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The Journey Out
The Journey Out Podcast is a podcast designed to be the helping hand for everyday people who are on their Exodus Journey!
You were designed for a purpose and many times, just like Moses, we need a burning bush or sign from God that it is time to leave, or journey out, from what we are used to, to be propelled to where we are called to be.
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The Journey Out
Building Kingdom-Minded Businesses w| Mark Drake
What does it truly mean to build a business with purpose and faith at the center? Mark Drake's entrepreneurial journey offers profound insights into this question, revealing how spiritual foundation shapes business decisions in remarkable ways.
From humble beginnings charging $5 for neighborhood haircuts to becoming a tech innovator specializing in AI solutions, Mark's path demonstrates the power of patience and calculated progress. Rather than rushing toward success or taking on debt to fund his initial mobile app concept in 2013, he formed strategic partnerships that allowed him to learn and grow organically. This approach reflects his core philosophy: "partnership before profit," a principle that has yielded extraordinary relationships throughout his career.
Mark's candid discussion about overcoming procrastination particularly resonates. Instead of tackling everything at once, he learned to break goals into manageable pieces, creating what he calls "a mental hack" against his natural tendencies. This disciplined yet graceful approach mirrors his three-tier business philosophy: keep your heart right, give God something to work with daily, and find someone to serve. The progression from success to significance marks the maturity of his entrepreneurial vision—understanding that beyond profit lies the greater question of impact and legacy.
Perhaps most fascinating is Mark's current focus on artificial intelligence. His live demonstration of an AI voice bot capable of handling customer service interactions with remarkable fluency showcases the transformative potential of this technology. As he puts it, "AI is in its AOL phase"—we're only at the beginning of what's possible, and entrepreneurs who fail to incorporate AI risk being left behind.
Whether you're contemplating starting a business or seeking to infuse your existing venture with greater purpose, Mark's journey offers valuable wisdom about patience, partnership, and the profound impact that faith-centered entrepreneurship can have on the world. His ultimate goal transcends business metrics: to leave a legacy for his family while positively influencing thousands of lives through integrity and heart-centered leadership.
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Speaker 2:Hello everyone and welcome back to the Journey Out Podcast. We want to thank you so much for liking, subscribing, following commenting, sharing all of our videos. We really appreciate it. We see all the new uh subscribers that we're getting in the followers so we thank you appreciate you guys for all that you do.
Speaker 2:We thank you so much. And, of course, if you're new here, this is the journey out podcast, where we talk all things family values, entrepreneurship and health care and today we have a really great episode with a really great family friend. We have Mark here with us Mark Drake, the entrepreneur, the business leader, the faith driven visionary, and so we're super excited to have you here, mark, and to talk about blending business with purpose, being driven by faith and having a heart for impact. So we are super excited to have you. And so let's talk about where you started the calling right, the beginning of your entrepreneur journey. So when did you realize you wanted to be an entrepreneur? And then what do you do?
Speaker 4:No, that's really good. Great question. Honestly, I think it chose me. So I grew up in a neighborhood where there was a lot of boys that were crazy enough to let me cut their hair, and so that put me in the position where I would charge them like five dollars to cut their hair, and, of course, I was ultimately an entrepreneur in that particular transaction.
Speaker 4:So, no, based on that, I never really placed in that perspective, but I will say around probably 06,. I remember having a conversation with a good pastor friend of mine he's a guy that I actually grew up with as well and I said you know what? I think I want to start a business. And so I recall him going through a laundry list of all the responsibilities and all the hats you have to wear as an entrepreneur and I got discouraged. I was like I didn't think about customer service, I didn't think about onboarding, I didn't think about customer service, I didn't think about onboarding.
Speaker 1:I didn't think about having to manage inventory.
Speaker 4:I didn't think about that, I just figured I just start a business and I make money. But he definitely placed things in perspective and I think that allowed me to at least pivot long enough to be able to answer some of those questions before I really decided to move forward, which happened in 2013.
Speaker 2:All right, so talk to us about 2013. What did you start doing?
