Trade magazines, business journals, and video blogs are just a few sources Matt uses to gain knowledge on latest business trends. These resources, however, should never take the place of the personal relationship Matt has with Kirk, his friend of Knowledge. Kirk is an experienced business leader who has built and sold several successful organizations. Matt often meets with Kirk ...
Jim is one of Matt’s best friends. He tells Matt the things he needs to hear, which is often times the things Matt does not want to hear. Jim offers an honest perspective of what Matt needs to change or come to grips with. Often times, Jim’s truthfulness is affirmation to what Matt’s heart is already telling him. Jim is ...
There are three types of friends in Matt’s circle who have helped him grow both spiritually and professionally: a Friend of Truth, a Friend of Knowledge, and a Friend of Encouragement. Each of these individuals has played a specific role, enabling Matt to live out his faith and career to its fullest. The bible reinforces the importance of friends who ...
An entrepreneurial friend asked me, “Should I be giving from my “gross revenue” or my “net profit?” There are many businesses that have high sales volume, but very thin profit margins, sometimes 10% or lower. If these types of businesses tithed off their sales instead of profits they would quickly go bankrupt. God desires us to give from a generous ...
When Chris walked into Matt’s landscaping business looking for work, he didn’t seem to fit Matt’s typical profile. High school dropouts with long hair and tattoos haven’t usually joined Matt’s team. God intervened, turning Matt’s heart towards giving Chris an opportunity. Addiction and poor decisions on Chris’s part made the transition difficult, but Matt was determined to invest in Chris, ...
In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, made an incredible gift of $100 million to the Newark, New Jersey school system. According to a Wall Street Journal article, five years later there is no significant difference noted in the Newark school system! The article concludes that the money would have been better spent on scholarships than to fund the salaries ...
One thing I love about attending a Kansas City Royals baseball game is when veterans are spotlighted. When the audience cheers for the veteran of the day it’s a great reminder of this nation’s past and its admiration for its veterans! The gratitude in these veteran’s faces is heartwarming. These brave soldiers are men and women called to serve our ...
According to the CECP’s Giving in Numbers 2015 report, 29% of all giving from the major corporations goes to universities or K-12 education. Some of the largest gifts received by universities are tied to someone’s name going on a building. Although there is usually an element of true generosity attached, many times it’s about branding or ego for people to ...
Succession planning is important to many family businesses, but few consider the value of training the next generation on generosity. My friend, Bob, wanted to assure that his family learned and understood the importance of giving generously from the family business. Every month the family, including Bob’s children and grandchildren, come together to review grant requests and to learn about ...
In an article on Ted.com, Barry Schwartz, author of Why We Work, explores how a custodian, a hair stylist, and a carpet maker find ways to connect their work to a greater good and to the purpose of their organization. The starting point for most jobs is a job description. If we desire our staff to work with purpose we ...
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