Faith-based advertising and business growth consultant.

Why Experience Matters

I said I started working at an early age. It's true. My parents bought me a Creepy Crawler oven at age 10, so I "built bugs". I thought it might be fun to add in small crafting safety pins and magnets and sell them to my friends at 5 cents a piece. So I did. Weird? Maybe, but it was fun.

In high school I wanted to help my church "get the word out", and on a bandtrip I was taught about "Community Access" cable from a parent. He told me who to contact, so I did it. I went to their classes and learned everything I could about video production. I was 17 and too young to take their equipment off-site so I had to wait until I was 18.

I learned how to shoot, edit, and produce my own content. We even had an audience. I know it because they wrote us letters.

I knew I wanted to be in video production. Before I graduated high school I applied to work for the local NBC affiliate in my hometown of Denison, TX. I walked across the stage for graduation on a Saturday and by that Monday I had a job as a "tape-roller" making a whopping $6.50 an hour. I was in heaven.

Over the years I mastered my craft, learned graphic design, taught myself about messaging, branding, advertising, emerging technologies and I even got promoted a few times.

I lived my life, got married, had kids, and moved around.

BUT forget about the professional side for a moment. Let's focus on the "why".
It comes down to helping others.

I've learned "life" in phases.

Working for a children's home taught me patience. Having a son born with medical challenges taught me faith along with a new found trust in the verse "The Lord will provide." - Genesis 22:14. Battling depression taught me compassion.

At the end of the day it's going to come down to your relationship with Jesus Christ, how you love your family, and how you serve God through serving others. Do you want to change the world? Focus on your family and those in your sphere of influence.

People will remember you for how you made them feel, not by the title you held. Add value to others, each day.