Chris Finck is a Marine Corps Veteran with a Bachelors Degree in Finance. He was born and raised in Vancouver, WA and moved to TX after some encouragement from one of his Marine Corps Brothers. Chris has 2 children, Kristina 24 and Doron 19. He is a Mortgage Loan Officer with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp and loves working with people and helping to guide them to be able to get to where they wanna be. Chris also volunteers with VAREP, Houston Veterans Chamber of Commerce, and American Warrio...
Feb 23, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Debra Marshall is the daughter of a combat Vietnam Veteran. She is also a Realtor that services Houston and surrounding cities. Debra has a long family history of service to our county. She is passionate about giving back to my community especially our veterans who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. It truly is a debt that can never be repaid. Debra feels it with every Veteran she is honored to not only call friend but family. SERVE website : https://setexasheroes.com/ About SERVE We come ...
Dec 20, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Ryan Kirksey serves as the Chairman of the Board for Family Promise of Clear Creek. Ryan has lived in the Clear Creek/Friendswood/League City community since his family moved here in the sixth grade. Ryan has worked at Rice University for 17 years, and is now Chief of Staff to the president of the University. Ryan got involved with family promise of clear creek through my church, Southeast Church of Christ. He was asked to serve on the board six year ago, he has now been the Chairman for three y...
Nov 09, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Amy Castro is president and founder of Starlight Outreach and Rescue, a Houston area animal rescue and shelter outreach organization. She started the organization in 2017 in Honor of Emma Starlight Hyde, who was an animal shelter volunteer and freshman at Friendswood High School when she passed away suddenly in October 2017. To pay the bills, Amy is a professional speaker and trainer- presenting in-person and virtual programs to organizations to help them grow their leaders and build treat teams...
Oct 28, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 35
It was at this Expo that I happened upon Grace After Fire! The rest is history! The first time I met the President and CEO, I participated in an impromptu and on the spot interview she hosted and I was a Table Talk (TM) Color Me Camo Peer Group Facilitator for the first year and a half! I was brought on board with Grace After Fire in July of 2019, and in October of 2021, I moved to the San Antonio area! Now I am working on connecting with any other organization/person who is interested in furthe...
Oct 28, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Michael Podolny has over 45 years of experience working with the owners of privately-held businesses. Podolny’s career began in the world of financial transactions working first in commercial banking then as a principal of an investment banking firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions of smaller privately-held businesses and finally as a consultant helping businesses plan and execute for their ultimate exit. Going into semi-retirement in 2014, he began to travel extensively. His interactions wi...
Sep 29, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Love and Hope for Our Heroes mission and philosophy stems from four key components: Respect, Empathy, Self-Learning and Pride Of Ownership. We personally believe that housing is a universal necessity that creates positive change for all of humanity. With housing and the above key-tenets, we believe that we can impact change and help our clients better their lives. Our mission is simply to improve the lives of our clients through affordable, all-inclusive housing. "True happiness consists in givi...
Aug 25, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Meet Heather Carson, Director of Education, TVMA Attorney Heather Carson represents scientists, creatives, and other small businesses as their outside general counsel, serving as a trusted advisor to protect their business. Having spent over a decade building programs and protecting intellectual property for large institutions, Heather felt a calling to provide this same level of world class legal service to everyday business owners. Her extensive background in healthcare, science, and research ...
Aug 18, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Network In Action (NIA) is a national franchise comprised of over 70 groups across the country that creates marketplace alliances via membership in these elite groups, featuring a qualified business advisor and leadership business coach, to directly manage business owners for mutual benefit. The model is unique to the industry based on its proprietary technology, structured once-a-month gatherings, and active point system referral platform. Kathy Bowersox of Houston currently leads the Network I...
Aug 12, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Carlene Johnson (CJ) is currently serving as the President for the VAREP Houston chapter. About CJ 🏘A real estate professional (Realtor®), Realtist and Houston’s first Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert (CDRE™) assisting clients and network who are dealing with real property in divorce proceedings. 💢An accredited service provider to families, family law practitioners, and other real estate service providers. 💢Provides expertise as a neutral 3rd party Realtor® for couples who are divorcing a...
