The Jumping Point Podcast

Send smiles!

George and Will Dukas are the 3rd Generation of Father and Son who have been fulfilling promises and bringing joy with flowers in Northern Virginia

Lean in to hear their journey of passion dedication, and resiliency. Hear how they are using technology to continued to grow and shape their business with every father & Son generation since the original founding member began the business on a street corner in New York

What sets them apart is that they get their products directly rom the farms of Columbia and Ecuador. These farms are selected for their quality, maintenance, technology, and socially-conscious, certified eco-friendly practices. One farm features lush flowers growing across two valleys in the high-altitude sierra of Ecuador. In these distinct microclimates, vibrant flowers grow in nutrient-rich, volcanic soil with clean water and twelve hours of sunlight year-round.'

Hear their story of Family and Community !

https://sendsmiles.com/

The Magic Formula : TP + HM = EP

Ronda shares this magic formula Of Talented People Plus High Motivation equals Exceptional Performance taught to her by one of her mentors. Ronda takes us through her journey of being guided by her mentors and learning along the way to becoming the first female CEO of USGIF. Following a successful career in the public sector Intelligence Community, Ronda now leads USGIF which supports our Intelligence community who secure our national security and hosts the annual GEOINT Symposium which will be in St. Louis this year.

Key Topics Discussed:

-       Pro Drag Racing with her father

-       Traveling Yoga

-       Being the First Female CEO of USGIF

-       Experiencing an Adult relationship with her daughter

-       NGA & USGIF Mission

-       Power of Positive Self-Talk

-       Being Pushed by Mentors

-       Training for the Pan Mass Challenge

The DC Local Leaders Podcast learns from the #Mindset, #Motivations & #Habits of Executive #Leaders in #Technology | #Government | #Military. Their experience helps us align with our #purpose, grow individually and achieve our goals.

Gratitude Takes Action

Who are the people in our lives that that we get to support and that fill our cups with Gratitude?

As Jim Rohn says that “we become the average of the 5 people we spend the most time around” How has your circle developed?  Was it a natural gravitation to likeminded individuals?

How can we show our appreciation this week? What actions are we taking to express our gratitude? Not that it is transactional but just that it is reciprocal.

Let us make a list of 5 people that are in our lives that we are grateful for and reach out to 1 person a day. Ask them how they are doing and offer to be of service in any way that would be helpful.

Take action towards our Gratitude!

#sovereignty & #serenity Alec Harris, Managing Director of Halo Privacy a lean but powerful Secure Communications & Intelligence firm joins the DC Local Leaders Podcast and shares his experience. His journey of #entrepreneurship began in college where he founded a successful event planning company. From there he participated in multiple startup companies leading him to Halo Privacy. Key Topics Discussed: -       Open-Source Intelligence -       Learning through Failure -       Data Protection -       Bitcoin -       Daily / Morning Routines -       Leaving the Grid -       Imposter Syndrome -       Spiritual Growth -       Personal Accountability The DC Local Leaders Podcast learns from the #Mindset, #Motivations & #Habits of Executive #Leaders in #Technology | #Government | #Military. Their experience helps us align with our #purpose, grow individually and achieve our goals.

Happy Monday! We’re starting something new here called Monday Mindset

Quick 1-3 min podcast design to help you in your practice and designed to help motivate you to be great!

Maintaining a healthy mindset takes work but it is some of the most gratifying work we can do and it starts with a healthy morning routine.

A healthy morning routine doesn’t have to be exhausting. Like most things it’s more important to get started that to be perfect and it will grow and evolve over time. It’s like building muscle memory Neurons that fire wire together so it will get easier over time.

What used to be a lot of work in the beginning will slowing become progressively easier.

Start by doing just one thing!

Jocko Willink says Disciple Equals Freedom. The freedom he is talking about is the freedom to make small adjustments throughout the day when the unexpected happens because we already have a frame work that we are working with. It’s way easier to make one adjustment for something unexpected than it is to recreate a brand-new routine everyday  

We’ll have more Monday Mindsets to help you create a morning routine that works for you as well as other tips and practices to maintain a healthy mindset

James Schenck is Force of Energy and infuses every room he enters with gratitude and motivation. 

Not just the Leader at Pentagon Federal Credit Union he is a Veteran, Pilot, Triathlon, Marathon Runner, Risk Taker and Motivator 

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Vicki Schmanske has been a Mentor and a Champion to multiple Men & Women in the Technology and Defense Industry and Beyond. 

Lean in as she shares her journey of how she learned to bring her whole self to work. 

Tim Spadafore leads the Defense practice of CGI and joins the DC Local Leaders podcast to share his Mindset Making Moments

As a former Hockey Player at Rensselaer College little did he know that one Cobol class would lead him on a rewarding journey in Technology. He finds gratitude and joy with spending time with his daughter learning to ride at Sprout Therapeutic Center and helping other student athletes find their way

Listen is to hear how his parents differing personalities shaped his Mindset and how he and CGI continues to mentor entrepreneurs and small businesses grow their business. Did we mention he used to Roller Blade ?

Tim Spadafore

Phillip Naithram

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After being told "DON'T START A BUSINESS!" by one of his MBA professors at Georgetown Veeral did it anyway!

Listen in as he shares what its really like in the early days of being an Entrepreneur.

Hear the journey of starting a business in his late 20's, navigating life's changes, surfing the highs & lows, motivation of being a Father and gratitude that his wife that has a different Risk Profile

Veeral Majmudar

The Savan Group

Phillip K. Naithram

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Sumeet Shrivastava CEO & President of ARRAY shares the impactful and pivotal moments of his life and how it energizes him to mentor others and give back to his Alma Mater George Mason University 

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