In this episode, Jordan Raynor discusses his book 'Redeeming Your Time' and how entrepreneurs can uniquely struggle to manage their time. He emphasizes the importance of discerning the essential from the noise and finding peace in Christ before seeking productivity. Jordan also explores the concept of grace-based productivity and how Jesus can serve as a model for time management and shares some of the 32 practices from his book, Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Your-Time-Pri...
Jul 30, 2024•40 min•Ep. 304
In this masterclass-style episode of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, we highlight three unique ways that community can shape the lives of entrepreneurs. Dude Perfect's Coby Cotton gives insight into how his tight-knit community of college friends has had to learn how to live as co-founders and leaders of one of the largest entertainment brands in the country. Mickey Peters shares how his lack of community nearly brought him to complete ruin and how finding community has helped him recover...
Jul 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 303
Ricky Dickson, the retired CEO of Blue Bell Ice Cream, joins the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast to discuss his experience leading and scaling a national company through growth and incredible pitfalls. Using his new book, One Scoop at a Time, as a backdrop, Ricky shares how his 40+ year career at Blue Bell started right after college. He gives an overview of the ice cream market and how Blue Bell positioned itself as a high-quality, middle-ground option and talks about the importance of consta...
Jul 16, 2024•37 min•Ep. 302
In this episode of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, Dr. Bryan Loritts joins Joey Honescko and William Norvell to discuss the importance of deep, long-lasting friendships in the context of entrepreneurship. Pulling from his new book, Enduring Friendships: Sticking Together in an Age of Unfriending, Dr. Loritts emphasizes the need for what he calls “soul friends.” These are the people whom we can bear our souls with and who can provide guidance and support in our journeys. He also highlights...
Jul 09, 2024•39 min•Ep. 301
It’s our 300th episode! In this conversation Joey Honescko, Henry Kaestner , and Justin Forman celebrate the growth and evolution of the podcast and the entire Faith Driven Movement. They reflect on all that God has done over the past five years and dive deep into the importance of community for faith-driven entrepreneurs. The three wrestle with the challenges of finding reliable sources of community and reflect on their own entrepreneurial journeys and examine how God has used other entrepreneu...
Jun 25, 2024•41 min•Ep. 300
One of the hardest realities in the life of every Faith Driven Entrepreneur is that things often don't go as planned. Unforeseen circumstances can cause all sorts of issues in a company, and sometimes those circumstances affect the people we employ. In this episode, we're going to look at layoffs. How can we think well about these difficult situations? And how can we love our people, even in the midst of these unfortunate, massive changes? We'll highlight three perspectives starting with Vic Ho ...
Jun 18, 2024•34 min•Ep. 299
Why would a founder decide to never fire anyone? Dylan Wilk , CEO of Human Nature, joins the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast to share the story behind the company’s no firing policy and to explain why he believes grace and forgiveness are the greatest HR policies. He recounts a situation where an employee stole from the company and instead of firing him, Dylan chose to forgive and help him change. This experience led Dylan to establish a written no firing policy and build an ecosystem of suppo...
Jun 11, 2024•34 min•Ep. 298
Imagine you’ve reached every expected height of success before you turned 25 and then God tells you to leave it behind. How would you respond? Dylan Wilk experienced incredible entrepreneurial highs at a young age. He flew to work in a helicopter, traveled by private jet, and kept Ferraris and Porches in his garage. And then, one day, a tragedy caused him to take a long look at his life. God called him to walk away from the business that had given him worldly success so that he could experience ...
Jun 04, 2024•28 min•Ep. 297
Entrepreneurs have the ability to create a workplace where people can flourish, but we have to act on that ability in order to make that happen. So in this masterclass-style episode, we're going to dive in a little deeper on this topic. The episode is organized in three parts, heart, head, and hands. Author Andy Crouch will kick us off by talking about the responsibility and opportunity entrepreneurs have to create good work and good rest for their employees. This section is all about heart chan...
May 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 296
Jared Orton is the President of the Savannah Bananas, a baseball team unlike any you’ve seen before. They create an entertainment experience that’s part dance performance, part trick plays, and part competitive baseball. Jared has experienced all the ups and downs that come from innovating in a space with a legacy. Since the organization’s founding in 2016, he and the team have had their share of doubters. But they’ve faithfully stayed true to their mission: to create something fun and joyful fo...