Speaker 4:Great question. So 2012 is actually when this idea started for me to launch a mobile app, and this mobile app was kind of a combination between Facebook and Groupon. So I did a lot of research leading up to 2013 in preparation for me actually going live with this particular concept, and so January 3rd is when I established my LLC, got my website and all the above and really just start working towards building out this program. However, when you're talking mobile applications, that can get really expensive, and so I was looking at easy 50 to 65K and so, based on that, I 50 to 65 K, and so, uh, based on that, I've never been big on debt, and so I was the guy to say, okay, you give me a credit card, you may not get your money back, right?
Speaker 4:So, I didn't trust myself. So, um, at least at that time. Of course, I've matured a lot since then, but I knew that about myself, that I didn't want to get into debt trying to build out this particular business. And so I went to a community college and I was just kind of going there for some marketing, just trying to gain some wisdom as far as how I can position the business for success. And there was a gentleman that I met and he developed websites. And at this time I had already kind of developed a team behind me with this business concept and I said you know what, if you would allow us to come in as your sales force, then we can build a partnership where you create, of course, and develop the websites, so we can kind of gain that knowledge in the process, and then, of course, we would just go out and promote your business. And that's the relationship that we established and it worked out extremely well. So you established your relationship to learn.
Speaker 3:That's right, that's right, that was awesome. That's awesome, that's awesome. So tell me this who was one of your biggest influences? You?
Speaker 4:know what, if you would have asked me this question five years ago, I would have gave you a different answer. But when I think about it, my dad my dad was the guy at the church that sold the chips and the candy out the car right out the chips and the candy, out the car right after church. He was the guy that would go and paint. He would, you know, build different things. He's a musician, so you'll play with different groups and get paid and things of that nature, and so just watch him over the years move and shake very talented individual and so he will. I would definitely say he starts, set the tone right as far as there's just going out and you know making things happen. And then, as I evolved in my understanding related to you know, uh, entrepreneurship and you know, being a professional, a business professional, uh, my ceo from the previous company that I worked for would you call yourself a serial entrepreneur?
Speaker 3:very much so, okay, yeah, how many businesses do you have and are you running? Because this man right here?
Speaker 4:Yeah, well, my sweet spot where I'm putting all my resources into.
Speaker 4:Right now there's only one. However, I've been known to juggle at least three to four businesses at a time. I've always been an advocate of having multiple streams of income and my first business that I focused on was always subscription-based. So I was accustomed and I got spoiled with, you know, residual income. You know doing something one time, getting paid for it every single month, and so forth, and to this day, we still have clients on our platform that pays us since 2013. So, you know, with that, every business I've tried to launch has that residual aspect to it, which is why I was so um open to the idea of acquiring different businesses so that that residual aspect could occur right. So no passive income, I think, is the best way to go about entrepreneurship, because, especially when you're a small business, you're wearing multiple hats already you may as well get the biggest bang for your buck so that's the attitude.
Speaker 2:Yeah, awesome. And so how did you determine what you wanted to do? Because really, with all your, I think it's more tech side, right.
Speaker 4:It is.
Speaker 2:So how did you determine tech was what you wanted to?
Speaker 4:do so? The company that I worked for. I was director of operations for a technology company here in Plano, texas for about 10 years, and during that time I got exposed to the corporate dynamics. I got exposed to both the front and the back office, and so at certain levels, you know, they start to pull back the curtain and really show you how business works. And so, you know, in that environment of course it is a tech driven environment, is a tech sales environment as well and so it just was kind of the thing to do, just given the fact that I was spending, you know, 10 to 12 hours in this environment on a monthly basis and getting exposed to, you know, all of these conversations sending around how technology is advanced in business, is advanced in the world around us.
Speaker 4:And so I just woke up one morning and God gave me an idea for, you know, this business concept, and you know, historically speaking, I had business ideas, but I never moved on them until 2013. Let me tell you guys, why Because you know I was a guy. You know procrastination was a big issue for me, right? And so I think there's a lot of people who struggle with procrastination who are watching this podcast.
Speaker 4:You need to start the business.
Speaker 5:This is God giving you that warning.
Speaker 4:But yeah, and so, before I even started, I had to have a come to Jesus meeting with myself.
