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This week the one-and-only Brad Brown joins Kevin and Stewart on the podcast.  Brad is the President at Austin Commercial, former President & CEO of TEXO, and instrumental figure to the careers of both Kevin and Stewart.  The guys were honored to sit down with Brad, talk about growing up in Sherman, a employment stint at Sprint, landing at Austin Commercial following a blind employment adverti...

The guys at 17Twenty were just really and truly blessed by this week's guest, Zac Funderburk.  At the time of the recording, Zac had just graduated with his MBA from Dallas Baptist University (DBU) and was headed off to Alabama to continue moving mountains.  We talk with Zac about lessons learned from years of being mentored at DBU by Dr. Cook and Dr. Wright, quiet time and prayer life, lesso...

This week Kevin and Stewart sit down with long time friend of Stewart,  Barry Brooks.  The guys talk about bull riding, finishing 9 Ironmans, keeping great daily habits, the moment of discipline, and a real gut-punch moment related to Barry's favorite book, Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa.  And of course, lessons learned along the way, with a ton of other great moments and a little laughter sprink...

This week the 17Twenty crew sits down with a very special guest who shares her story of losing her child, Alana, in a tragic car accident and the gift that the follows in the form of a 501(c)3 that donates stuffed animals to first responders in order that they have something to comfort children at the scene of calls. But the story is so much bigger; Denice talks in-depth about grief, the healing p...

Rachel Kennedy joins Kevin and Stewart in the studio this week.  Rachel is the founder of Southern Lighthouse, which helps small & medium businesses grow, promote and elevate through social media & communications.  The conversation this week revolves around lessons learned from traveling abroad, the career journey from The Beck Group, to the Container Store, and now being an entrepreneur,...

This week the 17Twenty crew sits down and reflects on a year of episodes of the podcast.  With 52 episodes in the bag, they talk about themes they've observed over the last year, impact that the podcast has had on them, and a few really fun things to look forward to in the next year of the podcast. Thanks for listening!  And keep working hard to move mountains!   We'd love to hear from yo...

In this installment of the 17Twenty podcast, Will Pender joins the guys in the studio.  Will is the new Gulf States President at Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a leading construction management and contracting firms in the U.S founded in 1946. The guys talk about growing up between Florida and Indiana, his eventual move to Texas (as fast as he could), and his recent transition to Adolfson &...

This week 17Twenty hosts Taylor Hale, the President at Muckleroy & Falls, a commercial contractor dedicated to client-centered relationships.  The guys talk about family, a little bit about golf,  and a lot about adventures in leadership, growth, and succession planning at  Muckleroy & Falls.  This includes components and importance of culture at work, starting from the hiring process, con...

This week DeWayne Ables, Founder and President of Pioneer iQ, joins the 17 Twenty crew in-studio to talk construction talk.  Pioneer iQ exists to guide the growth of individuals and companies in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries, to uncover, understand and live out their purpose and intentionally impact their market.  And the conversation centers around that, and other impa...

This week the 17Twenty team sits down with Michael Oswald, the Chief Operating Officer at Hill & Wilkinson, $450 million, full-service construction firm founded in 1968. Leadership school is "in session" today, as the team tackles issues related to self awareness, strategic thinking, transition from building buildings to building people, identifying energy makers and energy takers, l...

This week our guest is David Penuel, part of the Campus Pastor Team at Watermark Community Church.  We talk about reverse engineering parenting based on things David has picked up over almost two decades of involvement with student ministry at Watermark.  The conversation revolves around four main ideas, briefly summarized as (i) the predictor or spiritually healthy kids, (ii) dangers of screens,...

As we began preparing for our #17TwentyChallenge this June, David Fultz suggested that we partner with Prison Fellowship.  Meeting Erika and learning about Prison Fellowship has been such a great joy this month, and we are all looking forward to hearing more from Erika at our special happy hour for those competing in the challenge. This week we get a preview of what Prison Fellowship is up to acro...

After a few weeks of big hitter guests, Kevin and Stewart sit down to chat through some of the highlights from these last few episodes and tackle a few new ideas.  Starting with a quick recap of the #17TwentyChallenge, they dive in to challenging yourself around mindset, the working on motivating your team, and varying approaches to to adding people to your team. Hope you enjoy!       We'd lov...

