Today the staff met someone I have just hired to run content for everything I do. She will work by my side, helping me tell the stories that count, and trying to inspire people to take action, take a stand and change the world.
Her name is Ellen Wheeler. She was a soap opera star on The Bold and the Beautiful and then All My Children not long ago but wasn't fooled by the fame. She left acting to go into producing.
She became the executive producer of Guiding Light and changed the way everything was done. In fact, she was responsible for the first podcast at CBS. She realized that the story wasn't enough - if you really want to be a "guiding light" you should serve.
So, for the show's 75th anniversary, she decided to get the cast to go serve the community. For a year they went out and did massive service projects. I remember these at the time. It was huge. Changed the cast and the viewers. People were helped and hearts were changed.
She decided to leave TV because she saw what was happening and knew TV was not going to really change the world. She became an activist with FreedomWorks and ran all of their big events.
This summer, I was backstage at a FreedomWorks event in Vegas when I told her my plans for Restoring Unity. She wisely and bravely said to me: "Is this going to be like some of the other things you've done - you start it and then never really put the resources behind it to really have it thrive and change lives?"
Wow. Do you know how rare it is to have someone really tell me the hard truth? I smiled and said, "why don't you work for me?"
We have spent the summer and early fall together, trying to figure out if we really see the world the same way. We do! Big time.
I finally have a partner that can take all the things we are working on and tie them together with action. I am so proud of my team and all we have created. But now, it's time to turn the machine on and really do everything we have wanted to do. Get involved and roll up our sleeves and fight on the front lines.
Welcome to Ellen. We are all excited to see what you can do to make us into the team we have all have known we could be. Together, we are all clear: Our goal is to change the world!
This video is of her addressing my team in Dallas after being introduced by me. I hope you can hear and see what I saw in her. We are about to do all the things I have dreamt about doing for the last five years.
Ellen WheelerToday the staff met someone I have just hired to run content for everything I do. She will work by my side, helping me tell the stories that count, and trying to inspire people to take action, take a stand and change the world.Her name is Ellen Wheeler. She was a soap opera star on The Bold and the Beautiful and then All My Children not long ago but wasn't fooled by the fame. She left acting to go into producing. She became the executive producer of Guiding Light and changed the way everything was done. In fact, she was responsible for the first podcast at CBS. She realized that the story wasn't enough -- if you really want to be a "guiding light" you should serve.So, for the show's 75th anniversary, she decided to get the cast to go serve the community. For a year they went out and did massive service projects. I remember these at the time. It was huge. Changed the cast and the viewers. People were helped and hearts were changed.She decided to leave TV because she saw what was happening and knew TV was not going to really change the world. She became an activist with FreedomWorks and ran all of their big events.This summer, I was backstage at a FreedomWorks event in Vegas when I told her my plans for Restoring Unity. She wisely and bravely said to me: "Is this going to be like some of the other things you've done -- you start it and then never really put the resources behind it to really have it thrive and change lives?"Wow. Do you know how rare it is to have someone really tell me the hard truth? I smiled and said, "why don't you work for me?"We have spent the summer and early fall together, trying to figure out if we really see the world the same way. We do! Big time.I finally have a partner that can take all the things we are working on and tie them together with action. I am so proud of my team and all we have created. But now, it's time to turn the machine on and really do everything we have wanted to do. Get involved and roll up our sleeves and fight on the front lines.Welcome to Ellen. We are all excited to see what you can do to make us into the team we have all have known we could be. Together, we are all clear: Our goal is to change the world!This video is of her addressing my team in Dallas after being introduced by me. I hope you can hear and see what I saw in her. We are about to do all the things I have dreamt about doing for the last five years.
Posted by Glenn Beck on Monday, October 12, 2015