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CTP (S4E174) From Baseballs To Business Boardrooms
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We talk with Jack Oujo about getting cut from a near-major-league umpiring career, then rebuilding from scratch into a thriving accounting and wealth management practice. We dig into planning with real numbers, the unintended fallout of instant replay on youth sports, and why reading the Bible in full context changes how you see everything.
• Jack’s path from New Jersey to Triple-A umpiring and a hard career stop
• Starting over with a pregnant wife and no safety net
• Moving from accounting to financial planning and wealth management growth through referrals
• Regulation that focuses on tiny disclosures while missing big fraud signals
• Why personal finance education belongs in middle school
• Loving playoff baseball and seeing the game like an umpire
• Pitch clock benefits and what still breaks with ABS robo strike calls
• Instant replay expectations fueling abuse of amateur officials and shortage of referees
• Using spreadsheets, best-case and worst-case math, and simple goals to build a business
• Writing Too Smart To Be An Umpire and the story behind the title
• Faith, spirit and intent, and reading the whole Bible for context
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CTP (S4EOctSpecial2) Special K And The Snail Mail Strategy
We sit down with Jeff K to trace how 9-11 redirected his life into conservative direct mail fundraising and why political engagement still starts with personal responsibility. We also debate party realignment, election integrity, federalism, and why hope without action leaves the field to people who do not share our values.
• Jeff’s Long Island background and the 9-11 turning point
• Building a career in conservative and Christian direct mail fundraising
• Election integrity concerns and distrust of the uniparty mindset
• Reagan-era boldness, MAGA energy, and frustration with rhinos
• Grassroots fundraising lessons and why small-dollar donors matter
• What JMK Victory provides from targeting to production
• Why some conservatives want to repeal the 17th Amendment
• Virginia politics, parents’ rights, and civic pressure campaigns
• Why physical mail can outperform digital for donor lifetime value
• How listeners can contact Jeff at getjeffk.com for a free strategy chat
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CTP (S4E173) From Desert Years To Deep Faith
Exploring more of the fascinating intersection of Activism, Community Engagement, Faith / Religion, Human Nature, Politics, Social Issues, and beyond.
We talk with Zenia Ioannidis about rebuilding a life when success collapses and the “desert” feeling returns, from panic and shame to steady spiritual practice. We follow how a season of homelessness and prayer chaplaincy training turns into Crowned in Faith, a children’s book and music series built to make faith practical.
• growing up Greek American across Germany, Greece, Boston, then relocating to Miami
• breaking with family expectations while protecting a scholarship and working full time
• building a career in design and creative direction before the market crash
• hitting panic attacks and finding a road back to God through healing work
• developing a teaching practice and creating a personal healing modality
• watching COVID disrupt seminars, income, and community trust
• facing “overqualified” barriers, job-search dead ends, and a homeless shelter stay
• using prayer chaplaincy and “unshaming” to reframe identity and purpose
• writing Crowned in Faith for kids using Christ consciousness principles
• explaining the 12 principles and why early faith questions matter
• adding coloring pages, questions, and songs to make learning interactive
• creating music with AI tools under tight constraints

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