December 6, 2024 • 19 mins
What happens when a single mother of three steps out of her comfort zone and into the world of Rotary? Nancy Lane from the Waxahachie Rotary Club shares her inspiring journey with us, revealing how a simple invitation from a friend named Brian led her to discover an intergenerational community that transformed her life. Despite initial feelings of being out of place due to age differences, Nancy found a warm, welcoming environment that nurtured personal growth and offered a newfound sense of belonging. Her story highlights the incredible power of Rotary to foster deep community connections and support personal transformation, especially for those juggling family responsibilities.
In our conversation, we also explore the profound impact of Rotary as a pillar of support and community. Hear personal stories about how members become like family, sharing in the joys and challenges of life while contributing to meaningful projects like Dave McSpadden's health clinic initiative in Africa. As we discuss the importance of raising awareness among younger generations, I also share insights from my own journey of nearly 15 years in marketing, and how Rotary has been integral in my professional and personal development. Tune in to discover how Rotary not only builds community but also inspires entrepreneurial growth across generations.
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Brian Triger (00:25):
Welcome to the Rotary Spark Podcast.
With me today is Nancy Lanefrom the Waxahachie Rotary Club
in Texas.
How are you doing today, Nancy?
Nancy Lane (00:34):
I'm doing great, Brian.
Thanks for having me on theshow today.
Brian Triger (00:37):
You're welcome, so let's start by talking about
what got you involved withRotary and what made you want to
join.
Nancy Lane (00:47):
Well, it was actually you.
So you and I met and as we gotto kind of learn a little bit
about each other's lives andstories, I quickly realized that
Rotary is a very big part ofyours, big part of yours.
(01:10):
And you encouraged me prettyearly on to explore my local
Rotary club, which I knew prettymuch nothing about at the time.
So it was a bit of a steppingout of my comfort zone on my end
and I was very pleasantlysurprised with what I found.
Brian Triger (01:24):
Tell us more about what you found.
Nancy Lane (01:28):
Well, as I visited I .
So when I reached out, I just Iwasn't even sure how to get
involved.
I was, you know, just, should Igo to a meeting?
Should I show up?
Should I reach out?
Should I contact someone?
And I remember that was one ofthe questions that I actually
(01:48):
asked you about and you said,well, you know, look on the
website, reach out to one of themembers on the board on the
website.
So I picked the president of ourclub and he had his email
address on there.
So I reached out to him viaemail and just briefly
introduced myself and said, hey,I'd love to, um, to come to a
(02:09):
meeting.
Is that something that I coulddo?
And he reached back out, uh, Imean within 24 hours, and just
said, yes, we'd love to have youcome have lunch with us, um,
myself, and, uh, the membershipchair would love to welcome you.
And just you know, and from thevery get-go it was just so warm
(02:29):
and welcoming and I went, andthere are some younger people in
our club, but the majority ofthe folks that come on the lunch
hour that I attend on aregenerally a little bit older,
(02:50):
and so initially I kind ofthought, oh, I'm a little bit
out of place, but that was as Igot to know a little, know
everyone a little bit more.
That has totally been erasedand I've actually really loved
that intergenerational feelingum that we have.
And so, anyway, that's kind ofa long story, short um, but just
(03:13):
super glad I reached out um andmade that first initial step of
of sending an email to someoneyou know that I didn't even know
.
Brian Triger (03:21):
Yeah, and I remember from my end.
I mean we both have differentperspectives because we live in
different worlds and we're stillgetting to know each other, but
I do I, I do remember that youknow I was kind of going through
this internal thought processof you know this Kool-Aid, for
the most part is working out forme and there was a little bit
of hesitation of passing it on,just based on experiences of
(03:43):
associating with otherorganizations and stuff like
that.
So I feel like I was kind ofdoing this not only internal but
external trust exercise withRotary International you know a
close friend that I haven'tknown for too long but also just
(04:05):
the opportunity to sharesomething that has truly
strengthened the foundation ofmy life and being able to just
kind of pass that on in a waynot only to expand, you know,
our connection, but also Rotaryas a whole.