Speaker 4:So here's what I told myself. I said that you know, historically speaking, you will start something, but then you will stop and you can't do this because this is really a God thing. I felt in my heart. It was, and so I said, versus trying to expedite success, I'm going to take it one step at a time. I'm not going to take a plane train, a bus. I'm not gonna take a plane train, a bus. I'm just gonna wake up every single day and put one foot in front of the next and eventually I'll make it to my destination. And so my ideal of success is much different now than what it was then and which I look forward to sharing with you guys. But definitely that was a kind of a moment for me where I realized that technology was gonna be it and there was a need for me to really count the cost as far as what I was going to have to do in order to stay in the game, let me.
Speaker 3:Let me sidebar right quick, cause you said something powerful that a lot of entrepreneurs deal with, or trying to start a business, or people that have uh uh dreams and goals, but procrastination right, yeah. Uh, how disciplined do you have to be?
Speaker 1:to do that.
Speaker 2:Just to put the one foot forward.
Speaker 3:And even when it don't go your way, you're still putting it on. So how disciplined do you have to?
Speaker 4:be. Yeah, I think discipline is a byproduct of a made-up mind, right, and so it boils down to just understanding your triggers, like if you reflect on what has hindered you in the past, then you can create a mental hack against that to put yourself in a position to overcome those barriers when they come Right. And so for me, again, it was hey, I have an issue with procrastination. Let's step back some and create a calculated approach to how I can overcome that. Well, that's no longer an issue, right, and so I don't. So for me, it was removing the burden of having to have it all today to being able to say just give me a piece of the pie, right?
Speaker 3:so instead of saying, okay, I know where I want to be in a year, I'm going to tackle everything tomorrow. Yeah, no, you said, okay, you probably all right, let's see what I'm gonna be at in a week. Yeah, what's the small goal there?
Speaker 2:you go right and I and I I can attest to that, because that's kind of how my brain works, like especially with when you're a visionary. You're a visionary. This, this man right here is a visionary, and so I'm coming up under him. He's giving me the full 100, 100 year plan there you go and I'm
Speaker 2:thinking like, okay, I gotta go do this, I gotta do this. I'm like hold up, okay, hold on. So yes, being calculated about it breaking it down into incremental pieces by month three. This is what we should expect to see by month six, and so that that really has been pivotal. But you're doing it, you're building with purpose.
Speaker 4:Absolutely, you're building with purpose.
Speaker 2:So you're growing a business with that kingdom mindset. So what has been your approach to building your businesses?
Speaker 4:Yeah, so, um, the number one approach is um, of course, for me, it started, it starts in phases, and so I hand and I tell the team this like I have the everything in phases and phases so I can avoid feeling overwhelmed, amongst other things. But, um, you know, building business really sends around my heart for people, and so when I first started my business, I came up with a concept and I gotta give God, you know, glory for it. But it's partnership before profit, and so that mindset has yielded me the type of relationships at levels in which, you know, really blows my mind to this day. But it also allows me to govern in a way where I ensure that I'm not scheming or looking for ways to get over people, amongst other things, right, and so for me, it's really important that my organizations are seen as a contributor by way of partnership and alignment. I want to be seen as a team member right within your business, so that you can know that we're working towards this goal together.
Speaker 3:So even in partnership, right, partnership don't necessarily mean off the top, significant, significant revenue. Yeah, partnership and that mindset is also mean that, hey, you know what, I'm willing to take a back seat. I'm willing to say, hey, let me build this foundation. Yeah, right, that's awesome, bro, right that's awesome, I think.
Speaker 2:I think that's just a powerful foundation, because when you put people first, everything else will kind of just follow.
Speaker 4:And so.
Speaker 2:I think that's what sells the business. The people sell the business. So when you have relationship, when you have like that servant mindset, it's just going to come back to you because they're like hey, I appreciate how Mark treated me doing this whole process, you know, and so that speaks volumes.
Speaker 3:Now, what is the most difficult and rewarding thing about an entrepreneur?
Speaker 2:About your experience.
Speaker 3:It's about your experience?
