From There to Here

Motion picture/studio production expert Phil Nadeau talks with host Jason Shupp about his deep dive into the industry.  Phil shares how he found his passion.  He talks about the value of mentors, learning to be professional, and the importance of being available.Phil Nadeau is a veteran of 30 years in the motion picture/video production industry.  During that time, he has worked in many facets of the business; including sound engineering, lighting, camera operations, rental operations, production consultation, product sales representation, and video streaming.In building a loyal customer base, Phil balances understanding the relational dynamics of his clients with the need to be extremely technical in an industry that demands precision.  Phil is a technical thinker, problem solver and communicator.His educational background is from the University of Missouri with a BA in Radio & Television Communication, with additional studies in Computer Science.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tiffany Wild joins host Jason Shupp and goes through her eclectic professional background. She shares how her numerous opportunities shaped her business acumen. Tiffany highlights how her understanding of human connectivity both created business opportunities and deepened relationships.Tiffany Wild works as a mental health therapist at Chesterfield Counseling Associates after recently earning a Master of Arts in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary. Tiffany is a Business Owner/Entrepreneur who has taken an unconventional approach towards her current occupation. She worked alongside her husband in his restoration business, Paragon Certified Restoration, as the lead Business Developer. Paragon was grown from the ground up, and after 13+ years in business, with 100+ employees, in three locations, the company was sold to a global company in 2016. This provided her with the opportunity to pursue other business interests as the Owner/Entrepreneur of Eat Fit Go, Energy Partners in Conservation, and Fortified Consulting. Tiffany has been involved in multiple business associations and does extensive nonprofit work, including 10+ years of Board tenure with Kidsmart, being a newly appointed Board member of A Seat At The Table, team lead and guide for 20+ international mission trips with The Global Orphan Project, and youth leader for teens at her local church.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Host Jason Shupp shares a TED-style presentation he did at an industry conference some years back.  His methodology on talent, which was the topic of the presentation, was shaped from his unconventional professional pathway in his 20's.  This podcast is a fitting forum to share this content beyond those that were in the original audience.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Serial entrepreneur John Coveyou talks with host Jason Shupp about starting, buying, operating and selling businesses.  John shares how a chaotic upbringing evolved into mindset changes and his belief that anything is truly possible.  We also get granular on the key areas that increase the value of a business.Previous to his life as an entrepreneur, John left home at the age of 16 and hopscotched from home to home, almost dropping out of high school after living out of his car. While still in high-school, John joined the Army at the age of 17 to add some stability and structure to his life. After just over 3 years on active duty as a Military Police officer, John decided to go back to school to finish his education, graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a Master’s Degree in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering. After working for a few years as a Civil Engineer, he realized that his true passion was entrepreneurship. In 2012, John started building a science-based board game publishing company from the ground up. In 2019 he acquired a competing brand that grew his product line and revenues by 30% overnight. After struggling to find quality bookkeeping and financial professionals that actually understood the real issues faced by small business owners, John became a Certified Quickbooks Proadvisor and started helping dozens of companies clean up their financials, optimize their bookkeeping systems, and understand their financial statements and key metrics. After building out a management team at his businesses by implementing EOS, John decided to look for another business to buy. Being disappointed by the lack of professionalism he saw in the brokerage industry, he decided to partner with a few veteran business brokers to bring the world's largest business brokerage, Transworld Business Advisors, to St. Louis and the surrounding region.John is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and runs the EO Accelerators Program where he coaches a group of entrepreneurs and is the Chair of the Accelerator Board for the St. Louis region. To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Coach Chris Mileski talks with host Jason Shupp about his origin story and evolution into the fitness and coaching space. Chris takes us through the incredible and diverse fitness/wellness/coaching opportunities he pursued, often simultaneously, that shaped him into the elite-level expert he is. He also shares his passion project and putting more kids on bikes at https://missourimtb.org/.Chris Mileski is the VP of Field Operations, joining NICA National after founding the Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League in 2018. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Chris graduated from the University of Arizona in 1997 and went on to a diverse career in the health, wellness, and sports performance industry. He’s spent much of his career working with a myriad of professional and Olympic athletes, spent time with IMG on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, worked with USA Track & Field, and finally owned and operated an elite training center of his own to continue his focus on sports performance, physical therapy and endurance coaching.In 2009, Chris began a six-year tenure as Program Director and Head Coach of the nationally ranked division I cycling team at Lindenwood University. After winning 7 national championships at the school, Chris was elected to the Lindenwood Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Chris continues to coach athletes worldwide, including SoCal NICA alum and 5-time collegiate national champion Hannah Rae Otto.Chris is a USA Cycling Level 1 Coach, USA Track & Field Sprints/Hurdles Coach, NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, BICP Level I Instructor, and a NICA Level 1 Coach.Chris currently resides in the St. Louis metropolitan area. In his spare time, he loves riding bikes with his wife Kerri and son Kolce and spending time with their two doods, Ben and Nash.