Are you a high-performing corporate leader or tech executive sitting on decades of valuable skill capital, wondering how to channel your energy into projects that create a profound, real-world impact?

In this inspiring guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Tim Lockyear—two-time "Zoogler," former Google global founder advocate, and founder of the Supporting Kids Foundation. Tim shares his 30-year journey through enterprise tech giants like IBM, Sprint, Accenture, and Google, detailing how facing a scary health diagnosis for his young son prompted him to confront survivor's guilt and co-found a 501(c)(3) charity. Discover how the Supporting Kids Foundation raised over $5.6 million to assist more than 1,100 families dealing with pediatric cancer. Learn why true growth always lives on the other side of difficult, how to recognize when a corporate promotion isn't aligned with your personal motivations, and how to build independent, option-driven endeavors by leveraging the execution skills you master in corporate life.

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📌 Questions Answered in This Episode:

• How can a corporate executive leverage enterprise skill sets to build a high-impact non-profit organization?
  
  
• What does it look like to turn personal family challenges and survivor's guilt into a $5.6M community foundation?
  
  
• How do you evaluate whether a corporate leadership promotion actually aligns with your personal definition of success?
  
  
• Why is financial independence essential for giving leaders the confidence to take calculated risks?
  
  
• How can modern AI platforms help under-resourced non-profits scale their impact and streamline operations?
  
  

⏱️ Episode Chapters:

• 00:00 - Broadcast Recording Setup: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with Tim Lockyear
  
  
• 03:37 - 30 Years in Enterprise Tech: IBM, Sprint, Accenture, and Two-Time Zoogler
  
  
• 04:47 - The Catalyst: A Son's Diagnosis and the Origins of Supporting Kids Foundation
  
  
• 07:26 - $5.6 Million and 1,100 Families Impacted: Scaling a Community Mission
  
  
• 09:19 - The Corporate Advantage: How Enterprise Leadership Fosters Confidence and Resilience
  
  
• 12:30 - Embracing the MVP: Why Failing and Stumbling Is Essential to Personal Growth
  
  
• 14:45 - Turning Down Promotions: Recognizing That I Want to Be Where the Action Is
  
  
• 19:46 - "I'm Not Coin-Operated": Defining What Really Drives Your Executive Execution
  
  
• 24:18 - Financial Independence as a Tool for Career Options and Risk-Taking
  
  
• 26:55 - "Growth Is on the Other Side of Difficult": Learning Through Scars and Challenges
  
  
• 30:52 - The $19,000 Investment: From a Small Company to an Accenture Acquisition
  
  
• 35:10 - Leveraging AI for Good: Helping Non-Profits Scale and Do More with Less
  
  
• 42:20 - Sharing the Blueprint: How Tim Helps Other Volunteers Start Foundations
  
  
• 45:16 - The Trough Principle: "It's Never as Bad as You Think, and You're Never as Great as You Think"
  
  
• 50:03 - Connecting with Tim Lockyear and Supporting Kids Foundation
  
  

📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality

If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets.

With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day.

This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today!

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