Texas Emerging Leaders

Sean Christian, Podcast Officer, and Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer, discuss 2021 year-in-review in this episode, discussing some of the accomplishments of Texas Emerging Leaders and the exciting things to come in 2022.

Learn more at TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sereniah Breland is an experienced City Manager with a demonstrated history of working in government. She is skilled in Emergency Management, Public Finance, Administration, Environmental Awareness, and Management and is often referred to as a strong community and social services professional.

Sereniah currently serves as the City Manager of Pflugerville, Texas, and has served in administration for the cities of Alvin, Goliad, and Sugar Land, Texas, and Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Prior to serving in a governmental capacity, she graduated with her Master's degree is Public Administration focused in Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Dallas, and from Stephen F. Austin State University with her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Learn more at LinkedIn and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Sereniah Breland, City Manager, Pflugerville, Texas
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Raj Salhotra is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Momentum Eduction, a nonprofit corporation with a mission to provide learning experiences, mentorship, summer opportunities, scholarships, and individualized support to ensure first-generation, low-income students get to and through post-secondary education and into the workforce.

Raj has worked in education, public policy, and even served as an Intern in the White House in 2011 where he briefed the Deputy Assistant to the President daily on pressing news and public policy issues.

An interesting fact is that Raj ran for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 in 2019 and qualified for a runoff election (among five candidates), then after receiving over 76k votes (43.5%) in the runoff election.

Raj has completed numerous internships, teaching assistantships, Teach for America Corps, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Policy Studies from Rice University in 2013, and his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2018. 

His vision is to create a movement to ensure every child has the opportunity to reach their dreams by expanding educational opportunity both through non-profits and public policy.

Learn more at Momentum Education.com and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Raj Salhotra, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Momentum Education
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Joyce Yannuzzi is the District Director, State Senator Donna Campbell, M.D., Texas Senate District 25. She's been active in politics at some level for over 40 years and has served in a multitude of leadership roles such as: 

• The Rotary Club of New Braunfels (Past President),
• The 100 Club of Comal County Board of Directors,
• The Constitutionalist Foundation Board and Founding Member,
• The Sophienburg Board of Directors,
• A NB City Council appointee to the New Braunfels Partnership Committee,
• A Blue Coat Ambassador for the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce,
• The United Way of Comal County Board,
• Comal County Child Welfare Board,
• New Braunfels Republican Women (President for 4 years),
• The Herald Zeitung Advisory Board, and,
• Governor Abbott appointee to both the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification State Board and the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.
  
  Learn more at https://www.texasemergingleaders.com/founding-members/joyce-yannuzzi, Senate.Texas.gov and TexasEmergingLeaders.com
  
  Featuring:
  
  Joyce Yannuzzi, District Director, State Senator Donna Campbell, M.D., Texas Senate District 25
  Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
  Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer
  
  To join our team.  Go here!
  
  Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Louie Guzman is a hunger warrior excelling in servant leadership to fight hunger and feed hope via the New Braunfels Food Bank in the Comal and Guadalupe County areas. After 22 years serving in the United States Air Force, Louie found his passion from his past and he has built a legacy of lifting up members of the community who currently face economic challenges and ensuring that no child goes to bed hungry. On this episode, Sean and Chris dive into hunger and the current state of the Greater New Braunfels area and what local leaders are doing to address some of the economic challenges New Braunfels faces as a community.

Learn more at NBFoodBank.org and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Louie A. Guzman, Development Manager at New Braunfels Food Bank and US Air Force, retired.
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Texas Born Daniel McCutchen knows the car wash business and proves it with his most recent venture, Big League Car Wash with multiple locations popping up in one of the fastest growing cities in America, none other than New Braunfels, Texas.  

No secret to emergent success, Dan grew up as a preacher's child in Oklahoma playing short stop during his high school days. He walked-on at an NCAA Division II school out of high school and ended up awarded a baseball scholarship at the University of Oklahoma. Drafted four (4) times by the Yankees, Cardinals, Devil Rays, and then the Yankees again he eventually signed with the Yankees in 2006, finally making it to the Big Leagues in 2009 with the Pittsburg Pirates and playing for 11 seasons.

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma with an Economics degree, Dan always had business on his mind. He attributes his success to God and emphasizes that throughout his athletic career he wasn’t necessarily “rich” but he put a disciplined financial plan together to save his money with one more play in mind: Big League Car Wash.

Learn more at BigLeagueCarWash.com and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Daniel McCutchen, Former MLB Pitcher & Owner of Big League Car Wash
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

James McNeely is a triathlete, adventure-seeker, and successful businessperson, with over 30 years of experience in the fast-paced, ed-tech industry.  Some of the companies that he’s worked for are well known success stories, like Apple Computer, Toshiba, and Pearson - the world’s largest education company.
 
