Thank you so much for joining me for the release of the Grasping Life Podcast.

Season 1 is an ode to my time, growth, community and the people I've met at George Fox University during my 4 years there. This season is filled with 8 stellar George Fox 2020 grads that I look up to and who have consistently challenged me to be better. They each uniquely tell their stories and share perspectives on life, their own growth, and faith that each and every one of us can learn from.

I had a blast recording these. I'm grateful for your ear and will do everything I can to enrich your life through the stories and expertise of extraordinary people.

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In the very FIRST episode of the Grasping Life Podcast I'm joined by Lydia Taw, 2020 George Fox University Grad in Computer Science and an overall exceptional human.

She has an extremely unique background growing up home-schooled in a Taiwanese-American and Christian home. We discuss the ways that's shaped her, the development of her faith, how she's "found herself" in college and through work, the impressive job she's about to begin at Amazon, and much much more. Lydia has a special way of articulating her thoughts and there's a lot to learn here. Really hope you enjoy!

Connect and please let me know any and all feedback you may have by texting me at 720-625-2905, emailing at lane.kimbro@gmail.com, and by following the Grasping Life Podcast on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast/

In the second episode, it's my pleasure to introduce Jaden Sheffey. Jaden took running start in high school, graduating from George Fox in only two years as both a standout Business Marketing student and also our starting quarterback for the football team both years.

He's played football his entire life, and in between our recording and this release, he committed to the University of Washington to play quarterback and get his MBA. While Jaden has an impressive track record, his best trait is his humble commitment to serving the Lord and caring for those around him.

He's a naturally gifted leader and someone that each of us can learn from. We get deep into his struggles and insight on balancing both having high ambitions while also serving the Lord above all, how he defines his character, denying worldly idols, and so much more.

I would love to connect and hear feedback on how to make the podcast better and understand more of what you'd like to see. Text me at 720-625-2905, email at lane.kimbro@gmail.com, and feel free to follow the Grasping Life Podcast on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast

For the 3rd episode, I sit down with fellow 2020 George Fox grad, Joel Sigrist. Joel is by far one of the most intentional people I know; intentional about his growth, his future and every other part of his life.

He's a driven entrepreneur who's currently running Prolink, helping job seekers on LinkedIn by optimizing their LinkedIn profiles to get more views from recruiters.

He also has two podcasts. "Bite Sized Philosophy" breaks down quotes and philosophy about life in insightful weekly episodes under 10 minutes long, and "How to Get a Job During a Pandemic" (coming soon!) is him interviewing top recruiters to solve that exact problem.

As he famously quotes, he truly lives his life by design and after every conversation with him, I learn something new and am left more encouraged. This conversation is no different.

Be sure to give this episode a listen and check out his podcast Bite Sized Philosophy on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you enjoyed this conversation, or even if you didn't, you won't regret following Joel on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-sigrist/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sigristmedia/?hl=en for even more wisdom and encouragement.

For this episode I sit down with the hard-working, positive and creative Nate Vario, standout 2020 George Fox University Graphic Design Grad.

Nate has an older brother who's always pushed him from an early age. We talk about ways he's grown this passion for Graphic Design and telling a story, how and why he still seeks out people so much better than him in areas of life, going the extra mile in networking and cold-emailing to help himself stand out, what it was like and why he got married in the middle of College, and more.

Nate is very to the point and I really enjoyed this conversation. If you'd like, follow the podcast journey on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast/, leave a review on this platform, subscribe and share with your friends if you got value out of this. You can also text me at 720-625-2905, I would love to connect and hear any and all feedback.

In this episode I speak with the kind, humble, and caring Emily Holder. Emily just graduated from George Fox University in Marketing and after playing on the woman's basketball team for all 4 years of college.

We dive deep into humble leadership, her heightened sense of awareness, her love for others, working her butt off, understanding where God has her and where she thinks she ultimately wants to be, leading underclassman as an RA and much more.

Emily is truly someone I look up to and I enjoyed this convo very much. If you'd like, follow the podcast journey on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast/, leave a review on this platform, subscribe and share with your friends if you got value out of this. You can also text me at 720-625-2905, I would love to connect and hear any and all feedback.

In this episode I'm joined by my good friend Drake Dawson. Drake is an exceptional human, aspiring engineer, Christ-follower, and community oriented person who embodies what it means to live life in the present moment.

I've seen Drake grow so much even the last year and we discuss hitting a low and growing stronger from it, living out his spiritual practices as a Christian in his daily life, why he joined a monastic order and so much more.

Every time I speak with Drake I'm encouraged and this conversation is no different. Be sure to follow the journey and get episode releases on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast/. As always, I'd love to here what you think at 720-625-2905 or on IG. Hope you enjoy :)

In this episode I'm joined by Evan Engstrom. After just graduating from George Fox University, Evan is already a stand-out video creator and editor with both big goals, and a grounded personality.

He has been mostly self taught with extreme dedication and the help of some amazing mentors. We discuss how he thinks about life, his future, developing his passion, making value based decisions AND he flips the script asking me about my faith, starting here soon on Wall Street and more.

If you want to follow the journey and get live updates be sure to follow The Grasping Life Podcast on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grasping_life_podcast/. As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts at 720-625-2905 or on IG :)