Anchoring Hope Ministries

Welcome to another episode of Anchoring Hope with host David Mansilla! In this episode, we shine a light on faith, purpose, and kingdom impact with special guest Steve Kaloper. Steve is a devoted Christian leader, advisor, and speaker who spent over 20 years in corporate business before transitioning into full-time ministry support. His life mission? To serve 1,000 ministries, organizations, and f...

Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Anchoring Hope Podcast with host David Mansilla! In this episode, David is joined by Arlie Haddix, the Chief Executive Officer at Operation Stand Down Tennessee (OSDTN). Arlie is a retired Air Force intelligence analyst who served as a flight, squadron, and group commander over a 22-year military career. After retiring in 2014, earning his MBA from Vande...

Welcome back to Anchoring Hope ! In this episode, host David Mansilla is joined by Avy-Loren Cohen, an expert global business strategist, trusted C-suite advisor, and dedicated leader. Together, they dive deep into how faith, family upbringing, and compassionate leadership intersect in the high-stakes world of global business. Avy-Loren shares personal stories from his early childhood days working...

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Anchoring Hope with David Mansilla! In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Ragan, founder and CEO of KiZE Concepts—a mission-based snack food enterprise dedicated to changing lives for the better. Jeff opens up about his journey from working in oil and gas to taking a massive leap of faith in his mid-20s, building a wholesome protein bar brand from scratch w...

Welcome to another episode of the Anchoring Hope podcast with host David Mansilla! In this episode, we sit down with serial entrepreneur Derrick Christy (founder of Approved Mortgage, Ben Franklin Insurance, Horizon Property Group, and Gateway Education). Derrick shares his powerful journey from earning less than $4 an hour as a struggling college freshman to building a multi-company enterprise gr...

Welcome back to the Anchoring Hope Podcast with host David Mansilla! In this episode, David sits down with Susan Sly—a two-time AI startup founder, Founder & CEO of The Pause Technologies, keynote speaker, and one of the Top 7 Female AI Thought Leaders Globally. Susan shares her raw, emotional story of going from rock bottom—losing her business, facing a severe Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosi...

Welcome back to the Anchoring Hope podcast! In this deeply moving episode, host David Mansilla sits down with Adam Vibe Gunton—bestselling author, TEDx speaker, national recovery advocate, and Managing Partner at Behavioral Health Partners. Eight years ago, Adam was homeless, weighing 148 pounds, and trapped in a severe opioid and cocaine addiction following the tragic loss of his best friend. In...

Welcome back to the Anchoring Hope Podcast! In this episode, host David Mansilla sits down with entrepreneur, franchisor, mother, and songwriter Dawn Mucci.   Dawn shares her incredible, raw story of going from a high school dropout and single mother on social assistance to founding Lice Quad and Superhero Kids Hair Care. Discover how she turned a painful childhood memory into an act of...

How does your Sunday faith relate to the other six days of your week? In this episode of Anchoring Hope, host David Mansilla sits down for Part 2 with Dr. Dylan Pahman to explore the deep connections between Orthodox Christian tradition, spiritual disciplines, and modern economic life. Dr. Pahman shares his personal journey into Orthodox Christianity, how ancient practices like the Jesus Prayer he...

Welcome to another episode of Anchoring Hope with David Mansilla! ⚓️   In this inspiring conversation, David sits down with Brian McMaster, owner of a third-party logistics (3PL) company with over 20 years in business. Brian opens up about his raw, unfiltered journey—from tragic loss in his youth to building, losing, and rebuilding his business empire through the grace of Jesus Christ....

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Anchoring Hope with host David Mansilla! In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Dwight Robertson, the Founding CEO of Forge, for an unforgettable conversation about faith, calling, and the transformational power of doing daily life with Jesus. Dwight shares his remarkable journey—from asking deep questions about life’s meaning as a teenager to stepping onto...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Josh Iverson—a veteran digital media executive, tech entrepreneur, and pioneer in the online advertising space. Best known for his early work establishing ad monetization strategies for emerging social networks, Josh has spent over two decades bridging the gap between major corporate brands and localized digital marketing. Today, he serves as the founder and le...

