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True Grit with Craig Kautsch

True Grit with Craig Kautsch

Written by: Craig Kautsch
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If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur struggling to find timeless principles to apply to build your business, the True Grit Podcast will help. Building a company and life with meaning takes True Grit. Every week it’s Craig’s job to tease out the effective strategies top performers employ to build their businesses and live a balanced life. Craig Kautsch is an entrepreneur in the real estate space. He’s the owner of a portfolio investment company that has bought, restored, and financed almost 1,000 homes. He also founded two mortgage companies and a real estate brokerage with over 100 agents. At 47 he keeps himself busy with his wife of 25 years, two twenty-something children, yoga, 4 motorcycles, mountain bikes, and an electric skateboard (25 mph.) Learn more at: craigkautsch.com© 2023 True Grit with Craig Kautsch Careers Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Success
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  • Bill Kraftson
    Sep 13 2021

    My next guest is Bill Kraftson.  Bill is a well-known apologist and has spent the past several decades helping people discover the meaning of life.  He uses the open forum platform to give room for the questioners of God’s existence.  


    For over 45 years Bill has enjoyed the privilege of facilitating hundreds of large and small group discussions as well as interacting with countless individuals on the ‘life and God’ issues that matter most to all of us – questions like if there’s a loving God, why would He let bad things happen to good people?  What about the intolerance and hypocrisy of religion?  How well does one have to be to get to heaven?”  He loves the close, personal relationships that frequently emerge from these vigorous, but respectful, intellectual exchanges.  


    Useful Links and Book Mentions:
    "Meaning of Marriage" by Tim Keller
    The Search For Meaning
    bkraftson@searchnational.org

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Jeff Crawford
    Jul 7 2021

    How did the car business get whacked by Covid?  


    My next guest is Jeff Crawford. He cut his teeth in the car business with Hilliard Ford back in 1990 and went from a salesman to the training director, used car manager, new car sales manager for Ford, Buick, and Mazda for a 7yr period.  Then he was the sales manager for 5 Star Ford a year before opening the Camp Bowie Location for RLB in ‘98. He’s sold over 5,000 cars over the past 3 decades and I can only imagine what kind of scar tissue that can cause.  He’s been our “car guy” for over 20 years and has become a great friend.


    We have a super great discussion about how “real salesmanship” isn’t selling at all.  Enjoy our fun discussion and learn from one of the best salesmen in town.

    Jeff Crawford Cell: 
    817-994-5333

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Dr. Phillip Shero
    Jun 7 2021

    Ever make a deal with God? Listen to this wide ranging conversation with Dr. Philip Shero.  He’s the president of Mastermind Leadership, a cutting-edge executive coaching, team development, and strategic planning consultancy.


    Dr. Shero holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, as well as a Masters from TCU


    Helping others grow as leaders is Dr. Shero’s driving force. He brings two decades of leadership development and strategic planning expertise to some of the most well-known medium-sized finance, non-profit, and construction companies in Texas. 


    With a long track record of success in coaching existing and emerging leaders at the CEO, partner, and senior management levels, he has become known as one of the most dynamic and engaged leadership and strategic planning coaches in DFW. His national reputation is growing through his expert leadership training seminars; senior leadership retreat facilitation; strategic planning services; and a full line of job benchmarking products. 


    Over the years he’s created a dynamic duo with his wife Laura who is working on her doctorate in Quantitative Behavior from Baylor...Philip has dedicated his life to developing leaders and is firing on all cylinders right here in Cowtown.


    I hope you enjoy this episode!

    Useful Links and Book Mentions:
    "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni
    Masterminds Leadership


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    1 hr and 5 mins
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