Latest Buildingcommunity Podcast Episodes
Ep. 14 If You Build It |Courage to Answer the Call
First Giving Honor To God - February 16, 2022 12:59 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this season’s final episode, Whitney shares how she found the strength to start building the vision God gave her back in 2019. And she encourages the audience to take the same leap and build confidently with God while becoming exactly who He’s calling them to be. Whitney ends this season wit...
Ep. 13 Growing Pains | Why Growing Doesn't Always Feel Like Winning
First Giving Honor To God - February 02, 2022 17:12 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn lieu of a guest, Whitney uses this week to share how God has been helping to shift her perspective around growth and its relationship to winning. This all started when God told her to take this year off from goal setting — something she would never have considered on her own. And through this...
Ep 12. Already Done | How to End a Season with Awareness
First Giving Honor To God - January 19, 2022 15:56 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney recounts her worst academic fear coming true; missing a college final. She uses this story to jumpstart a casual conversation around her feelings of unaccomplishment in the face of an ending season. Instead of God dismissing her feelings, he walks her through a months...
Ep. 11 Create Space with Shivawn Mitchell of SAM Studios
First Giving Honor To God - December 22, 2021 19:36 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney sits down with award-winning filmmaker, producer, podcaster, author, and her homegirl, Shivawn Mitchell of SAM Studios, to talk about creativity and telling good stories. Shivawn shares how she decided to take a leap of faith to pursue a career in film and the mindsets...
Ep. 10 Girl v. Gifts | A Lesson on Self-Worth
First Giving Honor To God - December 01, 2021 17:02 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney shares her earliest memory — a holiday gathering where she sings for her family for the first time. This memory represents the beginning of Whitney’s musical journey. It also represents the beginning of her struggles with her self-worth. And it wasn’t until decades la...
Ep. 9: Start at the Start with Jennifer Mims, Clinical Researcher
First Giving Honor To God - November 18, 2021 12:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney sits down with her childhood bestie to dive into the story behind her new career in clinical research. After completing her degree in business, Jennifer started down a path that would be considered a complete success story to most, but she knew there was so much more ...
Ep. 9: Start at the Start with Jennifer Mims, Clinical Researcher
First Giving Honor To God - November 18, 2021 12:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney sits down with her childhood bestie to dive into the story behind her new career in clinical research. After completing her degree in business, Jennifer started down a path that would be considered a complete success story to most, but she knew there was so much more ...
Ep. 8: Find Your Way Back | Why Changing Direction is OK
First Giving Honor To God - November 03, 2021 06:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHave you ever found yourself driving along and suddenly your GPS tells you it’s “re-routing you”? In this first episode of season two, Whitney shares the story of how God took her to and through a brand new job in a whirlwind six months; the ultimate re-route. To her, it was horrible timing....
Ep 7: Go with God | How You Can Still Win the Decade
First Giving Honor To God - January 27, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this season’s final episode, Whitney walks through a time where she trusted gurus and business experts' voices over God’s voice causing her to hate the craft she once loved more than anything — photography. She even jokes about how they led her to take photos of babies, which was something s...
Ep 6: You Need Community with Courtney Butler + Detric James
First Giving Honor To God - January 14, 2021 06:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney is joined by two of her best friends, Courtney and Detric, to sit down and talk about their journey to becoming friends and creating community. “You have to start by being your authentic self. Otherwise, you’re going to attract people who are attracted to a person tha...
Ep 5: Start from the Bottom | The Blessing of Being a Beginner
First Giving Honor To God - December 23, 2020 15:44 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney decides to have an off the cuff conversation about something she’s dealing with and has been talking about a lot with her friends lately — being a beginner. In fact, Whitney shares how being a beginner comes with some incredible blessings. "I believe God had to make me...
Ep 4: The Impact of Your Yes with Kendall Isadore of The String Queens
First Giving Honor To God - December 02, 2020 07:34 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney sits down with Kendall Isadore, one of the first friends she made during her college years at Howard University. Together, they talk about Kendall’s powerful trio, The String Queens — a soulful and authentic strings trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that ...
Ep. 3 Move Different | The Only Way to Pursue Purpose
First Giving Honor To God - November 11, 2020 13:41 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Whitney shares how she went from starting her dream business to taking a job that took her off the path of God. After constant questions about her getting a “real job”, Whitney eventually gave into other people’s wishes and it has taken her almost a decade to realize she is on a...
Ep 2: How to Live a Brave Life with Tashara J. Childs of Brave by TJ
First Giving Honor To God - October 28, 2020 05:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThere are many external things that may make you feel like you can’t do the thing God wants you to do, from money to location to lack of support. But how do we deal with internal obstacles that hold us back, like mental illness? In this episode, Whitney briefly shares her experience with anxi...
Ep 1: Do It As Worship | How to Actually Start Pursuing Your Dream
First Giving Honor To God - October 28, 2020 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDo you ever hear God whisper something to you and you think, “Nah… That’s not for me…”? In this episode of First Giving Honor To God Podcast, Whitney shares a powerful story that began at last year’s Transformation Church Conference, only a few months after she had regained her faith. God tol...
Ep 0: You Can't Quit | Trusting God with Your Purpose
First Giving Honor To God - October 15, 2020 22:51 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn the trailer episode, Whitney shared how in 2016 she went from turning her back to the big vision God placed on her heart to surrendering to God in 2019 at a conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A three (3) year journey that took her from being lost and confused to understanding that her creative pu...
Ep 0: You Can't Quit | Trusting God with Your Purpose
First Giving Honor To God - October 15, 2020 22:51 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn the trailer episode, Whitney shared how in 2016 she went from turning her back to the big vision God placed on her heart to surrendering to God in 2019 at a conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A three (3) year journey that took her from being lost and confused to understanding that her creative pu...
Meet the Mayor
It's the Norm - March 03, 2020 16:41 - 42 minutesWe spend a little time getting to know Mayor Clark and talk about the 3.5 million dollar budget shortfall, Norman Forward, and making Norman a more inclusive community.
Let Your Flag Fly Norman!
It's the Norm - February 04, 2020 20:04 - 36 minutesWe talk with locally grown dentist and entrepreneur Gabriel Bird to discuss Normans new flag project, food carts, downtown development, dentistry, and everything Norman, Oklahoma. bfivemediagroup.com
Sk8 or Die
It's the Norm - February 03, 2020 18:28 - 24 minutesWe chat with Cheyenne Riggs about the Oklahoma Victory Dolls roller derby league. We learn how the sport is played, how it's popularity is on the rise, and what the team brings to the Norman community. bFiveMediaGroup.com
Art for the People
It's the Norm - February 01, 2020 14:06 - 1 hourWe spend some time getting to know local artist Rick Sinnett. We get to know more about the man behind the iconic psychedelic-folk art murals and learn how Norman, Oklahoma is the epicenter for the modern art renaissance. bfivemediagroup.com
Victorian Era Norman, Oklahoma
It's the Norm - January 31, 2020 23:40 - 32 minutesWe visit with Amy Pence about the historic Moore-Lindsay House museum and what life was like for wealthy Okies who lived during the later part of the Victorian era, prior to statehood. bFiveMediaGroup.com
The Lost Art of Barber Shops
It's the Norm - January 31, 2020 18:58 - 23 minutesWe discuss the haunted history of the 127 year old Midway Barbershop with owner and life long resident Steve Loeffelholz. We also learn more about historic Norman and the vital role a barber shop can play in a local community. bfivemediagroup.com
Trailer
It's the Norm - January 03, 2020 23:06 - 1 minuteA podcast for and about the people of Norman, Oklahoma. Creating Unity through Community, One Story at a Time.
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