The Jeff Crilley Show

I love the saying, "It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get back up." My next guest, Jessica Dalby, has been through her share of challenges, but she always rises again. She’s the founder of Jessica Dalby Brand Media.

If anything positive came from the pandemic, it's that people became more aware of Big Pharma and realized that a pill isn't the solution to every problem. There's now a healthy skepticism, especially when the government pushes a pill or shot. It's important for all of us to ask questions. My next guest, Kim Witczak, tragically lost her husband 21 years ago and is here to share her story. She's a global drug safety advocate.

When I was growing up in the '70s and '80s, I couldn’t name a single CEO. They weren’t household names like they are today—everyone knows Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Mark Cuban. CEOs have become celebrities, regularly appearing on networks like Fox Business and CNBC. Joining me in the studio is someone who knows this well—Gary Frayter, who handles social media for celebrities, executives, and CEOs.

I started this company from my home in 2008, and while I made it work, it was a bit lonely. The people I used to spend time with in corporate America weren’t around anymore. That’s why it’s so important to find your tribe and mentors. This next segment is all about that, and joining me is Bill Chinn from The DEC Network.

Many moms experience it: the excitement of motherhood followed by postpartum depression. Shifting friendships and growing isolation can make it even harder. Carly Church, founder of We Got You Mamma, has been there and is here to share her insights.

Being a private investigator isn’t quite like Magnum, P.I. or The Rockford Files, but it’s an exciting and rewarding career. Investigators help uncover the truth for their clients, solving troubling situations. My next guest, Anji Maddox from She Spies Private Eye, Inc., knows this firsthand.

There's a lot of division in the world today. Looking at our own country and the recent election debate, it's clear how polarized things have become. Many are even discussing the end times, including my guest, Benjamin Thomas, author of Glory of Eden.

You're the CEO of a very small company, and then it begins to grow. Whatever tools you were using in your toolkit when the company was small don't work when it's a mid-sized company. And heaven forbid you become a large company, and you're still working with those same essential tools in your toolkit. Somebody who knows that very well is joining us from our Austin studios. Joel Trammell with the CEO-S.

If you watch this show, you know my father and brother are ministers. So, I'm a man of faith, and I love to spotlight people with unique ministries. Last week, we introduced you to someone who is ministering through Uber. And my next guest has a unique ministry because he's doing it through the great outdoors. Danny Souder joins us today with Christian Outdoor Ministry.

If you watch the news at all, you see a lot of negative stuff being said about Gen Z. They're entitled. Do they come into a company and immediately ask for the corner office? That's not true for my next guest. I'm going to call her the queen of Gen Z because she is a networking fiend and has kind of taken over Austin. Blair Bravo joins us in the studio today.

You've heard of Salesforce by now, but it's amazing how many companies are not using it. And it's such a widely recognized platform that helps with everything from sales to doing business. Somebody who knows that very well is my next guest, Hunter Austin, he's the co-founder of Kelley Austin

If you've watched this show before, you know I love entrepreneurs and artists. I feel like what I'm doing is a piece of art. Emmett Coots is in the studio. He's with Stooc GC, and he considers himself an artist as well.

Well, I've got a question for you. We're very good at advancing technology. If you have last year's iPhone, it's already outdated. But think about these big companies that invest millions of dollars in tech. What do they do with the tech after it's no longer useful? You can't just throw it in a dumpster. There's too much data on it. So what do you do? You turn to a guy like my next guest, Kent Taggart. He is the co-founder and CEO of Mender.

I've been networking for the last couple of decades, and I can't tell you how many groups have come and gone. They've gone because they're not providing the benefits the members expected, or they've become stale. Somebody shaking up the Dallas networking scene is in my studio right now. Carson Gibbons is the Chief Executive Organizer for DallasMeetup.

I worked for a large corporation for 25 years before going out on my own and becoming a CEO. Well, it is lonely at the top. If you're having money issues or personnel issues, who do you talk to? You can't talk to your friends from corporate America. They don't relate. That's why sometimes you need to join an excellent CEO roundtable. Someone who knows about that is Ken Rundus with CEO-S.

For countless Americans, going to work is just going to work. Other people see their job as a ministry. I do with my job. I'm putting spotlights on people who need to tell their stories. My next guest is Barbara Patterson. She drives an Uber, but she calls it Ministry on Wheels.

