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Lori Joe Brown - President & Owner of Lord Agency Inc. shares her faith and her journey including being a “PK” (Preacher’s Kid) in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York; watching her parents help people that wandered through the church doors; the surprise divorce of her parents when she was ten; her disappointment, anger, and distrust with God; living with her dad but seeing her mom on weekends; dad got caught up in white-collar crime and fled; how her distrust of God and both parents impacted relationships; how John 15:16 became a foundational scripture for her; memorizing scripture to make the pain and hurt stop; standing in the power and authority as image bearers of Christ Jesus; working her way through college and eventually earning her Masters from NYU; how a college project on the on-boarding process at American Express led to her into an on-boarding role with the Company; her pivot into entrepreneurship and her own executive coaching business; living her faith “out loud”; the importance of a company understanding what kind of culture they want to have; the balancing act of caring for employees and still achieving the financial bottom line; the importance and benefit of a diverse workforce; and so much more!

https://www.lorijoebrown.com/

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Dana Roefer - Vice President of Faith Driven Entrepreneur Coaching Services - including or growing up in the Church but coming to Christ through Young Life in high school; wrestled with God in the early years; the decision not to go to college right after high school; YWAM Discipleship Training School; having honest dialogue with God; originally thinking she’d go into social work (and she would have been “awful!”); a college course correction to communications; a pivot to entrepreneurship; the challenges of working fully remote and authentically connecting with someone else; a lifelong desire to learn; creating a learning environment where students get to lead out of obedience and passion; the difficult ending to the school; how connecting with Faith Driven Entrepreneur and their project for teens turned into another career pivot; helping high capacity leaders; the LifePlan tool; the importance of knowing what you don’t want to do; the great work that Faith Driven Entrepreneur does; the Kingdom impact of knowing yourself in who God’s made you and what you’re good at; and much more!

https://faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/

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Sheldon Peters - retired Marine, MBA-trained leader, and operations strategist - shares his journey of faith including growing up Seventh Day Adventist but never having a relationship with Christ; a pivot away from the Church; living a life directed by the flesh as a marine; coming back to the Church like a prodigal son; worldly leadership vs. servant leadership; getting humbled by being let go from a job; how the worst interview of his life turned into a job offer; clarity in the humbling; being a man and defining masculinity; the dichotomy of going from cheating in his first marriage to co-leading a marriage ministry group; “fast forward the tape”; joining the marines as a combat videographer; getting a bachelor’s in Project Management; journaling and the importance of evaluating our lives; Christians that just want to be fed; hoarding knowledge, skills, and abilities; doing what God has called you to do in partnership with Him; and so much more!

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Dr. Alicia Newsome - Functional Medicine and Lifestyle Physician, Executive Health Coach, International Speaker, and Three-Time Bestselling Author - shares her faith and how it informs her work including an altar call at five years old; challenges in her youth and a rededication to Christ at seventeen; a bold act of confession that led to freedom; growing up in a difficult environment that contributed to her rebellion; understanding “the suburbs”; realizing her dream of becoming a doctor; a divorce and health challenges that led her to a functional medicine doctor; various career pivots including chiropractic medicine, pharmaceutical consulting, and her virtual practice; how a miscarriage helped sharpen the focus of what she wanted to do for work; a body vs. car analogy that helps get to the root of our health issues; the gap in women’s health research; the effects of heightened cortisol; the importance of pausing and being still; the Cortisol Compass Experience; stressors on the body; the power and need for prayerful gratitude; praying bold prayers; and so much more!

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In this episode there are moments of audio distortion for the guest. Though unfortunate, the distortion is limited and does not take away from this powerful episode.

Joshua & Marissa Banks - a CPA and a Neuroplasticity Coach respectively - share their story, their faith and their work including Marissa growing up in the Assemblies of God church with grandparents that were Chaplains; struggling with questions due to challenges in the Church and familial health challenges; requiring your brain; Joshua’s family was also in ministry as he grew up; building his relationship with Christ around 17 years old; treating his faith as “fire insurance”; Marissa’s faith navigation in college; her Jonah moments; the importance of forgiveness; Joshua’s entry into the Army and then pivot into politics and a change to accounting; Marissa’s desire to be a missionary and then a writer and then a singer and then business school; Marissa’s health struggles led her to become a coach in helping others rewire their brains; Marissa’s childbirth trauma; how the Word of God helps you require your brain; dealing with grief through the Word; the way Joshua brings his faith to his accountant role; brain fog; and so much more!

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Chuck Worley - Founder of Worley’s Home Services, Always Be Branding Mastermind, and Speaker - shares his journey of adversity, faith, and overcoming including growing up in a Catholic family; being led to Christ at an Amway meeting; the impact of his wife “deciding to be single”; how sucking at school laid the foundation for his career; going to the Apprentice School at Newport News; turning a low GPA into success by out-working everyone; where his entrepreneurial drive came from; how a difficult divorce and a bad business deal (selling a $2 million dollar company for $1); the four words that have been the glue holding him together his entire life; how a spontaneous kiss with an acquaintance led to a relationship (and more!); going back into business with his son; the significance of him always wearing his company colors (green and orange); coaching companies to Always Be Branding; and much more!

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Art Serna Jr. - Christian entrepreneur, speaker, and author invites us into his story of faith and how his faith impacts his work including being born in Mexico but growing up in the States; growing up in a Catholic home; how his grandfather was the “legacy maker” in his faith; his brother’s influence on his faith; seeking Truth and the Father’s love; the conviction of the Holy Spirit in high school; a youth pastor prophesying a calling for speaking over his life; sharing his testimony as valedictorian; wanting to be an architect and switching to astronomy; joining AmeriCorp and developing a heart for children and families that need help and support; how an appreciation for the power of stories led to writing his own book, “The Unknowns Rising”; wealth as a Christ follower; connecting poverty to pain; faith and works; mentoring and creating learning communities; how the water helps him feel connected to the Lord; and much more!

https://unknownsrising.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKQNK8W6

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Bill High - Founder and CEO of Legacy Stone - shares his testimony and his legacy work including growing up with a dad who was the eldest of 8 and a mom who dad met in Japan; being one of six children; the impact of his dad dying from cancer when Bill was twelve; neighbors sharing the gospel with his family; how his brother showed him how to read and study the Bible; how a journaling assignment in seventh grade helped navigate grieving and became a lifelong practice; the unexpected gift and lesson of a Christmas bicycle; God as a Father to the fatherless and a Defender of the widow; reading the Bible cover to cover each year; “the friendship of God”; feeling God calling him to tend the flock; going to Law School and practicing law; a pivot to “connect the doers with the donors”; how working with the Hobby Lobby family influenced his legacy work; raising our families up to be part of a team; testing a vision/mission/values for your family; having a biblical culture in our families; how the book, “The Legacy Life” came to be; the difference between “leaving something behind” vs. “what you’re setting in motion”; and much more!

https://legacystone.com/

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