On this episode, former CFO of GoGo Inflight Barry Rowan shares lessons on connecting faith and work from his new book, The Spiritual Art of Business.
Barry Rowan has served as a division general manager, led two private companies as CEO/President, and has been CFO for four public companies, including Fluke Corporation, Nextel Partners, Vonage, and Gogo.
Barry has served as a trustee for Seattle Pacific University (where he was also the founding chair for the Center for Integrity in Business) and Gordon College, the board of advisors for the Honors Program in Entrepreneurial Leadership at Gonzaga University, and as President of Bellevue Christian School. He has served on the national board of InterVarsity and chairs the board of the Harvard Business School Christian Fellowship and Alumni Association.
He’s the author of the new book, The Spiritual Art of Business: Connecting the Daily with the Divine.
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On this episode, Rusty Chadwick shares how heeding the biblical call to “consider others more important than yourselves” (Phil. 2:3) makes teams more effective and lasting.
Rusty Chadwick is the Director of WinShape Teams (WinShape was started by Truett Cathy in 1984), where he has served since 2010. In addition to leading WinShape Teams, Rusty also speaks, writes, and creates development experiences for teams and leaders.
He is an executive producer of For the Team, a documentary on team performance in the grueling endurance sport of adventure racing.
Rusty co-authored the book, Team Work: 13 Timeless Principles for Creating Success and Fulfillment as a Team Member. (Chapter 1 is free and available here: https://www.teamworkbook.co/#Chapter-1-Free).
Rusty holds a master’s degree in management and leadership from Liberty University. Rusty loves adventuring in the outdoors, especially on a bike. He lives in Rome, Georgia with his wife Bekah, and their two children Dawson and Ella.
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On this episode, tech entrepreneur and CEO Gary Harpst makes a biblical case for why leadership is about creating order out of chaos.
Gary Harpst, CEO of LeadFirst, is known for his fusion of faith and work, fostering agile organizations. With four decades of experience, he founded three successful businesses, one of which merged and was sold to Microsoft. He has authored three impactful books and educated on business-faith intersections.
As a veteran Christian CEO, Harpst's journey encompasses business trials and growth. His latest book, Built to Beat Chaos, makes the biblical case that we are all created to overcome chaos.
LeadFirst, under Harpst's guidance, provides a whole business, whole-person health strategy for kingdom-impact businesses.
On this episode, William Vanderbloemen shares 12 data-driven habits that separate the best leaders from the rest, which he and his team have observed during the process of conducting 3000 executive searches through Vanderbloemen Search Group.
William Vanderbloemen has been leading the Vanderbloemen Search Group for 15 years, where they are regularly retained to identify the best talent for teams, manage succession planning, and consult on all issues regarding teams. This year, Vanderbloemen will complete their 3,000th executive search.
Prior to founding Vanderbloemen Search Group, William studied executive search under a mentor with 25+ years of executive search at the highest level. His learning taught him the very best corporate practices, including the search strategies used by the internationally known firm Russell Reynolds. Prior to that, William served as a Senior Pastor at one of the largest Presbyterian Churches in the United States
His latest book is Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest (HarperCollins Leadership), which will release November 14, 2023.
https://www.vanderbloemen.com/william
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On this episode, Brad Pedersen shares his marketplace and faith journey as founder of Canada’s top toy company and co-founder of a rapidly growing company devoted to environmental sustainability.
Brad Pedersen is an award-winning entrepreneur, angel investor, thought leader, and sought-after business coach. In 2008, he founded and scaled Canada’s top toy company, Tech 4 Kids, and subsequently co-founded Pela, the $100m sustainable phone case startup that created an entirely new category.
In 2021, Brad and the team at Pela successfully launched a record-breaking $9.8M crowd-sourced campaign for the Lomi, the world’s first smart waste kitchen composter.
He’s the author of the book, Startup Santa: A Toymaker’s Tale of 10 Business Lessons Learned from Timeless Toys, which will release November 4, 2023.
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On this episode, David Kroll shares how his church made the pivot from 13 weekend services to focusing on helping people experience church at home and in everyday life … right before the Covid-19 pandemic began … and is now reaching hundreds of thousands of people for Christ online weekly.
