Your Purpose is Calling - Christian Business Podcast

029: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Ron Kitchens

In this episode Ron Kitchens, author of the new book Uniquely You: Transforming Your Organization by Becoming the Leader Only You Can Be, talks about his remarkable story of growing up in abject poverty in the Ozarks to becoming a successful CEO. In this episode Ron talks about imposter syndrome, the power of being an authentic leader, and how a single can of Mandarin oranges changed the course of his life.

028: Healing, Prayer, and Hearing God's Voice

Markus Kirwald found God after being healing twice while living in his native Germany. Today Markus works as a Textile Engineer in New York City. He also runs the Ark Healing Rooms, a group that meets every other Saturday in New York City where anyone come and receive prayer for healing. In this episode Markus talks about the power of prayer at work, practical advice for how to be more confident in hearing God’s voice at work, and testimonies of people who have experienced healing.

027: How to Be a Change Agent with Claudia Chan

Claudia Chan is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and Founder of SHE Summit, an annual conference in New York City that promotes gender equality in the global workplace. Claudia Chan is a recognized expert on leadership and social entrepreneurship dedicated to activating individuals and organizations to lead change in the world and advance gender equality. In this episode Claudia talks about growing up in New York City as the daughter of Chinese immigrant parents, how she went from running a women’s entertainment company in the era of Sex and the City to leading a movement for women’s empowerment in the era of the #MeToo movement, and how accepting Christ in her thirties changed her perspective on leadership and success.

026: Prayer, Profits, and Finding Your Niche

Jack and Taylor were newlyweds, co-owners of a video production business, and had just rented office space in January 2015. It was an exciting time but there was just one problem. They did not have a single project booked. With no income and bills coming due they prayed a simple prayer that would change their business, their city, and their life.

025: Unleash Your God-Given Creative Potential with Jenny Randle

Emmy-award winner video producer, speaker, and author Jenny Randle shares her own 10-year journey of saying yes to God's calling for her life and offers practical advice to discover and unleash your own creative potential.

024: Launching a Handbag Line with Purpose (and Profits) with Andres Quintero

Meet handbag designer Andres Quintero. Andres left behind a successful role at an international handbag design company to launch Min and Mon, and handbag line in New York City. But Andres didn't want to launch his line doing business as usual. Along with his wife, Andres brought jobs back to his native country of Columbia, created a high quality product with a fair pricing model for customers, and designed a fun and fresh aesthetic that promotes a positive representation of women. In this episode Andres talks about how his faith helped him overcome the obstacles he faced as he launched his line and double sales each year.

023: From Management Consultant to Full-Time RV'er with Jordan Jones

Jordan Jones graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in business and a prestigious management consulting job waiting for her. Her life was going exactly as she has always planned, but something was wrong. She felt God calling her to something else.

Today, just a few years later, Jordan and her husband Pete run a marketing agency from the road: they are full-time RV’ers. They travel the country in their RV with their dog, Russ, as they build their business and manage marketing for their clients. As a self-described recovering perfectionist, Jordan talks about how life on the road has helped her develop her faith, create community, and discover more about God’s calling for her life.

022: From Corporate Advertising to Urban Church Planter with Chad Rodriguez

Chad Rodriguez was on the corporate fast-track with one of the world's largest advertising agencies in New York City. Then he decided to leave corporate life behind, move his family of five 3,000 miles away, and plant a church in one of the nation's most liberal cities. In this episode Chad talks about how he knew God was calling him out of corporate life and into full-time ministry, how having a heart for ministry informed how he trating clients and co-workers, and practical insight into what evangelism looks like in the workplace.

021: Ambition, Failure, and Finding Purpose with Leadership Coach Marianne Welsh

My guest for this episode is Marianne Welsh. Marianne was an ambitious, rising star in the corporate world, working in the London office of a global consulting firm. But by her early 30’s she felt burned out. She left her job in search of a greater sense of purpose and it was at that time that she accepted Christ. Still unclear on a direction for her career, she followed a tiny bit of passion she had and volunteered for a local charity. It was there she would rediscover a career path she felt called to since college.

Today Marianne is a leadership coach that helps Christians in the marketplace discover, pursue and achieve their own unique calling. Like many of us, Marianne has a story that’s filled with setbacks and wrong turns before she found success.

In this episode we talk about three common obstacles people face in following the career they feel called to, including:

• Feeling too busy and not enough time
  
• Feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to start
• Overcoming past failures

Marianne offers practical advice about how to overcome each one to create a career and a life that’s filled with a deep sense of meaning and purpose.

 

020: Waiting Well for Your Big Break with Film Producer Benjamin Murray

My guest for this episode of the Your Purpose is Calling podcast is film producer Ben Murray. Like many people, Ben came to New York with a dream of breaking into the film industry as a producer. Today, Ben is one of the success stories. He is a director, cinematographer and producer at Incline Productions, a company that develops and produces feature films, episodic television, music videos and commercials.

In this episode Ben talks about:

• The early days of trying to break into show business
• How God provided in lean times when Ben wasn't sure how he was going to make rent
• How he got his big break
• How his faith informs which projects he says yes to