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Barbara Culwell shares stories of individuals who are embracing their top 5 CliftonStrengths in all kinds of ways. You will be encouraged to understand more about what is great about YOU and your own strengths. Join Barbara as she helps you

Embrace Your Strengths Barbara Culwell

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 46 Ratings

Barbara Culwell shares stories of individuals who are embracing their top 5 CliftonStrengths in all kinds of ways. You will be encouraged to understand more about what is great about YOU and your own strengths. Join Barbara as she helps you

    EP 147 Leveraging His Strengths to Impact the Next Generation of College Students withTim Casteel

    EP 147 Leveraging His Strengths to Impact the Next Generation of College Students withTim Casteel

    Tim's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Input, Learner, Competition, Analytical & Strategic 
    Tim leads Cru at the University of Arkansas and has been on staff with Cru for over 25 years. He and his wife, Mandy, have 5 kids.
     
    Tim is a passionate fan of God's Word, books, indie music, college football, and homemade cookie dough.
     
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    twitter.com/timcasteel
     

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    • 34 min
    EP 146 Bringing Genuine Joy and Care Every Day with Ophelia Chafigoulline

    EP 146 Bringing Genuine Joy and Care Every Day with Ophelia Chafigoulline

    Ophelia's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Empathy, Communication, Positivity, Maximizer & Woo 
    Ophelia is the Minister to Women and Connections at Providence Church in Austin, TX.   She loves meeting new people, discovering their unique gifts and personalities, and enfolding them into the Providence community. Ophelia has been married to Marat for 21 years and they have two teenage boys. You will usually find Ophelia spending time with her family, working out at the gym, or connecting with friends over good food and drink.
    Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment  
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    • 35 min
    EP 145 Stewarding Her One Life with Karen Yang

    EP 145 Stewarding Her One Life with Karen Yang

    Karen's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Strategic, Learner, Input, Intellection & Achiever 
    Karen  serves as a program director with Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), a Christian Nonprofit lifting chronically homeless individuals into community at the nation’s largest master-planned tiny home development for those who have experienced homelessness.  She leads a team empowering local government, non-profits and churches across the country to replicate the innovative Community First! Model to transform the common responses to homelessness.  Karen has a passion for seeing lives, organizations and systems restored and thriving as they were designed. As such, she served as a foster parent and helped launch a nonprofit focused on racial justice, prior to joining MLF.  
     
    Over her career, Karen has been able to identify, use, refine her personal strengths through leadership roles in the areas of strategy development & execution, quality management, business operations, and change management within the semiconductor industry and the social sector.  When she is not devising strategies, reading, and burning calories with her thoughts, Karen enjoys spending time working out, paddleboarding, and sharing food & fun with friends.
    Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment  
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    • 41 min
    EP 144 Creating with Purpose with Hannah Hamza

    EP 144 Creating with Purpose with Hannah Hamza

    Hannah's top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Connectedness, Futuristic, Developer & Self Assurance 
    Hannah Sink Hamza’s creative identity has taken many forms over the years, but her mission remains the same: to live a bigger, braver, bolder story so that she can leave a Godly legacy that inspires the next generation to run their race well. 
    Hannah grew up in the South, where porches are sacred, and churches are at the heart of every community. Her love for Jesus and the desire to live a life “on mission” was shaped by her parents’ faith and personal commitments to invest in their four children's lives as well as their community by serving as pastors of a multi-cultural, non-denominational church. 
    Hannah holds the prestigious titles of Mom, Wife, Bible study leader, friend, and tea aficionado. In a professional capacity, she’s highly regarded as an award-winning filmmaker, published author, creative director and creativity coach. Hannah’s faith and creativity are the through-line of her life and career, putting her at the intersection of storytelling, leadership, missions, motherhood, mentorship, and refugee advocacy. 
    Having traveled the world with a camera in hand, she’s filmed award-winning documentaries, served in a refugee camp in Greece, and competed on FOX’s reality show, “On the Lot: Searching for America's Next Big Film Director.” She also adapted the novel Kaffir Boy as a screenplay, worked as a creative director for several Fortune 500 brands, and created mentorship programs and curriculum for female creative leaders.
    Hannahhamza.com
    Hannah Hamza Creative Instagram
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    • 39 min
    EP 143 Connecting with My Big Brother: Exploring Strengths

    EP 143 Connecting with My Big Brother: Exploring Strengths

    Doug's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Responsibility, Connectedness, Learner, Arranger & Relator
    Doug Griffes is a retired civil/environmental engineer, living with hiswife Margaret in the Denver area of Colorado. They both grew up asglobal nomads and continued that lifestyle for much of their livestogether. Doug spent much of his career managing large water andwastewater programs in interesting (but sometimes challenging)locations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He enjoyedworking with people in multi-cultural environments, specializing in thedevelopment of local capabilities of engineering organizations andpublic works utilities. After retirement, he continued to work as an international developmentvolunteer with several non-profit organizations. He now spends his time compiling thehistories, photos, and personal stories of multiple generations of a large family.
    Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment  
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    • 39 min
    EP 142 Leveraging Strengths During College Years with Jhase Edwards

    EP 142 Leveraging Strengths During College Years with Jhase Edwards

    Jhase's top 5 CliftonStrengths are Connectedness, Belief, Input, Responsibility & Intellection 
    Jhase Edwards is a Former D1 football student athlete from the University of Incarnate Word. He is from Houston, Texas but currently lives in San Antonio where he is finishing his Masters Degree in Accounting. Along with studying for his Masters courses, Jhase is also studying for the CPA Exam. After graduating in May 2024, Jhase will go work at KPMG, the fourth largest accounting firm in the world. 
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    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
46 Ratings

46 Ratings

Likes to be with People ,

This Works!

Barbara’s authentic inviting conversations with a variety of people build all of us! What a refreshing opportunity to hear about life changing ideas.
This is a rich Podcast ‘Embrace your strength’. The Episode with Dr Holleman’s book <Six Conversations> rocks ! I truly enjoyed because I want to build meaningful relationships more than anything else. It simple and it worked immediately with our grown son. It worked! I sent this episode to several friends n family.
Bet you will like it ,too!
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justgenerallyfrustratedjamie ,

Barbara is like a warm cookie

Gosh I loved being interviewed by Barbara! She is so gentle and inviting. Truly she is as warm as her chocolate chip cookies. If you’re curious how strength finders can play out in people’s lives, I recommend listening!

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Very Enjoyable!

So nice to hear a really positive and encouraging podcast! Really well recorded as well!

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