Nancy Lane (04:19):
Sure, and I saw the incredible impact that it had in
your life and just how much yougive to Rotary as well, Like
how big of a part of your lifethat you carve out just to be
able to give back either toRotary or with Rotary.
And so I kind of went inthinking, OK, this is
interesting.
And then there was a very quickshift from OK, this is no
(04:42):
longer I'm checking this outbecause Brian told me to to wow,
this is amazing and I'm herebecause I I want to be here.
Not that I didn't want to bethere, but it was very much
switched from wow, this is mything, and, like, I'm taking
ownership of this, and I'm herebecause I want to be here.
So that shift happened, I meanalmost immediately after going
(05:05):
to a meeting.
Brian Triger (05:08):
It's interesting to hear.
I mean, we talk on a regularbasis but just to be able to, I
guess, observe from the outside,kind of passing on a tool and a
group that gives someone astronger know, a stronger agency
, you know, over their own lives, uh, so no, they, I mean uh,
you know I'll always appreciatethis.
(05:29):
So, uh, you know, as a friend,I'll I'll tell you that until
you get sick of hearing it.
Um, but uh, no, I just, I, Ijust re really appreciate our
you know our relationship.
It helps me kind of, uh,continue to trust Rotary more
and then continue to trust youmore and just kind of create
more of a balanced perspectiveof the way in which I think that
(05:54):
the world operates.
Nancy Lane (05:56):
Yeah, and I think a big thing for me and this has
been something that you've kindof encouraged me to step out
again of my comfort zone is tolook for that community.
This is something you alreadyknow, but our audience might not
know this.
So I am a single mom and I havethree kids under the age of 10.
And so support is a really bigdeal to me and I don't have
(06:16):
family living in the area, inour immediate area, in our city,
that can step in and help meout, and so I rely heavily on
you know, friends, daycare, youknow just people around us to be
able to help, and so sometimesthat kind of net feels really
(06:36):
thin.
And so one of the things that Ihave found with Rotary is that
there are so many people whohave already, just in the very
short time that I've been a partof Rotary, who have said we
will step in, we will be therefor you, we will watch your kids
if you need something.
(06:59):
One couple has even stepped inand said we will, we will be,
you know, grandparents for yourkids.
My kids have one set of grand.
They only have one set ofgrandparents that live in the US
, and so they don't even, um,see their other set of
grandparents at all.
And so, um, there's just,there's been such an unexpected
response to stepping out andsaying, hey, you know, I'm here,
(07:23):
and just not only beingwelcomed, but people stepping in
and saying we will be yourfamily, we will be there for you
, you can count on us, we've gotyour back.
And that was totally unexpectedand something that just brings
tears to my eyes thinking about.
Brian Triger (07:42):
Yeah, it's interesting, I mean, and I'm
glad that that happened for you,it happened to me in some ways.
I don't have kids.
We have differences in a lot ofsimilarities.
I have my.
You know you've seen picturesand videos of my fur babies and
you know, at times I think abouthow their lives are better
because of Rotary and it's it'snice to have, it's nice to have
(08:08):
a community.
You know I haven't.
For me, I haven't always beenable to trust the idea or really
appropriately stitch myselfinto the fabric of society.
As I get older and more matureand stuff like that, I think it
becomes a little bit easier.
But to find a flavor of a tribe, so to speak, that basically
has, you know, a good amount ofbalance and peace tied to one of
(08:33):
its major causes.
It gives me an opportunity tokind of to, to explore and grow
in different ways and and and toget to know you in a different,
you know, under a differentlens.
Nancy Lane (08:45):
Yeah, and that's fun .
And it's fun to explore in ourown respective communities and
just see um, that give and takeand that just showing up for the
people around us and and beingable to experience that it's um,
it's really amazing.
Brian Triger (09:04):
So tell us a little bit.
Uh.
Uh.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
I believe you're in I I.
I think I announced it as aclub in Texas, which is true,
but you're in uh 5810.
Is that correct?
Nancy Lane (09:18):
Yes, that's correct Okay.
Brian Triger (09:20):
Yeah, so we're in different districts and we got
the opportunity to come andvisit you and I was.
I was grateful to be able toget you know our district, two
thirds of our district chain, tocome and, you know, see your
induction.