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Entrepreneur David Tamm joins host Jason Shupp to share his origin story. He talks about how the past does not define you and being a fervent learner. David also shares the importance of preserving the legacy and how that shapes his current passion project.David Tamm is an accomplished Leader with 19 years of Project and Program Management within the Technology, Operations, and Sales disciplines. He has extensive experience with tech startups and building systems for scalability and sustainability. David has successfully launched five companies across various industries and is a proven performer in leadership roles within government and industry sectors. He is a United States Air Force Veteran with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Entrepreneurs Austin Smith and Byron Abrigg sit down with Host Jason Shupp to discuss their academic journey together and emerging partnerships in co-founding a business. They talk about the opportunities to learn, empathy as partners and having a vision.Austin Smith is the co-founder of Mission Control, a community platform for recreational esports. As CEO, Austin primarily leads strategy and product. Prior to founding Mission Control, Austin gained exposure to gaming and startups as a venture associate at Stadia Ventures, an early-stage sports and esports venture capital firm. Austin is a graduate of Saint Louis University with degrees in economics and entrepreneurship and is deeply passionate about his hometown of St. Louis, urban policy, and community development. Austin also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University.Byron Abrigg is the co-founder, CCO and COO of Mission Control, a community platform for recreational esports. Byron started his career in venture capital and accelerators, serving as the Accelerator Coordinator at Stadia Ventures, an early-stage sports tech and esports VC and accelerator program in St. Louis, MO. In addition to his current work at Mission Control, Byron is also an Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University, where he graduated in 2017.For more information about Mission Control, visit:https://www.missioncontrol.gg/To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Entrepreneur Megan Greathouse talks with host Jason Shupp about how her military background shaped her professional pathway. She shares about being comfortable with change, coping with high stress, and having a bias for action.Megan Greathouse is a real estate investor and President & co-owner of Horizon Sign Company, a commercial sign and graphics company she and her husband founded in 2020. She grew up as a "military brat" before joining the Marine Corps herself as a Public Affairs Officer right out of college. After four years on active duty, she used her GI Bill to get an MBA and transitioned to a marketing and brand management position with Purina Petcare Company. However, she knew pretty quickly that she wanted to strike out on her own and decided that real estate and business owners would be her path forward.Megan is obsessed with her two young children and loves to spend time with the family - including their dog, cat, and backyard chickens! She's a travel addict and lover of the outdoors, who enjoys running, hiking, and horseback riding.website: https://horizonsignco.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkgreathouse/Instagram: @parttimeempireTo learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Mind/Body optimizer Courtney Green defies all norms. She talks with Host Jason Shupp about self-empowerment, the downside of expected outcomes, and the importance of knowing what is right for yourself. Courtney breaks down the Flow state and the opportunities it allows for.A pioneer in optimizing higher intelligence, Courtney Green, CEO, Owner of Spark Consulting, guides leaders who uplift people and the planet. Her career started as an environmental grant manager. Then 911 inspired her to serve on active duty in the Army and the Air Force Reserves in mental health before moving on as an attorney to mediate conflict in the workplace.  Mediation led her to work at an energy company focused on renewables, where she excelled at guiding leaders in elevating their team's communication, motivation, and performance. Driven by the desire to globally change how we do business, Courtney works with leaders who care about people and the planet and are changing the way they operate themselves and their organizations. She is best known for inspiring business leaders to get into a flow state to optimize their leadership and life.  You will frequently find Courtney adventuring in the mountains, either climbing, biking, paddling, or practicing yoga. In addition to outdoor play with her pup Kalei, she is researching flow state and conducting experiments earning her Ph.D. in Applied Psychophysiology.To learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-Shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/

Former professional MLB pitcher Jacob Turner talks with host Jason Shupp about the rigors of pursuing a childhood dream of becoming an elite athlete. He shares what made him successful as an athlete and a teammate and how re-framing his identity helped him transition to life after baseball.Jacob is a founding partner at JL Strategic Wealth. Jacob’s experience as a former Major League Baseball player provides him with a unique understanding of the challenges individuals and families face in creating and sustaining wealth. With first-person knowledge on how to build out sustainable lifestyles that offer long-term security, Jacob leverages the insights he has gained as an elite athlete to better counsel his clients on their unique life cycles.Before co-founding JL Strategic Wealth, Jacob was a top 10 MLB draft pick. He played 11 years professionally, both at the MLB level as well as internationally in the KBO. Upon retiring, Jacob worked as a wealth advisor at a billion-dollar RIA, heading up their work with athletes.Jacob resides in St. Louis, MO, with his wife Kristin and their four children. Outside of the office, Jacob is passionate about golf, cycling, and the outdoors.Follow Jacob on Twitter @TheSuddenWealthTo learn more, visit:linkedin.com/in/jason-shupp-18b4619bListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Jason-Shupp/