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Guiding Leadership Principles for Times of Great Uncertainty (with Sunny Vanderbeck)

What are some of the most important guiding principles business leaders need to help their company not only survive a crisis like the current COVID-19 pandemic, but to thrive and build a better business than existed before? How can you and your team make up for social distancing with emotional closeness? What do good leaders do to maintain the clarity of mind necessary to make good decisions?

Succeeding at Business and His Passion to Transform His Home County from Its Impoverished Roots (with Mike Hernandez)

How do you rise above being raised in the poorest county in the United States, Cameron County, Texas, to becoming the owner of the largest, most highly-rated auto leasing company in the US with over $1 Billion in leases under management?

Rebooting a Failed Venture to Achieve Incredible Success (with Rusty Shaw)

How do you go from driving fuel trucks to building a very successful convenience store chain and real estate development and management company, and how do you use your “dash” to succeed?

Thriving in a Family Business and Why Excelling at Being a Family is Important (with Dave Lopez)

How do you achieve work-life balance when your work IS a family business? How do you thrive when working closely with relatives daily?

Balancing Single Motherhood with Expanding Businesses in the Face of Tragedy (with Dr. Mary Hudelson)

How do you not only maintain a business in the face of tragedy, but expand it while raising a family as a single mother?

Earning Respect and Maintaining Healthy Relationships in a Family-Owned Company (with John Patrick Lopez)

How do you earn the respect of seasoned executives when stepping into a family-owned company? And how do you separate work and family when working side-by-side with siblings?

Brothers in Business Who Are Collectively Better Together, and Who Have Built a Team That Gives Back (with Anthony Wonderly)

What does it take to grow a $5,000 investment into a multi-state company ranked as one of the best companies to work for on local, state, and national levels?

Turning Rejection into a $95 Million Business (with George McMahon)

How do you build an organization with saleable value rather than starting a company that ends up being just another job you show up to?

Balancing Work and Marriage When Your Partner is Your Spouse (with Brad & Kristy Allen)

When your spouse is your business partner, how do you balance work and marriage and be successful at both? How do you protect and care for your relationship apart from the business?

Following a Dream, Taking Risks, and Making Family Your Top Priority While Building Several Successful Businesses (with John C. Lopez)

How do you go from a community activist to an industry powerhouse while raising a family AND lifting others into entrepreneurship?