Poverty Stoplight, Building Trust, Movies

Poverty Stoplight, Building Trust, Movies

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 199

  • Aug 19, 2016 4:00 pm
  • 2:22:15 mins

Poverty Stoplight (16:37) Jeff Sheets is currently the Director of the Laycock Center for Creativity and Collaboration here at Brigham Young University. He excels in creating powerful brand touch points through memorable and impactful brand to consumer communication.  With more than 3 billion people, half of the world’s population living in poverty and over 1/3 of them living on less than $1.25 a day, poverty is one of the world’s top social-economical concerns.  The United States is attributed with 47 million people living on or below the poverty line. Though there is no silver bullet to ending poverty, Brigham Young University students along with prominent non-governmental organization , Fundacion Paraguaya , might have found a catalyst for change.  Liana Tan - How to Become an Olympian (39:56) The summer Olympics officially end this weekend, but no fear, you haven’t completely missed your chance. The next summer Olympics are just four years away in Tokyo, Japan and if you’re inspired to compete yourself, one of our producers, Liana Tan, is going to teach you how to become an Olympian. She shares with us some workout secrets so you can begin your own Olympic training!  Building Trust in Your Organization (1:01:53) Stephen M. R. Covey is a cofounder of CoveyLink and the FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center. “Do you trust me?” These words can lead to all sorts of adventures. From Aladdin’s magic carpet ride with Jasmin to big business deals or even turning down a job, these words will likely change your life. How do we build trust? Why does trust matter? Stephen M.R. Covey, author of “The Speed of Trust”, explains why trust is important in all walks of life and how more trust will fix most problems. Parent Previews - Ben-Hur, Kubo and the Two Strings (1:52:23) Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to review Ben-hur and Kubo and the Two Strings