Godspeed to CPM and Flok Health - Entrepreneurs

Ascend Men

Three weeks ago (S11/Ep2) we heard from Martin Frost - a serial entrepreneur who has achieved so much in his four decades of business. Today we’re talking with two guys who are much earlier in their careers, getting things off the ground and building reputations.

To quote Martin Frost in that podcast, he predicted that CMR will give birth to people who will go and do something else, very special. Today we are joined by Ric da Silva who is one of those people having spent nearly 6 years at CMR. He’s now the co-founder and CTO for Flok Health - an entirely new business doing something very special.

Our second guest has demonstrated his passion for music and recording for a long time. At school he recorded year 11 GCSE music for all the solo/ensemble musicians. At sixth Form he conducted live recordings of the college Jazz and Concert Bands. And at the University of Hertfordshire, whilst gaining a First Class Honours degree in Music Technology he recorded for bands and artists in the University studio. Let's hear what a Mastering Engineer does by talking with Chris Pavey.

• How do they measure success and what one thing that, if they had it in total abundance, would guarantee success?
• Hear about how Chris and Ric have dealt with Imposter Syndrome.
• They have a lot resting on their shoulders, how do they look after themselves physically and mentally?
• Dealing with rejection?

Chris talks enthusiastically about "C3 at Work" so if you want to know more, please get in touch with Rob Allin or here on Churchsuite.

Application from this week's episode?

Ric recommends a book: "Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffins Path to God" by Brennan Manning available at Amazon, Eden and other good booksellers.

In his sequel to The Ragamuffin Gospel bestselling author Brennan Manning shows how true and radical trust in God can transform our lives. Manning, beloved author and spiritual teacher, shows us how trust in God can transform our lives and open us up to deeper experiences of grace and love. In Ruthless Trust, he turns his focus from furious love to radical trust, revealing the ways in which trust renews our faith and help us grow.

Chris suggests a THE BUSINESS OF AUTHORITY podcast which says

how you feel about your to-do list is a leading indicator of what you’ll actually accomplish

In preparing to close this episode, I felt God wanted me to wish you both “Godspeed”, which is an interesting word.

There's a great article on the origins of it here.
To summarise, it’s a very old Middle English word dating back to the 1300s.

God translates to God.

Speed translates to speid which has nothing to do with movement - it translates:

• success
• prosperity
• good fortune
• profit
• advancement
• furtherance

I’m sure we'd all want God to grant you those things.

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