Halftimer Stories
The Doors Opened Without Effort
Gary Veurink
Gary Veurink was a career Dow Chemical executive. When he left the Fortune 50 company in 2007 after 35 years to start his...
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Why have I been given what I have been given?
Peter Sypkes
At age 42 and after years of hard work and long hours, Peter Sypkes decided to sell his very successful business. After the...
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Hard to beat
JT Olson
JT Olson is a master recruiter. As a district manager and later owner of his own executive recruiting company, JT's career...
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Yeah, that’s me…
Clark Millspaugh
Clark Millspaugh sensed in his gut something was missing. Listen to him tell the story of how his yielding to God's plan...
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Putting it all together
Kurt Knapton
How does a software startup entrepreneur move from success to significance? Does launching a second half of impact and adventure...
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My Halftime… is Halftime!
Dean Niewolny
Hear Dean Niewolny, now Chief Executive Officer of the Halftime organization, tell the story of how his career as a leader...
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Releasing time, talent and treasure
Kevin Jenkins
View this interview of Kevin Jenkins, now President of World Vision International, as he discuss his journey and releasing...
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Finding His Priority
Ken Yeung
Several years back, I met Kenneth for coffee in northern California. When I offered to pay, he said “No I’ve got it,...
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Building Into Others
Kemmons Wilson
Almost every time I fly into Memphis, Tenn., Kemmons Wilson graciously picks me up at the airport and we drive to the Rendezvous,...
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All About the Numbers
Gib Vestal
It’s hard to really imagine leading a ministry that touches 13,000 kids' lives each year. And growing. Yet Gib’s story...
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The Sum of it All
Jeff Stedman
I love that Jeff’s focus on growing one of the largest movie theater chains uniquely prepared him to help grow one of...
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A Joint Partnership
Rose and Cliff Ratkovich
Cliff ran a large home-building business and Rose was a marketing executive, but together they are now pursuing a fascinating...
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Unashamedly Ethical
Graham Power
All right, I agree, Graham's story is a little over the top. In fact I purposely tried to tone down his story in the book...
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Knee Deep in Giving
Erna Penner
Erna just makes me laugh. For goodness sake, I hope that in my mid-80's I am standing at the front of a large group of successful...
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Surrender Yourself
Tina and Bob Muzikowski
Not far from his high-rise office in downtown Chicago, Bob launched the Near West Little League in one of the poorest and...
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Connecting the Dots
David Miller
David is a successful banker-turned-professor who is now serving within the Ivy League world to help both young emerging...
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No Man Left Behind
Patrick McConathy
Patrick is a successful oil and gas businessman with a big heart for healing men's hearts — and through them healing their...
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Answering a Rumbling Spirit
Sam Kirk
If you just love business, Sam Kirk’s Youth About Businessinitiative is something you will want to study in-depth. It...
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Giving the World a Smile
Dr. Phillip Kemp
Phillip’s real impact is somewhat hidden below the surface of a very logical way for any medical professional to give...
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A Simple Idea
Tripp Johnston
Tripp’s idea is so simple. Roll a soccer ball out onto a dusty field in a poor country and you change everything. On that...
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Finding Life’s Pizzazz
Linda Hood
Linda was an executive with Wells Fargo Bank and she’s made a complete career change to run a fast-growing international...
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Living Out Significance
Steve Grisim
I remember thinking I would work hard in high school to get into the best college, to get the best job, to make the most...
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Rocking the World
Sandy Griffith
Sandy never dreamt that her own experience having and nurturing a premi baby would result in a deep passion that would...
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Fueling a Passion
Mike Fox
Mike’s first half is really quite hard to listen to. Even as a little boy, he had one gut-punch after another. Doesn’t...
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Marketing a New Message
Paula Dumas
The flashy part of Paula’s story is that she turned down a marketing executive job with a major brand (which would have...
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A Portfolio of Compassion
Dr. Colette Cozean
How does someone invent a medical device in their sleep? You’ll just have to listen to Colette explain how this has happened...
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Permission for Passion
Rosalind Cook
Rosalind found the freedom in her second half to pursue her passion for sculpture as God's unique call on her life. In so...
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Life in the Intersection
Paul Chou
I can’t tell you how much I love hanging out with Paul. He’s smart to the point of genius. He’s got the most incredible...
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From the Rock to Rwanda
Dabbs Cavin & Dale Dawson
Dabbs and Dale have hit a home run in Rwanda, launching a national micro finance company that today provides small loans...
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Searching For Insights
Jim Beckett
I have a friend who was the president of a division of U.S. Trust. He looked through this book The Second Half while it...
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Ambassadors of Compassion
Leo Abdella
Leo’s a fellow real estate developer-turned-ambassador of compassion – bringing thousands of volunteers and millions...
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