Information and Resources from Brian Wallace

Mine is an unlikely story.

As a kid, I struggled with stuttering. Not as bad as some kids, but it was significant enough that I ended up in speech therapy.  As a teenager, I continued to struggle with anything related to reading or speaking in public.  In fact, my career ambitions had nothing to do with speaking or even being in public and I chose to major in Physics and Computer Science.  

Then it all changed.  Starting my sophomore year of college through the end of my senior year I struggled with the question of whether I was being called to ministry.  

Ministry.  You know that thing that involves speaking in public - and reading in public all the time?  Yes, that ministry.  And I was terrified.  But, I did it - not all at once, there were a lot of steps along the way, but I stepped out, took a chance, and shifted my course toward work with God's people gathered together in the church.  And what an adventure it has been.  

Along the way, I took on another role I never expected: entrepreneur.  Through a chance meeting with someone I connected with through craigslist, Pittsburgh Lenses was born.  Pittsburgh Lenses started as a small camera equipment rental company that was more of a hobby than a business when it started.  Over time, it grew to include three locations with multiple agents renting equipment to all kinds of clients - from those just starting out in photography and videography to full-scale professional clients like Dancing with the Stars and Sony Pictures.  Along the way I learned a lot - some good lessons, some very hard (but also good lessons) about starting a business, working with clients, getting burned, and bouncing back from adversity.  

So what am I up to now?

• My current adventure has me serving in a church-related role but not as a typical pastor.  The easiest way to describe my job is as a "Middle-Management Pastor" as I work for a regional church governing body (Pittsburgh Presbytery) as an Associate Minister.  
• I also work with The Youth Cartel and the National Association of Youth Ministry Certification as a Ministry Coach and Lead Coach Trainer.  
• In 2020 I become a certified enneagram practitioner through Integrative Enneagram Solutions
• I am awaiting final certification as an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation.  
• In my free time, I continue as a tech enthusiast who occasionally makes a little money creating videos and taking photos for people - a part of my life I've dubbed "Brian Talks Tech"