Hi there, I left my "golden handcuffs" fundraising job at 35 to start consulting and have since turned my experience into a business where I help others in the nonprofit sector start consulting. Here is a bit more about me: https://www.nonprofitfractionals.com/cindy I'd love to share more of my story for your project :)
I can appear on video to demonstrate how to present founders and nonprofit leaders who have turned personal experiences into purpose-driven second acts. What is effective today is highly human, short-form video content with actual humans behind the business speaking in their own words about their product, mission, or customer stories. AI-driven content is ubiquitous, so the best thing that shines through is a human voice that sounds unscripted and authentic. We have seen strong engagement when we take actual customer conversations or behind-the-scenes scenes and convert them into vertical video formats and pair them with community-led engagement tactics rather than explicit promotion.
Hello, My name is Joshua Wahls. I am the founder of Insurance By Heroes (insurancebyheroes.com). As a rare male military spouse (who never served in the military), my high school sweetheart enlisted in the Air Force at age 25,. I left behind my job as a police officer at the Hot Springs (AR) PD, and after moving from Arkansas, to Texas, to Florida, we ended up in Maryland. Being a military spouse is very difficult to maintain employment, so I spent the first two years getting my MBA, but after that, I went to many different military spouse job fairs. I connected with a recruiter, went home, filled out their application, and it was instantly declined. I thought it was so strange. I then filled it out with identical information, but with one change - I unchecked the box that said I was a military spouse. The application went through. It made me angry. I decided that if I ever started a business, I'd do the exact opposite. I transitioned from various law enforcement and investigative roles in local and federal law enforcement, including the Department of Treasury and a cleared position with the DOD. After a separation from my wife and spontaneously developing a form of T1 Diabetes so rare that it hasn't been identified, I walked away to pursue my brokerage, Insurance By Heroes. The concept is simple, all of our people come from a public service background. And instead of working for one insurance company, we shop the market for our clients, and match our clients with the company best for them. There are a lot more fun details, but that is the basic gist of me and my story.