Host Clara Mount interviews Austin Franklin, CEO and Co-Founder of Good Natured Life. The first half of the show is the Crummer Connections interview recorded and broadcast in Fall 2021. The second half of the show is a panel Q&A session with Austin Franklin and selected Crummer alumni and students, featuring discussions on self-reflection, building motivation within your organization, and how to effectively communicate your vision as a leader.

00:35 -- Introducing the panel


03:22 -- Philosophy of service, giving back to the community, being your best self


09:54 -- Backstory, parents as business role models, messages of positivity


17:07 -- Career journey, overcoming disadvantages, inception of Good Natured Life


26:56 -- Career advice, finding the advantage in the disadvantage


31:11 -- Meet and greet with Austin Franklin


32:35 -- Founding a business, growing as a public speaker, applying lessons from basketball, uncovering hidden credentials


45:03 -- Crummer Insider Free Association


51:24 -- Being a co-founder and guiding business strategy, communicating the vision, developing reading as a healthy habit


57:15 -- Closing message to the Crummer community

Books


Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins – https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287

Resources


Good-Natured Life -- https://www.goodnaturedlife.com/


Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu

Credits


Guest -- Austin Franklin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-j-franklin-a1a477111/


Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/


Creator -- J.B. Adams


Host -- Clara Mount


Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell


Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka


Production Assistance -- Kyle Sawyer


Crummer Panelists -- Papaa Kodzi, Michael Serrano, Kyle Sawyer