How does one change a culture? Recently, I discovered a cool person named Larry Hubatka. He has some awesome content he puts out pretty much daily, and it’s usually about leadership and culture. He was just on a podcast called “Coffee Break” where he unpacked a lot of insight into how culture works and gave […]
The Salvation Army: Why It’s So Great
I remeber going to the salvation army ever since I was a young lad. My aunt worked there, and I loved going there to buy a cart full of cloths for a few bucks. It wasn’t recently until I realized how great of an organization this is. All the way from how they run their […]
Endurance Leadership and Will Cravens
Endurance Leadership is an organization made up of mission minded individuals that focus on the development of others bringing them to a position of preparedness for leadership roles. The group has several different redemptive focuses, including reaching and assisting the homeless, world missions work, and medical missions trips. The head of Endurance Leadership is a […]
H.W.L.F
I bet all of you have seen the H.W.L.F. bracelets that people wear. You also probably know that it stands for “He Would Love First.” Unfortunately, not all people know that and these bracelets are great reminders and conversation starters! I recently bought myself a pack of these bracelets so I could wear some and […]
Humphreys Street Coffee
“Drink Good Coffee for a change.” You have my attention! Humphreys Street Coffee is a business that seeks to provide jobs, mentorship opportunities, and leadership skills for teens who find themselves in an under-resourced neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee. Teens who work at Humphreys Street are provided with not only a positive financial opportunity, but also […]
Redemptive Chicken “Nuggies”
I am sure almost everyone has heard of chicken nuggets. They are a great snack! Tyson, one of the leading producers of these scrumptious treats, has a redemptive impact that they strive to achieve in their business. Their core values state: We strive to: Be honorable and operate with INTEGRITY; Be FAITH-FRIENDLY and INCLUSIVE; Serve as STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES entrusted […]
Old Skool Café
Old Skool Café is a restaurant with a significantly redemptive impact on the youth culture of San Francisco. It is a jazz club/restaurant in the city of San Francisco that employs at-risk youth ages 16-22 in all aspects of the business. Their aim as a program is to break the cycle of poverty, violence, […]
Lauren Daigle
Everyone should have heard of/know about Lauren Daigle. Lauren is a contemporary Christian music artist. She has dozens of songs, and has been making an impact on the world a little bit at a time. She is becoming more and more popular as time goes on! I want to take it back to when she […]
The Warren Family Mission
In Warren, Ohio there is a great need for food and shelter and all sorts of rehabilitation. It is my hometown and I love it here. But, much of Warren is an area of poverty and a serious opioid problem. The Warren Family mission is located downtown in the heart of it all. They are […]
ABeanToGo
This clever play on the famous Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego story in the bible is the inspiration for the beginning of a small, local coffee shop in Michigan. The story is in Daniel and the founders cite the reasonings for this allusion in their website. “It is a story of courage and bravery, patience and […]