I haven't always been outgoing. I remember being fairly shy as a child. But then, in high school, I met a guy who inspired me to be more outgoing. It changed my life and brought me into television news and, later, public relations and running a very successful television network. I owe a lot to that guy. Somebody who knows my journey because she lived it as well is Jules Clarke. She is the CEO of How to Be Social.

I remember when I was growing up, there were solar panels. I mean, people had them, but you didn't see them on every rooftop. You can visit many communities in this country, and every home has solar panels. To talk about that today, the driving forces behind Dawn to Dusk Solar, Fraser Sinclair and Thomas Chavez.

My heart goes out to every family in America who is dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia because it becomes all-encompassing for the caretaker. Brenda Shuttlesworth is with the Alzheimer's Association North Central Texas chapter and joins us today.

I hang out with a lot of entrepreneurs, and every entrepreneur I know has a great coach behind them, helping them find their blind spots. My next guest, Mayme Doumbia, is a leadership and team coach who knows that very well.

For far too many NFL athletes, playing in the NFL was the pinnacle of their success. That is not true for my next guest. Mark Clayton is in the studio and is the founder of LIVV Audio.

We live in a very noisy world. It gets louder every single day, and it seems like everybody is talking and no one is listening. And that may be the number one cause of divorce. It's not, any other issues inside the home. It's how they're dealing with those issues in the home. A couple who believe that strongly are my next guests, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt.

I affectionately call this a Thank God it's Monday Company. There's laughter in the hallways. People love to come to work here, and I love having guests with the same heart. I can't think of two people better to invite to the show than Dr. Jane Gardner and Joel Patterson. They're the coauthors of The Best Job Ever.

The last two years have been relatively rough for commercial real estate. Part of it has to do with Covid and the back-to-work, back-to-the-office. But when you talk about commercial, it's not just office space. There are warehouses, there's industrial, there's a lot of commercial real estate out there, and especially here in Dallas-Fort Worth. To discuss that is Blaine Cook. He heads up Cook Commercial Realty.

I find it fascinating that we know more about how the human body works than we ever have in the history of mankind, and yet we have a nation of people who are sometimes obese, wired, tired, not sleeping well, and overstressed. And so, how do we have all this knowledge and don't implement it? Our next guest knows all about that, Umo Callins is with Well Rooted Health and Nutrition.

Pediatric sports medicine. You've heard of it before, but we are going to get a deep dive with Dr. Cordelia Carter.

I have this excellence gene in me. If I'm going to do it, then it has to be excellent. So, I admire other people who have that same disorder, if you will. It has to be excellent, or they won't do it. My next guest has that same disorder, as I affectionately call it. Chris Coryell with Coryell Roofing and Construction is in the studio.

As you know from watching this show, I'm a proud member of EO Dallas, a group of very successful entrepreneurs. I got to run into Bill Richmond again. We've known each other for years, and I got reacquainted recently, and I said, "You got to come on my show." He is the founder of many different companies.

Some 30 years ago, the wise people in Richardson were smart enough to start Tech Titans because of the telecom corridor. I remember covering so many news stories related to technology in Richardson. Thirty years later, the organization has matured and broken out independently. To talk about that today is Paul Bendel, Tech Titans's executive director.

How many of us can relate to this story? You're kind of cruising along, doing your thing, and then God puts something in your heart, and you can't unthink it. You can't unhear it. Well, that happened to my next guest, Liz Morris, the founder of the Dallas Dream Team.

I remember growing up in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s when I went to college, and you didn't hear about mental health. It just wasn't a thing. And nobody wanted to say, hey, I'm having some mental health issues because back then, oh, you didn't want anybody to think you're crazy. Fortunately, the stigma surrounding mental health is fading away, and my next guest knows that very well. Michelle Dean is with Mindscape Mental Health.

My next guest is wildly successful in construction, but she's not here to talk about her construction success. She's here to talk about her best-selling book. Chelsea Husum is in the studio.

We all get to the top of a little hill or mountain we're climbing and wonder, is this all there is? And that's what happened with my new career. I did a lot of cool things in the news, but then I just got to the age of 45, and I said, am I making a difference on the planet the way I want to? My next guest, Arinn Lovett, knows that well because she hosts the World Changers podcast.

When I arrived in Dallas in October 1992, I was instantly spoiled because we started going to Super Bowls, and we won three out of four. And that would not have happened were it not for my next guest, Charles Haley, legendary NFL player and founder of Tackle Tomorrow.