That was really cool.
I really liked the way that theWaxahachie Rotary Club put a
lot of passion and time intoyour induction.
(09:42):
They not only emphasized theirlevel of appreciation but they
gave you a solid amount of kindof information and clarity tied
to what their message and whattheir overall agenda was.
It wasn't just a.
You know, here's ourcertificate.
Here are.
You know, here's a pen or twopiece out.
(10:03):
Here's our nonprofit of the day.
It was just a really warm, awarm welcome.
The food was really good andyou know I was impressed by the
facility.
Nancy Lane (10:16):
Yeah it.
It truly does feel like a placewhere people care, genuinely
care, and that makes a hugedifference.
Brian Triger (10:29):
So are there any projects?
You know, I've reached out to acouple of your club members
because I know that there is anoverseas project going on tied
to either the creation or themodification of a health clinic
in Africa, if I, if my memoryserves me correctly.
But yeah, go ahead.
Nancy Lane (10:51):
Sorry, yes, that is a project that is ongoing.
So there have been differentphases and the current phase is
to provide different medicalequipment, equipment facility
like that around where women cancome and receive services for,
you know, any type of ailmentsthat might affect the female
(11:26):
body.
So, like before this, therewere lots of moms who were the
caregivers of their family andthe breadwinners who were having
just different issues that werecurable issues, curable with
surgery, but they were not ableto get that help, and so you can
(11:50):
imagine how that affects.
You know, if mom's sick or momyou know passes away and the
kids are relying on her, likethat's a huge deal.
So this facility will be ableto offer those services to the
women who need those and it's atvery low cost, I think, for
it's like a membership thing, sofor the year they pay I don't
(12:11):
remember what it is, but I thinkit's around like a hundred
dollars and they can receiveservices throughout the year for
, you know, whatever they mightneed.
So pretty cool initiative there.
Brian Triger (12:22):
I really love what your club's doing with that and
I look forward to theopportunity for our districts to
collaborate.
I've looked at his website.
It's rtcmissionsorg and theindividual's name is Dave
McSpadden that is spearheadingthat project, if I'm not
mistaken.
What's one goal in 2025 thatyou'd like to accomplish, with
(12:47):
or without Rotary?
Nancy Lane (12:50):
well, I definitely like to raise more awareness
within the younger group ofpeople about Rotary.
I know that there's Rotaractand Interact and I know my
daughter is even excited aboutgetting involved in that she's
not quite old enough yet but I'dlove to raise more awareness in
the 20s and 30s and 40s agegroup about Rotary.
(13:12):
And just you know, I think ourlike I'm almost 40, so our
demographic doesn't just have alot of knowledge about what
Rotary is.
You know, I didn't know a lotabout really what it was at all,
and so I would like to helpchange that, because I think
it's an organization that couldbenefit greatly from having
(13:36):
multiple different generationswithin it.
Brian Triger (13:41):
I look forward to those changes.
Let's move on and talk aboutyour new marketing agency.
Nancy Lane (13:48):
Yeah, so that's something really exciting.
I have worked in marketing foralmost 15 years.
I have worked in marketing foralmost 15 years.
I spent eight years of thatworking overseas and doing a lot
of nonprofit work andfundraising, a lot of
storytelling, email marketing,that kind of thing, and then for
(14:08):
the last about five years I'vebeen really focused on small and
medium-sized businesses, doingwebsite development, seo, social
media.
I currently work at a smallprivate university on their
marketing team, and so mymarketing agency that I just
(14:31):
launched is called LaneMarketing and Consulting, and
I'm super excited about it.
It is something that I amcurrently doing on the side, but
I'm hoping to be able to growit and to really have an impact
and continue to have an impactin the nonprofit area and then
also in the small tomedium-sized business world.
(14:55):
That is something, as anentrepreneur, that I'm really
passionate about and that reallyjust grew out of trying to
market my own business andrealizing how difficult it might
be for someone who isn't inmarketing, so that's something
that I am so excited to grow.
(15:17):
I did have a marketing agencyduring the pandemic for a few
years and ended up closing thatdown, so I feel like this is
kind of a second chance.
