In Episode 3 of Future Maker’s Podcast, co-host EJ Carrion sits down with Dr. Sharla Horton—speaker, strategist, and founder of Lifted Consulting—for a conversation on what she calls joyful leadership.

Together, they unpack the challenges facing today’s educators and leaders, and explore how mindset, vision, and purpose can transform the way we show up in schools, organizations, and communities.

Dr. Sharla shares how to unlock potential, lead with intention, and create space for breakthroughs—even in a time when the state of education feels more complex than ever.

If you’re an educator, nonprofit leader, or simply someone passionate about growth and impact, this conversation will leave you with practical insight and renewed hope.

🎙️ Listen now and join us in shaping the future.

Success can’t be measured by grades alone. For CC the Great, it’s about creating opportunities that go beyond the classroom — opening doors through entrepreneurship, advocacy, and fearless leadership.

From the salon chair to the global stage, CC has built a legacy rooted in style, strategy, and soul. She’s a CEO, school board member, award-winning stylist, business coach, and best-selling author who proves that your passion can be the launchpad to everything.

In this inspiring conversation with EJ Carrion, they discuss:
✅ Why the traditional definition of success is outdated
✅ How to design career pathways for all kinds of talent
✅ The power of advocacy in shaping the next generation’s future

🎧 Watch now and rethink what it means to prepare kids for the real world.

📌 Future Makers Podcast — conversations with leaders shaping tomorrow.

On the first official episode of the Future Makers Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Brian Dixon — psychiatrist, founder of Mindful, and unapologetic advocate for disrupting broken systems in mental health.

We get into:
👥 Social dynamics + peer pressure
💔 How to divorce well
📱 Tech’s impact on kids’ anxiety + development

This one’s real, raw, and essential for anyone raising or leading in this digital age.

We are living through one of the most pivotal transitions in human history—not just a tech boom, but a transformation in how society civilizes.

EJ Carrion, a pioneering education-tech CEO, and TC Carter, a creative technologist who has led teams ranging from fraud investigation to immersive VR programs, explore how humanity is redefining connection, intelligence, work, and education in real-time.

Whether you're an educator, entrepreneur, creative, or curious mind exploring the chaos and how to thrive on the other side of change, stay tuned for sharp insight, big-picture thinking, and real conversations to help you turn uncertainty into influence.

Subscribe now—because the future isn’t waiting.

We are living through one of the most pivotal transitions in human history—not just a tech boom, but a transformation in how society civilizes.

EJ Carrion, a pioneering education-tech CEO, and TC Carter, a creative technologist who has led teams ranging from fraud investigation to immersive VR programs, explore how humanity is redefining connection, intelligence, work, and education in real-time.

Whether you're an educator, entrepreneur, creative, or curious mind exploring the chaos and how to thrive on the other side of change, stay tuned for sharp insight, big-picture thinking, and real conversations to help you turn uncertainty into influence.

Subscribe now—because the future isn’t waiting.

FutureMakersHQ is a digital community created to help current leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs navigate the transformational times we are living through so that we can build a world that works better for everyone.

In this conversation on the Future Maker Podcast, we hear from CC the Great, a newly elected Crowley ISD School Board Member and cosmetologist for 20+ years, about motherhood, entrepreneurship, and more.

If you want to be part of more real, big-picture thinking, subscribe now—because the future isn’t waiting.

Welcome to the Future Maker Podcast.

We are living through one of the most pivotal transitions in human history—not just a tech boom, but a transformation in how society civilizes.The Future Maker podcast is for those trying to make sense of it all. Hosted by EJ Carrion, a pioneering education-tech CEO, and TC, a creative technologist who has led teams ranging from fraud investigation to immersive VR programs, this show explores how humanity is redefining connection, intelligence, work, and education in real-time.

Whether you're an educator, entrepreneur, creative, or curious mind exploring the chaos and how to thrive on the other side of change, each episode offers sharp insight, big-picture thinking, and real talk to help you turn uncertainty into influence.

Subscribe now—because the future isn’t waiting.