Matt Curtis on Family Values Role Model Grandparents Can Teach

In Chapter 2 of 20 in his 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, Matt Curtis answers "What Were Your Grandparents Like and How Did That Infuence Your Development?" Curtis shares how his paternal grandfather taught him the importance of taking care of yourself and then taking care of others. His Irish maternal grandparents teach him a hard work ethic and to make it a point to be honest and do the right thing.

Matt Curtis is the director of government relations at HomeAway Inc. Previously he was deputy to Austin mayors Lee Leffingwell and Will Wynn. He has represented the City of Austin at the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. In 2011, Curtis joined the Harvard Kennedy School Urban Policy Advisory Board to work on national best practices facing American cities. He earned his bachelor's degree in radio, television and film from the University of North Texas. 

Bijoy Goswami on How Grandparents Inspire Life of Stewardship

In Chapter 1 of 17 in his 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, community leader Bijoy Goswami answers "What Were Your Grandparents Like and How Did They Influence Your Development?" Goswami shares how each of his four grandparents played different roles in his development. He learns about taking responsibility and community service from his maternal grandfather and about sadness and grieving from a maternal grandmother. Together their lives help direct Goswami's toward living an ethos of helping others embrace a life journey through stewardship.

Bijoy Goswami is a writer, teacher, and community leader based in Austin, Texas. He develops learning models to help individuals, organizations and communities live more meaningfully. Previously, he co-founded Aviri Software after working at Trilogy Software. Goswami graduated from Stanford University. 

Audrey French on The Best Advice to Prepare Yourself for Parenthood

In Chapter 2 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "How Did You Go About Seeking Advice as You Prepared for Parenthood?" French shares how after doing a lot of research she finds the best advice simply observing her best friend and how she raises her three children.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on How Becoming a Mom Puts Life in a New Perspective

In Chapter 3 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "How Has Becoming a Mother Put Your Life in a New Perspective?" French shares how having her first baby has made her appreciate both her parents and the process of life better. After having a baby, she no longer identifies as a child and instead sees herself as a parent generation of a new generation of children.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on Setting Aspirations as a New Mother

In Chapter 4 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "To What Do You Aspire as a New Mother?" French shares how her aspirations as a new mom are about being present to her newborn son and trusting the path that develops rather than forcing a particular path upon the child. She and her husband remind each other to empower their son to make his own choices and find his own path.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on How Having a Baby Changes a Marriage

In Chapter 6 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "How Has Having a Baby Changed the Relationship You Have With Your Spouse?" French shares how having a baby with her husband has deepened her marriage bonds in a beautiful way. She finds marriage joins your lives together but creating a life together builds a physical bond that goes beyond words.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on The Joy of Becoming a Mother

In Chapter 8 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "How Has Becoming a Mother Been a Transformational Experience for You?" French shares how becoming a mother has forever changed her life. She shares how she realized how empty her life was without being a mom, even with so many positive things happening in her personal life and career.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on Making the Most of Time Spent With Grandparents

In Chapter 9 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "What Were Your Grandparents Like and How Did They Influence Your Development?" French shares how she made the most of time spent with her grandparents who have passed and her living grandmother who is now a great-grandmother. French finds her grandparents are able to share stories about her own parents lives that gives her a better sense of family history and family values.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on How Parents Embrace Becoming Grandparents

In Chapter 10 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "How Have Your Parents Transitioned into Becoming Grandparents?" French shares how her divorced parents have individually embraced becoming first-time grandparents. Her father decides to get engaged to his partner while her mother goes through the circle of life by saying goodbye to a passing parent and welcoming a new grandchild into the world.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on Why to Carry on Family Christmastime Traditions

In Chapter 11 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "What Family Traditions Do You Feel are Important to Carry on to Future Generations?" Getting married introduces French to husband's family Christmastime traditions, including decorating the Christmas Tree and watching "It's a Wonderful Life" together as a family. She and her husband look to carry on these Christmas traditions while also doing the same with daily traditions such as having family dinners to talk about the day as a family.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on How New Parents Handle Living Up to Expectations

In Chapter 12 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "What Role Does Living Up to the Expectations of Others Play into the Way You Live?" French shares how living up to parent and societal pressure has become more visible after having a baby and becoming a mother. She and her husband decide to focus on what they feel is best for their child's wellbeing and to push aside pressure to conform to or compromise on what looks better to others.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on When to Move Family From the City to the Suburbs