Today Kevin and Stewart sit down with April Shprintz, author, keynote speaker, business accelerator, proud veteran, and creator of The Generosity Culture®. April is a great accelerator, and connected the 17Twenty crew with our last two podcast guests, Megan Reilly and Sarah Nuse.  We talk with April about her book -- Magic Blue Rocks: The Secret to Doing Anything -- and pick up quite a lot of wisd...

This week Kevin and Stewart sit down with Sarah Nuse, Chief Executive Officer of Tippi Toes Inc., author of Destined for Greatness,  host of the Destined for Greatness Podcast, author, speaker, and business builder. There's no way a few words are going to capture the essence and scope of the conversation.  They talk about the business, the book, the podcast, and a lot about Jesus, with great...

Today the 17Twenty crew sits down with Megan Reilly, an owner and chief operating officer of Tippi Toes, Inc., podcast host, speaker, DJ, and entrepreneur.  They talk through a ton of great stories, starting with a small world moment at a TEXO/YCC event back in September of 2019 involving Jesse Itzler.  This night leads Megan to a launch point for her podcast, "Who Is Your Momma?", where...

Michael Knapp is a Sr. Project Manager at Skiles Group, located in Richardson, Texas.  But to those of us who know him personally, we know him as a super-star "up and comer" in the construction industry.  And so in today's episode Kevin and Stewart sit down with Michael to talk about his story, how how he got in to the construction industry, a set of awesome fireworks stories, some...

This week Kevin and Stewart sit down with Bennet Brown, Partner, Brown & Tucker Agency and talk about construction adventure of down under, the loss of his brother, showing up and genuinely caring for others, the value of TEXO for those in the industry in the DFW area, exercising your leadership muscles, the value of executing a good plan, lessons learned in the leadership of the YCC through C...

Today we have the great privilege of sitting down with a gentleman who wrote a book we've been talking about for months, Bob Burg!  In our interview with Bob we very naturally talked about the book, of course, and he conversationally outlined the principles from the Go Giver, spend some time unpacking his thoughts on mentorship, and preview opportunities to be involved with his Go Giver Allia...

In this episode, Kevin and Stewart tackle a few quick-hit ideas including sharing your faith in the workplace, the power of a positive work culture, and some of their common daily challenges (and how they are working on them). For today's show notes, we had a few links we wanted to share: A Revolutionary Perspective on Work ,  Jonathan Pokluda, Watermark Community Church, January 31, 2017 (ht...

Today Kevin and Stewart sit down with Eric Aasen, the managing editor at KERA, and talk about the power of radio, interviews with an astronaut, his journeys through journalism, the value of story telling, leadership in the newsroom,  assisting people to do their best work, and the value of listening to others. As usual, you're going to hear some great stories, and pull some fantastic "wi...

This week 17Twenty hosts Amy Stewart, of the Stewart Law Group. The team discusses (i) lessons learned from playing and coaching high level athletics, (ii) her journey from student athlete to trial attorney, (iii) the process of envisioning what running a law firm should look like and implementing that vision, (iv) mentorship and encouragement of young professionals in an environment that demands...

In this week's episode, Kevin and Stewart ruminate about things that they wished younger versions of themselves knew.  It's an interesting, winding set of stories, anecdotes, and nuggets told from the heart to help others see the world differently, cast vision, and hopefully spark change that impacts others. We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text message here! || Connect with Us...

This week Kevin & Stewart are joined by their great friend Josh Carson with Moss Construction.  We get to hear what has shaped Josh into who he is today.  We discuss his early days as an entrepreneur, going through the OU Construction Program, finding his way to the DFW construction market, his journey from intern to Project Executive, the powerful legacy and impact his brother Matt leaves wit...

This week we sit down with Nicole Little, Deputy Operations Manager & Project Executive at Turner Construction Company.  The conversation addresses a number of big issues in construction revolving around women in construction including (i) an ascension to leadership, (ii) the historical lack of women role models in construction, (iii) finding your allies and advocate, (iv) idea for progress in...