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Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comEdie Hand is an author of or been part of authoring over twenty-five books. She is also a businesswoman, speaker, media personality, filmmaker, and Mom. She founded the Edie Hand Foundation that encourages women to share their stories. Edie is a numerous cancer survivor who found the grit to keep moving forward and turn hard things into beautiful situations. She also comes from a family of musicians and actors through her cousin Elvis Presley. Partnering with Mark Sims, they have begun working on historical film projects based in Birmingham, Alabama.“Life is not always fair, and we can’t always have things the way we want them, but the one thing I learned was that you don’t have to react to situations. You have to learn to respond to them.”www.ediehand.com

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comEdie Hand is an author of or been part of authoring over twenty-five books. She is also a businesswoman, speaker, media personality, filmmaker, and Mom. She founded the Edie Hand Foundation that encourages women to share their stories. Edie is a numerous cancer survivor who found the grit to keep moving forward and turn hard things into beautiful situations. She also comes from a family of musicians and actors through her cousin Elvis Presley. Partnering with Mark Sims, they have begun working on historical film projects based in Birmingham, Alabama.www.ediehand.com 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comCalifornia native, Ed Burns, is a long time public servant and first responder. Starting his career as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ed experienced first hand the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Then soon after, he transferred to the city of Santa Monica, where he continued his career, Eventually transitioning into law enforcement as a police officer. As a hobby, Ed Burns enjoys practicing photography by taking photos of headshots, landscapes, and current Southern California events. 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comCalifornia native, Ed Burns, is a long time public servant and first responder. Starting his career as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ed experienced first hand the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Then soon after, he transferred to the city of Santa Monica, where he continued his career, Eventually transitioning into law enforcement as a police officer. As a hobby, Ed Burns enjoys practicing photography by taking photos of headshots, landscapes, and current Southern California events.“The greatest truth I ever learned: sometimes I’m not allowed to learn the truth.”

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comCalifornia native, Ed Burns, is a long time public servant and first responder. Starting his career as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ed experienced first hand the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Then soon after, he transferred to the city of Santa Monica, where he continued his career, Eventually transitioning into law enforcement as a police officer. As a hobby, Ed Burns enjoys practicing photography by taking photos of headshots, landscapes, and current Southern California events.“A good leader is going to try and save every person they can, and see them as their equal, and see them as someone who’s valuable.” 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comCalifornia native, Ed Burns, is a long time public servant and first responder. Starting his career as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ed experienced first hand the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Then soon after, he transferred to the city of Santa Monica, where he continued his career, Eventually transitioning into law enforcement as a police officer. As a hobby, Ed Burns enjoys practicing photography by taking photos of headshots, landscapes, and current Southern California events.“We can take our tragedies, our pains; we can use that to help guide other people.” 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comCalifornia native, Ed Burns, is a long time public servant and first responder. Starting his career as an Emergency Medical Technician, Ed experienced first hand the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Then soon after, he transferred to the city of Santa Monica, where he continued his career, Eventually transitioning into law enforcement as a police officer. As a hobby, Ed Burns enjoys practicing photography by taking photos of headshots, landscapes, and current Southern California events. 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comJon Erwin began his filming career as a teenager, with his brother Andrew, in Birmingham, Alabama, as camera operators for ESPN. In 2002 Jon and his brother started their own production company working on commercials, documentaries, and music videos, eventually working with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Finally, they won Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards three consecutive years in a row. In 2010 the focus shifted to feature films, producing such films as October Baby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, and I Can Only Imagine.

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comJon Erwin began his filming career as a teenager, with his brother Andrew, in Birmingham, Alabama, as camera operators for ESPN. In 2002 Jon and his brother started their own production company working on commercials, documentaries, and music videos, eventually working with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Finally, they won Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards three consecutive years in a row. In 2010 the focus shifted to feature films, producing such films as October Baby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, and I Can Only Imagine. “The lie you have to break, that is a trap, is: well if you knew this about me there’s no way in the world you could love me.”

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comJon Erwin began his filming career as a teenager, with his brother Andrew, in Birmingham, Alabama, as camera operators for ESPN. In 2002 Jon and his brother started their own production company working on commercials, documentaries, and music videos, eventually working with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Finally, they won Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards three consecutive years in a row. In 2010 the focus shifted to feature films, producing such films as October Baby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, and I Can Only Imagine. “I went on this transition of valuing what I could create to valuing who I got to develope, and what we could all create together.” 

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comJon Erwin began his filming career as a teenager, with his brother Andrew, in Birmingham, Alabama, as camera operators for ESPN. In 2002 Jon and his brother started their own production company working on commercials, documentaries, and music videos, eventually working with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Finally, they won Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards three consecutive years in a row. In 2010 the focus shifted to feature films, producing such films as October Baby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, and I Can Only Imagine. “If you want your organization to change, nine times out of ten, you need to change.”

Listen to more Inspiration at Pray.comJon Erwin began his filming career as a teenager, with his brother Andrew, in Birmingham, Alabama, as camera operators for ESPN. In 2002 Jon and his brother started their own production company working on commercials, documentaries, and music videos, eventually working with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many others. Finally, they won Music Video of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards three consecutive years in a row. In 2010 the focus shifted to feature films, producing such films as October Baby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, and I Can Only Imagine.

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0“Even when we’re not doing something, there is a consequence of that. So might as well do something that has a better consequence, better outcome, than wasting your life.”Learn more about Shailee here: http://sevensummitswomen.org/

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0“Yes, There’ll be good days and there’ll be amazing achievements, but to get there, these . . . problem challenges, they’ll never stop. So the only thing I can change is how I deal with them.”Learn more about Shailee here: http://sevensummitswomen.org/

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0“Just because you overcame one big challenge in life does not mean everything in life is going to get better after that.”Learn more about Shailee here: http://sevensummitswomen.org/

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

Joe Musselman, born and raised in Chicago, IL., is the Founder of The Honor Foundation, the first-ever career transition institute for US Navy SEAL’s and Special Operation Forces. Musselman is also a board member of The Page Family Foundation, who address the world’s water crisis through technology in the interest of billions without access to clean water. He is a veteran of US Naval Special Warfare Command and a graduate from DePaul University, and Harvard Business School.Hear more inspirational stories like Joe's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

Joe Musselman, born and raised in Chicago, IL., is the Founder of The Honor Foundation, the first-ever career transition institute for US Navy SEAL’s and Special Operation Forces. Musselman is also a board member of The Page Family Foundation, who address the world’s water crisis through technology in the interest of billions without access to clean water. He is a veteran of US Naval Special Warfare Command and a graduate from DePaul University, and Harvard Business School.Hear more inspirational stories like Joe's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0“When you think about the legacy you want to lead, it has to be about the impact in the work that you’re doing everyday.”

Joe Musselman, born and raised in Chicago, IL., is the Founder of The Honor Foundation, the first-ever career transition institute for US Navy SEAL’s and Special Operation Forces. Musselman is also a board member of The Page Family Foundation, who address the world’s water crisis through technology in the interest of billions without access to clean water. He is a veteran of US Naval Special Warfare Command and a graduate from DePaul University, and Harvard Business School.Hear more inspirational stories like Joe's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0“It’s not about the big things you do all at one time. It's the little things you do over a long period of time. Nothing ever comes out of nowhere.”