May 21, 2024•40 min•Ep. 295
Culture can be a bit of a buzzword. What does it really mean for a company to have values and an identity? And how can leaders of those companies make sure those values don’t just become another page on the website or words on a wall in the office? In this episode of Stories of the Movement, we’ll hear about Booster, one of the largest school fundraising companies in the country. They’ve built a culture unlike any other in their team of nearly 1,000 employees. And Chris Carneal , the founder and...
May 14, 2024•28 min•Ep. 294
In this episode, Joey Honescko , Henry Kaestner , and Justin Forman discuss the themes of battling idolatry and identity in entrepreneurship. They emphasize the importance of seeking the Holy Spirit and aligning one's identity with Christ, share personal experiences of wrestling with idolatry and the need for approval, and highlight the significance of meditating on God's Word, seeking counsel, and being aware of one's tendencies towards willfulness or waiting on God. Join in on this riff sessio...
May 07, 2024•34 min•Ep. 293
The best way to fight against idolatry is to seek the voice of God. So, what does that actually look like? In this episode, we're going to hear three perspectives from three incredible leaders around the world. We'll head first to the UK to hear from priest and author, Nicky Gumbel for a chat he had with Henry about a framework he has for hearing the voice of God. Then, we'll make our way to the U S for another conversation with Kim Avery , business coach, and author of the prayer powered entrep...
Apr 30, 2024•29 min•Ep. 292
What do you get when you mix a trained physicist, a seminary grad, an entrepreneur, and a Silicon valley venture capitalist? In the case of this episode, you get an awesome guest who somehow checks all those boxes. Phil Chen is the CEO of cold electric and the owner of the new Taipei Kings, a basketball team, in the recently founded Taiwanese pro league. It also happens to be where past podcast, guests and faith driven entrepreneur, Jeremy Lin plays. Phil's career is wide reaching and impressive...
Apr 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 291
Imagine you're a young entrepreneur with a lot of promise. You've got grit. You've got vision. You've even read zero to one. And recently you acquired some substantial wealth. But there's still one problem. You and your partner have had some pretty strong disagreements and it's time to part ways. For the most part, you've done all the hard work. You've carried this partner on your back at different points. So when it comes time to split the assets, The choice seems obvious: you keep the better h...
Apr 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 290
In this edition of the “riff,” Patrick Lencioni joins Henry Kaestner for a short conversation about some of the hidden idols of entrepreneurship. Then, Joey, Justin, and Henry dive further in, examining how we easily turn good things into gods. Justin and Henry share how they have learned to fight against the temptation of “safe” idols by practicing disciplines of confession, community, and prayer. Want to join in on the riff? Send your thoughts to podcast@faithdrivenentrepreneur.org or comment ...
Apr 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 289
“For every church we plant, we need to start a business.” - Mark Batterson Can Faith Driven Entrepreneurs really partner with their churches? What would that partnership even look like? In last week’s episode, we talked about the need for partnerships between entrepreneurs and pastors. In this episode, we highlight the voices of three pastors– Mark Batterson , Chip Ingram , and John Mark Comer –who have seen the power of working alongside entrepreneurs for the good of their communities. We belie...
Mar 26, 2024•34 min•Ep. 288
Entrepreneur: what is your relationship like with your church? (We really want to know!) Church leaders and entrepreneurs have the potential to be radical partners who influence and impact communities for the glory of God together. But often, we find a strange divide between these two groups that interferes with the good work they could be doing together. That’s why in this week’s podcast episode Justin Forman and Barna Group’s David Kinnaman will be talking about ways the church can become bett...
Mar 19, 2024•31 min•Ep. 287
Everyone has different end goals for what they’d call ultimate success, but most of us are chasing after something. For many entrepreneurs, “going public” stands as the ultimate sign that you’ve truly “made it.” And if that’s the case, then today’s guest, Renji Bijoy , is on the verge of making it. But that’s not what keeps him going. Renji is the CEO and Founder of Immersed, the company behind the world’s most used AR/VR app on the planet. In an industry full of potential dangers where Christia...
Mar 12, 2024•32 min•Ep. 286
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and special guest host Mike Sharrow join the show to take a candid look at how entrepreneurs can overcome the challenges they face in their personal and professional relationships. Dr. Eggerichs is a renowned counselor and author, as well as the founder of Love and Respect, a ministry that grew from the success of his best-selling marriage book of the same name and has expanded to include teachings and resources on business, leadership, and communication in addition to marr...
