Chasing What Matters

Our guest today is Chris Johnson. If you caught the first episode, you will remember that Chris is the owner and founder of Living Waters Fly Fishing, a fly shop and guide service based out of Round Rock, Texas. He has guided the Texas Hill Country for nearly two decades and has fly-fished the heart of the Lone Star State for over 25 years. In addition to guiding in his home state of Texas, Chris has been a licensed fly-fishing guide in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Alaska. Chris is hap...

Our guest today is Chris Johnson. Chris is the owner and founder of Living Waters Fly Fishing, a fly shop and guide service based out of Round Rock, Texas. He has guided the Texas Hill Country for nearly two decades and has fly-fished the heart of the Lone Star State for over 25 years. In addition to guiding in his home state of Texas, Chris has been a licensed fly-fishing guide in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Alaska. Chris is happily married to his wife Emily and together they enjoy f...

Greg Hubert serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Brookwood Community, where he leads the organization's vision to change the way the world thinks about adults with disabilities. With over 25 years of leadership experience, Greg has worked across healthcare, nonprofit, and ministry sectors, including serving as a pastor and holding senior positions at Joni and Friends and Edwards Lifesciences. He earned his B.A. from Biola University and Master of Divinity from The Master's Seminary....

Nate Hilgenkamp graduated from Baylor University in 2016 with a B.A. in Religion. He then went on to graduate from Truett Theological Seminary in 2018 with a Masters of Divinity. Nate is currently part of the Teaching and Preaching Staff at Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, Texas – where he also works with the young adult ministry. He is also the host of the Becoming Something Podcast which reaches thousands of young adults weekly. Nate is married to Adalee and they have three precio...

We are replaying one of our favorite episodes! Enjoy! This week as we reflect back on the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we sit down with Dr. Nathan Harness who had first hand experience in Tower 2 on that day. You will not want to miss this interview! Chasing What Matters Instagram

Jeff Voncannon is the Founder and Principal of Redman Management Company, leading over $500 million in energy investments with returns exceeding 30% IRR across 31 transactions. He built and sold multiple energy platforms, including Redman Energy and F250, LLC (with GSO Blackstone), and led turnarounds at Prize Petroleum, Patara Oil & Gas, and most recently, Scandrill, Inc., where he served as Board Chair & CEO and repositioned the company for growth in just 13 months. A graduate of Te...

In today's episode Jacob talks about recently airing on the hit TV show, Shark Tank! Dig World Nation Chasing What Matters Instagram

Joel served as CEO of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment. He stepped in when SeaWorld was mired in a brand crisis and reset its vision and culture which improved attendance, employee engagement, customer trust, and profitability. For over a decade, he was the CEO of Herschend Enterprises, which managed over 20 entertainment properties including internationally respected brands such as the Harlem Globetrotters and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park. Prior to joining Herschend Enterprises, Joel ...

With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, including senior roles at Simeio, Trustwave and IBM, Chris Schueler brings a wealth of expertise in Go-to-Market, operations, and product development. His background includes 12 years in U.S. Army Information Operations Commands, where he notably built the first security operations center for the Army, and in the private sector has taken three companies into analyst leading positions in the MSSP, MDR, and Identity space. Cyderes Chasing Wha...

Chris Carneal is the Founder and CEO of Booster, the #1 school fundraising company in America. Since 2002, Booster has raised over 1.3 billion dollars. As the son of an educator, Chris created Booster to help schools flourish. Booster profits schools more than ever, impacts students through fitness and character programming, and saves teachers and administrators valuable time so they can focus on their highest calling—teaching. Today, 900 team members serve over 7,000 schools in all 50 states...

When Stu Crum’s college football heroics put him on the national radar as a model student-athlete, the expectations for a bright future could not have predicted his soaring ascent in business. Tagged as a winner with a natural gift for leadership, Crum made his name internationally in key positions with Texaco, Shell Oil, Jiffy Lube, and Bridgestone, wrangling deals with the likes of activist investor Carl Icahn and other heavy hitters. Yet beneath the surface lay a deeper man. While still at...

Mark Miller is a Wall Street Journal and international best-selling author, communicator, and the former Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A. Mark’s leadership journey at Chick-fil-A spanned 45 years beginning as an hourly team member in a local restaurant, and during his tenure the company grew from seventy-five restaurants to over 2,700 locations with annual sales exceeding $19 billion. Today, Mark serves as the Co-Founder of Lead Every Day. Married to Donna, ...

Dr. Ryan Rush grew up in Central Texas and after serving as senior pastor in Austin for a decade, Ryan and Lana were called to Kingsland as Senior Pastor in the spring of 2014. Throughout his ministry, Ryan has sensed a special burden to see homes transformed. He has hosted numerous radio and television programs on the subject of family life. He has authored three books. Home on Time: Life Management by the Book, Walls: Why Everybody's Stuck (and Nobody Has to Be), and Restore the Table...

Janice Walker joined Advocate Health in 2024 as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer – Southeast Region of Advocate Health. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services for Atrium Health, which comprises the entirety of Advocate Health’s Southeast Region. Janice leads more than 18,000 nurses at Atrium Health’s 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations throughout North Carolina, South Car...

Dr. Wes Saade is an accomplished speaker and writer on leadership and personal development. He believes in the power of connecting with people on a personal level in order to encourage them to pursue their own dreams as well as inspire them to work collectively to accomplish large visions as a team. Dr. Saade is a Certified Trainer with world-renowned leadership expert, Dr. John C. Maxwell. He is also a board certified family physician with clinics in the Fort Worth, Texas area. Wes M...

Jimmy Dorrell is Co-founder and President Emeritus of Mission Waco Mission World. After graduating from seminary in 1978, he and his wife Janet traveled the world to work among the poor. They then planted roots in North Waco, where they began their call to incarnational ministry: to live among the poor and help bring “good news” through relationships and empowerment opportunities. Dorrell’s passion for the poor and mobilizing the middle-class to become involved in the lives of the poor became...

Dominique Glanville is the Owner & CEO of Heights Strategic Marketing, celebrating 5 years in business. They are based in Dallas-Ft Worth, with a hybrid virtual team in 2 other states. She's been married to Dan for thirteen years, and they have 3 very active kids, two boys ages 6 and 8 and a little 2-year-old girl. She's a Storybrand Certified Guide and marketing consultant. Heights Strategic Marketing Chasing What Matters Instagram

Our guest today is Sharon Birkman. As the daughter of company founder and influential industrial-organizational psychologist Dr. Roger W. Birkman, Sharon cultivated her deep expertise in human perception and organizational behavior through her lifelong interest in The Birkman Method. Sharon has been recognized with a multitude of awards, including EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year, the Women President’s Organization’s Mary Lehman MacLachlan Award, National Best and Brightest Places to Work For, a...

Jon Kidwell is the founder and leader of Leadwell, a leadership development company on a mission to equip and empower leaders so they can succeed at their life's mission. We support leaders and their organizations through coaching, training, team building, and speaking. During his tenure as VP of Innovation and Operations for a global nonprofit in Houston, TX he worked with companies such as Apple, Nike, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pfizer, the University of Houston, and the YMCA of the USA.&nb...

Our guest today is Mark Appel. Mark has a list of great accomplishments: - Stanford engineering grad - 2013 Astros #1 overall pick - 2015 MLB Futures Games - 2022 MLB Debut with Phillies - Current entrepreneur On this episode we talk about the ups and downs of major league baseball, injuries and what the Lord is doing next in Mark's life. Bumpy Pickle Chasing What Matters Instagram