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A production of Third Drive. www.thirddrive.co Jason Whitlock is an American sports journalist and culture critic. Jason is a columnist, podcaster, and digital TV host for Blaze Media, where he hosts the show Fearless with Jason Whitlock. Whitlock is a former columnist at the Kansas City Star, AOL Sports, Foxsports.com, and ESPN. Highlights - Growing up in Indianapolis in the 70s - The role of parents and grandmother in Jason's life - On Parental Privilege - The changing landscape of American media - On fearlessness and following the truth wherever it may lead - On interviewing President Donald Trump Relevant links Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock Fearless swag - https://shop.blazemedia.com/collectio... Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Our Links Headspace - a great weekly newsletter with our best stuff www.christianrayflores.com Third Drive - www.thirddrive.co Podcast Spotify - Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Series entrepreneur, President of WAVi Medical, proud UT Grad Life of a serial entrepreneur - From Accounting to Entrepreneurship - How to enjoy your successes and navigate failure - How to get buy-in from your family - The amazing technology of the WAVI Medical brain assessment system www.wavimed.com - How faith factors in. Jim is a member of atxtribe.org - Formative Books: Malcolm Gladwell’s - David and Goliath - The 3, no - 4, no - 5 most life-changing decisions Jim has made.   More on the WAVi Medical Technology https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SVH... A production of Third Drive. For enquiries reach out through our contact form at www.thirddrive.co Direct link to TDS - www.thirddrive.co/stage   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Dr. Sasha graduated in 2000 with a Ph.D. Medical Microbiology & Immunology (Molecular and Cellular Cannabinoid Research) from the University of South Florida, College of Medicine, and a D.O. from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL. From 2009 – 2012 she has worked at Family Medicine Residency Program in St. Petersburg. She is board certified in Family Medicine / Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association. She is also a board certified Family Physician/Owner of her practice, Direct Family Care LLC in Apollo Beach, FL. She is the author of Author of Cannabis and the Immune System, and Marijuana and the Bible: A conversation with America's Leading Medical Cannabis Expert, and is a leading expert and speaker on marijuana and its use.   Highlights: Journey into marijuana as a PHD Recreational vs. Medical Marijuana  Is CBD a ”cure all”? What about Christians using Marijuana?   Links for More On Dr. Sasha: https://drsashanoe.com/#content https://www.trulieve.com/discover/blog/celebrating-impactful-women-in-cannabis https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Immune-System-Dr-Sasha/dp/0692198261 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJcK90NFPAnS-9A5wFNrjkw   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Frank is one of four founding executive team members and COO at Tithe.ly — a software company that’s serving nearly 30,000 churches worldwide with a mission is to equip the local church by building tools that grow giving, boost engagement, and deepen connection.   Highlights: The Journey From 0 to 30,000 clients The path away from ministry into an unknown market Impacts of Covid on a 2000 year old institution   Main Points: The Journey From 0 to 30,000 clients Finding the market where you can meet the need in an easy and risk free way The path away from ministry into an unknown market Why some land on the optimistic side in spite of hardship Impacts of Covid on a 2000 year old institution   Links For More  Tithe.ly This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Dr. Joe Beam is an internationally known and respected sexologist and authority on love, marriage and sex. He received his PhD from the University of Sydney. He is the founder and chair of Marriage Helper based in Tennessee, just south of Nashville. Highlights: Good sex Vs great sex Sexual habituation  Why porn is potentially ruining the future of marriage  Why getting older can mean better sex with your spouse Main Points:  How does one get into “sexology”?  