The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to provide God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Each year, over 11 million shoeboxes go overseas and land in the hands of little children, some of whom have never received a gift before. Ranjita Kumar was one of those children. Today, hear her story of how God used these simple acts of faithfulness to radically change her life. We would encourage you to pack a box and share the gift of Jesus Christ to a child in need. Visit https://www.samaritanspurse.org/ for more information! 

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One Box and One Changed Life: Ranjita Kumar

Daneshe Bethune is the current executive director of the C5 Youth Foundation of Texas. The mission of the C5 Youth Foundation of Texas is to change the odds for high potential youth...inspiring them to pursue personal success and preparing them for leadership roles in college, work, and their communities. The five C's in their program are character-driven, community-focused, challenge-ready, college-bound, and committed to a better future. Dani gives us inspiration in the non-profit world and creating brighter realities for the people around us. 

Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Daneshe Bethune

Tom Lindsay, Ph.D., is a distinguished senior fellow of higher education and constitutional studies at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has more than two decades’ experience in education management and instruction, including service as a dean, provost, and college president. Confucius once said, "If your plan is for one-year plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years educate children." In today's highly volatile culture, it is more important than ever to know our nation's history and to respect what our country stands for. It is impossible to love that which we do not understand. Know your history. Become educated. Respect our great country. 

The Never-Ending Effort Towards a More Perfect Union: Tom Lindsay

In Anne Chow's LinkedIn bio it claims that she is a transformative executive, servant leader, diversity champion, and culture expert. It does not mention that she is the CEO of AT&T, one of Forbes 2020 most powerful women, or that she was 2016's "woman worth watching." She believes that leadership is more than the titles, and more than the accolades because it is about the people that you lead. There is a lot of talk about culture, diversity, and inclusion these days, but Anne says it all comes down to one word: belonging. How do you make those you lead feel as though they belong? We asked Anne in this episode, don't miss out! 

How Transformational Leaders Create Cultures of Belonging: Anne Chow

IT'S OUR ONE YEAR PODCAST ANNIVERSARY! After 52 weeks of putting out episodes, we finally made it a whole year! This episode is 6 things that we have learned from the Next Generation Leader Podcast this past year. Thank you for all your support over this past year, and we could not do it without y'all! Don't forget to give us a 5-star rating and leave us a review. If this has been helpful to you, doing this would help us out so much! Let's keep this thing going! 

6 Lessons from the Next Generation Leader Podcast: Zac and Coop

Jim Bridenstine was nominated by President Donald Trump, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and sworn in as NASA’s 13th administrator on April 23, 2018. Bridenstine was elected in 2012 to represent Oklahoma’s First Congressional District. In Congress, he served on the Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee. Bridenstine’s career in federal service began in the U.S. Navy, flying the E-2C Hawkeye off the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. He flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and accrued most of his 1,900 flight hours and 333 carrier-arrested landings. In today's episode, we break down NASA's next moon landing, heading to Mars, and how curiosity is one of leaders greatest tools. 

NASA, Space Exploration, and Curiosity: Jim Bridenstine

Jennifer is the founder and president of LeaderShift Insights Inc., a firm known for helping leaders dealing with disruptive change who want to increase their organization’s capacity to adapt so they can emerge stronger and more effective faster. Jennifer is a former Partner with Cambridge Leadership Group, Vice-President, Leadership Development & Learning for Bank of America, and has held several other senior roles in Learning, Organization & Leadership Development at AutoZone and Coca-Cola Enterprises. With a unique ability to align diverse stakeholders and global experience in consulting and corporate roles, Jennifer’s integrated approach to creating alignment, develops leaders at all levels while enabling learning and productive dialog. Her book, Resilience: It’s Not About Bouncing Back is an international best seller.

Resilience - It's Not About Bouncing Back: Jennifer Eggers

Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.  He has twenty years of experience as a teacher, professor, headmaster, and college president, and has been involved in a number of education reform initiatives around the country. As a scholar of the Constitution, the history of American education, and school reform, Dr. Roberts applies his experience as a practitioner to the Foundation’s important efforts in all policy areas. In today's episode. we discuss three main pillars of modern conservatism: free markets, liberty, and personal responsibility. Leaders of the next generation have to know what they believe, why they believe it, and never let go of their principles. 