David Kroll is the Chief Executive Officer for Churchome. Hundreds of thousands of people watch Churchome’s sermons online each week, which are mostly preached by their lead communicator, Judah Smith.
Prior to stepping into the CEO role, David began his career within investment banking, wealth management, and technology, and he served in a variety of pastoral roles within Churchome. He is husband to Jenna and father to William, Teddy, and Charlotte. David is passionate about helping people everywhere hear the story of Jesus!
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On this episode, Catherine Gates and Amy Cedrone explain why marketplace Christians ought to collaborate more with each other. They also share how they’re facilitating collaborative efforts among Christian women in the marketplace.
Amy Cedrone is the Executive Director for Polished Network, an organization that emboldens women in their faith and work. Prior to Polished, Amy was a pastor for women and young adults at a large church in the Dallas Metroplex. She earned her Master’s degree in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is currently pursing her doctorate, with a focus on Organizational Leadership, from Southern Methodist University.
Catherine Gates is Vice President of Business Partnerships for Polished Network. She is the author of The Confidence Cornerstone: A Woman’s Guide to Fearless Leadership. Catherine is on the steering committee for the National Faith & Work Association (NFWA.org).
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On this episode, CEO Matt Neff shares how Sight & Sound and its 800+ employees have inspired over 30 million people with stories of faith through “Kingdom-class” original live theater productions.
Matt Neff is the CEO of Sight & Sound, a ministry on a mission to bring the Bible to life through live theater, television, and film. Since its beginning as a traveling multimedia show in 1976, Sight & Sound has inspired over 30 million people with stories of faith and is supported by a team of 800 employees. Today, Sight & Sound owns and operates two live theater locations, immersing audiences in state-of-the-art original productions and recently released their first theatrical film.
Matt joined the company in 1994 as a stagehand and has served the ministry in a variety of roles since becoming the CEO in 2015.
Matt is married to Amy, 3rd daughter of Sight and Sound’s founders Glenn and Shirley Eshelman, and has played an active role in the strategic planning of the long-term structure of the family-owned business.
Matt and Amy reside in Lancaster, PA with their four children.
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On this episode, Roger Parrott explains why leaders should reconsider their approach to long-range planning to make room for unforeseen opportunities God may present.
Dr. Roger Parrott has served as president of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi since 1996. Belhaven was named in 2021 to “Best University to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Roger was recognized as one of "The 10 Most Visionary Education Leaders of 2021" by Education Magazine.
For a quarter-century he served as in board leadership roles with Lausanne Movement and The Mission America Coalition and was chairman of the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization.
He is the author of The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders (2009) and Opportunity Leadership: Stop Planning and Start Getting Results (2022).
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On today’s episode, Robert and Kay Lee Fukui share tips for married marketplace Christians on how to prioritize marriage and work.
Robert and Kay Lee Fukui are the co-founders of i61, inc., a business consulting company. They assist married entrepreneurs create better work/life balance by structuring the business to scale while giving precious time back to the owner to invest into their marriage. They have developed an innovative consulting program, Power Couples by DesignTM, which equips the married entrepreneur to build a Thriving Marriage AND Prosperous Business.
They are the authors of the new book, Tandem: The Married Entrepreneurs' Guide for Greater Work-Life Balance.
On this episode, three-term member of the Texas House of Representatives Ron Simmons shares why Christian business professionals ought to engage in the political sphere.
The Honorable Ron Simmons served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. He served on the Appropriations, Transportation, Elections, Homeland Security, and Business & Industry Committees while in the Texas House.
In business, Ron was the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Retirement Advisors of America (RAA). RAA is a wealth management company and, at the time of its sale to another investment firm in 2019, managed over $3 billion for approximately two thousand retired commercial airline pilots from all the major airlines who resided in all fifty states and multiple foreign countries.
In 2019, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Ron as chairman of the board of Texas Mutual Insurance Company, an exclusive worker compensation insurance provider located in Texas with over $1 billion in annual revenue serving over seventy thousand companies located in Texas. Simmons is an advisor to the CEOs of The Heritage Foundation and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Ron is the son of two public school teachers and has been married to his wife, Lisa, for more than forty years. He and Lisa have three children: Justin, an assistant US Attorney in the Justice Department; Daniel, who is on the autism spectrum and a fantastic artist and hard worker; and Allie Beth, a podcast host (Relatable), author, and speaker. Their crowning achievement, though, is their five grandchildren!