Speaker 4:Yeah, so I think the most difficult is being able to stay agile and evolve as your category of business evolves, and so we started out in website development, and that was at a time where, of course, websites were a big part of business as far as what they needed, but it wasn't as accessible as it is today, meaning you can go.
Speaker 4:Any platform is offering a website now in all due respects, but, and so we had to then pivot towards diversifying beyond that, and so we went to social media management, and then went to social media marketing, which consists of, like, paid ads and so forth, and so just being able to evolve as the needs evolve of our clients.
Speaker 4:I think what has been the most rewarding, but, at the same time, the most challenging, because it keeps you on your toes, because if you're not able to provide the service that they're looking for, guess what?
Speaker 4:They're going to go somewhere else.
Speaker 4:And so when we are at least I'm in this digital world and this digital space it's been important for us to, of course, stay on top of what's happening now and being able to provide that as a solution to our clients in a way that is practical to them and, of course, digestible at the same time, because some technology evolves to the point where I barely understand it.
Speaker 4:It's like, okay, wait a minute, let me figure this out. And then being able to take that information that you gather and then, of course, package it in a way that can be delivered to your prospects or your clients, can be delivered to your prospects or your clients, and so for us, it will continue to be the most rewarding and challenging thing, which is staying on top of what's evolving, what's next and so forth. But I think at the same time, it adds a lot of value to not only our clients and prospects, but, of course, just people that we care about, that we want to see them successful, so we're quick to share information and say, hey, you can do this and you can do that, and it all stems from things that we were able to learn, so we can service, of course, the people who are trusting us with.
Speaker 2:Of course, that category of business, right Right, and I do have like a personal question, because this is like super personal for us too, but how has your heart, posture and spiritual foundation shaped your business decision?
Speaker 4:Oh, spiritual foundation shape your business decision? Oh, that's a great question. So here's anyone around me in business will know this which is I have this three-tier approach, and that that's number one. You have to keep your heart right, yes, so without that, then you have nothing. Okay, because there's so many things that may pull you out of the true character of god, that because you want your business to be shaped by him. So keeping your heart right, in alignment with him is number one, because there's a lot of things that may press you outside of that space. The second thing is you have to get up every day and give God something to work with. You don't have to have all the answers, but you got to get up and try and I, and I'm I'm going to no, you're not you know.
Speaker 4:But you still have to get up and say, okay, god, I'm going to give you the best of me today, whatever that looks like. Because, again, when you come from a place of procrastination, you know what it's like to just sit on the couch or settle for comfort. The list goes on. So, being able to get up every single day and say, you know what I'm going to inch forward just a little bit more, right, and in hopes that you will honor that a little bit Right.
Speaker 4:The second, and then the thirdly, is find somebody to serve. And I think that's where we miss it a lot of times is that you know we are willing to, uh, you know, keep things afloat by way of business and want to be braggadocious about what you're doing. But the question becomes who are you serving in the process? Right, and so for me, being able to partner with, like, uh, non-profits, ministries outside of even the church realm, is a big part of me giving back. Even within my company now we have a category of a whole plan set aside for non-profits and it's just our way of saying hey, we see what you're doing in the community, we know you're trying to make a difference. Use this, check right and we will support you on it to help you, of course, go to that next level, and so that's very important to us, okay so I'm I'm gonna share a quick story real quick before I ask this question.
Speaker 3:Uh, I called mark and I was trying to start my business and I was at a point to where I was like, hey, listen, saturday, I got to talk to this guy on saturday, but I'm gonna be going me and you was gonna meet that friday evening and I was like, hey, I need some help. But if I don't talk to these guys, if this guy said they don't tell me what I need to know, I'm just going out putting out flies. I went to mark's house and he started asking me questions about hey, man, do you have llc, do you have this? I'm like, no, I don't, I don't have it. So this question I'm going to bring up to you what are some strategies or tips would you recommend to anyone looking to start a business? And, by the way, you opened my mind that night talking to you.
Speaker 4:So go ahead. Yeah, yeah, um. Strategies and tips to start in the business are really, um, it really starts with establishing a clear understanding of why you want to do it. So what is the purpose behind you starting your business? Are you looking to make an impact, uh, offline. Are you looking to make an impact online? How does that look for you? And then, from there, really being able to acquire the necessary disciplines. And when I say that, meaning, like, every business needs certain infrastructure, right, so you need to have a web presence. I don't care if that's just a social media page. Start there, that's perfectly fine, right? The second aspect of that has been the position where you also understand your price point.