Good sex Vs great sex Sexual habituation  The right kind of variety: Mind, Body, & Soul  “Sexual Schemas” Why porn is potentially ruining the future of marriage  Why getting older can mean better sex with your spouse How to ensure a lasting marriage Links www.sparkyourmarriage.com  www.YouTube.com/marriagehelper www.marriagehelper.com   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Jim is president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, affiliated with Harvard, Univ Politecnica de Madrid, and TEC EGADE Business School, co-author of Ecosynomics (2014), Managing from Clarity (2001), and many chapters and articles. He blogs regularly at jlrd.me. He has a BS in Petroleum Engineering (UTulsa), an MIM (Thunderbird), an MBA (ESADE), a PhD in Decision Sciences (UTAustin), a postdoc in system dynamics and organizational studies (MIT), and a postdoc in psychology and Langer mindfulness (Harvard).   Highlights:  The point of return to unity and awareness of our freedoms in the information revolution  Cancel culture vs. collaborative environments Homosapiens vs “Homolumens"   Main Points:  Many ways to minister: Jim’s journey from ministry to ecosynomics Why we fight: The tension of collaboration and competition The practicals of how differences create effective change, and getting people to cooperate  The three “Why’s” and the “Deeper Shared Purpose” The point of return to unity and awareness of our freedoms in the information revolution  What ahead: civil war or restructuring of the power system? Beyond nice: The necessities of flourishing  Cancel culture vs. collaborative environments  Systemic cultures and the importance of paying attention to others  “Positive Deviance”  Pigeons doing backflips: Asking the right questions to increase the quality of your life  Homosapiens vs “Homolumens"   Links For More:  https://www.amazon.com/Ecosynomics-Science-Abundance-James-Ritchie-Dunham-ebook/dp/B00OJNA4ZU https://smile.amazon.com/Managing-Clarity-Identifying-Leveraging-Strategic/dp/0471497312/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=managing+from+clarity&qid=1595175236&s=books&sr=1-3 https://jimritchiedunham.wordpress.com/ https://isclarity.org/our-research/frameworks/ https://twitter.com/jritchiedunham https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-ritchie-dunham-32837/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Sheeba Philip is CEO of Akola.co - a fast-growing lifestyle brand and social venture that empowers women in need. Akola can be found at retailers such as Nordstrom, Saks, and Neiman Marcus as well as online. Before Akola Sheeba served as VP of Marketing Strategy for JCPenney, VP of Global Marketing for International Justice Mission among other senior roles. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and MBA from the Harvard Business School.   On Youtube: https://youtu.be/8HElP3DQmJg   Highlights from the conversation:    Growing up in an Indian family who were also Christian church planters.  Taking a fearless posture about faith in Harvard Business School.  Transitioning form a senior corporate job in a global brand to heading up a fledgling social impact business. Creating a premium brand that supports almost 200 women in Uganda.  Advise to business leaders inspired to start social impact businesses.    Learn more at www.akola.co and www.linkedin.com/in/sheebaphilip   Find more TDS conversations at www.thirddrive.co/stage - add your email to get future episodes This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Rochelle Keyhan - Using Technology to Fight Human Trafficking   CEO, Collective Liberty Attorney - Award Winning Human Trafficking & Criminal Justice Expert Rochelle Keyhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Collective Liberty and the 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Hero. Rochelle was formerly the Director of Disruption Strategies, at Polaris, a department she designed to shift systems to disrupt trafficking while supporting and empowering (instead of arresting) survivors in the United States.  Rochelle is the winner of the Thomson Reuters Stop Slavery Hero award and numerous other awards.  As an Assistant District Attorney, Rochelle championed the need for increased investigation and prosecution of human trafficking in Philadelphia.  As a first generation Iranian-American, she also speaks conversational Farsi. Connect with Rochelle and CL   https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveLibertyNGO/ http://collectiveliberty.com https://twitter.com/CollectLib https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochellekeyhan/   Third Drive Stage - Wold-Class Experts & Transformative Ideas Hosted by Christian Ray Flores and Brandon Knicely    Third Drive Stage thirddrivestage.com facebook.com/thirddrivestage linkedin.com/company/third-drive/   Christian Ray Flores - co-founder of Third Drive Instagram - @christianrayflores facebook.com/christianrayflores linkedin.com/in/christianrayflores/   Brandon Knicely - co-founder of Third Drive linkedin.com/in/beknice/     This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