Understanding Conservative Leadership and Politics: Kevin Robert Ph.D.

Did you know, on average, it takes someone seven seconds to know how they will respond to someone without them finishing their statement? We have fundamentally lost of ability to listen, process, and understand. We are so caught up in ourselves, and knowing the exact right and most beautifully articulated next phrase that we miss opportunities to hear and understand. John Choate is a former Navy SEAL who understands these statistics and brought them to our attention. In today's episode, we tackle some major issues with our fragile society: cancel culture, "safe spaces," and much, much more. 

The A.R.T. of Communication: John Choate

Bob Goff is the man! If you don't know who he is, you're missing out! He is a three-time best selling author of the books, Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream Big. Bob has inspired millions to dream big and make life more awesome. He is driven by a desire to help others unlock their potential to love and be loved greater. He is the most available and interruptable man on the planet and has impacted lives all over the world. In today's episode, we cold-called Bob and asked him one very simple, and very familiar question. You won't want to miss his answer! 

BOB GOFF COLD CALL!

Besty Reiff is an Enneagram expert who is passionate about empowering people to understand who they are and how they are wired in order to reach their full potential. She uses the Enneagram as a helpful tool to educate teams and groups of people to maximize their overall performance. In this episode, we break down the Chicago Bulls team, by their Enneagram, and based off of what we saw in The Last Dance. This documentary gives us a backstage pass into the '96 and '97 Bulls, and helps us understand what made them the greatest team ever. This is a fascinating conversation and we would love to know your thoughts and input on if you agree or disagree with our selections. 

The Last Dance and the Enneagram: Betsy Reiff

Few people have encountered the extreme, polar opposites of success and tragedy that Ryan has, let alone by the age of 26. As the youngest person to fly solo around the world, Ryan's life changed in an instant following a very serious light plane crash.  He survived against all odds and was admitted to a spinal rehabilitation ward as a complete paraplegic with no movement from his waist down.  Ryan proved his mental fortitude as a record-breaking pilot but demonstrated his mastery by learning to walk again and fighting his way back into the sky.  This gamut of human experience led Ryan to develop his Mindset Toolbox and 3 Step Checklist to Navigating Change - ways of thinking that allow individuals and organizations to overcome adversity, navigate change and build a better future.

Creating a Toolbox from Adventure and Adversity: Ryan Campbell

What sets great teams apart from average teams is the standards of excellence created by the leader. In today's episode, Hans shares with us what leaders from every industry can learn from hotels and hospitality. Hans is the Founder and CEO of Ithaka Hospitality Partners in Auburn, Alabama. He is a student of Horst Schultze and has learned from his book, Excellence Wins. (One of the best team leading books Coop and I have ever read). If you ever desire to lead a team, this is a resource you must use!

Creating a Team and Culture of Excellence: Hans van der Reijden

Dan started his journey as a parking attendant at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Over 26 years, and 19 different jobs, he became the Vice President of the biggest theme park in the world - The Magic Kingdom. Disney World is known for its excellence, and their the ability to go above and beyond to serve their guests. Dan has mastered the art of creating an inviting team culture that allows "cast members" to show up to work every day with a purpose. He wrote all of his tips and trick in a book called, How's the Culture in your Kingdom, and he gives us a little piece of his wisdom in today's episode! 

Between the Ears of Mickey Mouse: Dan Cockerell

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said; "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood," he was dreaming about Matt Locket and Will Ford. This episode is their story of redemption and restoration that is now being used to heal racism in America. If you like this episode you will love their book found here, https://dreamstreamco.com/the-dream-king. This story will have you in tears and inspire you to go and change the world. 

How MLK's Dream is Being Fulfilled: Will Ford and Matt Lockett

Welcome to the Next Generation Leader Podcast where we believe GREAT leaders are listeners, especially during your youth. Good leaders learn from their successes and mistakes but GREAT leaders learn from the successes and mistakes of those who go before them. This is a resource for young leaders to listen from the leaders of today.

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