Speaker 4:Like what are you going to be charging for your services? What does your packages look like? And if and I would say what was that? Probably 2014, 15. When we met, uh, I probably would have said get your LLC. Not today, though, because it's because it's very important to establish proof of concept now, and what that looks like is being able to create that package and that plan and being able to go out to market to determine who actually wants it and when they buy it at that price point in which you're able to offer it. But the biggest strategy of all is that, when it comes down to it, give it away.
Speaker 4:You want to build your portfolio. You want to be able to say to yourself hey, I have seven people that are currently using this particular services, or I have seven people who are using this product and these other type of benefits. They're getting from it. And so, going into the mindset, if you have a hundred dollar product, that's the market value, but you're new to the game. You only get. You do 25. Why? Because you're trying to build your customer base, You're trying to build your brand. Right there you go as well, and you can't beat experience. You can go to college all day long, but experience is the greatest teacher. It really is.
Speaker 2:But you know, I was going to say that Cause even to the story that you just said, and then even from your journey, really there's no like there's school, college will teach you how to do business, administration, all those things, but it's nothing like hands-on getting in there and just doing it, because that's where you got your knowledge. I now he's a visionary, but see, you know, it was a completely different thing, right, but see, as you evolve, as you get put in, you know different experiences.
Speaker 2:As you get put into different things, you know okay, this is how we need to work it. This is the relationship that I've got going on from this person.
Speaker 3:This is how it's just it just flows a lot differently, and that's awesome. Find your product, find who you're going to serve. Find your price point and give it away, yeah. Because you got to see if it's proven. Yeah Right, you got to. That's awesome.
Speaker 4:So measuring success beyond profit centers around your impact, right. And so it comes back to things like what Antoine just said, right, and so he was able to come to me and talk about his desire to do business Me, just based on the due diligence that I put forth years before him, and I ever sat down, right, and so that speaks to you know. To that I think greatly. But I think there comes a phase where success for entrepreneur has a cap, because you have to move from success to significance at some point, and so being able to say you know what we're making, you know one point three, one point five million dollars per year is phenomenal, that's great.
Speaker 4:But then you have to understand that there's another level to that, once you meet that point, which has to do with your significance, right, and so now how do I give back? How do I impact others in a way that they can one day find themselves in the position that I'm in? Right, and so understanding for a lot of lunchmen. And this is just maturity over the years, because when you start out, you want your business to be successful, which is, again, phenomenal, but it really boils down to okay, once it becomes successful, then what? Right, and that was where you transitioned to significance. How did I leave my, my footprint on this earth in a way that will continue to make an impact?
Speaker 4:a positive impact over the years, right and so now I want to talk a little bit about innovation in the future, because you're a big tech guy, and so we all know about AI. That part.
Speaker 2:Okay, so tell us more about what your company is focusing on now.
Speaker 4:Yeah, so funny. In 2022, we were looking at a model where we focused on follow-up automation for our clients. So, as a spinoff to doing like social media ads, we generated a lot of leads for our clients but quickly realized they didn't have the internal capacity to manage those leads effectively. And I come somewhat come from that background where lead management was a big part of what we did to be successful, and so we coined the phrase follow-up as a service. That did extremely well. However, it can be expensive for the everyday entrepreneur, and so we in 2022, launched a model called follow-up automation where we created unique workflows that would allow business owners to just go out and connect and people would scan and QR code and then it would trigger a follow-up campaign, et cetera, and that's done extremely well for us.
Speaker 4:However, ai hit the fan also in 2023 timeframe, 2022, 2023. And it has changed the game for a lot of people. And so I've been kind of on the sidelines just kind of monitoring, playing around with chat, gpt and things of that nature, gemini, et cetera. And last year we just decided to make that leap right and we put everything into AI because there's nothing bigger. I tell people and this may be sensitive. My wife doesn't like me to say it, but I say right now there's nothing bigger than AI and Donald Trump. These are the two bigger topics that you cannot avoid.