Mar 05, 2024•35 min•Ep. 285
Do you ever feel like you're so fixated on what you're building next that you forget to look at the opportunities right in front of you? Right now people around the world are looking for meaning, purpose, and value. And many of them are searching for those things through their jobs. So that means you, as a founder, have a chance to provide these people with the very thing they long for most. In this episode, we talk to Stephen Phelan , the Chief Pastoral Officer of Movement Mortgage about the ra...
Feb 27, 2024•27 min•Ep. 284
Why would an entrepreneur start a Mortgage company in the midst of the housing crisis? In this new segment called “Stories of the Movement,” we take a narratively compelling, high-production look at the work of Faith Driven Entrepreneurs living out their call to create. The goal is to unite the movement through stories because every Faith Driven Entrepreneur, no matter what industry or what community, focuses their attention on solving problems in the world. The details may differ, but the plot ...
Feb 20, 2024•28 min•Ep. 283
The middle of February is often filled with commercialized images of love. Flowers, chocolates, those little chalky tasting heart candies with sweet messages. It all revolves around Valentine’s Day. And in between booking restaurant reservations or talking about how you reject the hallmark holiday, we might stop to ask ourselves, what do we really love? Most of us know the right answers here: family, friends, God. As entrepreneurs, we love our work and what it affords us. And, let’s face it, a l...
Feb 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 282
Can we just be honest with ourselves and admit that, for most of us, our prayer lives stink? We all know we’re supposed to pray. We’ve read where Paul tells us to pray without ceasing. Maybe we’ve even tried instilling new habits, only to have them fall apart shortly after we test them out. It might even feel defeating at this point–as if prayer is just another task we can’t work into our chaotic schedules and the regular ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Is it even possible for entrepreneurs t...
Feb 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 281
In this conversation, Jordan Raynor challenges the belief that the only way our work matters for eternity is if we use it to share the gospel, arguing that our work has intrinsic value to God. He’ll build upon half truths to make them whole by tracing the story back to what he calls “the first commission:” the command to be ambassadors for God on this earth, creating culture in ways that honor and glorify him now and for all eternity. Entrepreneur, this is your calling. To create and innovate fo...
Jan 30, 2024•32 min•Ep. 280
As Christians, we can easily get wrapped up in this belief that the church is on the losing side of history. We feel the shifting winds of culture blow away from us. We hear story after story of major church leaders either leaving the faith or succumbing to some sort of moral failure. It makes sense to ask ourselves: where are our wins? Where does the Church have victory in times like this? In this episode of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, Henry Kaestner and Justin Forman bring some clar...
Jan 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 279
Entrepreneurs are on the cusp of a mental health crisis. Anxiety. Depression. Loneliness. These are just as familiar as innovation, grit, and leadership. We feel the stress that comes from building something new. We carry the burden of our teams, knowing they and their families have trusted us and the vision we’ve been given. Entrepreneurship can be heavy, but there are ways we can lighten the load. That’s why today we’re going to highlight three expert voices that help us see how we can manage ...
Jan 16, 2024•29 min•Ep. 278
The New Year brings new opportunities to examine our goals, to get focused both personally and professionally. So how do we do this well? How do we establish goals that actually get done? How do we make sure those goals align with our faith? And most importantly, how do we stop ourselves when we start putting our value in the things we achieve? In this special edition of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast, we’ll highlight conversations Rusty, Henry, and William have had with expert leaders Jo...
Jan 09, 2024•36 min•Ep. 277
Entrepreneurs build things. We create. Innovate. We follow in God’s footsteps by forming new things. But, how often do we think about our own formation? How our habits and our work are shaping us into becoming certain kinds of people? This week on the show, Rusty talks with Jeff Haanen , the founder and former executive director of the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and the author of the recently released book: “Working From the Inside Out: A Brief Guide to Inner Work That Transforms Our Out...
Dec 12, 2023•31 min•Ep. 276
Entrepreneurs often navigate unique challenges while holding onto their faith values, but what about those who work in unconventional spaces, like tattoo studios? In this episode, Henry and William are joined by Sara and Rodney Carrera , the duo behind Anomaly Lifestyle Art and Tattoo in Plano, Texas. Sara handles most of the business while Rodney is They open up about the challenges and victories of their entrepreneurial journey, their hope for the tattoo industry, and the intersection of faith...
Dec 05, 2023•32 min•Ep. 275