Aug 04, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Eretta learned the importance of giving back at an early age. She grew up in a family full of Veterans, from her father who was a well-known cowboy and Army veteran, to her older brother, as well a her husband, A Vet's Choice Co-Founder, Harold O. Perry. She later devoted 20 years of her life to teaching and then became a Real Estate Consultant, an Entrepreneur and a Philanthropist. Her upbringing and compassion for people never departed from her. Twenty eight percent of Greater Houston's homele...
Jul 21, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Following the loss of her husband in January, 2015, Bobbi Mason quickly realized the lack of resources available to young widows and felt an urgency to become an ambassador to young widows and those who have suffered traumatic loss. In February, 2018, she launched Widow Thrive and the 501(c)(3) non-profit, Widow’s Wish Foundation. Through Widow’s Wish Foundation and her online Facebook “Widow Thrive” Community, Bobbi assists and supports young widows with the enormous grief “dynamics” that they ...
Jul 08, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Regina Wagner is a local business owner and a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is serving the greater Houston/Galveston area. She has chosen to support the Walk with the Alzheimer's Association to raise awareness and funds to support Alzheimer's care, support, and research. This year, the walk will be completed in person on Saturday, October 9th, 7:30am/8am and walk will officially start at 9am. Regina's mother passed away from Alzheimer's related health issues. Many of us know som...
Jun 30, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Tiffany Barney was saved from the rave scene, her ministry is focused on bringing other ravers to Christ through common ground such as dance and E.D.M. (electronic dance music) in a Christian, drug free environment. Tiffany was recently interview by CBN for an episode of the 700 Club. She is doing amazing work for these young adults! Unite Rave Revival Event RSVP (9/11/2021) https://www.heartofdance333.dance/events Website https://www.heartofdance333.dance/?fbclid=IwAR08kbresmzaR_vg0m9mGGbQjOgCC...
May 27, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Toward the end of 2016, as gun violence in Chicago reached its highest levels in 20 years, a group of Chicago area business, faith, community, non-profit, civic and government leaders met to explore the common question they asked themselves: Is there more that can be done to address the root causes of the current level of violence we are experiencing? They realized that though the challenges in Chicago are highly complex and have developed over decades, there are strategic actions that can be ta...
May 19, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Heels to Halos is a non-profit organization who is reaching women in the streets and sexually oriented businesses all across Galveston, Houston and surrounding areas. We are currently in communication with additional cities outside of Texas and other countries who want to partner with us. By providing the proper resources, connections, and housing we build a bridge for women to exit the sex industry, life of human trafficking, addiction, prison, and trauma. For more information contact us throug...
May 12, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Hillary’s desire to do more to help stabilize the lives of children in need led her to a 10-year career at Communities In Schools – Bay Area. She worked directly with students in Clear Creek ISD for 5 years before transitioning to the Resource Development Director role where over her tenure, she helped raise over $1M. Also, during this time, Hillary received her Master of Arts from University of Houston – Clear Lake in Cross Cultural Studies. When the opportunity arose to help develop and implem...
Apr 28, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Galveston Urban Ministries mission is to develop holistic relationships to transform the community we love. Whether we’re teaching kids how to read, helping our adult neighbors prepare to enter the work force, or educating work groups from all over Texas on how to alleviate poverty, our goal is to see the North Broadway community thrive! We want each of our neighbors to have healthy families, good paying jobs, and above else know the abundant love of Jesus! Learn more about GUM https://www.galve...
Apr 22, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Patricia shares her story, the adversity she's faced, overcome, and now shares through her three books. She is an amazing woman giving back to women of all ages helping them be strong and confident. Connect with Patricia on FB https://www.facebook.com/patricia.anderson.58152559 Trisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your host. More About Trisha Here https://teamrxc.com/about-trisha/ Video versions of Serving the Community https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnxZ3MPHYPGn6...
Apr 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 20
As the Founder & Executive Director of Including Kids Autism Center, Jennifer Dantzler, is an influential expert in her field. She founded Including Kids Autism Center in 2003 at a time when autism was reaching epidemic levels, and there were very few services offered for early intervention. Its mission is to provide evidence-based, behavior analytic interventions for persons with autism and related disabilities to maximize individual potential and to facilitate their meaningful inclusion in...
