Jeremy C. Park - CEO, cityCURRENT: How Becoming a SPARK to Power The GOOD Can Transform Your Life and Community

ChangeMakers

English - December 12, 2023 22:33 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Previous Episode: Dr. Sarah Petschonek - Founder & CEO, Volunteer Odyssey: Creating New Pathways for Corporate Engagement & Meaningful Volunteer Experiences

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In a reversal of roles, normal ChangeMakers podcast host and producer, Jeremy C. Park, is the guest on this special episode, which is hosted by Dr. Sarah Petschonek, Founder and CEO of Volunteer Odyssey.

Jeremy C. Park is the CEO of cityCURRENT, a shareholder in Higginbotham, author of two books, contributor to Forbes and The Business Journals, producer and host of television and radio shows and the ChangeMakers podcast, and a sought after speaker inspiring audiences around the nation to power the GOOD.

During the interview, Jeremy shares how his parent's open door policy and community engagement shaped his and his brother's perspective on volunteerism and the importance of service and caring for others. He talks about how he has built his career around volunteerism and giving back, and shares some of the history and blueprint for cityCURRENT, which is an organization that connects business with community to power the GOOD through events, positive-media, and philanthropy.

cityCURRENT is powered by and a partner with Higginbotham, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas and one of the nation's largest independent insurance brokers with locations coast-to-coast. Jeremy shares some of that story with his father's long relationship with the agency and how a full-circle moment happened when Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance partnered with Higginbotham in 2020.

Throughout the interview, Jeremy talks about his family, his wife, Meredith, and two boys, Cooper and Cayson. He highlights his team and perspective on life and business, valuable lessons learned, and how tennis and music played an important role in his past and tennis continues to today.

As an author of two books and the "Giving Back" columnist for a decade, he also shares advice for those who want to write a book. Overall, the interview is focused on how becoming a SPARK to power the GOOD can transform your life and community.

Visit www.cityCURRENT.com or www.jeremycpark.com to learn more, and follow Jeremy C. Park on social media at @cityCURRENT or @jeremycpark.

The ChangeMakers Podcast is produced by cityCURRENT and powered by Higginbotham Insurance and Financial Services.

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