Liftoff Journeys
Her daughter wanted to bathe people for money. His parents sent him to study volcanoes.
That’s Liftoff Journeys.
It’s me sitting down with really interesting people and letting the conversation go where it actually goes. Not the résumé stuff. Not the polished story. The parts you only get when people stop editing themselves.
The conversations always drift into the stuff that usually gets skipped; the wrong turns, the awkward pauses, the decisions that felt risky but were really ultimately smart. People talk the way they talk when they’re being honest with a friend.
As you’re listening, you’re not sitting there thinking about them, you’re thinking about you. You realize the choice you’ve been putting off and the part of your life that feels like it’s waiting for a move is ready to be unleashed.
This is the podcast for people who don’t need context. People who don’t need to “learn” anything. People like you, who just listen, and somehow things start clicking.
Put this podcast on while you’re doing literally ...anything... and end up more invested than you meant to be, because the conversations are that good.
If you like stories that unfold in real time, without a script or a clean ending, Liftoff Journeys will pull you in.
Liftoff Journeys
Ep 26: Family, Fearlessness & Finding Your Way: Steve Davis’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Today’s guest is Steve Davis, Founder & CEO of GenTech Creative Concepts, a marketing agency engaged in helping small businesses, and small to medium enterprises, develop and grow across the digital space.
What started as an entrepreneurial aspiration many years ago, has been a journey to founding an agency and helping businesses achieve their goals in the digital space. A proud father of 4, Steve has had to juggle the work-life balance throughout his journey and is happy that he has found the kids are what keep him grounded as well as motivated.
In this episode you’ll hear about how Steve transitioned early on to a career as an Optician and multi-practice manger, his return to entrepreneurship, this time with family by one's side, balancing family and entrepreneurship, and how embracing failure becomes a catalyst for personal and professional development.
Authentic, inspirational and relatable discussions with inspirational business leaders, gaining insight into what inspires them and how they got to where they are today. These conversations offer actionable tips for listeners to create their own path to success and shatter whatever glass ceilings arise and overcome any obstacles on their personal journey.
Jeanniey Walden, Founder of Liftoff Enterprises, is the award-winning marketing, business & workplace expert and host of the TV show "LiftOff with Jeanniey Walden." Jeanniey dives into compelling conversations with incredible experts of all backgrounds to understand what makes them tick and expose how you, the viewer can learn from these experiences and start to "LiftOff."
Discussion Points
- Juggling Parenthood and Business: Life as a father of 4
- Navigating Career Transitions: From Entrepreneurship to Ophthalmology
- Cultivating Growth Within Companies
- Entrepreneurship Revisited: Building a Business with Family at Heart
- Embracing Failure as a Path to Personal and Professional Growth
- Strategic Pivoting
- The Motivating Force of Helping Others
- The Power of Word of Mouth
- Next Generation Involvement: Deciding When to Introduce Kids to the Family Business
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