Your Purpose is Calling - Christian Business Podcast

039: Radical Hospitality with Two Hands Restaurant Owner Giles Russell

My guest for this episode is Giles Russell, owner of the popular New York restaurant Two Hands with locations in Tribeca, Nolita, and Williamsburg. Giles shares his story from surfing at Bondi Beach in his native Australia to becoming a successful restaurant owner in one of the most competitive cities in the world. Giles also talks about how practicing radical hospitality has turned a career into a calling and how to practice radical hospitality in any business or career. 

038: How to Balance Contentment and Ambition with Aisha Taylor

My guest for this episode is Aisha Taylor. Aisha works for one of the largest tech companies in the world: Google. It was the last place she thought she would end up when she was getting her MBA at U.C. Berkeley, but as she explains in this episode, Aisha discovered that our calling doesn’t always look the way we think it will. In this episode Aisha shares her story as well as how she balances contentment and ambition in her work and life.

037: How to Trust God When You’re Unemployed

My guest today is Eric Velez, a video technician and talented worship leader. Today Eric has his dream job at Facebook but it wasn't that long ago that Eric found himself in a new city, with a job that didn't pan out, and no new job prospects on the horizon. In a story filled with plot twists and turns, Eric shares how he walked through a season that tested his faith and how God was faithful to provide not only a new dream job, but a new ministry as well. 

036: How to Create a Life You Love with Ashley Abercrombie

My guest for this episode is Ashley Abercrombie, author of the new book Rise of the Truth Teller: Own Your Story, Tell it Like It Is, and Live with Holy Gumption. Ashley is a wife, mom of two boys, and co-pastor of Liberty Church Downtown in New York City with her husband Cody.

In this episode Ashley talks about fulfilling a 20-year dream to become a full-time writer, how she managed to write a book with a toddler and a newborn baby, and her own personal story of learning to live authentically. 

In this episode Ashley shares how learning to live authentically transformed her marriage, motherhood, ministry and friendships. She also shares how owning our story can be a powerful force for change in our communities. 

If you’ve ever had a dream but felt like it wasn’t happening fast enough (or at all) then you won’t want to miss this episode. 

035: Diversity, Inclusion and Staying the Course with April Crichlow

My guest today is April Crichlow, Vice President of Global Customer Marketing and Diversity and Inclusion Lead at SAP Ariba - one of the largest technology companies in the world. Recently named one of the top 100 minority executives, April’s story is unique. She is one of the few women minority executives working in technology today but, as you’ll hear in a moment, April is committed to changing that. 

 

April has a high powered career doing work that she is deeply passionate about, but not that long ago she struggled to find a deeper purpose in her work. Blessed with a successful career and beautiful family, April longed to connect the dots between her work and the unique calling God had for her life.  

 

In this episode April shares her story and the shift that accelerated her career - and her purpose.

034: How to Get Unstuck with Matt Perman

Have you ever felt stuck in your career, business or ministry? My guest today literally write the book on a Christian approach to productivity. Matt Perman is the author of "How to Get Unstuck: Breaking Through The Barriers to Your Creativity." In this episode Matt talks about the most common reasons why Christians get stuck and a bible-based approach to breaking through those barriers to get more done. This episode is perfect for Christian leaders, business owners, ministry leaders or anyone who wants to learn more about aligning our daily tasks and to-do's with the truth of God's word and His unique calling for our life. 

033: God and Money: An interview with John Cortines and Gregory Baumer

In this episode John Cortines and Gregory Baumer, co-authors of the new book, "True Riches: What Jesus Really Said About God and Money." As students in Harvard's MBA program John and Greg had a bright future of financial freedom and luxury ahead of them when they felt God calling them in a new direction. In this episode John and Greg share their very personal journey of redefining the meaning of money, success and financial freedom. John and Greg share lots of practical advice about financial stewardship, the temptation to keep up with the Joneses, and how anyone can begin experiencing greater peace in their finances. 

032: Conversations with a Christian Venture Capitalist with Chris Conant

Chris Conant is a Christian venture capitalist. As Managing Director for the Monmouth Society, Chris has a mission to connect Christian investors to companies that have a shared vision of kingdom impact. An accomplished CEO, Chris launched the Monmouth Society after successfully starting, building and selling three advertising agencies. In this episode Chris talks about how to create a culture based on kingdom principles, the power of investing in kingdom-minded businesses, and advice for business owners that are just starting out. 

031: From Corporate Executive to Full-Time Ministry with Matt Sadler

Matt Sadler had a 30-year career as a Corporate Executive in finance before making a career change in his early 50's to full-time vocational ministry. In this episode Matt talks about leading well in business and ministry, the importance of having vision, and how an unexpected career change in mid-life became a whole new calling. 

030: How to Go From Surviving to Thriving in Your Business

In this episode business coach Jennifer Banks talks about how to grow your business from a struggling startup to a highly profitable company. As a former small business consultant for a global management consulting firm, Jennifer has worked with hundreds of business owners to become profitable with purpose. In this episode Jennifer talks about the common pitfalls entrepreneurs face and how to escape what she calls the "vicious cycle" of a startup mindset.