 In his work roles, he’s served in both sales and sales management, acquiring decades of experience with both customers and sales employees.  McNeely admits, however, to having the most “fun” as a customer-facing salesperson, while working for small, cutting edge startups, endeavoring to bring new technology to students and ground-breaking teaching tools to educators.
 
 In his book, “The 7 Meditations of a Happy Salesman”, he chronicles his quest to uncover truth in the strange, but rewarding, life of the frontline customer worker. He offers new thinking for the 21st Century businessperson, while also exposing mindless “groupthink” and business mantras for what they really are.
 
 On the personal side, McNeely and his wife of 35 years have two grown children and two grandchildren.  When he’s not working with customers or chasing after grandkids, he’s training for bike races, open water swims (like Alcatraz), or triathlons.

Learn more at The7Center.com and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Happy-Salesman-Corporate-Rejection/dp/1089718349

Featuring:

James McNeely, Author of The 7 Meditations of a Happy Salesman
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

James McNeely is a triathlete, adventure-seeker, and successful businessperson, with over 30 years of experience in the fast-paced, ed-tech industry.  Some of the companies that he’s worked for are well known success stories, like Apple Computer, Toshiba, and Pearson - the world’s largest education company. 
 
 In his work roles, he’s served in both sales and sales management, acquiring decades of experience with both customers and sales employees.  McNeely admits, however, to having the most “fun” as a customer-facing salesperson, while working for small, cutting edge startups, endeavoring to bring new technology to students and ground-breaking teaching tools to educators. 
 
 In his book, “The 7 Meditations of a Happy Salesman”, he chronicles his quest to uncover truth in the strange, but rewarding, life of the frontline customer worker. He offers new thinking for the 21st Century businessperson, while also exposing mindless “groupthink” and business mantras for what they really are.
 
 On the personal side, McNeely and his wife of 35 years have two grown children and two grandchildren.  When he’s not working with customers or chasing after grandkids, he’s training for bike races, open water swims (like Alcatraz), or triathlons.

Learn more at The7Center.com and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Happy-Salesman-Corporate-Rejection/dp/1089718349

Featuring:

James McNeely, Author of The 7 Meditations of a Happy Salesman
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Ashley Mills co-owns and operates Right Angle Inspection and Pest Services with her husband, Danny Mills. Prior to owning these two companies, she was a full-time Dental Hygienist for 14 years.
 
Why did she make the switch to managing and owning her own business? Ashley says, "Four reasons: I was ready for a change after 11-12 years of dental hygiene, I am fascinated and love the real estate industry and looking at the homes on the market, I like interacting with people, and then COVID hit.  My husband started the home inspection business himself and he just got very busy and needed more help. We slowly transitioned me from full-time hygiene to full time scheduling and marketing of Right Angle Inspection."

Learn more at Right Angle Inspections & Pest Control and TexasEmergingLeaders.com

Featuring:

Ashley Mills, Co-Ownner at Right Angle Inspections & Pest Control
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.

In this episode Sean and Chris talk with Rebecca and Jason Price, Leaders of NB Trail Team Six, a group of Jeep Enthusiasts who come together not just for wheeling but are very community and charity driven.  

NB TRAIL TEAM - 6 strives to be a highly active, tight knit group of jeep loving enthusiasts of all types and experience levels of Jeepers. Complete with those who love to wheel hard, first-time wheelers, camp out, hang out around town and do some awesome charity events for the community with their Jeeps around Texas. NB Trail Team is more than a Jeep club they live positive lives and have a good time doing it. As Rebecca Price says: “We are family and we got your back!

 Jeep On. Emerging Leaders got your six.

GOALS: To include all levels of Jeep Enthusiasts. To wheel and partake in wheeling events. To Help and Support our Community and local events. To support events for our Firefighters, Law Enforcement, EMS, and active duty Military, Veterans, and injured and wounded Veterans.

If you think NB TRAIL TEAM- 6 sounds like something you could be active in and would like to meet the group, please send a private message to:

Rebecca Price: https://www.facebook.com/BEANrGrrl?fref=ts

NB TRAIL TEAM - 6! OIIIIIIIO “We Got Your Six” 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCna8vhO6wjHpOzXjMfJCPHA

https://twitter.com/NBTrailTeam6

https://www.instagram.com/nbtrailteam6/

Featuring:

Rebecca & Jason Price, Leaders at NB Trail Team Six
Sean Christian, Podcast Officer
Chris Sanger, Chief Creative Officer

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Disclaimer: The comments herein are considered to be the personal comments of the speakers and not to be mistaken for advice in any way. Copyright 2021 Sanger Syndicate LLC. All Rights Reserved.