Apr 07, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Family Promise of Clear Creek is a holistic program designed to assist homeless families rebuild their lives. We mobilize the faith community, schools and businesses to empower homeless families to rebuild their lives to achieve lasting independence . Family Promise Giving Day - 4/21/2021 Your charitable giving has already helped 168 homeless children and families defy the odds. Family Promise of Clear Creek is dedicated to providing them with the tools necessary to create a sustaining, stable, ...
Mar 31, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 18
How to you get to "Authentic"? "...but I didn't realize it until I was in my adult years that this is what I had been doing, I had to be perfect for everybody, and I cannot figure out what who I really was when somebody asked me what do I really like I couldn't." - Candice Davis: More about Candice Here https://www.candicedawnn.com/about Candidly Candice Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/candidly-candice/id1522253090 Trisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your h...
Mar 26, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Meet Tim Miller, Founder of Texas EquuSearch Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team started in August 2000 with the purpose to provide Volunteer Horse Mounted Search and Recovery for Lost and Missing persons. The team’s existence and purpose is dedicated to the memory of Laura Miller , the daughter of our founding director, Tim Miller. Laura was abducted and murdered in north Galveston County in 1984. Volunteer with Texas EquuSearch https://texasequusearch.org/get-involved/volunteer-r...
Mar 18, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Stephanie Fitzgerald, HUGE giver at heart, is representing the local Alzheimer's Association. The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. MORE THAN 6 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S. BY 2050, THIS NUMBER IS PROJECTED TO RISE TO NEARLY 13 MILLION. IN THE UNITED STATES, ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA DEATHS HAVE INCREASED 16% DURING...
Mar 05, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Sanctuary Foster Care Services exist to achieve permanent sanctuary and healing homes for children from hard places. Their story begins with experiencing firsthand a system that is broken and deciding to work to fix it. The Executive Director, Amanda Boyd, began working in the foster care field seven years ago to address problems she encountered with the system when she became a foster mother to a sibling group of three who she and her husband later adopted. Amanda Boyd is an amazing mother,...
Feb 24, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 14
I had an amazing discussion with Jo Ann today about her missing daughter, Ali, and how she is helping other families in our community. Jo Ann's Story "I’ve never though about what I do is considered “serving the community” but I guess it is. My daughter Alexandria went missing after stepping off her school bus more than 10 years ago. Never in my life would I have thought I would still be searching this long. I’ve connected with other families over the years and found they also struggle as I do, ...
Feb 10, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Jayci Schmitt has a passion for helping women and the company she represents helps women across the globe! The Heart of Cabi Foundation mission is to encourage and empower women in need. From distributing clothing in local communities affected by natural disasters, to empowering women entrepreneurs in the developing world to work their way out of poverty, to contributing to the education and futures of Rwandan children, we are passionate about serving and investing in women and families across t...
Feb 03, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 12
About the BCAA The Bauer College Alumni Association (BCAA) is a constituency group of the University of Houston Alumni Association (UHAA). BCAA was established in support of the C. T. Bauer College of Business and the University of Houston. Together, we work to engage alumni, provide quality events and programs, and to support the initiatives set forth by UH President & Chancellor, Dr. Renu Khator. Our goal is to engage past, present, and future alumni by hosting a variety of events, such as...
Jan 28, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Steven Curtis and Trisha Stetzel talk about how his Fairway Mortgage business is giving back through Lenders Lending a Hand. Lenders Lending a Hand is a foundation created by Steven and Amy Curtis as a way to give back to our community! Their goal is to serve the immediate needs of the families directly. Often they raise money for a cure but they never leave behind those in any fight or who have immediate needs. Website https://www.stevencurtisloans.com/ FB Fairway Mortgage Nasa @fairwaynasa FB ...
Jan 21, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Talking with Sylvia McNiel about the Mary Kay Foundation, grants for non-profits, Mary Kay's GREEN facility, and how MK helped with hand sanitizer manufacturing during 2020! Connect with Super Sensational Sylvia McNiel Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.mcniel.5 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-mcniel-23b94019/ Business Network International Sylvia McNiel BNI Profile Trisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your host. More About Trisha Here https://teamrxc.co...
Jan 05, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 9
