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My name is Jackson Trull. Many of you may know me from our DownHome/ Up Close videos. I have been with DownHome for 3 years, and I enjoy making videos and meeting a lot of different people....

 I know what you must be thinking. Yes, the age old saying goes, “actions speak louder than words,” but I am not using it in its primordial sense. I am talking comic books. For as long as...

https://youtu.be/BM-YMv5GExQ Leaders play many different roles. In various military branches and organizations, you hear statements like "Mission first, people always." The fact is that this is a false choice. The leader's job is mission accomplishment, and the people...

Hello, my name is Grant Atchley. I graduated in May of 2022, and am now studying Bio Medical Engineering. I work for Ellis DownHome helping to film videos and writing articles for the website. I’ll be writing...

https://youtu.be/WkfU1syGywQ What's your organization's Mission? Do you have a mission statement? You may have heard it called a vision statement, core focus, or something else. In the Marines, we write a mission statement for every operation, and we...

https://youtu.be/vZyhOwZ4TBI Does your company have values or vision statements? Have you ever had any training on them? Sometimes they are rolled together as Unifying Principles. Still, they have fallen out of favor because they are often haphazardly prepared,...

https://youtu.be/SuFN1buzNM8 Leaders must be what their organization needs. That can be a very informal and participative leadership style for a small team. As the organization grows, a visionary entrepreneur needs an integrator to ensure the processes and management...

https://youtu.be/-pID0c6LpSg INGREDIENTS I cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar, tightly packed 1 large egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract or 3 teaspoons peach schnapps 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1...

https://youtu.be/sydafyjaT8Y Sometimes we get assignments we don't want. In the Marines, it isn't unusual, and besides the routine tasking, I had a few that were significant. As a young lieutenant assigned to Recruiting Duty in Iowa, I complained...

https://youtu.be/o6Jhn_3nPPc This week we’re back at Updawg Grill hanging out with Kenneth! He’s showing us how he whips up their hot dogs, and shares some of their interesting facts! Definitely recommend giving them a try!