Speaker 4:Based on that with AI we invested and put all our resources to AI in 2024, and we transitioned into a business model where now we consult businesses on how to integrate AI into their operations. We also teach everyday users of AI how to monetize it, and so we've created a model where we're extremely excited and proud that we actually launched February of this year and we are in our third month at this particular time but we're doing so well and we're making so much noise in this particular space. But ultimately, right now, ai is the key, and so if you're doing anything in business, you should know that you have to acquire that skill set to understand, prompting to understand the various tools that are out there for you to be able to utilize to really move your business forward expeditiously, and so, because of AI, you can do that.
Speaker 3:So what impact do you see AI having on the business? You know what.
Speaker 4:For this very interview. I teed up an example for you guys I would love to share.
Speaker 1:Let's do it.
Speaker 5:Can I do that? Okay, cool.
Speaker 4:We offer as a solution AI voice. Ai voice is essentially a human type of experience with AI that interacts with the caller audibly, of course. It answers questions, it facilitates appointments. The list goes on and on. So I taped this up for you guys.
Speaker 2:And.
Speaker 4:Brianna, get ready. I hope one of your phones is going to respond to what I'm getting ready to do right now.
Speaker 5:Just keep it handy.
Speaker 4:But let's see how this goes.
Speaker 2:Oh, one of her phones now.
Speaker 4:Oh, not yet.
Speaker 5:Hey, you have reached PC Home Help. My name is Pam. How can I help you today?
Speaker 4:Hey, how you doing Pam. This is Mark, and I'm actually here with Antoine as well as Bree, and we are sitting at a podcast talking about how AI is impacting the business landscape.
Speaker 5:Hey, Mark and Antoine and Bree, I'm doing. Great thanks for asking. That sounds like an exciting podcast topic. Ai is definitely shaking things up in the business world. Is there anything specific?
Speaker 4:I'll cut you off, but yeah. So I would honestly like to know more about the services that PC Home Health offers.
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Speaker 4:Okay, well, let well, let me, yeah, let me ask you this question how much does it cost for transportation services?
Speaker 5:the cost for transportation services can vary based on the specific needs and distance. It's best to contact us directly at 214-991-56119 for detailed pricing information tailored to your situation okay, is there anything else you'd like to know?
Speaker 4:yeah, if I were to apply. How can I go about applying?
Speaker 5:please wait while I send over the information. I've got you covered. You can apply by visiting our website or contacting us directly for more details. If you need any help with the process, just just let me know.
Speaker 4:Okay, great, and can you go ahead and I want to speak with somebody. Can you transfer me to one of the team members?
Speaker 5:Please wait while I transfer you to one of our home health agents.
Speaker 3:That's so crazy. Hi, you have reached PC Home Health. Sorry, you got the phone. It's an earthquake bug.
Speaker 4:That is wild, that is crazy.
Speaker 3:That is so wild. That is cool. Man, I didn't know you was going to do that.
Speaker 2:There you go. That is awesome. Mind is below.
Speaker 3:So real quick. So tell us what we just witnessed.
Speaker 4:Okay, so what you just experienced was a live AI voice bot that specializes in PC home health. So what we've done? We've gathered all the content from your website, from your social, and it was able to build a profile, to understand the business and, based on that, it was able to deliver that customer service experience. Not only did it transfer the call to you, but it sent me a text message to the application page on your website, and so, yeah, it's phenomenal. So I'm gonna show you that now so you guys can see oh, my goodness, and so I don't know if they can see it on the camera or not, but this is their website.
Speaker 4:There you go, but this is $1.0. I tell people that right now, with AI, it's in the AOL phase. So if you guys can remember, you can't stop playing.
Speaker 2:I remember that I remember that.
