"Cowboy" Jax Young: Make the Wheel Work For You!

In this episode of Nonprofit Architect, Travis talks with Cowboy Jax Young, CEO/ Founder of SHF, disabled Veteran, service-connected TBI, and suicide survivor founded Save Home Front in 2016. Honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Division 1st of the 502nd Infantry “Air Assault". After finding out that his battle buddy was killed in Iraq in '03, he elected to pursue a professional entertainment career.  Starting from their own experience, they end up by giving some powerful tips building a strategic plan for your Non-Profit that actually works. Listen in now and be informed. Reminder To find out more about the Nonpofit Board Summit   visit: https://www.nonprofitboardsummit.org/summit Conversation Highlights: [02:31] What is SHF(SAVE Home Front)? [05:28] Service to this country is temporary! [08:05] Beyond the boot camp… [14:17] How SHF got to build a mind-blowing bike?  [20:02] Having a bigger vision....(What it takes to bring people together and make them work towards a common goal?)  [23:33] Small businesses take about 3 years to get into the black! [28:52] The need to update your vision.  [34:14] Take the time to build your brand. [37:27] If you are in Nonprofit and you are not interested in making money, then you are in the wrong space.  [41:28] A tribute to Veterans…  [46:00] An advice for newbies! Remarkable quotes: "If you wanna go fast, go alone! If you wanna go far, go in a group!"  "It's one thing to be a able to say that's not who I am, it's another to show matrix that express who I really am." "Getting into the Nonprofit realm is ten times harder than the For-profit realm."  "Don't reinvent the wheel find a way that makes the wheel work for you." "You are not good at whatever you want to be good at, you are good at whatever you are meant to be good at!"  Become a part of history! Get your very own American Chopper Shirt.  "Don't just listen to the podcast, but also implement the things you hear in your life!" Resources:     Bio: CEO/Founder, Cowboy Jax Young is a disabled Veteran and suicide survivor with service-connected traumatic brain injury who founded Save Home Front (SHF) in 2016. Honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Division, 1st of the 502nd Infantry “Air Assault.” After finding out that his battle buddy was killed in Iraq in ’03, he elected to pursue a career in professional entertainment which has proved to be multi-faceted, over 20 years. This journey has led SHF in creating on-going relationships with celebrities, world influencers, and public figures who serve and support our country. These partnerships with Veterans and Community Neighbors (non-Veterans) is the purpose of the Life After the Uniform Movement; substantiating that “A proper depiction makes all the difference.” SAVE Home Front (SHF) Mission statement: Provision of an opportunity system for U.S. Veteran careers, "A Help Up, Not a Hand Out." Vision: A world where Military Veterans and Community Neighbors understand their equal value, through the accurate depiction of one another. Slogan: "A Help Up, Not a Hand Out” in life after the uniform. Motto: A proper depiction makes all the difference. “Cowboy” Jax Young [email protected] Nonprofit Architect Podcast Links Website: http://nonprofitarchitect.org Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitArchitect