Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford

EP54: Thrive Financially without Losing your Marriage

Did you know that one of the top reasons couples fight is because of money?? Perhaps you've found yourself feeling unsafe, unloved, or disrespected as a result of how your partner has managed (or mis-managed) the family's finances. Joining Dr. Shannan Crawford and the Unlock U Community for a SECOND time, is finance professional Stephen De Silva. Let's discover how to segment our thinking well, let go of old tools/coping mechanisms, and pick up new tools that will help us scale the ladder of financial success!
 
[Be sure to tune in to episode 53 "Thrive Financially without Losing your Soul" before you enjoy this one!]
 
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EP53: Thrive Financially Without Losing your Soul

Have you ever thought about the correlation between your belief system and your finances? Joining Dr. Shannan Crawford and the Unlock U Community, is finance professional Stephen De Silva. Walk with us through the process of discovering hidden triggers around the discussion of finances, invite others into your corner to advocate for you while you learn how to think differently, and discover the driving force for "why" we are on this planet. 
Let's discover our identity, purpose, and think strategically for a right relationship with money!
 
Follow Stephen:
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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stephenkdesilva/
Resources/Books - https://stephenkdesilva.com/store 
 
More about Stephen:
Stephen began his career in 1985 as a certified public accountant, where he excelled in auditing, tax preparation, and peer review compliance services. In 1995, Stephen formed his own professional corporation serving non-profit, pastoral, and itinerant ministries and organizations. In the same year, he joined Bethel Church of Redding to serve as chief financial officer and member of their senior leadership team. 
After two decades of learning and growing, Stephen has transitioned to create and teach full-time on the subjects of money and the prosperous soul. With a unique blend of experience, humor, and creativity, Stephen offers the Body of Christ a fresh, Holy Spirit-inspired perspective with his biblically based financial insights. Stephen is based in Redding, California, with the wife of his youth, Dawna De Silva, founder and co-leader of the international healing and deliverance ministry Bethel Sozo International. 

EP52: Boundaries are Needed and Healthy

Have you ever set boundaries? We’re not talking about walls that become unhealthy barricades, rather boundaries that are protection entities that restore honor and dignity to those in the relationship. Brenda Crouch joins me for a second installment of what it looks like to set good boundaries, how to manage giving too much mercy versus attacking, and understanding that we are driven by relationships. Boundaries are key ingredients to thriving in our relationships - romantic, familial, platonic, corporate, and the like. Set good boundaries now and start thriving in your relationships this year!   ☞ FOLLOW BRENDA CROUCH ☜ Fight Forward book The Body Keeps the Score book Website Instagram YouTube info@brendacrouch.com   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com 

EP51: Untangle the Grip of Trauma

Deep trauma, pain, wounds, bitterness, abuse. A short list of how we are plagued in our minds to give up, increase self-doubt, and maintain bad thought patterns. Brenda Crouch, author, TV host, speaker, and singer, joins us to elaborate on how that wasn’t the original design. There is healing waiting for you, and it takes time. Start your journey to healing your relationships with others and with yourself in this two-part discussion on how to practically get to the root of your pain and set good boundaries for future growth. You are worth it!   ☞ FOLLOW BRENDA CROUCH ☜ Fight Forward book The Body Keeps the Score book Website Instagram YouTube info@brendacrouch.com   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com 

EP50: When a Niche Finds You, Stay the Course

It’s human nature to avoid pain, failure, and generally negative experiences. That’s why it’s always so inspiring to watch people with true grit and guts go after the life they desire which includes failures, setbacks, and discouragement. Brian Cooper is not only a man of grit, he’s also part of my family - my cousin, in fact! From turning seed money into a massive profit, to landing on “live grenades” as he’s coined it, Cooper has pushed through triumph and struggle and stumbled upon a very specific industry all the while.   Be inspired to struggle through failure and ambiguity - it gets you to success!   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com

EP49: Leadership Development - Unlocking your Greatest Capacity

The time to dream is NOW! You don’t have to wait until your circumstances have changed in order to start dreaming, or better yet, revive your old dreams that have been extinguished. Through an insightful and eye opening discussion, join me and the exhortation specialist Greg Hendricks in deciphering the best and next steps to developing an “unlocked” you!

