Message to Brittany Munk: Prenda Follow-Up
Date: 2025-12-16 To: Brittany Munk From: Gary Sheng Subject: Thank You & Next Steps
Brittany,
Good morning. I just wanted to say the call we had on Monday blessed me. Deeply appreciative of you and Katelyn dedicating the time.
I told Katelyn I went through all the resources that she sent me. And that I'm going to hop on some of the microschool launch chats. Looking forward to it.
There's a lot of soul in what y'all are doing. I felt really motivated to keep going down the Prenda rabbit hole.
It's not lost on me that you told Kelly about our call (thank you!). I have since listened to all of Kelly's book, "A Fire to Be Kindled." Really good. It's clear the Alpha thesis is in touch with similar ideas, but there's something different about the soul behind Prenda. I just shot him an email.
I have a number of candidate schools and churches that could be a good fit to weave in Prenda.
Looking forward to staying in touch!
Gary
Context
- Call Date: December 15, 2025
- Participants: Gary Sheng, Katelyn Gibson, Brittany Munk
- Key Outcomes:
- Prenda CEO Kelly Smith followed Gary on X and subscribed to Substack immediately after the call
- Brittany recognized Gary's vision: "There's something about you... you really understand business"
- Offered CEO connection and potential collaboration (blogs, podcasts, in-person meetings)
- February Texas trip planned where Prenda team meeting church-based clients
Candidate Churches/Schools for Prenda
- Whitestone Church (Tauren Wells) - Austin area, meeting January 16
- Encounter Church (Apostle Delmar) - Liberty, TX area
- Last Chance Ministries - San Antonio (Ida Villavicencio connection)
- Dr. Katherine Williams - Kansas (Kingdom Kids potential)
Next Steps
- Join microschool launch chats from Katelyn's resources
- Prepare Prenda materials for January 16 Tauren Wells meeting
- Explore February in-person meeting during Prenda's Texas trip
- Connect with Christian guides operating church microschools for case studies