too Fly Foundation. The Queen Talk is a nonprofit that instills leadership and entrepreneurial development in young girls and the Too Fly Foundation provides travel grants and passports to students studying or volunteering abroad.

Key Takeaways

- Empower students to be leaders

- Choose purpose over popularity

- See your purpose in the bigger picture of your life

- You don't have to say yes to everyone or everything

- There is power in honing in

- Fixed mindset vs growth mindset for students and parents

- Choose your team wisely

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream.

This week's episode is with Amy Downs. Amy is an Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor, the Credit Union CEO, Ironman Triathlete, Motivational Speaker, and author of the new book, "Hope is a Verb". She has an amazing story of transformation as she shares about waking up each day with purpose and passion.

Key Takeaways:

-Write your dreams down

-Life isn't fair.

-Take responsibility for your response

For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/02/03/episode-6-what-would-you-do-with-a-magic-wand-with-amy-downs/.