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 Brandon Gosselin. Brandon has shared his story with tens of thousands of people. He brings a perspective of life personal to him, yet universal for anyone to implement into their lives. Having shared the speaking stage with notable speakers - such as NFL Legend Peyton Manning - Brandon is passionate about serving others and helping his audience realize their potential in achieving their ASPIRATIONS! His personal stories include growing up in a 1-bedroom house in a family of 6, interning at the White House, and building a $10 million company from gaining insight from some of the world's 'greatest' minds. Brandon takes you on a journey to equip you with the tools to overcome the obstacles you have faced before, during, and after the pandemic.

Key Takeaways:

- Believe in yourself first

- Make the best out of every circumstance

- Remember you have people who believe in you, when you lack motivation do it for them

For more, visit our shownotes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/08/16/episode-72-realizing-your-aspirations-with-brandon-gosselin/

Mike Hoang is the founder of KM Communities- a social enterprise merging residential real estate investment and community development- as well as the owner of KM Marketing- a digital marketing firm in downtown Oklahoma City.

Mike is a Leadership OKC alumni, Salt and Light Leadership Training alumni, former President of Toastmasters of Oklahoma City, and a founding board member of both the Asian Chamber of Oklahoma and the Asian District Cultural Association. He was recognized as among the top up and coming leaders in Oklahoma City under 30 years old and became financially independent at the age of 31.

Abe founded Big Dipr in order to create tasty treats to share with friends and family. Big Dipr is a way to try out business and learn the life changing lessons that accompany entrepreneurship. Plus it is really fun to dip things in chocolate. Abe has grown up watching his parents and family members start businesses and felt like 5 years old was plenty old to start a business. So Big Dipr was born. The Big Dipper Skipper (Abe’s name for himself) is at the helm of a tasty enterprise. Maxwell joined the team prior to the Norman Children’s Business Fair, which Abe knew would ensure that their business would win!

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 Katie Spotz. Katie is an American adventurer, an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author and world-record holder. Her accomplishments include five Ironman triathlons, cycling across the country, a 325-mile river swim, running 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and the youngest solo row and only american across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to South America. In 2020, Katie became the 1st person to run nonstop 138-miles nonstop across Maine in 33 hours, raising $26,000 for a clean water project in Tanzania. In preparations, she became the 1st woman to run nonstop across Vermont and New Hampshire. In 2020, she was awarded the Elite Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Coast Guard. Katie just completed her latest challenge, Run4Water. On June 21, she began her journey running 11 ultra-marathons for 11 days consecutively by running 341-miles across Ohio from Cincinnati to Cleveland, finishing on July 1st.

Key Takeaways:

- Challenge yourself

- Stay curious

- Go do it!

For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/08/09/episode-71-dreams-that-make-an-impact-with-katie-spotz/

Nancy Pierce, recently retired Entrepreneurship Instructor from Moore Norman Technology Center, spent four decades teaching Oklahoma teens about entrepreneurship and understanding personal finance. For 35 years, she has offered students hands-on business experience via a clothing company that helps fellow students and their families.

Skye Delgado creates unique pastries of all types including fudge, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, cookie sandwiches, edible cookie dough, and custom cakes!

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 Liv Louise. Liv grew up in America, but moved to her birth country, Norway, just after getting her BA degree in International Community Development in order to accept a position at a church in Bergen as a volunteer youth-worker and also worked within cosmetics, skin-care and catering. Liv worked for the next few years in various Educational Institutions where she finally earned her teaching degree while living with her husband and family on the E. Coast of Norway. In 2020, just before departure for her family's sailing adventure, Liv finished her 2-yr Post-Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) with an emphasis in the two main subjects that her Bachelor specialized in: Religious Studies and Social Studies. In Liv’s free time, she leads a mentoring group for teenage girls and together with a friend, started up a café/weekly social-gathering for young adults. Together with her husband, they have 3 active boys (ages 7, 11 & 13) who love the outdoors! Livs says she is on the most epic family adventure yet, but our next major goal is to cross the Atlantic on our Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43ft sailboat!