It's just kind of a freshbreath of okay.
I, you know, learned so muchfrom the you know, the last
agency that I had and I'm justlooking forward to really using
(15:39):
all of that knowledge that Igained to kind of start off and
really just fly.
Brian Triger (15:50):
I love that being in a, an entrepreneur or a
developing entrepreneur's mind,in the very early stages, at
least for myself there's there'sa ton of fear that I feel like
needs to be diffused, and theonly way that I know how to do
that, personally andprofessionally, is to see other
(16:13):
people taking the risks or meetother people who have taken the
risk.
I've seen you make greatstrides within the last few
months alone.
We've collaborated on a coupleof projects at least one
for-profit, one non-profit and Ilook forward to seeing you
(16:34):
develop.
For anyone that's interested,on our contributors page, all of
our podcast guests have a linkdedicated to each thing, so you
can go to Nancy Lane's profileand check out lanemarketingtxcom
to check out her services.
Thank you for sharing that.
(16:55):
Sometimes I kind of forgetabout what the experience is
like outside of an echo chamber.
Nancy Lane (17:04):
Yeah, I think it's easy to forget, and I absolutely
agree with you with takingrisks, and I think a lot of
times, if you look atentrepreneurs, it seems like, oh
, they're fearless, they just gofor it.
And it's truly not the case.
We go for it, but we may betotally afraid and totally
(17:24):
freaking out on the inside.
I know, for me, there have beenmoments when I'm just like what
am I doing?
But there's also the other sideof that, that's like I have to
do this.
This is part of who I am, andso there's always that constant
um dynamic of you know can,which can be a little bit of
friction, and so to see otherpeople who are also dealing with
(17:46):
that and be encouraged um issuch a big deal, Um, and I think
that community is is what it'sabout.
Brian Triger (17:56):
I really love that , uh, the next opportunity that
I get where there?
You know that there's that, uh,you know that suffocation where
it's like, you know, do I?
I need to latch on to, you know, my training wheels, whatever
those wheels may be, and, uh,there's that, that temptation to
just basically throw them inthe trash and respect
(18:19):
respectfully or recycle them toanother individual that needs
training wheels, so to speak.
Conversations like this inspireme to to go in that direction,
so thank you so much for sharing.
Nancy Lane (18:35):
Yeah, thank you much for sharing.
Yeah, thank you.
Brian Triger (18:37):
Thank you, nancy Lane, and thank you district 58,
10, 57, 50 Almonte library.
It spark our listeners and oursubscribers.
I really appreciate everyoneinvolved on this new project and
have a great evening everyone.
Welcome to the Rotary Spark Podcast.
With me today is Nancy Lanefrom the Waxahachie Rotary Club
in Texas.
How are you doing today, Nancy?
Nancy Lane (00:34):
I'm doing great, Brian.
Thanks for having me on theshow today.
Brian Triger (00:37):
You're welcome, so let's start by talking about
what got you involved withRotary and what made you want to
join.
Nancy Lane (00:47):
Well, it was actually you.
So you and I met and as we gotto kind of learn a little bit
about each other's lives andstories, I quickly realized that
Rotary is a very big part ofyours, big part of yours.
(01:10):
And you encouraged me prettyearly on to explore my local
Rotary club, which I knew prettymuch nothing about at the time.
So it was a bit of a steppingout of my comfort zone on my end
and I was very pleasantlysurprised with what I found.
Brian Triger (01:24):
Tell us more about what you found.
Nancy Lane (01:28):
Well, as I visited I .
So when I reached out, I just Iwasn't even sure how to get
involved.
I was, you know, just, should Igo to a meeting?
Should I show up?
Should I reach out?
Should I contact someone?
And I remember that was one ofthe questions that I actually
(01:48):
asked you about and you said,well, you know, look on the
website, reach out to one of themembers on the board on the
website.
So I picked the president of ourclub and he had his email
address on there.
So I reached out to him viaemail and just briefly
introduced myself and said, hey,I'd love to, um, to come to a
(02:09):
meeting.
Is that something that I coulddo?
