Journey To Impact

In this episode, Ed chats with two gentlemen from 4:13 Strong, a non-profit in Nashville, TN. 4:13 Strong runs a faith-based program to teach men the necessary vocational and life skills to break free from the cycle of poverty, crime, and dependency.

In the conversation, you’ll hear from Dr. Chris Frost who is a medical doctor contributing to the organization’s impact because he brought his unique skills and a willingness to get off the bench. Hopefully this will remind and encourage you that no matter what your skill set or area of expertise, there is a place that needs what you have to offer.

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Ed Gillentine
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact

4:13 Strong
www.413strong.org
Instagram: @413strong

Books
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine
Walking With God by John Eldridge
Grit by Angela Duckworth
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Ed sits down with Jared Barnett who is the CEO of Slingshot Memphis. Slingshot, as you may remember from Episode 5 of the podcast, uses a data-driven approach to fight poverty by helping to maximize the effectiveness of impact organizations. Ed’s last conversation with Slingshot Memphis is still one of the most downloaded episodes of the show, so be sure to go back and listen to it if you haven’t already.

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Ed Gillentine:
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact

Slingshot Memphis
www.slingshotmemphis.org
LinkedIn
Instagram: @slingshotmemphis
Email: [email protected]

Books
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine
The Voice of the Heart: by Chip Dodd

Today’s guest, Greg Spillyards, shares with Ed about his journey to impact in the commercial real estate space. He explains how he went from a transactional model of real estate to a more redemptive approach.

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Ed Gillentine:
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors

Books
Toxic Charity: by Robert D. Lupton
When Helping Hurts: by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
The Divine Conspiracy: by Dallas Willard

In today's episode, Ed sits down with a panel to discuss America’s involvement in Afghanistan as a case study on impact. Multiple impact principles from the book, Journey To Impact, are touched on in this conversation and I hope it gives you insight and wisdom that you can apply to your own impact journey.

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Ed Gillentine:
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Books
When Helping Hurts: by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

Today, Ed sits down with Andy Nix and Megan Klein from MyCityRides. Their organization provides an affordable motor scooter lease-to-own program so that the need for transportation is no longer a barrier for people to pursue the work and the lives they want.

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Ed Gillentine:
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

MyCityRides
MyCityRides.org
Instagram: mycityrides
Facebook: @MyCityRides
LinkedIn

Books
Thirst: by Scott Harrison
Toxic Charity: by Robert D. Lupton

Business can be a means of impact in so many ways. Today’s guest is Bryan Barringer who is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Christian Brothers University. Bryan not only impacts the businesses around him with his expertise, but he’s also teaching young entrepreneurs the real world skills they can use to be effective in business. 

Remember, no matter what your passion is, there are ways to use it to impact the world. You just need to embrace your gifts and skills, build a plan, and act.

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Ed Gillentine:
EdGillentine.com
Instagram: @journey.to.impact
Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Bryan Barringer - Director, Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation
Email: [email protected]
Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation
LinkedIn
Facebook

Dr. Leslie McAbee - Director, Center for Community Engagement
Email – [email protected]
Center For Community Engagement
LinkedIn

Books
The Lean Startup: by Eric Ries
The Startup Way: by Eric Ries
Crack the Funding Code: by Judy Robinett
Testing With Humans: by Giff Constable
Talking To Humans: by Giff Constable

Today Ed sits down with Virginia Stallworth who is the Executive Director of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. This organization not only works directly with children who are victims of abuse, but they also focus on child abuse education and prevention.

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EdGillentine.com

Instagram: @journey.to.impact

Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Memphis Child Advocacy Center

The Age of Overwhelm by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

Ed sits down with Steve Nash, Founder and Executive Director of Advance Memphis. The mission of Advance Memphis is "to empower adults in South Memphis to break cycles of unemployment, establish economic stability, reconcile relationships, and restore dignity through knowledge, resources, and skills by the power of Jesus Christ."

Show Links:

EdGillentine.com

Instagram: @journey.to.impact

Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Advance Memphis

Instagram: @advancememphis

The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

Suffering and the Heart of God by Diane Langberg

Ed sits down with Lauren Young as she discusses leaning into her fear after being robbed at gunpoint by several young men. Instead of giving in to the fear, she was compelled to use her passion for food and her bakery business to teach baking and job skills to young people that had been charged with multiple offenses and were going through an intervention program.

You’ll get to hear what inspired her, what drives her, and hopefully you’ll walk away encouraged as you to take that next step or perhaps your first step on your impact journey.

Show Links:

EdGillentine.com

Instagram: @journey.to.impact

Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Sweet LaLa's Bakery

Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

JIFF

Youth Villages

We are wrapping up our series on the basics of impact based on the principles of Ed Gillentine’s book, Journey To Impact. Ed has guided you through this process to help you discover your own definition of impact and build a framework for having impact on your world.

As he closes this initial series, you’ll hear a couple of stories of people that went on their own impact journeys. I hope this will inspire you to believe that you can truly have an impact, regardless of where your skills and interests are. I hope it will also motivate you to get started and take action so that the world can experience the impact that only you can create.

In future episodes you’ll get more information and resources to help you on your impact journey and you’ll hear insightful interviews from people directly involved in various impact organizations.

Show Links:

EdGillentine.com

Instagram: @journey.to.impact

Journey To Impact by Ed Gillentine

Advance Memphis