Divided Attention

Amanda Villarreal is the Co-Founder and CEO of PLEX Capital. In this episode, Amanda takes us on a journey from Guadalajara to the U.S. heartland. Her story is one of determination, resilience and the promise of the American Dream.

Clif Guy is a computer engineer, tech entrepreneur, and Christian theologian. For more than two decades, he has led IT at one of the country's largest churches. He is the author of an academic theology paper, "Covenantal Ontology: Human Uniqueness and Artificial Intelligence in Christian Perspective," and is a teacher and conference speaker about AI and its impacts on our world.In this episode, Don and Clif explore artificial intelligence, Israel's conflicts, personhood, morality and more.

Guest host Rebecca MacKinnon turns the tables on Don. Expect to learn about what it takes to succeed, his advice for young entrepreneurs, and what's next.

André Davis is a Growth Strategist and philanthropist.

Isaac Lee Collins is the CEO and founder of Fifth & Emery Frozen Yogurt and Chocolate.

Tim Sylvester is the founder and CEO of PaynPoint and the owner of Robots.nxt, a company devoted to monetizing internet bot traffic.

Adam Arredondo is a Kansas City community activator and connector. He co-founded Startland — comprised of Startland News and Startland Education — a nonprofit with a team of talented community builders driven to create a world where everyone has the confidence, skills, and opportunity to innovate and create, and ultimately, lead happier, more fulfilling lives.

JAWBats is a custom wood baseball bat manufacturing company based out of Baldwin City, Kansas. JAWBats specializes in top of the line professional grade wood baseball bats for youth to professional baseball players. The foundation for JAWBats was formed when owner Jacob Walters was just 16. He grew up with two passions in his life: wood turning and baseball. Those passions converged when Jacob turned out his first baseball bat during the summer of his sophomore year of high school. From that point on, his skill and zeal for creating beautiful, effective baseball bats grew.

Darryl A. Burton was wrongly convicted of a murder in St. Louis (near Ferguson, Missouri) in 1984. He was later proven innocent and fully exonerated August 29, 2008, after serving nearly 25 years in prison as an innocent man.

Kyle Hollins has traveled a road that is all too common for men and women that come from humble beginnings. He went through homelessness, the selling of drugs, and gang life which landed him incarcerated for more than 90 months. He is now a seminary student, attributed writer and the CEO/founder of Lyrik’s Institution. Between teaching, public speaking, and the science of Cognitive Behavioral Modification, he is now able to give back to a community from which he felt he took so much.