And he reached back out, uh, Imean within 24 hours, and just
said, yes, we'd love to have youcome have lunch with us, um,
myself, and, uh, the membershipchair would love to welcome you.
And just you know, and from thevery get-go it was just so warm
(02:29):
and welcoming and I went, andthere are some younger people in
our club, but the majority ofthe folks that come on the lunch
hour that I attend on aregenerally a little bit older,
(02:50):
and so initially I kind ofthought, oh, I'm a little bit
out of place, but that was as Igot to know a little, know
everyone a little bit more.
That has totally been erasedand I've actually really loved
that intergenerational feelingum that we have.
And so, anyway, that's kind ofa long story, short um, but just
(03:13):
super glad I reached out um andmade that first initial step of
of sending an email to someoneyou know that I didn't even know
.
Brian Triger (03:21):
Yeah, and I remember from my end.
I mean we both have differentperspectives because we live in
different worlds and we're stillgetting to know each other, but
I do I, I do remember that youknow I was kind of going through
this internal thought processof you know this Kool-Aid, for
the most part is working out forme and there was a little bit
of hesitation of passing it on,just based on experiences of
(03:43):
associating with otherorganizations and stuff like
that.
So I feel like I was kind ofdoing this not only internal but
external trust exercise withRotary International you know a
close friend that I haven'tknown for too long but also just
(04:05):
the opportunity to sharesomething that has truly
strengthened the foundation ofmy life and being able to just
kind of pass that on in a waynot only to expand, you know,
our connection, but also Rotaryas a whole.
Nancy Lane (04:19):
Sure, and I saw the incredible impact that it had in
your life and just how much yougive to Rotary as well, Like
how big of a part of your lifethat you carve out just to be
able to give back either toRotary or with Rotary.
And so I kind of went inthinking, OK, this is
interesting.
And then there was a very quickshift from OK, this is no
(04:42):
longer I'm checking this outbecause Brian told me to to wow,
this is amazing and I'm herebecause I I want to be here.
Not that I didn't want to bethere, but it was very much
switched from wow, this is mything, and, like, I'm taking
ownership of this, and I'm herebecause I want to be here.
So that shift happened, I meanalmost immediately after going
(05:05):
to a meeting.
Brian Triger (05:08):
It's interesting to hear.
I mean, we talk on a regularbasis but just to be able to, I
guess, observe from the outside,kind of passing on a tool and a
group that gives someone astronger know, a stronger agency
, you know, over their own lives, uh, so no, they, I mean uh,
you know I'll always appreciatethis.
(05:29):
So, uh, you know, as a friend,I'll I'll tell you that until
you get sick of hearing it.
Um, but uh, no, I just, I, Ijust re really appreciate our
you know our relationship.
It helps me kind of, uh,continue to trust Rotary more
and then continue to trust youmore and just kind of create
more of a balanced perspectiveof the way in which I think that
(05:54):
the world operates.
Nancy Lane (05:56):
Yeah, and I think a big thing for me and this has
been something that you've kindof encouraged me to step out
again of my comfort zone is tolook for that community.
This is something you alreadyknow, but our audience might not
know this.
So I am a single mom and I havethree kids under the age of 10.
And so support is a really bigdeal to me and I don't have
(06:16):
family living in the area, inour immediate area, in our city,
that can step in and help meout, and so I rely heavily on
you know, friends, daycare, youknow just people around us to be
able to help, and so sometimesthat kind of net feels really
(06:36):
thin.
And so one of the things that Ihave found with Rotary is that
there are so many people whohave already, just in the very
short time that I've been a partof Rotary, who have said we
will step in, we will be therefor you, we will watch your kids
if you need something.
(06:59):
One couple has even stepped inand said we will, we will be,
you know, grandparents for yourkids.
My kids have one set of grand.
They only have one set ofgrandparents that live in the US
, and so they don't even, um,see their other set of
grandparents at all.
And so, um, there's just,there's been such an unexpected
response to stepping out andsaying, hey, you know, I'm here,
(07:23):
and just not only beingwelcomed, but people stepping in
and saying we will be yourfamily, we will be there for you
, you can count on us, we've gotyour back.
And that was totally unexpectedand something that just brings
tears to my eyes thinking about.