I'm a fan of AI, and I know a lot of people who are relying on and doubling down on AI. However, there's something personal about real connections. How many people have you run into who brag about the 10,000 connections on LinkedIn, but when you ask them to name a few, they give you this deer-in-the-headlights look? It's not about high tech but about high touch. My next guest believes this as well. Ely Delaney is an automated systems strategist.

The cool thing about CPAs is that they get to know their clients intimately. They get to see all their books and see where all the money leaks are. So, they become great advisors when it comes to how to scale your business. My next guest knows that very well. Dr. Jackie Meyer, with The Concierge CPA Podcast, is in the studio.

The restaurant industry changes by the day. I remember during COVID-19, when everybody suddenly had to become virtual and ensure they could serve their customers even when they couldn't physically see them. Somebody who knows about the changing nature of the restaurant industry is my next guest, Sherif Mityas, the CEO of BRIX Holdings.

As you may know, I have a son named Dallas Crilley, who is about to be 32 years old. He wrote a book when he was 14, and every time I tell people about it, they are blown away. Well, I'll tell you what. He's a slacker because my next guest wrote a book when she was ten. Hargun Khatra is in the studio, and she wrote Johanna of the Misty Mountain.

When I graduated from Michigan State in the 80s, they didn't have an entrepreneurship class. I think the message was, go get a job in corporate America, keep your nose clean, and don't get fired. But these days, all major universities are introducing entrepreneurs into their curriculum. One of the most respected schools in the country is the TCU Neeley School of Business. Michael Sherrod is in the studio.

You've heard me talk about Success North Dallas many times on this show, and we are always honored to have these amazing speakers. As often as possible, I like to get the speaker to go straight from the meeting to my studio so I can introduce him or her to my viewers. I was blown away by my next guest, Vip Vipperman, the vice president of Eagle Venture Fund.

This show is about repaying a debt to veterans. We can't truly repay them for what they put on the line for our freedom, but we can help them with benefits. One of the best benefits that any veteran gets after returning from service is the VA Home Loan. To talk about that today is Wade Betz with Winning With Wade.

We had low interest rates for years, and it was easy to sell homes. Then suddenly, you had this spike in inflation, and so many people were sitting in a house that they couldn't wait to get rid of. But now, the fed may start easing here shortly, and I think that will unleash a lot of pent-up demand. Somebody who agrees with me is my next guest, Tom Sherman, Branch Manager at Benchmark Mortgage.

I think I speak for millions of Americans who wonder about COVID-19, all the advice we were getting from the federal government and all the pills we were being made to take during COVID-19. It caused many people to wake up and question Western medicine. Somebody who also questions that and believes there's a higher calling if you will, is my next guest, Dr. Robin Perry Braun, the president of Integrated Life Strategies.

We've all heard the term narcissist, but it's being thrown about more often now than ever before. I have a theory. We're all growing up with social media, looking at ourselves on the computer screen all day. Why wouldn't there be more narcissists today than there were 50 years ago? Cindy Hyde with Living Strong Counseling joins us to discuss that.

I am always impressed when talent and performance run in the family, and I can't think of a more powerful mother-daughter team to have in the studio right now than the two who are here. Merry Miller Guba is a world-renowned harpist, and Sue Grandi is the current Ms. Texas Senior America.

I have always had a lot of respect for bartenders. They have to have eyes in the back of their head to ensure they're taking care of everybody at the bar and then some. But it takes a special bartender to become an entrepreneur. That describes my next guest, Maylee Gray, CEO at Top Shelf Tending.

If you are a small to mid-sized business and you don't want to take on full-time employees here in this country, there are some wonderful companies out there that can help you with some staffing support. One of the people who is leading that effort is in our Austin Studio right now. Sean Devitt is the head of sales for Outsource Broker Support.

Divorce is so painful that it rips apart families. What it also does is set people back on their heels when it comes to their finances. You're coasting along, feeling like you've got it all figured out, and then suddenly, there are divorce papers, and you don't know where to turn. Many people turn to my next guest, Luke Suminski, with Encircle Wealth Advisors.

I love my life. I get to work with my kids. I own a fabulous company, where I call it "Thank God it's Monday." When I see somebody else who loves their life the way I do, I have to have them on my show. Gwendolyn Griffin is in the studio, and she specializes in reverse mortgages.

I like to think I have a pretty cool company, but my next guest is putting us into outer space in terms of cool factor. Chris Cassidy is in the studio. He's a retired Navy Seal, a former astronaut, my friend, and the CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum.