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Kent Lapp Podcast

Kent Lappkentlapp.com
A conversational podcast discussing Business, Faith, and Life. Kent was raised Amish-Mennonite, has founded or grown a handful of companies, eats a lot of meat, enjoys Crossfit, and lives in Nashville TN with his wife and five kids.
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KLP #103 | Dr. Josh Renkens on Chiropractic, Supplements, & Dry Needling

Kent talks to Dr. Josh Renkens about his Chiropractic business as well as, daily supplements, dry needling, cryotherapy, and much more. Exclusive Offer: Click on the link below, sign up to the KLP Newsletter, and get Josh Renkens suggested daily supplements list. https://www.kentlapp.com/listen/klp103joshrenkens --- Josh is the owner of Resilient Health & Performance in Brentwood TN. He is a Dr. of Chiropractic with a Physical Therapy twist. Dr. Renkens has worked with athletes from the NFL,...

Apr 06, 20212 hr 10 min

KLP #102 | Jerremy Newsome on Cults, Stock Tips, and Forrest Gump

Kent is joined by entrepreneur, author, and financial guru, Jerremy Newsome. Jerremy shares how he went from growing up in a religious cult to becoming successful in the stock market, and it started with an investment tip from Forrest Gump. --- Jerremy Newsome has built a reputation as one of the foremost pioneers in ‘fiscal therapy.’ His vigor and drive for helping communities, families and individuals grow their financial literacy is second to none. Jerremy created and launched his company Rea...

Apr 01, 20212 hr 12 min

KLP #101 | Fadi Bousamra & Chad Stephens

We brought back Fadi Bousamra & Chad Stephens to talk with Kent about all things COVID. Let's face it, there is a lot that just doesn't make sense surrounding the Corona Virus and it's origins, so we talked it out. Fadi and Chad team up to bring an interesting perspective about China, the lab investigations, and the new vaccine. We think you'll enjoy it. --- ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP features long-form, in-person conversations that explore and inform. » The KLP Trailer: https://...

Mar 30, 20211 hr 45 min

KLP #100 | Patrick Miller & Allen Dixon

We are excited to give you our 100th episode of the KLP. For this episode Kent is joined by two of his closest friends, Patrick Miller and Allen Dixon. The guys share some uncharted territory as they unpack some of their past and give insight into the meaning of life and the challenges it brings. --- ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP features long-form, in-person conversations that explore and inform. » The KLP Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4 » About the KLP: https://www.kentlapp.com/...

Mar 26, 20212 hr 3 min

KLP #099 | Gregory Byerline

Gregory Byerline talks with Kent about the magic of great photography, the role of art in society, the gift of sex when experienced by design, the beauty of music, and much more. --- Gregory is a Commercial Photographer at Journeys, as well as a freelance photographer. He is also an ultra runner, and podcaster/producer for three podcasts. Links below. Producer of Someone Like Me podcast for End Slavery Tennessee Host/Creator of Collected Clan podcast and Woodmont Neighbors podcast Principle of G...

Mar 18, 20212 hr 17 min

KLP #098 | Brian Adams

Brian Adams talks with Kent about commercial real estate, the stock market, inflation, and the future of office space following the pandemic. --- Brian Adams is the President and founder of Excelsior Capital, where he spearheads the investor relations and capital markets arms of the firm. He has 10 years of experience in real estate private equity. You can find out more about Brian and Excelsior Capital at https://www.excelsiorgp.com/brian-adams/ --- ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP featur...

Mar 16, 20211 hr 52 min

KLP #097 | Pieter Valk

Pieter Valk talks with Kent about his belief that we are here by design, and part of that design is that sex is for marriage, and marriage is for a man and a women. Yet, he is openly gay. --- Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor who founded EQUIP in the summer of 2014. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with Highest Honors in Chemistry in 2013. After graduating, Pieter studied at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for a year with a focus on Lay Leadership and Culture-making. As...

Mar 11, 20212 hr 12 min

KLP #096 | Sam Allberry

Sam Allberry talks with Kent about some hard questions facing Christianity today. Questions like, Is there a God, what’s the purpose of scripture, what to make of Hell, what are the non-negotiable beliefs, and much more. Join us as we dive in to Christian Apologetics to help shed some light on these important topics. --- Sam is a pastor, apologist, regular conference speaker, editor for the Gospel Coalition, and visiting professor at Cedarville University. He is the author of a number of books, ...

Mar 04, 20211 hr 52 min

KLP #095 | Joanna Barbera

Joanna Barbera talks with Kent about her meditation & mindfulness practice, while incorporating her passion and experience with music and songwriting, as well as helpful breathing exercises, her experiences with Ayahuasca and more. --- Joanna is a Nashville-based mindfulness mentor, intuitive guide, Kundalini Yoga and meditation instructor and a singer / songstress and performer. Combining her love of spirituality and music, she founded Music City Mindfulness to offer a variety of simple, ye...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 42 min

KLP #094 | Karyl Fowler

Karyl Fowler talks with Kent about why and how she founded Transmute, how supply chains currently work and what the far-reaching implications are for Blockchain technology, lessons she learned from a recent fund-raising round, what being a female founder is like in the tech space, surveillance capitalism, international trade agreements and more. --- Karyl is co-founder & CEO of Transmute, a startup in Austin TX that is implementing trust that scales by leveraging blockchain technology to str...

Feb 12, 20211 hr 18 min

KLP #093 | Jason Fields

Jason Fields talks with Kent about his exceptional life-story and the remarkable evidences of God along the way. --- If you're enjoying this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 45 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests as well as new listeners. Click here: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw​​ ​ Thx! --- ABOUT the Kent Lapp Podcast: » The KLP features long-form, in-person conversations that explore a...

Feb 09, 20212 hr 1 min

KLP #092 | Guy Goldstein

Guy Goldstein talks w/ Kent about his story, what led to the founding of WriterDuet, the common denominator's of successful screenwriter's and scriptwriter's, switching between the brain's business mode and creative mode, some of his favorite business principles and a bunch more. --- Guy is the Founder and CEO of WriterDuet, a simple and powerful scriptwriting tool that allows scriptwriters and screenwriters to collaborate, outline, create and edit virtually; in real time. --- If you're enjoying...

Feb 06, 20211 hr 30 min

KLP #091 | Jonathan K. Dodson

Jonathan Dodson talks with Kent about his experience donating one of his kidneys and how that has led to multiple meaningful conversations, his book Our Good Crisis, Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes, how he got into ministry, church in a post-pandemic age, the cultural forces we're experiencing in the church today, and much more. --- Jonathan Dodson is the founding pastor of City Life Church in Austin, TX which he started with his wife, Robie, and a small group of people. They have thr...

Feb 03, 20211 hr 49 min

KLP #090 | Arielle Isaac Norman

Arielle Isaac Norman talks with Kent about being raised Mormon, her transition into becoming a polyamorous lesbian, her vision for the Republican Party, why America is so divided and what to do about it, and plenty more. --- Arielle Isaac Norman is an Austin-based, nationally touring comedian & a polyamorous post-Mormon lesbian. As both a standup comic and the host of the Gender Fluids podcast, Norman is a boundary-pushing queer with a dark sensibility. Her newest podcast, Make America Get A...

Jan 27, 20211 hr 47 min

KLP #089 | Matt Alvarez (@soundshedstudios)

Matt Alvarez (owner, @soundshedstudios) talks with Kent about getting the call from Joe Rogan to build his new podcast studio in Austin TX, the super-short timeline he had to get it done, outfitting the cylindrical room for good audio, dealing w/ a few haters of Joe's new space, the future of the podcast industry, tips for setting up a good studio, and plenty more. --- This podcast is brought to you by Sister India. Sister India is a community where you and I can join together to bring hope and ...

Jan 26, 20211 hr 13 min

KLP #088 | Defunding the Police to Fund Abortions, Managing Both a Career in Tech and Motherhood and More w/ Colleen Reidelbach

Colleen Reidelbach talks with Kent about the social and political changes in Austin TX, the city's move to defund the police while using those funds for abortions, how she successfully navigates her full time career in tech while being a mom, her work at Acklen Avenue and much more. "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?" --- Colleen is a diplomatic communicator, strategic thinker, and Arabic speaker with policy experience on state and federal levels and over two years of overseas exp...

Jan 22, 20211 hr 39 min

KLP #087 | Missional & Leadership Strategies of the Austin Stone & Much More w/ Todd Engstrom

Todd Engstrom talks with Kent about his journey from chemistry to ministry, the culture of Austin TX, missional & leadership strategies of the Austin Stone Community Church, non-celebrity church culture, parenting, and much more. --- Todd is the Executive Pastor of Ministry Strategies at The Austin Stone Community Church, in Austin TX. He has served in a variety of capacities at The Austin Stone with his greatest involvement being in leadership development, missional communities, pastoral ov...

Jan 21, 20212 hr 6 min

KLP #086 | Forbes 30 under 30, Faith in Tech, Founding Immersed & the Future of Virtual Workspaces w/ Renji Bijoy

Renji Bijoy talks with Kent about founding his tech startup "immersed", why Elon Musk is his dream mentor, being named one of Forbe's 30 under 30, how he incorporates his faith into the fast-paced world of tech, and how virtual reality is changing the future of workspaces forever, his story and much more. --- Renji is the founder and CEO of immersed, a tech startup in Austin TX that has raised over $4m to date, and is partnered with Facebook to build VR offices. Renji lives in Austin TX with his...

Jan 12, 20211 hr 57 min

KLP #085 | Healthcare in America, Abortion's Link to Contraception & Selling for $100m w/ Andy Schoonover

Andy Schoonover talks with Kent about the state of health care in America, why it's so broken and what to do about it, the data supporting the advocacy of contraception for pregnancy care centers but the opposition this view faces, what non-profits can learn from for-profit businesses, as well as selling his company for over $100m, renting the Facebook party house to the real Mark Zuckerberg (as seen in the movie The Social Network), business and leadership principles he builds and leads by and ...

Jan 05, 20212 hr 25 min

KLP #084 | Josh Scott

Josh Scott talks with Kent about Progressive Christianity, Richard Rohr, the Transgender Movement and more. --- Josh has been a pastor for the last two decades. He is now the lead pastor of Gracepointe Church. The focus of his work is reimagining, reframing, and reclaiming faith through a Progressive Christian lens. Josh is married to Carla, and they live in Nashville with their five kids and labradoodle, Lucy. Visit https://www.gracepointe.net to learn more about this church. --- This podcast i...

Dec 29, 20202 hr 10 min

KLP #083 | Cole Schafer

Cole Schafer talks with Kent about why his creative writing is provocative, the differences between creative writing and copywriting, effective copywriting tips, insights from the Amish on Masculine & Feminine energies, his story, his books, and much more. --- Cole writes pretty words and sells things for a living. He is an accomplished copywriter and creative writer, having written for such brands as Entrepreneur Magazine, The Hustle, Bowflex and Onnit. Check out his work at https://www.hon...

Dec 22, 20202 hr 1 min

KLP #082 | Chase & Katie Kemp

Chase & Katie Kemp tell the heartbreaking story of losing their 5 year old son, Job, to cancer in 2017. Death stings and cancer sucks, but this is ultimately a story of hope. The two goals for this episode are: a) To point people to the hope found only in Christ when enduring suffering. b) To encourage those who have experienced a similar loss. --- Chase is the country's largest owner / operator of the franchise, Hoodz, and lives in Nashville TN with his wife Katie and their three children. ...