With James Robbins - author of Nine Minutes on Monday; The Quick and Easy Way to Go From Manager to Leader. Founder of Guru Rocket. We talk: 💥 Why everyone is called to leadership. 💥 What to do when in a toxic environment. 💥 Different leaders for different seasons. 💥 Trump, Obama, Bush as leaders. 💥 How to deal with personal failure and shame. 💥 Virtual learning post-COVID-19. James is a rare mix of management consultant, change specialist, adventurer, and motivational speaker. James speaks to audiences worldwide, helping them raise their performance to match their potential. Follow James: jamesrobbins.com gururocket.com Guru Rocket Third Drive Stage - a quest for transformative ideas. We speak with experts, entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, and innovators. Third Drive thirddrivestage.com Third Drive Stage https://lnkd.in/eRQbtV7 Christian Ray Flores - co-founder of Third Drive Instagram - @christianrayflores Christian Ray Flores https://lnkd.in/e6YGA_5 Brandon Knicely - co-founder of Third Drive linkedin.com/in/beknice/ #leadership #thirddrive #workfromhome #elearning #covid19 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

The Front Row Factor - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1544037597/   Front Row Dads -  https://frontrowdads.com     Christian Ray Flores  Instagram - @christianrayflores facebook.com/christianrayflores linkedin.com/in/christianrayflores/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

President, CEO, CFO. Four start-ups under his belt, Leo is also the Founder & CEO of Greenland Advisory, a boutique accounting and advisory firm based in Fresno, CA.  Greenland incorporates technology into their know-how to accelerate growth with the ultimate goal of scaling up and cashing out.    www.greenlandhq.com  https://www.facebook.com/greenlandhq  https://twitter.com/leolandaverde https://www.instagram.com/leoelandaverde/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leolandaverde Third Drive Stage - Conversations with experts, entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, innovators about transformative ideas.    Third Drive thirddrive.co thirddrive.co/churches facebook.com/thirddrivestage linkedin.com/company/third-drive/   Christian Ray Flores - co-founder of Third Drive Instagram - @christianrayflores facebook.com/christianrayflores linkedin.com/in/christianrayflores/   Brandon Knicely - co-founder of Third Drive linkedin.com/in/beknice/   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

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Speech Thomas is a two-time Grammy Award winner with hip-hop collective, Arrested Development. Rolling Stone magazine named them Band of The Year (92), while VH-1 named them one of the greatest Hip-hop artists of all time! Speech has shared stages with Nelson Mandela, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Hilary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Speech is currently producing "The Nigga Factory" which is a docu series that exposes a 400-year White supremacist marketing campaign that purposely perverted the Black diaspora’s image worldwide! Speech also has started a school with his wife, Yolanda, called Victory Spot. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Jack Frederick is a successful rocket scientist for NASA, Raytheon, and Morton-Thiokal who is currently an elder in his church in North River, Georgia. From inviting Bill Clinton to church to almost studying the Bible with Saddam Hussein, Jack Frederick has amazing stories about how he has used his career to have a spiritual impact on the world. He started a non-profit called Rocket Science and Leadership, and he is dedicated to raising up the next generation of leaders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Brandon Knicely is the co-founder of Third Drive has worked with IBM, worked on NASA projects, built a billion-dollar company invested and founded several other companies. Brandon is a faithful Christian and shares vulnerably about his journey, his struggles, and his victories.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Dr. Mark Ottenweller launched and managed HOPE Worldwide's Global HIV/AIDS Initiative throughout Africa. After the Haiti earthquakes, Dr. Ottenweller started disaster response and recovery efforts. He has earned recognition from influential figures as Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Magic Johnson, and others with a heart for the needy. We sat down to talk about his story! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Do you feel stuck in life? Trials are small and in the short term whereas, the Wall is more macro within your life. The Wall is the bottom of the U-Curve, and it can feel overwhelming. We all will hit our walls in our lives, but how we work through them is important. We have three options, 1. Give up and walk away. 2. Fake it and act like we have it “together.” 3. Allow God to carry you through the Wall.   Key Insights You can't break through The Wall on your own. God will carry you through it. Christianity is God’s pursuit of us. He shapes us but shaping can hurt at times. On the other side of the wall is your true self in Christ. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Are you ready for God to move in your life and shape who you are today? Having a good community in your life can make or break how well you receive the U-Curves that come to your life. The process to find mentors that will bring guidance in your life is essential. Key Insights God’s primary goal is not happiness and success - it’s a Christlike you. Reshaping can be painful. A life-changing shift will most likely happen through a human being. Who are a good mentor and a lousy mentor for you? Evolution of discipleship: Parenting to Modeling to Partnering This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com

Have you felt lost in life and not know what God is trying to do with your life?   The U -Curve is your happiness, and we all will go through good times and hard times throughout our life. The power of God is the ultimate Renewable Energy. Do you want Renewal from God through your U curve? We break down each decade of life.   Key Insights   -Lifelong renewal does not happen without lifelong discipleship. -Build a powerful and lifelong discipleship eco-system.   If you would like to stay in the loop. Text "MYTRIBE" to 444-999 Follow us on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yyx39vpc This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianrayflores.com