Key Takeaways:

- Don’t let fear stop you

- Never say not to an opportunity that will help you grow personally

- Always work your best

For more, visit our shownotes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/08/02/episode-70-kicking-fear-aside-with-liv-louise-amsrud/

Sean Akadiri is the Founder, President and CEO of Agric-Bioformatics INC, a data analytics company in Oklahoma City. Sean is an Ag-Tech entrepreneur passionate about using data analytics to improve the performance and productivity of livestock.

Jaden McIntyre and Jaymin Sattler became friends at the young age of 3 and enjoyed drawing cartoons together. At the age of 8 they dreamed of starting a business. Even when they could not be together they would spend hours via zoom dreaming and drawing their ideas. Recently they came up with the idea of drawing caricatures and after hours of practice their dream of starting a business came to fruition at the first annual Norman Children's Business Fair.

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 Jeff Ragan. Jeff is the CEO and founder of an all-natural, premium natural food product company called Kize Concepts, a convenient, high-quality, delicious food product line while also integrating fitness and life improvement services. He is dedicated to anything and everything to help people be their best and maximize life experiences. Sales from Kize bars have gone on to serve millions of meals in Haiti and locally.

Key Takeaways:

- Experiences are the building blocks to achieve your dreams

- Make love decisions not fear decisions

- You are made for love and greatness

For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/07/26/episode-69-evolving-dreams-with-jeff-ragan/

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 Adele Weaver. Adele is a lifetime entrepreneur with a 20 year track record of starting and scaling businesses. She started her first business at age 8, a bakery which she grew over the course of 10 years into a nationally recognized social enterprise called “Heavenly Bread Company”. She then went on to work with the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation in Tulsa, OK to help launch the Kitchen 66 food incubator and the Mother Road Market food hall. Her work has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal, TEDx, as well as honored as the Tulsa Civic Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015. She also served as the President of the Oklahoma Incubator Association and on the board of the Oklahoma State School of Culinary Arts. Adele graduated with a B.A. in business and entrepreneurial studies from New York University. She currently lives in Tulsa with her husband, Dustin, her daughter, Amelia, and her dog, Nelly.

Key Takeaways:

- Wake up in the morning with an action to complete that day

- The hardest part is taking the first step

- Success is a series of small steps taken every day

For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/07/19/episode-68-connecting-the-dots-with-adele-weaver/

James Philemore is a pastry chef from Mexico City. He didn’t have citizenship at the time of moving to Oklahoma, but thanks to Erin Tribble from Community Mental Health, James now has his papers and is able to work and be able to do lots of things like sell his delicious pastries, from croissants to cinnamon rolls to Conchas at the Norman Farm Market!

Emily Crawford is 10 years old and she loves dogs! She was inspired to make her tree-nut and peanut free dog treats when she visited a dog treat bakery that didn’t have any options despite her having a nut allergy! She got to the kitchen and created Cami’s Dogalicious Treats made with healthy ingredients like flax seed for dog coat health. She hasn’t met a dog who hasn’t liked them!

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 Tina Gering. Coach Tina’s number one goal is to positively inspire others so they may confidently achieve their full potential. She believes that inside of each heart is a passionate dream and that everyone deserves to be encouraged to grow that greatness and find their purpose. US Army veteran, career-military spouse, lifelong learner, K-12 educator, corporate trainer, real estate agent, entrepreneur, and mom to 9 amazing young adults; she has celebrated multiple achievements and survived many life experiences. After her 25 year marriage ended in divorce, she not only overcame adversity, she has thrived; celebrating good health/wellness, financial stability, and remarriage to a wonderful Christian man committed to the work needed to keep a marriage alive. She believes life is the grand adventure it should be, and while it's not without its challenges, she wakes up every morning feeling extremely blessed and grateful to have the opportunity to encourage others to live the life of their dreams - also known as the OolaLife!

Key Takeaways

- Take risks

- Honor the dream; give it a place so that it knows you're paying attention to it

- To be the great person you want to be you have to take action

For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2021/07/13/episode-67-problem-solving-with-tina-gering/