My friend Rudy Carrasco just sent this out in his e-mail newsletter. Since diversity is something that is important to me and the church I attend (Fellowship North), I thought I'd share this interview with Rudy and DJ Chuang on the subject of developing minority leadership.
Rudy writes in his e-mail...
The other day I did a video discussion with DJ Chuang of the L2 Foundation & Leadership Network. Our topic was "Leading with Color: How to Raise Up Minority Leaders."
So I was given a riding lawn mower a few weeks ago and just got around to firing it up this evening.
Getting the hang of this mower was not as easy as I had thought. Trying to maneuver around with less than precision steering was a workout. Going up the steep incline of parts of my backyard proved to be too great a challenge for the 16+ year old machine.
Rob McBryde has been a follower of Jesus Christ since he was ten years old. "Though my journey of faith has had its ups and downs (mostly related to my commitment to it, not so much my belief in it), I’ve been actively pursuing Jesus since 1997 after I graduated college."
LIFE:
Rob McBryde is the husband of Ines Velásquez-McBryde and father to Nash McBryde (born 9-2-09). Rob and Ines have been married for five years and live in Little Rock, AR.
TECH:
Rob is the owner of IVM Web Solutions, a digital agency that provides professional website design, hosting and domain management, and many other online services. A natural born people person with a splash of computer nerd, Rob has well developed skills in project management, web development, customer service and mass communication. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro as well as a Master of Arts from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. He has over five years of experience working with HTML, CSS, PHP, and the Joomla! CMS.
IVM Web Solutions is based in Central Arkansas, however anyone, located anywhere, can benefit from their multimedia services, marketing and web design. IVM currently has clients in other states as well as other countries. Utilizing video Skype calling, email and an old fashioned phone call from time to time, IVM is able to stay on top of clients' needs from Texas to Tunisia (north Africa).
I was recently blessed by my parent’s with an early birthday present…the Creative Vado HD pocket video camcorder. This is timely since the birth of my son Robert NASH McBryde is right around the corner, and we want to capture those special moments in his life as a baby, toddler, adolescent, etc. etc.
But not only will the Vado be useful for family memories, it has already been helpful for my website design biz. The video below is of my dear friend Amos Gray welcoming visitors to his new website (www.amosspeaks.com) designed by yours truly.
We shot several videos yesterday morning at RobinsonHigh School and in front of First Baptist Church Pankey where Amos went to church as a kid. The Lord opened up several spontaneous opportunities to film people sharing testimonies about Amos and his ability to speak into the lives of students and help teachers reach hard-to-reach students.
Check out the video below and be sure to visit www.amosspeaks.com to see the rest of the videos.
