The Jason Wright Show

Lauren Paine Texas Titan 47

Lauren Paine is in a word-impressive. I have had the pleasure of watching Lauren from afar as a financial professional, community leader and overall impressive human for the past several years. Not only is she an incredibly accomplished financial services advisor for Northwestern Mutual, but she is also a community leader. She has undertaken the incredibly tall task of becoming the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year in Houston.

Please click HERE to learn more about how you can help Lauren in her efforts. In this episode we discuss tools and tactics to better know yourself first so you can understand what you should do with your life. Lauren almost immediately discovered a methodology to deploy finding her “dream job” as a financial advisor. She discusses how she created a list of what things she didn’t want to do on a daily basis as well as what she loved to do.

I found her exercise in this regard fantastic. As someone who believes in journaling myself, I found her approach very beneficial. Please enjoy this great conversation with my friend Lauren Paine.

Show Notes:

My favorite quote from the show from Lauren: “Work like it’s up to you. Pray like it’s up to Him.”

Books Lauren recommends:

“The Circle Maker” By Mark Batterson

“Just Mercy” Bryan Stevenson

“Daring Greatly” Brene Brown

“The Case for Christ” Lee Strobel

“The One Thing” Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

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Go crush it!

Jason

We hear it all the time. What we need in America is a conversation about race. However, it seems all we see is shouting and tribalism. We see different agendas pursued many of which have no desire to solve the root problems.

Hebrews 10:24-25 reads, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

Texas Titan Episode 41, Spencer Bynes, reached out to me to come back on and discuss these heated issues facing our country. Spencer and I both have daughters of similar ages. What does an African-American dad tell his daughters? What am I telling mine. How do we keep them communicating with members of other races and not retreated to their corners?

While Spencer and I don’t pretend to have all the answers nor do we think one conversation is going to cure race relations we do hope is serves as an example. We need real every day people talking not just the pundits and talking heads who just “observe” everyday life in America but in reality are far removed from it.

I hope you enjoy “the conversation.”

Jason

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Let’s Talk Books!

I love books. You’ve heard it said, “Leaders are readers.” I agree. I firmly believe reading is like push-ups for your brain. In this episode Joe Lafko (Texas Titan Episode 38) and I discuss 4 of our favorite reads. The books covered are:

“Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun” -Wes Roberts

“Born Standing Up: A Comics Life” -Steve Martin

“Start With Why” -Simon Senek

“Choose Yourself” -James Altucher

These are all great reads although fortunately I have read neither of Joe’s picks. This means my list just got a little bigger. I hope you enjoy the show. I wanted to change it up a bit. I want to find a way to introduce you to things I’m reading or doing without you just having to hear it from me the whole show.

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Upcoming episodes:

I’m going to be sitting back down with Spencer Bynes (Episode 41). Spencer is and I will discuss the differences and likenesses of being he a black father and I white father. How do we prepare our children for an ever-changing society seemingly enduring birth pangs at the moment?

I will also be talking to Dr. Chris Crow M.D., CEO of Catalyst Health Network. Dr. Crow is an amazing leader in the healthcare space. We will discuss population management, saving the U.S. healthcare system and business leadership in general. It should be a great show.

Thanks so much for listening. Please remember to leave a review on iTunes. Follow me on social media. I’d be grateful. Now go crush your week!

Conner Prochaska currently serves as Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of Energy and Director as Office of Technology Transitions. Prior to OTT, Prochaska served as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

As part of the agency’s leadership team Conner managed day-to-day operations and provided strategic leadership for the agency. Prior to joining DOE, Prochaska was Senior Vice President and the Associate General Counsel at a public investment fund where he led fund operations.  Prochaska also served as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant.  During his Navy career Prochaska focused on Anti-submarine Warfare and Counter –Weapons of Mass Destruction intelligence.

Prochaska earned his J.D. at The George Washington University School of Law and his B.A. at Texas A&M University where he was elected Student Body President.

This is a great episode with a great leader. Please enjoy!

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It’s an amazing read! Just listen to what others are saying:

“Never heard of it.” George Clooney

“Jason who?” Woody Harelson

“Is that the book where the kid finds out his Dad is the ruler of the Empire and loses a hand in an electronic sword fight?” Rosy Perez

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Cullen is a people and process leader from the smallest of start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. He has a proven record of helping companies scale and grow by using his strengths in problem-solving, connecting others, developing leaders, and communication. His faith in Christ propels him to serve and love his teams each step of the way. At 36, Cullen was the Division Vice President for Dollar General where he led a team of 18,000 employees across 2,000 stores, managed profit and loss responsibility for more than $3 billion in revenue and established the division’s strategic direction and operating priorities, values and leadership culture. He helped THRIVE Farmers Coffee scale to support 1600 Chick-fil-A restaurants. He helped Crown & Caliber, an online luxury watch marketplace build the systems and processes to grow their revenue 3x in 24 months.   He helped a 145-year old home improvement company reinvent their brand and launch an e-commerce business and is now working with the largest gym franchisee in the country.