Speaker 4:I remember that, okay, but AOL, if you recall, aol was extremely slow and kind of dilapidated, right and so, but now we have internet on our phones, so it just shows you how it has advanced over the last 20 years or so, and so, based on that, ai is there. Eventually, we're going to get to a point where AI is operating tasks just as well, if not better, as a human being, right and so, and this is what they're working towards currently. And so it's important again that any entrepreneur, if you are looking to get started, you have to incorporate AI as a part of your tech infrastructure, because you will get left behind, because it's likely your competitors are doing it. If you are a business, too, where you're wearing multiple hats, your schedule is tight. There actually may be somebody calling you right now Bree or whatever that looks like, trying to send you a referral or whatever, but who are they speaking with when your phone is on airplane mode?
Speaker 3:So there's just a lot to consider there. That's great. Yeah, so that's a lot. So tell me this Is there a reason for anybody to be afraid of AI or businesses or people? So?
Speaker 4:I think the thought process should be more so around how the world has evolved over time. So we go back to the industrial age. Right before it there was cart and buggy, right, and that's how people got around and delivered goods, amongst other things and so. But then you had trains, then you had cars, right. And so the people who was riding the cart and buggy, what do they have to do? They have to learn how to maneuver right and start maybe driving cars and trucks and so forth. So it's no different than where we are today. We just will. We will evolve with the times, no different than we have in the past, even from a business standpoint. When um websites came out, business owners used to say, well, why do I need a website when I have the yellow pages? Now they have to have a website.
Speaker 5:But then social media, hit and business owners would to say, well, why do I need a website?
Speaker 4:when I have the yellow pages. Now they have to have a website. But then social media hit and business owners would say, well, why do I need social media when I got a website? Well, let me go old school.
Speaker 3:Yeah, when Blockbuster was in and they was putting out DVDs. Why do I need a DVD when I got VHS?
Speaker 4:Yeah, there you go, there you go, so it evolved, and so now we're at a space where they're saying hey, I have a website and I have social media. Why do I need AI? Right and so, uh, and it's our job to educate and to, of course, bring the necessary clarity that's needed for people to really see its value, amongst other things. And this is just one example of that.
Speaker 2:Right, and so, mind you, my mind is still blown.
Speaker 4:Okay.
Speaker 2:Like it's. That's just freaking amazing and I think it really talks to like the legacy and life mission of like what you're trying to do, and so it's being like the bottom line. So why? What is your mission in life?
Speaker 4:Yeah, my mission in life is to, of course, work to leave a legacy for my family. That's number one. I want them to be in a position where they never have to work again. If anything, they're working the businesses that God has blessed me and my wife to create. But also, you know, I see lives being impacted by what we've been able to do. You know I say lives mean thousands, if not hundreds of thousands at the end of the day. So, with the platform that God has given us, you know we're using it, of course, in a way in which we're being very intentional about the tone in which we're set in business, because I think people care about integrity. They care about, you know, being under the umbrella of leadership that really has a heart for God, amongst other things, in this people. And so, you know, the purpose really centers around just being able to. The Bible says, as you said, my sheep, my sheep will know my voice and the strange voice that will not follow.
Speaker 4:We just want the sheep, that know our voice right and so, because those are the people who will leave that lasting impact and impression. So that's the purpose behind what we do. Wow, I love that. To identify those Listen that was great.
Speaker 2:It was. I just really appreciate it. I just also share with the listeners how they can get all of you AI voice and all the things that you know it's really good, we won't keep it simple.
Speaker 4:Just go to being mark Drake on Instagram and we can connect be I am mark Drake. Yeah, there you go you can find me there thank you so much, mark.
Speaker 2:Or just an amazing conversation just about entrepreneurship as a whole, but also about just that faith driven entrepreneurship, because that's a lot of people don't see that on a day to day basis, and so that's super important to us, and so I'm so happy that you were able to kind of share that today. Um, I hope that you all enjoyed this episode. I mean, it was so great and there's so many great nuggets in there.
Speaker 2:So if you have that dream, if you want to get started, please just bite the bullet. Just do it and you will learn so much on the way. You don't have to know everything to get started again.
Speaker 3:One little experience can change and I hope this builds you for your day-to-day. If you have that dream right, just take one step at a time, put one foot in front of the other. Don't procrastinate. Yeah right, it's not going to be easy, but just take one day at a time.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes, and with that we're out.
Speaker 3:We hope y'all enjoy. Y'all have a best one. Peace out you.
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