He's the author of the new book, Life Lessons from the Little Red Wagon: 15 Ways to Take Charge and Create a Path to Success.
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On this episode, Nate Fischer shares how New Founding prioritizes the entrepreneurial judgment of people, created in God’s image, in a society that increasingly suppresses any distinctly human judgment in favor of technocratic/bureaucratic alternatives.
Nate Fischer is the founder and CEO of New Founding, a venture firm and talent network focused on cultural and economic renewal. New Founding builds on high-trust, aligned communities to make high-value connections, creating economic networks that will be resilient to the broader collapse of trust in American institutions.
Nate also co-founded American Reformer, which applies Protestant social and political thought to contemporary challenges through its journal, research & advocacy work, and fellowship programs.
Nate previously co-founded a real estate investment firm that grew to more than $1 billion of assets and has a variety of other entrepreneurial and investment experience. He is a Claremont Lincoln Fellow, and lives in Dallas, TX, with his wife and four children.
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On this episode, Matt Tommey shares how God has equipped and empowered you with everything you need to serve Him in the marketplace.
Matt Tommey is an author, artist, entrepreneur, and mentor who is passionate about helping people live in the abundance of God’s Kingdom. Through his personal growth journey and extensive work mentoring artists, Matt learned how to make Kingdom principles easy to understand and apply to everyday life so anyone can experience abundant life in Christ. He currently lives in East Texas with his wife, Tanya, and their son, Cameron, where he enjoys friends and family, gardening, and creating art.
He's the author of several books, including Unlocking the Heart of the Artist, Prophetic Art, Crafting Your Brand, and his latest book, God's Plan for Living: A Simple Roadmap to Your IDEAL Kingdom Life.
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On this episode, Ed Rush shares his approach to partnering with God and hearing his voice in business.
The rare few who have spent a significant amount of time in the cockpit of an F-18 fighter jet know the value of strategy and the power of focus. Ed Rush is a speaker, a 5-time #1 bestselling author, and a successful business consultant who has effectively taken the principles that he learned flying faster than the speed of sound and translated them into good business. He’s the author of the new book, God Talks: How to Have a Friendship with God (Even if You’ve Made a Million Mistakes).
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On this episode, Peter Goodwin shares how his company offers exceptional customer service that honors the Lord.
Peter Goodwin is a former Alaskan hunting/adventure guide who now owns and is CEO of Groove Life, a $50 million active/outdoor brand selling silicone rings, belts, wallets, and other everyday accessories.
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On this episode, you’ll have an opportunity to listen to the Introduction chapter from Darren’s new book, The Christ-Centered Company: 37 Biblical Business Habits to Build a Thriving Company That Honors God and Blesses the World. The book is now available on TheologyofBusiness.com and on Amazon in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
On this episode, Brandon West shares how his company operationalizes business as a ministry throughout their organization.
Brandon West founded PHOS Creative at the age of 26 out of his home office. A strategy-first digital marketing agency headquartered in Florida, PHOS’ growth and culture have been highlighted in the Inc. 5000, Gator100, and Florida Trend Magazine. PHOS’ driving passion is to fulfill its mission: to be a company that team members never want to leave, clients can’t do without, and the world is better for and, in so doing, exemplify the love of Jesus Christ.
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On this episode, Tim Hood shares how his organization is partnering with local churches to send their people as missionaries abroad to work in marketplaces around the world.
Tim Hood is President and CEO of Shepherd’s Staff, a missions facilitating organization dedicated to equipping local churches to send their own members as missionaries; the CHURCH is the sender. Tim joined the Shepherd’s Staff team in February 2021. For the past 20 years, he has been involved in missions mobilization, coaching, and training. He previously served in the Middle East and North Africa.
Tim and his family now reside in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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On this episode, Brad Carr shares how his industrial company’s formerly toxic culture became one that now reveals the goodness of God to its team members and customers.