Cullen is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and served in the U.S. Army as a field artillery officer. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University. But by far, his most significant career impact is his investment in others. He cares deeply about each person on his teams: their success and growth as a professional and a person. He commits that any person on his team always has an express pass to chat about life and career. He still gets calls from people on his team from 20 years ago.   Cullen and his wife of 20 years, Sarah and their two children live in Austin, Texas. 

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Dr. Eades is a Medical Doctor and internationally recognized authority in low-carb nutrition. He is the author/co-author of 10 books on health, nutrition, and exercise, including the NY Times bestseller Protein Power.

Dr. Eades was born in Springfield, Missouri and educated in Missouri, Michigan, and California. He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from California State Polytechnic University and received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas. After completing his medical and post-graduate training, he and his wife, Mary Dan, founded Medi-Stat Medical Clinics, a chain of ambulatory outpatient family care clinics in central Arkansas in 1981, among the first of their kind in the country.

In 1986 Dr. Eades shifted to the full time practice of bariatric, nutritional, and metabolic medicine, gaining first hand experience treating many thousands of people suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, and obesity with the Protein Power nutritional regimen he and his wife developed.

Dr.’s Eades are authors of several books including the New York Times best seller Protein Power.

In 2001 he retired from clinical practice to devote his energies to research, writing, speaking, and since 2005, maintaining The Blog of Dr. Michael Eades, listed as a Top 100 Health Blog.

In 2009, Dr. Eades, together with his wife and their sons, founded the global company, Eades Appliance Technology, to design, manufacture, and distribute the first sous vide water oven for the home kitchen, revolutionizing the quality and simplicity of healthful eating at home. Dr. Eades has been guest nutritional expert on hundreds of radio and television shows across the country, including national segments on FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. He continues to speak at medical and scientific conferences, to the general public. He and his wife are currently at work on their 15th book, Protein Power 2.0, slated for publication in 2020.

Bynes is a self-professed Leadership Development fanatic who is obsessed with helping individuals realize their highest potential.  He  has over 25 years of experience working with senior-level leaders of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies in diverse industries, and has broad experience and skills in areas critical to enhancing leadership, team and organizational performance. Spencer’s business background includes his current role as Vice President of Business Development for LHH, most recently as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Accendo International. He has held various leadership roles with Coca Cola North America, The University of Texas at Austin, and Clear Channel Worldwide.  He is the proud father of two daughters and has been blessed to be married to his wife of 25 years.  He grew up in Corsicana Texas and is a proud Sam Houston State University graduate.

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In this interview I re-visit my mentor, friend and Texas Titan, Phil Burks. Phil is one of the most accomplished leaders I know. I can’t think of anyone better to discuss these trying times with than Phil. He has an employee centered philosophy that shows in every way he runs his businesses. In this episode we discuss the Coronavirus, drones and what’s to come. Thank you for listening. Enjoy the show.

From Phil:

My job is to manage the resources that God has put in front of me, whatever those are at any moment in my life.Everything we do has to be CHIFF- Clever, High Quality, Innovative, Functional & Fun! I am a Christian Businessman with 35 years of success behind and 35 more to go. 

Photo from my first interview with Phil. Due to social distancing we did the most recent interview remote

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An established executive in brand, marketing, and international leadership, Sam Smith was called to utilize the skills he developed in the secular business world as an apparel executive and invest his talents in International Non-profit, Ministry, and Humanitarian Relief.

Sam realized almost immediately the need for compassionate, yet professional, business acumen within Non-profit and Ministry leadership and has since coined the term “Optimizing Ministry”.

God has provided gifts to us all, and it is our job to optimize these gifts to make the biggest impact possible on those we seek to serve.

Since 2007, Sam has used this focus on “Optimizing Ministry” to achieve record results for serving the poor, fundraising, and securing volunteer support as the CEO of Mercy Ships, Medical Ministry International and as the COO of the Lindell Foundation.

In 2019, Sam launched the Hand Up Network to bring decades of experience serving the less fortunate back to his native Texas.  

Sam has been featured on FoxNews.com, NewsMax.com, The Christian Post, Christianity Today, Belief.net, Charisma, and Innovate for Jesus

You can always catch Sam at the ready to discuss his passion and love for his Texas A&M Aggies!  Gigem!

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Joe Lafko is a Marine Corps veteran and entrepreneur from Dallas, TX.

Originally from Central Florida he served four years of active duty in

Fort Worth, TX, and eventually settled full-time in DFW. After leaving a

promising career in politics Joe made the leap of faith into a Dallas

based  apparel start-up Mizzen+Main and never looked back! Since then

he’s held director level positions in sales and operations in the

apparel industry, attended several SMU Cox Business School courses in

entrepreneurship, and was most recently named Managing Partner to

vet-founded denim label Trinidad3 Jeans.  

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