In Chapter 20 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "What Factors Did You Consider in Your Decision to Relocate From the City to the Suburbs?" French shares how becoming parents and having a child has profoundly reshaped her and her husband's priorities for what they value in life. Whereas city life was attractive to them before having a baby, now as parents they see suburban life as optimal to bring family closer and expose kids to a child-dense environment to grow up.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Audrey French on Identifying Sources of Strength and Struggle

In Chapter 21 of 21 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, new mother Audrey Parker French answers "At This Moment in Time, What are the Sources of Strength and Struggle in Your Life?" French shares how she feels she is capturing her flag right now as a person and in her roles as wife and mother. She gives thanks to the personal development that is happening with her family. She identifies her struggle as becoming more comfortable with having so many life changes happen so fast in less than three years.

Audrey Parker French is a new mother living with her husband and son in Austin, Texas. Before leaving work to focus on family, French co-founded CLEAResult, an energy management consulting firm she helped grow to #144 on the 2010 Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies and then sell to General Catalyst Partners. She graduated from Wake Forest University. 

Courtney Spence on How Grandparents Instill Family Values

In Chapter 1 of 20 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, nonprofit CEO Courtney Spence answers "What Were Your Grandparents Like and How Did They Influence Your Development?" Spence shares how her grandparents passions for politics, love of family, and life of civic duty and World War II military service shaped her parents and her own values.

Courtney Spence is founder and CEO of Students of the World, a nonprofit empowering a diverse network of student and emerging filmmakers to apply storytelling skills in purposeful work. She is also the Founder and CEO of CSpence group, a creative agency building millennial-focused content and programs for brands. Spence earned a BA from Duke University. 

Courtney Spence on the Joy of Becoming a Stepmother

In Chapter 3 of 20 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, nonprofit CEO Courtney Spence answers "How Has Becoming a Stepmother Put Your Life in a New Perspective?" Spence shares the joy that becoming a stepparent to a young girl has brought to her life. As a stepmother, Spence focuses on parenting aspirations and what she can do to be a family foundation for her stepdaughter as she grows up.

Courtney Spence is founder and CEO of Students of the World, a nonprofit empowering a diverse network of student and emerging filmmakers to apply storytelling skills in purposeful work. She is also the Founder and CEO of CSpence group, a creative agency building millennial-focused content and programs for brands. Spence earned a BA from Duke University. 

Courtney Spence on How to Be Intentional Keeping Family Traditions

In Chapter 4 of 20 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, nonprofit CEO Courtney Spence answers "What Family Traditions Do You Feel Are Important to Carry on to Future Generations?" Spence shares how she is making a priority not only to carry on holiday family traditions such as Easter Egg Hunts but also weekly family rituals such as Sunday night dinners and special occasion meals such as steak and twice-baked potato night.

Courtney Spence is founder and CEO of Students of the World, a nonprofit empowering a diverse network of student and emerging filmmakers to apply storytelling skills in purposeful work. She is also the Founder and CEO of CSpence group, a creative agency building millennial-focused content and programs for brands. Spence earned a BA from Duke University. 

Courtney Spence on How to Avoid Burnout Working a Fast-Paced Job

In Chapter 6 of 20 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, nonprofit CEO Courtney Spence answers "How Do You Avoid Burnout and Maintain Performance Working a Fast-Paced Job?" Spence shares how the last six to nine months before her interview has been one of the most difficult times of her life. In that period, she has also experienced great joy, getting married and becoming a step-parent. Never one to work out regularly, she finds regular workouts and acupuncture wellness therapy help keep her more present at work and with family.

Courtney Spence is founder and CEO of Students of the World, a nonprofit empowering a diverse network of student and emerging filmmakers to apply storytelling skills in purposeful work. She is also the Founder and CEO of CSpence group, a creative agency building millennial-focused content and programs for brands. Spence earned a BA from Duke University. 

Courtney Spence on Listening to Needs First and Teaching Second

In Chapter 10 of 20 in her 2014 Capture Your Flag interview, nonprofit CEO Courtney Spence answers "How Are You Becoming a Better Teacher?" As a company leader and as a parent, Spence finds becoming a better teacher is about listening first and teaching second. In a world where everyone has an opinion and listening seems to get harder to do, she finds it is more important than ever to prioritize.

Courtney Spence is founder and CEO of Students of the World, a nonprofit empowering a diverse network of student and emerging filmmakers to apply storytelling skills in purposeful work. She is also the Founder and CEO of CSpence group, a creative agency building millennial-focused content and programs for brands. Spence earned a BA from Duke University.