The Opportunity Collective

In this episode we hear from Lauren Carter Miller a career clarity coach and job search strategist for the Indianapolis area and beyond! Lauren talks about how opportunity can come from simply trying something new. https://laurencartermiller.com/ Podcast Notes: 1:29: Misconceptions people have about the job search 5:43: Opportunity from trying something new 14:32: What prevents people from trying something new?  Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we hear from Senator John Crane, an Indiana state senator, founder of the Sagamore Leadership Initiative, public speaker, and thought leader. Senator Crane shares with us his thoughts on opportunity and where to find/create it. Show notes: 3:12 About Sagamore Leadership Initiative.   https://www.sagamoreleadership.org/ 6:17:  Are there less opportunities these days? 11:27: Opportunity through Balance and Margin 29:55: Opportunity from limitation 30:40: Resources for Balance and Margin  (The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan,  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer) Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity

Daniel and Gwendolyn Eccles sit down to discuss hybrid work and the long term effects on productivity. This episode is a preview for our interview with Sam Julka of DORIS Research. Sam Julka will have some answers to these questions (and more!) in the next episode. Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com

Dr. Jeff Williamson is the Founder of CMG Group Inc. an executive coaching and people development practice. Prior to launching CMG in 2017, he was a Dean, Executive Director, and Professor of Organizational Leadership serving in higher education for over 30 years. He is the author of “Power of 168: Shaping Moments” and regularly teaches and speaks on topics such as: Discover Your Strengths, Building a Strengths-Based Organization, Personal Leadership, Leadership Paradigms, Leading Change, Coaching, Mentoring & Conflict Resolution. He is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, who holds a master’s degree in Speech Communication, and a Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) in Leadership.  He is certified in Fundraising Management, by the Indiana University, Lily Family School of Philanthropy and was a post-doctoral student at The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business.

 Resource List:  - CMG Website: Coachmentorguide.com - Purchase "Power of 168": https://www.amazon.com/Power-168-Shaping-Moments/dp/B08MRW6PGK - About Strengthsfinder: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx 

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In this episode Daniel goes over 3 ways children find and create opportunity. 1) Children have limits which lead to opportunity 2) Children find opportunity through curiosity  3) Children create opportunity by being obsessive Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com

Samantha Julka is the president and founder of DORIS Research, a design thinking research firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sam shares with us her thoughts on curiosity, design thinking, and how she has found opportunity in her personal/professional life. This conversation is a response to episode 3. If you have not listened to Episode 3 we recommend downloading that episode first.  https://dorisresearch.com/ Podcast Notes:  :40: What is design thinking?  5:28: Opportunity through curiosity 12:05: How Sam found opportunity in her professional life 15:58: How Sam found opportunity in her personal life 19:12 Design Thinking opportunity 25:26 Hybrid work and opportunity Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alicia Wilson Baker is a Community Development and Social Justice Advocate in Indianapolis, Indiana. We talk in this episode about how we can go about connecting people that have opportunity to give with those who are in need of opportunity. Resource List: Having Nothing Possessing Everything - Rev. Michael Mather ( https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/7483/having-nothing-possessing-everything.aspx ) Tattoos on the Heart- Gregory Boyle ( https://bookshop.org/books/tattoos-on-the-heart-the-power-of-boundless-compassion/9781439153154 ) Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center ( http://www.inrc.org/ ) ABCD Institute ( https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/Pages/default.aspx ) Contact Alicia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-wilson-baker/ Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We want to help listeners find and create opportunity in their personal and professional lives. So what is opportunity? Gwendolyn and Daniel discuss what opportunity is and is not. This episode is a great place to start before listening to the rest of season one. Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has been brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Author Levi Himes reflects on his new book The Good Vibe where he travels across the country after graduating from college while sleeping in his 2004 Pontiac Vibe. Levi talks to us about how he has wrestled with feelings of hurriedness and expectations while trying to break free from the anxiety of adulthood. Most of all, Levi gives us an example of finding and creating opportunity from our own story. We each have stories that we can tell that are full of life lessons and opportunities for ourselves and others. You can purchase The Good Vibe online at Amazon, Target, or Barnes and Noble. https://www.amazon.com/Good-Vibe-Levi-Himes/dp/1098382064/ref=asc_df_1098382064/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509413315381&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14511070672163908766&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016174&hvtargid=pla-1381744588922&psc=1 Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dr. Jeff Williamson is the Founder of CMG Group Inc. an executive coaching and people development practice. Prior to launching CMG in 2017, he was a Dean, Executive Director, and Professor of Organizational Leadership serving in higher education for over 30 years. He is the author of “Power of 168: Shaping Moments” and regularly teaches and speaks on topics such as: Discover Your Strengths, Building a Strengths-Based Organization, Personal Leadership, Leadership Paradigms, Leading Change, Coaching, Mentoring & Conflict Resolution. He is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, who holds a master’s degree in Speech Communication, and a Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) in Leadership.  He is certified in Fundraising Management, by the Indiana University, Lily Family School of Philanthropy and was a post-doctoral student at The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business.

 Resource List:  - CMG Website: Coachmentorguide.com - Purchase "Power of 168": https://www.amazon.com/Power-168-Shaping-Moments/dp/B08MRW6PGK - About Strengthsfinder: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx 

Find out more about the Learned Opportunity Podcast at ekklesiaindy.com/podcast or you can follow us on Instagram @learnedopportunity This episode has ben brought to you by Ekklesia Counseling Services LLC. ekklesiaindy.com

--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app