The Jeff Crilley Show

Some 30 years ago, the wise people in Richardson were smart enough to start Tech Titans because of the telecom corridor. I remember covering so many news stories related to technology in Richardson. Thirty years later, the organization has matured and broken out independently. To talk about that today is Paul Bendel, Tech Titans's executive director.

How many of us can relate to this story? You're kind of cruising along, doing your thing, and then God puts something in your heart, and you can't unthink it. You can't unhear it. Well, that happened to my next guest, Liz Morris, the founder of the Dallas Dream Team.

I remember growing up in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s when I went to college, and you didn't hear about mental health. It just wasn't a thing. And nobody wanted to say, hey, I'm having some mental health issues because back then, oh, you didn't want anybody to think you're crazy. Fortunately, the stigma surrounding mental health is fading away, and my next guest knows that very well. Michelle...

My next guest is wildly successful in construction, but she's not here to talk about her construction success. She's here to talk about her best-selling book. Chelsea Husum is in the studio.

We all get to the top of a little hill or mountain we're climbing and wonder, is this all there is? And that's what happened with my new career. I did a lot of cool things in the news, but then I just got to the age of 45, and I said, am I making a difference on the planet the way I want to? My next guest, Arinn Lovett, knows that well because she hosts the World Changers podcast.

When I arrived in Dallas in October 1992, I was instantly spoiled because we started going to Super Bowls, and we won three out of four. And that would not have happened were it not for my next guest, Charles Haley, legendary NFL player and founder of Tackle Tomorrow.

I'm a fan of AI, and I know a lot of people who are relying on and doubling down on AI. However, there's something personal about real connections. How many people have you run into who brag about the 10,000 connections on LinkedIn, but when you ask them to name a few, they give you this deer-in-the-headlights look? It's not about high tech but about high touch. My next guest believes this as well...

The cool thing about CPAs is that they get to know their clients intimately. They get to see all their books and see where all the money leaks are. So, they become great advisors when it comes to how to scale your business. My next guest knows that very well. Dr. Jackie Meyer, with The Concierge CPA Podcast, is in the studio.

The restaurant industry changes by the day. I remember during COVID-19, when everybody suddenly had to become virtual and ensure they could serve their customers even when they couldn't physically see them. Somebody who knows about the changing nature of the restaurant industry is my next guest, Sherif Mityas, the CEO of BRIX Holdings.

As you may know, I have a son named Dallas Crilley, who is about to be 32 years old. He wrote a book when he was 14, and every time I tell people about it, they are blown away. Well, I'll tell you what. He's a slacker because my next guest wrote a book when she was ten. Hargun Khatra is in the studio, and she wrote Johanna of the Misty Mountain.

When I graduated from Michigan State in the 80s, they didn't have an entrepreneurship class. I think the message was, go get a job in corporate America, keep your nose clean, and don't get fired. But these days, all major universities are introducing entrepreneurs into their curriculum. One of the most respected schools in the country is the TCU Neeley School of Business. Michael Sherrod is in the...

You've heard me talk about Success North Dallas many times on this show, and we are always honored to have these amazing speakers. As often as possible, I like to get the speaker to go straight from the meeting to my studio so I can introduce him or her to my viewers. I was blown away by my next guest, Vip Vipperman, the vice president of Eagle Venture Fund.

This show is about repaying a debt to veterans. We can't truly repay them for what they put on the line for our freedom, but we can help them with benefits. One of the best benefits that any veteran gets after returning from service is the VA Home Loan. To talk about that today is Wade Betz with Winning With Wade.

We had low interest rates for years, and it was easy to sell homes. Then suddenly, you had this spike in inflation, and so many people were sitting in a house that they couldn't wait to get rid of. But now, the fed may start easing here shortly, and I think that will unleash a lot of pent-up demand. Somebody who agrees with me is my next guest, Tom Sherman, Branch Manager at Benchmark Mortgage.

I think I speak for millions of Americans who wonder about COVID-19, all the advice we were getting from the federal government and all the pills we were being made to take during COVID-19. It caused many people to wake up and question Western medicine. Somebody who also questions that and believes there's a higher calling if you will, is my next guest, Dr. Robin Perry Braun, the president of Inte...

We've all heard the term narcissist, but it's being thrown about more often now than ever before. I have a theory. We're all growing up with social media, looking at ourselves on the computer screen all day. Why wouldn't there be more narcissists today than there were 50 years ago? Cindy Hyde with Living Strong Counseling joins us to discuss that.

I am always impressed when talent and performance run in the family, and I can't think of a more powerful mother-daughter team to have in the studio right now than the two who are here. Merry Miller Guba is a world-renowned harpist, and Sue Grandi is the current Ms. Texas Senior America.

I have always had a lot of respect for bartenders. They have to have eyes in the back of their head to ensure they're taking care of everybody at the bar and then some. But it takes a special bartender to become an entrepreneur. That describes my next guest, Maylee Gray, CEO at Top Shelf Tending.

If you are a small to mid-sized business and you don't want to take on full-time employees here in this country, there are some wonderful companies out there that can help you with some staffing support. One of the people who is leading that effort is in our Austin Studio right now. Sean Devitt is the head of sales for Outsource Broker Support.

Divorce is so painful that it rips apart families. What it also does is set people back on their heels when it comes to their finances. You're coasting along, feeling like you've got it all figured out, and then suddenly, there are divorce papers, and you don't know where to turn. Many people turn to my next guest, Luke Suminski, with Encircle Wealth Advisors.

I love my life. I get to work with my kids. I own a fabulous company, where I call it "Thank God it's Monday." When I see somebody else who loves their life the way I do, I have to have them on my show. Gwendolyn Griffin is in the studio, and she specializes in reverse mortgages.

I like to think I have a pretty cool company, but my next guest is putting us into outer space in terms of cool factor. Chris Cassidy is in the studio. He's a retired Navy Seal, a former astronaut, my friend, and the CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum.

I have never served in the military, but I have so much respect for the men and women who have, especially the discipline and all the leadership lessons they learn as they climb the ranks. I am honored to have the Honorable Raymond D. Kemp in the studio. He's an author and speaker and rose to the rank of Fleet Master Chief in the US Navy.

I have this obsession with excellence. Everything has to be correct. If I'm walking down the halls here at Real News and see a little speck of something on the carpet that doesn't look like it belongs, I'm the guy who goes down, picks it up, and puts it in the trash. I'm obsessed with excellence, and so I admire other people who have that same gene, like Eason Maykus with Maykus Homes.

Most Americans don't even look at the label when they use deodorant. They don't know what chemicals they're putting on their bodies every single day. They just want to smell nice. My next guest has a personal journey that brought her here, Zuly Matallana with Tiara Natural Deodorants.