Dec 17, 20202 hr 51 min

#081 | Allen Dixon & Mac Harper

Allen Dixon, Mac Harper & Kent share their favorite stories, experiences and learnings from 2020. Buckle up. --- Allen Dixon is a top-producing real estate agent and investor in Nashville. Mac Harper is a recent graduate from the Police Academy and serves as a police officer in middle TN. --- If you're enjoying this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 45 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get gu...

Dec 10, 20202 hr 48 min

#080 | Andrew McGarrity

Andrew McGarrity talks with Kent about raising venture capital, Bright Trip, traveling with kids and more. --- Andrew is the co-founder and CEO of BrightTrip. He was also the founder and CEO of Thrivist, which he successfully sold to Ingram Content Group in 2017. He also has a background in International Relations. In the early 2000’s Andrew worked at the US Department of State and the White House where he facilitated Presidential Delegations to ceremonial events around the world and coordinated...

Dec 08, 20201 hr 36 min

#079 | Ray Ortlund

Ray Ortlund talks with Kent about his recent Elk hunt, why he wrote his latest book on the rampant issue of porn, why porn is a personal integrity and social justice issue, and why he sees it as the single biggest stumbling-block sidelining men today, as well as a deep dive on the theology of suffering (does God allow suffering? does suffering come from God? the 3 categories of suffering, the final and ultimate healing from suffering, etc), and finally, he shares some lessons from the sixties an...

Dec 04, 20201 hr 4 min

#078 | T.J. Tims

TJ Tims talks with Kent about why he chose to write his PhD thesis on Plausibility Structures and the New Commandment (John 13:34-35), the 5 keys of Plausibility Structures and their significance in everyday thoughts, beliefs and actions, plus what worked and what didn’t in the recent pastoral succession at Immanuel Nashville, what it was like to fill founding pastor Ray Ortlund’s shoes, how the Lord called him into full time pastoral ministry, and much more. --- T.J. (Thomas Jason) Tims is the ...

Dec 02, 20202 hr 12 min

#077 | Dr. Dustin Howard

Dr. Dustin Howard is the founder and chief trainer and therapist for Dr. Dustin Howard Physical Therapy where they provide concierge physical therapy and personal training for active adults to move from painful to painfree and fit. REMINDER: We are launching the first ever book club on the KLP and I think this could be really great. Basically a group of us will read one book per month, and at the end of the month we’ll discuss the book, together, on the podcast. It's totally free, and you can jo...

Nov 27, 20201 hr 26 min

#076 | Fadi Bousamra

Fadi Bousamra comes back to the studio to discuss how solar energy and fossil fuels make energy MORE expensive, the basics of how global trade works, have NAFTA explained, how Trump won the immigrant vote, and much more. Fadi is the Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, overseeing $3.4 billion in defined benefit assets, $375 million defined contribution and approximately $1 billion in operating cash. So needless to say,...

Nov 25, 20202 hr 27 min

#075 | Stephen Mansfield

New York Times Best-selling author and political commentator Stephen Mansfield joins the show to discuss the big names in politics, including Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Amy Coney Barrett. We also discuss what's next for the Trump family, Mike Pence and the Republican Party, the seeming mismanagement of the Trump campaign, the state of the country, the path forward and more. Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and a popular speaker who also leads a media trai...

Nov 20, 20201 hr 7 min

#074 | Justin Biltonen

We are joined by Justin Biltonen of 3 Doors Down as he tells us about how he became the bassist for 3 Doors Down, playing at Trump's inauguration, the hit song "Kryptonite", and Justin's assessment of country music, among much more. Southern born and bred, Justin Biltonen is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter known as the bassist for alt-rock tastemakers 3 Doors Down. Justin is currently celebrating the release of his single “Worth Hanging Onto.” --- If you're enjoying this podcast, would you p...

Nov 17, 20201 hr 56 min
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