7. Brent Comstock - Maximize Your Opportunities

07/26/20 • 41 min

The Teen Leader Podcast with Lucas Lunzmann
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Brent Comstock | Episode #7

Notes:

Teenage Entrepreneur
- Right place at the right time
- Started Bcom Solutions in middle school
Bcom
- leading digital agency for rural America
- campaigns, marketing, advertising, consulting, etc.
Rural Communities
- Myth about boring small towns
- Ability to build relationships and experiment
- Build your own path
Dual Universities
- Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill
- Robertson Scholarship
- Networking with new classes
High School Experience
- Relationships are key
- Get on teacher's good side
- Ability to participate in a variety of activities
Fostering Relationship
- Being young is advantageous
- Find people to tell you the honest truth
- Reach out to those older than you
Home Roots
- Community is crucial
- Obvious choice to come back
Lesson from a CEO
- It's lonely
- Everything falls on you
- Responsible for other people's lives
Distinguishing Factor
- Willingness to lead for the mission of the group
- Selflessness
- The WHY in your life

Brent Comstock: Connect with Brent on Instagram or at his website.
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The Teen Leader Podcast with Lucas Lunzmann
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Brent Comstock | Episode #7

Notes:

Teenage Entrepreneur
- Right place at the right time
- Started Bcom Solutions in middle school
Bcom
- leading digital agency for rural America
- campaigns, marketing, advertising, consulting, etc.
Rural Communities
- Myth about boring small towns
- Ability to build relationships and experiment
- Build your own path
Dual Universities
- Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill
- Robertson Scholarship
- Networking with new classes
High School Experience
- Relationships are key
- Get on teacher's good side
- Ability to participate in a variety of activities
Fostering Relationship
- Being young is advantageous
- Find people to tell you the honest truth
- Reach out to those older than you
Home Roots
- Community is crucial
- Obvious choice to come back
Lesson from a CEO
- It's lonely
- Everything falls on you
- Responsible for other people's lives
Distinguishing Factor
- Willingness to lead for the mission of the group
- Selflessness
- The WHY in your life

Brent Comstock: Connect with Brent on Instagram or at his website.
Instagram
Website

The Teen Leader Podcast with Lucas Lunzmann
www.TheTeenLeader.com
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Ryan Hartley | Episode #6

Notes:

Leadership Journey
- Turned pain into purpose
- Sense of love is key
- It's not about you
Mindset
- Always Better Than Yesterday
- Lead with love
Small Steps to Big Actions
- Follow your curiosity
- Never stop learning
- Audiobooks, podcasts, exercise
Love in Leadership
- Putting someone else's needs before your own
- To lead requires sacrifice
Lead Yourself
- Personality profiles
- Know yourself
- Ask someone for advice
Leading Others
- People will follow what you do
- Create clarity
Culture Building
- Follow your heart before your brain
- Live your values
- Find balance between the heart and brain
Leaving a Legacy
- Helping others do what they love
- Other people's accomplishments because of his work
Distinguishing Factor
- Intent
- Create moments with others
- Breathe life into others
Book Recommendations
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni
- Perform Under Pressure - Ceri Evans
- Brené Brown

Ryan Hartley: Connect with Ryan on Instagram, his website, and listen to his podcast "Always Better than Yesterday."
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Ron Brown | Episode #8

Notes:

Early Childhood
- Placed in an orphanage
- Not a huge religious childhood
Time at Brown University
- Found some fellow Christians
- May of 1979 everything changed
Teenage Walk with Christ
- You don't find the LORD, the LORD finds you
- Choose to make the most out of the opportunity
- Begin with the book of John and then Romans
- Psalm 34:8 "Taste and see that the LORD is good."
Tom Osborne
- Head coach at Nebraska 1973-1998
- Redefined success
- "Humble Servant"
- Cared more about those around him than himself
Arrogance Trap
- Die to yourself daily
Christian Leaders
- Don't just get in the team picture
- Be great for Him
Player Development
- Either biblical or secular view
- Work backward through sin
- Expose fear, greed, pride
Distinguishing Factor
- Great leaders get underneath their followers
- Must be sacrificial
- Talk to God