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Hey everyone — glad to be here and thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Brendan, and I’m the Lead Recruiter at Rate Tracker, a payments and financial-tech company. I work with sales professionals, referral partners, and business owners to help them grow long-term income and make smarter decisions around payments, technology, and access to capital. A big part of my role is simplifying complex financial systems, eliminating unnecessary fees, and helping people build scalable growth plans for themselves and their clients. Outside of work, I’m a husband and dad of two who values relationships, community, and doing business the right way. I’m excited to connect, add value, and learn from everyone here. Looking forward to the weekly meetings and getting to know you all!

I want to share something real with you today, something I believe many of us wrestle with but rarely say out loud. I’ve achieved a lot in my life… but I’ve also failed more times than I can count. From the outside, it might look like I’ve got everything figured out. But the truth? I’m constantly in discovery mode, trying to navigate this journey just like you. Being a great entrepreneur isn’t about staying comfortable or repeating what’s familiar. It’s about staying humble enough to admit you don’t have all the answers… and hungry enough to keep learning anyway. With the pace of technology and the noise of the world around us, we have to keep watching, listening, and paying attention to what our audience truly needs. The people you served yesterday might not be the people you’re called to serve today, and that’s okay. Seasons change. Assignments shift. My wife loves to tease me because I’m always coming to her with new ideas, new strategies, new visions… so she’ll laugh and ask, “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” And she’s not wrong... I don’t sit still well. I love building new things and creating impact. But recently we had a deeper conversation, the kind that makes you slow down and ask, What is the ONE thing that fuels your soul? For me, the answer came instantly:“ I want to live with my guitar in my hands and be lost in worship.” So why am I sharing this? Because even though that’s the vision God has placed on my heart, I also know He’s given me skills, passions, and opportunities that support the mission He’s leading me toward. Is this forever? I don’t know. But I know the direction He’s pointing me in. And here’s the part for YOU: It is a long, miserable life to spend your days doing something you hate. My challenge to you is this... Be in discovery. Ask yourself: What is the passion God placed inside me? What is the call on my life? What is the thing that brings me joy, purpose, and fire, even if it scares me?

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Most entrepreneurs don’t get stuck because the opportunity wasn’t good… They get stuck because fear was louder than their faith. Fear from past hurt. Fear from unmet expectations. Fear from wondering, “What if it doesn’t work?” But here’s the truth we don’t like to admit… Most things DO work. We just don’t follow through long enough for the results to show up. We get in our own way. We hesitate. We second-guess. We stop before we even begin. So ask yourself… What is the cost of your inaction? What is it costing you by not showing up? By not saying yes? By not taking action when the door was wide open? It could be the relationship that expands your network in ways you can’t imagine. It could be the income sitting on the other side of one brave decision. It could be the chance to serve someone who desperately needs what YOU have to offer. Complacency kills dreams. It kills momentum. It kills purpose. So today, take inventory. What are you doing right now that creates impact? And what are you NOT doing that keeps you stuck in the same place? Your future isn’t waiting on the opportunity. It’s waiting on you.