Brad Carr is president and founder of SonicAire. He started the company because of his passion for providing the best engineering solution to a business problem; he saw that no one had a way to keep their plants safe from combustible dust and lint fires. He and his engineers developed a revolutionary new design approach to solve this problem called BarrierAire™.
Brad is committed to running his company on biblical principles and cultivating a company culture that honors the Lord.
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On this episode, Shae Bynes shares a biblical perspective on what it means to work diligently while empowered with God’s grace as opposed to grinding in our own human strength.
Shae Bynes is a passionate storyteller, mentor, and strategist who equips leaders to be catalysts for transformation in the marketplace. Known as “Chief Fire Igniter”, Shae co-founded the Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur movement in 2012, and her most popular book Grace Over Grind: How Grace Will Take Your Business Where Grinding Can’t is shifting the way people live, work, and engage the world around them. Whether she is sharing on platforms publicly or consulting privately, you can expect Shae to deliver an abundance of truth with love, grace, and contagious joy.
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On this episode, real estate investor and leadership trainer Alex Sezer teaches how to craft a vision statement for your company based on a framework he calls the “Five P’s.”
Alex Sezer Jr. is the CEO of Alex Sezer Ventures, which is revolutionizing businesses with biblical truths. From the football field to the boardroom, Alex has excelled as a leader. During his time at Texas A&M University, he was a team captain on the football team and magna cum laude engineering grad.
Shortly after, Alex became the President of two multi-million dollar real estate companies and scaled his personal portfolio to 340 units creatively, using $0 out of his pocket. Now, Alex is following his calling and showing other businesses and individuals how to succeed.
Alex’s focus is organizational improvement through cultural transformation. He is helping Christian business leaders go from Sunday morning inspiration to Monday morning implementation. He specializes in creating cultures that create passionate, profitable, and purpose-driven organizations while using biblical principles. Alex combines the Bible with business, management with a mission, profits with purpose, and culture with Christ.
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On this episode, Alan Barnhart shares why he and his family decided to give away their massive company from the moment they started building it.
Alan Barnhart is the CEO of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, which is in the business of moving heavy stuff … stuff that’s hundreds and thousands of tons ... not on 18-wheelers but on 150-wheelers in some cases. Barnhart Crane & Rigging has grown to be one of the largest Heavy Lift and Heavy Transport organizations in the United States with more than 40 locations across the country and a nationwide reputation for solving problems.
Alan, Eric, and their families decided to give 100% of their highly successful business to charity to keep wealth from taking over their lives. About 50 percent of all company earnings are donated immediately to charity. The remaining 50 percent is used to grow the business, and in 2007, they gave the entire company to National Christian Foundation. Though they still run its daily operations, the brothers will never reap its accrued value; they keep none of it.
Alan and his wife, Katherine, have six children and reside in Tennessee.
On this episode, Jason Davis shares how encouragement can be one of our most powerful tools for reflecting Christ in the workplace.
Jason Davis is a husband, author, speaker, teacher, encourager, and Stewardship Coach. By the leading of the Holy Spirit, he founded Jericho Force Enterprises in Fall 2017. Jericho Force helps kingdom business owners grow into their full potential so they can thrive in 3 primary areas: spiritual growth, personal growth, and business growth.
Jason has helped lead people out of over $310,000 of debt and set aside upward of $100,000 in savings. His impact extends to the organizational level, having trained over 1200 individuals (and counting) on the concepts of leadership development and teamwork.
Jason is a Profit First Professional, John Maxwell Certified Trainer and Coach, a DISCflex Certified Coach, a graduate of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Coach Master Training, Kanban Management Professional, and a Kanban Coaching Professional.
He’s a former football player for Georgia Tech and the author of Fortify: Being Rooted in God’s Plan for Work and Business.
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On this episode, Miranda Carls discusses what’s at stake if we do or don’t share our faith in the workplace.
Miranda is a writer, podcaster, and corporate people and organizational development coach and consultant. After managing the training and professional development functions of a large non-profit, Miranda spent eight years at a successful learning strategy firm where she served in a senior leadership role.
She’s the author of the new book, The Word at Work: Ten Biblical Principles for Christian Professionals (2022). She’s also the host of the Word at Work Podcast where she interviews Christian business leaders and thought leaders within the faith and work movement.
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