Austin Williams: Creating Impact and Building with a Higher Purpose

Have you ever wanted to create more of an impact in your community or in the Kingdom with your business?In this episode, Jeff and Austin discuss: Working in the family business from a young age. How your past can influence the impact you make now or in the future. Connecting with peers outside of your immediate circle. Building better as a team.   Key Takeaways: Build with a higher purpose than just what your projects look like on paper. Generosity is more than money. Think about how your business can be a platform for generosity in other ways.Leverage your platform for greater kingdom impact. There are ways to plant seeds no matter what industry you are in. Open your eyes to how others are making an impact.   "Find a peer group. There's cost associated, whether it be financial or time, but those commitments can be life changing." —  Austin Williams Episode References: Halftime: https://halftimeinstitute.org/Ben Rutt: Continuing a Legacy of Stewardship About Austin Williams: Hoping to make a “dent in the universe,” Austin founded Compass with an eye for developing East Tennessee’s future. As Compass continues to grow and add to its portfolio of projects, Austin envisions more dreams becoming reality through development. He has a passion for Downtown Sevierville’s revitalization efforts and contributes to those as Chairman of the Sevierville Commons Association and developer of projects including The Appalachian and Graze Burgers.As a homegrown Sevier County local, Austin’s passion for his hometown led to involvement with numerous civic organizations in various roles. Austin is a graduate of leadership programs Leadership Tomorrow, Leadership Sevier, and East Tennessee Region Leadership. He now serves on Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, United Way of Sevier County’s Board of Directors, and Sevier County Quarterback Club as Chairman. He previously served on Carson-Newman Alumni Board, Sevier County Republican Party Board, and co-founded Young Executives of Sevierville.Austin graduated from Carson-Newman University with a B.S. in Business Administration, then briefly worked in finance in Knoxville before returning to Sevierville with his wife Katie. They have been blessed with twins Harper and Rhett, as well as with their newest addition Baker.Austin leads Compass to a bright future as “Opportunity Creator,” and also leads his community to one. Austin was selected as the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Citizen of the Year and Knox News 40 Under 40 Class of 2022. He will continue to leave a positive impact on the people and places his success-oriented mentality reaches. Connect with Austin Williams:Website: https://www.compassventures.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/compa....ny/33286548/admin/Fa https://www.facebook.com/compa....ssventuresLLCInstagr https://www.instagram.com/development_by_compass/  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com