Brian Triger (07:42):
Yeah, it's interesting, I mean, and I'm
glad that that happened for you,it happened to me in some ways.
I don't have kids.
We have differences in a lot ofsimilarities.
I have my.
You know you've seen picturesand videos of my fur babies and
you know, at times I think abouthow their lives are better
because of Rotary and it's it'snice to have, it's nice to have
(08:08):
a community.
You know I haven't.
For me, I haven't always beenable to trust the idea or really
appropriately stitch myselfinto the fabric of society.
As I get older and more matureand stuff like that, I think it
becomes a little bit easier.
But to find a flavor of a tribe, so to speak, that basically
has, you know, a good amount ofbalance and peace tied to one of
(08:33):
its major causes.
It gives me an opportunity tokind of to, to explore and grow
in different ways and and and toget to know you in a different,
you know, under a differentlens.
Nancy Lane (08:45):
Yeah, and that's fun .
And it's fun to explore in ourown respective communities and
just see um, that give and takeand that just showing up for the
people around us and and beingable to experience that it's um,
it's really amazing.
Brian Triger (09:04):
So tell us a little bit.
Uh.
Uh.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
I believe you're in I I.
I think I announced it as aclub in Texas, which is true,
but you're in uh 5810.
Is that correct?
Nancy Lane (09:18):
Yes, that's correct Okay.
Brian Triger (09:20):
Yeah, so we're in different districts and we got
the opportunity to come andvisit you and I was.
I was grateful to be able toget you know our district, two
thirds of our district chain, tocome and, you know, see your
induction.
That was really cool.
I really liked the way that theWaxahachie Rotary Club put a
lot of passion and time intoyour induction.
(09:42):
They not only emphasized theirlevel of appreciation but they
gave you a solid amount of kindof information and clarity tied
to what their message and whattheir overall agenda was.
It wasn't just a.
You know, here's ourcertificate.
Here are.
You know, here's a pen or twopiece out.
(10:03):
Here's our nonprofit of the day.
It was just a really warm, awarm welcome.
The food was really good andyou know I was impressed by the
facility.
Nancy Lane (10:16):
Yeah it.
It truly does feel like a placewhere people care, genuinely
care, and that makes a hugedifference.
Brian Triger (10:29):
So are there any projects?
You know, I've reached out to acouple of your club members
because I know that there is anoverseas project going on tied
to either the creation or themodification of a health clinic
in Africa, if I, if my memoryserves me correctly.
But yeah, go ahead.
Nancy Lane (10:51):
Sorry, yes, that is a project that is ongoing.
So there have been differentphases and the current phase is
to provide different medicalequipment, equipment facility
like that around where women cancome and receive services for,
you know, any type of ailmentsthat might affect the female
(11:26):
body.
So, like before this, therewere lots of moms who were the
caregivers of their family andthe breadwinners who were having
just different issues that werecurable issues, curable with
surgery, but they were not ableto get that help, and so you can
(11:50):
imagine how that affects.
You know, if mom's sick or momyou know passes away and the
kids are relying on her, likethat's a huge deal.
So this facility will be ableto offer those services to the
women who need those and it's atvery low cost, I think, for
it's like a membership thing, sofor the year they pay I don't
(12:11):
remember what it is, but I thinkit's around like a hundred
dollars and they can receiveservices throughout the year for
, you know, whatever they mightneed.
So pretty cool initiative there.
Brian Triger (12:22):
I really love what your club's doing with that and
I look forward to theopportunity for our districts to
collaborate.
I've looked at his website.
It's rtcmissionsorg and theindividual's name is Dave
McSpadden that is spearheadingthat project, if I'm not
mistaken.
What's one goal in 2025 thatyou'd like to accomplish, with
(12:47):
or without Rotary?
Nancy Lane (12:50):
well, I definitely like to raise more awareness
within the younger group ofpeople about Rotary.
I know that there's Rotaractand Interact and I know my
daughter is even excited aboutgetting involved in that she's
not quite old enough yet but I'dlove to raise more awareness in
the 20s and 30s and 40s agegroup about Rotary.
