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Failure is a necessary part of success. Every successful person we look up to has walked a winding road of failure to get to where they are. John Skomski - a financial advisor, entrepreneur, and podcast host - is no exception to that. As an Unbound alum, we're excited for you to hear his story and his hard-earned wisdom. 

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer 

Producer: Kyle Hill

Cohosts Jonathan and David take some time to upack the lessons they learned from Basecamp - our most recent live event for students.

Basecamp brought together over 100 young adults from ages 17-22 for a week, plus several of our Unbound alumni and staff. The group learned a lot about the topic of failure through speakers and workshops, and through a series of unexpected situations, they also experienced a lot of failures throughout the event. How did everyone respond to that failure? Listen in for some hilarious stories and great lessons.

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer 

Producer: Kyle Hill

Cindy Cone serves as one of the board members for Unbound, and is honestly one of the primary reaons that Unbound exists today. Cindy joins the show to share a couple of stories about her connection to Unbound and a bit of her faith journey. Her incredible storytelling ability kept us engaged for our entire conversation. You'll definitely be encouraged in this latest installment of our Extraordinary to Ordinary series.

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer 

Producer: Kyle Hill

Connie Ablers joins this episode of the Be Unbound Podcast to share her insights on how to parent beyond the rules and create a rich relationship with your children.

For over 30 years, Connie Albers has been teaching people of all ages how to discover and use their natural strengths and gifts to succeed in virtually any situation. She is a popular speaker whose insights and humor and practical strategies have encouraged and motivated educators, parents, businesspeople, and students to focus on strengths to achieve success. With a goal for bringing out the best in others, Connie has brought hope and life to countless families, but she remains humbled by the way God uses her message to make such a difference.

Connie is an educator, leader, movement shaper, and speaker, and more recently an author of a new book “Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy.” Her goal is to offer hope and help to parents and educators of the over 63 million teens who need guidance and unconditional love not just another set of rules. The teen years are indeed among the most challenging for parents, but they can be the most rewarding season of the parenting journey. Every child is a masterpiece in the making, and mom and dad get to help their child become the person he or she is created to be by painting a picture of possibilities for the future.

It was a real pleasure to have her on the Be Unbound podcast, and she has a lot of things that I think you're going to find both helpful, useful, and reassuring if you're a parent or ever will be a parent.

Connect with Connie at https://conniealbers.com/

Get your copy of Parenting Beyond the Rules: https://amzn.to/33NXX9r

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer 

Producer: Kyle Hill

James Glenn joins us this week in another installment of our Extraordinary to Ordinary series. James is a long time friend of the show. In fact, he recorded one of the very first (unreleased) episodes of the Be Unbound podcast!

James is in many ways, a larger than life figure in terms of his physical fitness, his abilities, the challenges he takes on, and the life experience that he has. But James is also one of the most others focused people out there, which is a unique combination. Even with his magnetic personality, almost everything he does is at some level aimed at helping, understanding, or focusing on somebody else. 

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer 

Producer: Kyle Hill

Derrick Kinney has a lot of insights into finances and creating value no matter what your current financial situation. He's also somebody who very intentionally invests in people and calls out the value God has given them. Derrick is best known for his work as a financial advisor and for his book, Good Money Revolution. He also shares with us about a new program he’s started called Simple Teen Success that invests in teenagers and equips them for the future.

Learn more about the Good Money Framework: https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/

Check out Derrick’s Podcast, Good Money: https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/podcast

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Kyle Hill

Steve Demme, a pioneer of the homeschooling movement and founder of Demme Learning, joins Jonathan and David for this episode, where he tells the story of how he and his family became involved in homeschooling, and how Demme Learning got its start. Steve also shares his testimony, a vulnerable and powerful reminder of the faithfulness and love of God.

Learn more about Building Faith Families: https://buildingfaithfamilies.org/

Check out Demme Learning: https://demmelearning.com/

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Kyle Hill

In this episode, Rhea Perry joins Jonathan and David to share a bit of her story of being a homeschool pioneer, and gives a presentation on how to maximize your God-given time and talents.

Learn more about Educating for Success: https://www.educatingforsuccess.net/

Check out Jonathan's book, The Personal Triangle: https://beunbound.us/book/

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Kyle Hill

What are the concerns and the hopes of the upcoming generation? In this week's episode, Jonathan and David are joined by Zechariah Olson and Samuel Bejarano, two students who met in Unbound's Equip program, and started a podcast together called Much Ado About Nothing. They discuss how they met and started their podcast, their perspective on AI, and what they are concerned and optimistic about when they look at their generation.

Check out Much Ado About Nothing: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PPvrwTgqFJSxEYpr0SPS1?si=7f5a80c15f464ee9

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Kyle Hill

With a wealth of knowledge, experience, and an excellent Scottish accent, Stuart McAllister joins Jonathan and David for this episode, in which Stuart tells some of his story, and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of sharing the gospel in modern culture.

Thinking Out Loud Podcast/Ministry: https://toltogether.com/

CS Lewis Institute: https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/

Learn more about Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Kyle Hill