EP48: Honoring the Process of a Career Change

Ever had an unrealistic dream that you finally realized you had to let go of? Today we have an incredibly humble, faithful, and accountable guest sharing his experience on letting go of unrealistic expectations, and seeking after truth and what’s right - not necessarily what’s comfortable. Jeff Farris has extensive experience in the business world and has had countless encounters with the Lord’s faithfulness that have proven the reality that the Lord never leaves us nor forsakes us. With every new position, promotion, demotion, and change of scenery, Jeff takes us through the process of a career change and how to honor each ebb and flow.  Be encouraged by his story!   More about Jeff: Jeff Farris, graduated from Howard Payne University with a BS degree in Medical Technology, and has focused his entire career on healthcare, starting with management positions in hospital laboratories and migrating to information systems across all areas of both inpatient and outpatient facilities. The last twenty eight years of Jeff's career were spent with the National Health Information Network (NHIN) and PDX Inc., privately owned companies focused on retail pharmacy software and services. During the last fifteen years of Jeff's career at PDX, he served as the CEO of these companies, which grew to be the largest provider of software and services to the retail pharmacy space in the United States, with over ten thousand pharmacies in their network and more than 600 employees. The companies were sold to Change Healthcare in June of 2019. Jeff worked for Change Healthcare during the transition period until he took the position of Chairman of the Board for EHRData, a startup company focused on consolidating healthcare data using blockchain technology.   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com

EP47: Failure is Critical for Success - Keep Failing, Keep Dreaming

The Chosen, God’s not Dead, Heaven is for Real, all incredible creations housed on an astounding platform - Faith Channel. Through countless failures, trials, and storms, Tim and Maureen Gray (along with their fellow Faith Channel Co-Founder, John Stewart) have pioneered the fusion of faith and film. Their message isn’t about the destination of “success” rather the connection to each other through our failures, shortcomings, and difficulties. If you have ever felt like you’ve failed miserably and can’t see any hope of success, know that you are in good company. Hear their story on how Faith Channel has changed the landscape of media and its ongoing mission to keep their streaming platform FREE for all users!     ☞ GRAY’S LINKS ☜ Faith Channel Instagram Facebook   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com

EP46: Unlock your Career with VR Innovator Renji Bijoy

Impossible is not a word in Renji Bijoy’s vocabulary as the founder of Immersed - a pioneer startup building VR offices in partnership with Facebook, Microsoft, and HTC. From humble beginnings in a hard-working family, to double majoring in pre-med and software engineering, to triumph and failure in the startup arena, Renji has used relationship and connection as the catalyst for success. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been dealt a hard hand in life, we want you to be encouraged by the triumph in Renji’s story. This episode has practical and actionable steps to think differently about your business/career, how to approach investors, how to manage a startup, and more.   More about Renji: He was one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021, has a Master’s degree from Georgia Tech in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, was a Techstars portfolio founder ( in the top 10 of 10,000 candidates, top 0.1%), and was the lead software architect at GreatBigStory.com - growth-hacked to 3M followers in 2 months!   ☞ FOLLOW RENJI & IMMERSED ☜ Immersed Instagram Twitter   ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com

EP45: Reviving your Business in The Lion’s Den

Entrepreneur, business owner, manager, CEO, dreamer, visionary, first-mover. If any of these descriptors lept off your screen and screamed “HEY YOU” then hit play on this episode. This month we are doing a deep dive into Unlocking Your Career, and to kick it off, we have the amazing Ed Pearce and Brenda Teele sharing about the fascinating intricacies of The Lion’s Den DFW. It was created to “inspire, educate and mobilize” high capacity Christian business men and women to invest their efforts, talents and resources for Kingdom Impact - pursuing “Business as Mission” investments, opportunities and lifestyles.   Ed has a long history of supporting entrepreneurial businesses in the city of Dallas as a corporate executive for two separate publicly traded computer software companies, as a partner in a Dallas based venture capital firm, and as an owner of a company providing information management solutions to Energy companies and companies in other vertical markets.  He is active as a member of the executive team for Movement Day Greater Dallas, a city transformation ministry, and teaches a young married small group at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.    Brenda is an innovative and award-winning Communications Executive with over 18 years of diverse communication and leadership experience in TV & Radio, Real Estate, and Legal Services. She is known for transforming complex topics into accessible, engaging and informative stories. Brenda was also awarded Emmy & Mark Twain Awards for Excellence in news writing.     Join the Kingdom Impact and get connected to The Lion’s Den DFW below!   ☞ FOLLOW THE LION’S DEN ☜ https://www.thelionsdendfw.org/ April 13th-14th 2022 Conference       ☞ FOLLOW DR. CRAWFORD ☜ Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn Request Dr. Crawford to speak More resources Hello@DrShannanCrawford.com