(13:12):
And just you know, I think ourlike I'm almost 40, so our
demographic doesn't just have alot of knowledge about what
Rotary is.
You know, I didn't know a lotabout really what it was at all,
and so I would like to helpchange that, because I think
it's an organization that couldbenefit greatly from having
(13:36):
multiple different generationswithin it.
Brian Triger (13:41):
I look forward to those changes.
Let's move on and talk aboutyour new marketing agency.
Nancy Lane (13:48):
Yeah, so that's something really exciting.
I have worked in marketing foralmost 15 years.
I have worked in marketing foralmost 15 years.
I spent eight years of thatworking overseas and doing a lot
of nonprofit work andfundraising, a lot of
storytelling, email marketing,that kind of thing, and then for
(14:08):
the last about five years I'vebeen really focused on small and
medium-sized businesses, doingwebsite development, seo, social
media.
I currently work at a smallprivate university on their
marketing team, and so mymarketing agency that I just
(14:31):
launched is called LaneMarketing and Consulting, and
I'm super excited about it.
It is something that I amcurrently doing on the side, but
I'm hoping to be able to growit and to really have an impact
and continue to have an impactin the nonprofit area and then
also in the small tomedium-sized business world.
(14:55):
That is something, as anentrepreneur, that I'm really
passionate about and that reallyjust grew out of trying to
market my own business andrealizing how difficult it might
be for someone who isn't inmarketing, so that's something
that I am so excited to grow.
(15:17):
I did have a marketing agencyduring the pandemic for a few
years and ended up closing thatdown, so I feel like this is
kind of a second chance.
It's just kind of a freshbreath of okay.
I, you know, learned so muchfrom the you know, the last
agency that I had and I'm justlooking forward to really using
(15:39):
all of that knowledge that Igained to kind of start off and
really just fly.
Brian Triger (15:50):
I love that being in a, an entrepreneur or a
developing entrepreneur's mind,in the very early stages, at
least for myself there's there'sa ton of fear that I feel like
needs to be diffused, and theonly way that I know how to do
that, personally andprofessionally, is to see other
(16:13):
people taking the risks or meetother people who have taken the
risk.
I've seen you make greatstrides within the last few
months alone.
We've collaborated on a coupleof projects at least one
for-profit, one non-profit and Ilook forward to seeing you
(16:34):
develop.
For anyone that's interested,on our contributors page, all of
our podcast guests have a linkdedicated to each thing, so you
can go to Nancy Lane's profileand check out lanemarketingtxcom
to check out her services.
Thank you for sharing that.
(16:55):
Sometimes I kind of forgetabout what the experience is
like outside of an echo chamber.
Nancy Lane (17:04):
Yeah, I think it's easy to forget, and I absolutely
agree with you with takingrisks, and I think a lot of
times, if you look atentrepreneurs, it seems like, oh
, they're fearless, they just gofor it.
And it's truly not the case.
We go for it, but we may betotally afraid and totally
(17:24):
freaking out on the inside.
I know, for me, there have beenmoments when I'm just like what
am I doing?
But there's also the other sideof that, that's like I have to
do this.
This is part of who I am, andso there's always that constant
um dynamic of you know can,which can be a little bit of
friction, and so to see otherpeople who are also dealing with
(17:46):
that and be encouraged um issuch a big deal, Um, and I think
that community is is what it'sabout.
Brian Triger (17:56):
I really love that , uh, the next opportunity that
I get where there?
You know that there's that, uh,you know that suffocation where
it's like, you know, do I?
I need to latch on to, you know, my training wheels, whatever
those wheels may be, and, uh,there's that, that temptation to
just basically throw them inthe trash and respect
(18:19):
respectfully or recycle them toanother individual that needs
training wheels, so to speak.
Conversations like this inspireme to to go in that direction,
so thank you so much for sharing.
Nancy Lane (18:35):
Yeah, thank you much for sharing.
Yeah, thank you.
Brian Triger (18:37):
Thank you, nancy Lane, and thank you district 58,
10, 57, 50 Almonte library.
It spark our listeners and oursubscribers.
I really appreciate everyoneinvolved on this new project and
have a great evening everyone.
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