The Power of Complex Asset Gifting: Increasing Charitable Impact with Pete Gazlay
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- Faith and prayer played a significant role in Pete and Linda's journey of entrepreneurship and generosity.
- The Journey of Generosity experience had a transformative impact on their perspective on business and stewardship.
- Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, their business thrived and they were able to give bonuses to their employees.
- Implementing significant price increases with their clients was a bold move that was well-received. Entrepreneurs can experience financial success but still feel a calling to give back and make a greater impact.
- Complex asset gifting can be a powerful way to increase charitable impact and give away more money than ever before.
- Involving family in the giving journey can be a meaningful and transformative experience.
- Mission trips provide opportunities to witness the need for the Gospel and serve others, leading to personal growth and a deeper understanding of stewardship.
"God was working on me over a number of months. And in one day after school, it was it was the day. And so we went down in the basement into a classroom. And, you know, my teacher and Linda and one of our friends prayed for me and I I gave my life to Jesus."
"We got down on our knees and are living in... It's like, okay, God, this company is really yours. Like we, we give it to you."
"We became experts in COVID decontaminations and, um, we did hundreds of them over the next few months."
"We'd seen our revenue was going up, you know, massively. We'd been able to give big increases to our team with a promise for what that looked like over the next couple of years."
"The stress of caring for almost 150 families as employees and as an employer led us to the decision to sell."
"The complex asset gift allowed us to give away more money over the next few years than we had given in our entire adult lives."
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