Tell me more about your vision with Nelly Leadership Group.
Where did it come from?
Neely, I'm sorry, feeling in prayer, Neely.
Yeah, Neely Leadership Group.
Well, I think two paths really.
One, I became, my family's not a church family,
but I became a follower of Jesus at a very young age
and I'm growing up with friends going to church with them
and I'm reading the gospels
and I'm seeing what a servant leader looks like.
And then as I was 14, 15, 16,
emerging into some of my first jobs,
Javanka, I just had bad bosses.
I had several bad bosses
and I'm looking at what this model of servant leadership is
that I'm reading about in the gospels.
And then I'm working for people
that had anger management issues
and were putting themselves first
and sarcastic and belittling.
And I think that kind of awakened a passion in me
around really stewardship
of the influence you've been given.
And it's never gone away.
My dissertation studies were on
what makes a good leader a good leader.
I've written a couple of books in that area.
And to the degree that I get to speak into people,
you'll never be a better leader than you are a person.
That's really what I'm passionate about.
Along the way, I was able to speak enough
and get up on enough stages
that the National Speakers Association
recognized me as a certified speaking professional,
this kind of elite group of speakers worldwide.
And I've got 5 million frequent flyer miles
from clients traveling me all over the world.
And so it's really been you and me sharing faith.
It's really been this unction, this call, this passion
that you know what, my place in the world
is to help creation be a little bit better
by making leaders recognize the sacred stewardship they have
of the team they lead.