Welcome to another powerful episode of the Anchoring Hope Podcast with your host, David Mansilla. Today, we are joined by a transformative force in Colorado’s construction and development landscape: Denise Burgess, President and CEO of Burgess Services. In this deeply personal and emotionally moving conversation, Denise shares her journey from working as a 15-year-old cleanup girl on her veteran f...

Welcome to another inspiring episode of Anchoring Hope! In this episode, host David Mansilla catches up with Victor M. Font Jr., an enterprise-level IT and cybersecurity governance expert, to discuss his life story, professional career, and deep faith.   Victor shares how he navigated sudden corporate layoffs, taught himself to program, built a global audience for his textbooks, and ulti...

Welcome to another life-changing episode of the Anchoring Hope podcast, hosted by David Mansilla! In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Dylan Pahman—author, research fellow at the Acton Institute, and founder of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute.   Dylan opens up his heart and shares his raw, personal journey of moving away from faith during an aimless season on a factory floor, to di...

Welcome back to another critical episode of Anchoring Hope! Today, host David Mansilla is joined by Victor M. Font Jr.—author, speaker, technology executive, and the founder of CyberGovernanceCenter.com. In this deeply personal and moving conversation, Victor shares his incredible journey from an irreligious home to a terrifying, near-fatal car crash at age 21 that left his face torn and his teeth...

Welcome to Anchoring Hope! In today's episode, host David Mansilla is joined by Dr. Ilona Jerabek, Ph. D.—a leading psychologist, leadership transformation coach, and the CEO of PsychTests. With over 30 years of experience in human behavior and psychometrics, Dr. Jerabek explores the hidden psychological patterns that control our everyday reactions, leadership effectiveness, and decision-making. I...

Welcome to another life-changing episode of Anchoring Hope with host David Mansilla. Today, we sit down with David Hunihan, the CEO of Lee Weatherington Homes, a premier luxury custom home builder in Florida. David brings over 35 years of real estate expertise to the table, but more importantly, he brings a powerful testimony of absolute ruin turned into divine restoration. When the 2008 Great Rec...

Welcome to another life-changing episode of the Anchoring Hope Podcast! Today, host David Mansilla sits down with Carlos Uribe, majority owner of Southwest Credit and Southwest Business Solutions, to unpack a remarkable testimony of marketplace ministry, servant leadership, and supernatural healing. From walking away from a lucrative corporate path at Microsoft to care for an ailing parent, to nav...

In this emotionally gripping and Christ-centric interview, Michael shares his extraordinary life journey, from waking up at 2:00 AM to milk cows and build dairy herds , to standing boldly in front of private equity rooms negotiating multi-million dollar acquisitions.   But beyond the boardrooms and bottom lines lies a story of staggering resilience. Michael opens up about surviving a cat...

In this episode, host David Mansilla sits down with Luis Guilherme Di Ciero Fernandes, the Managing Director for the South American branch of Alexander Hughes. Luis shares his incredible journey from a childhood passion for mechanical engineering and Corvettes, to climbing the ranks as a high-level corporate CFO, to a sudden, divine push into executive search. Beyond the corporate accolades, this...

Welcome back to another powerful episode of the Anchoring Hope podcast, where we glorify the Lord Jesus Christ through the raw, unfiltered testimonies of marketplace leaders. In this episode, host David Mansilla sits down with Matthew Chang, PE, an engineer, entrepreneur, and author of the Amazon bestseller Risk-Taking Is Biblical: What the Bible Tells Us About Pursuing Kingdom Building. Matthew i...

Today, host David Mansilla sits down with an extraordinary man of God, Shane Wilson. Shane is a retired first-grade teacher and the founder of Fishing’s Future, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening family bonds through fishing and outdoor education. In this moving conversation, Shane shares the deeply personal story of losing his son, Luke Cameron Wilson, and how that experience gave him a profo...

What happens when you mix 25 years of marriage, a passion for coaching, and a deep-rooted faith in God? Join David Mansilla as he interviews Brandon and Michelle Barber about their incredible journey of transformation, resilience, and business success. In this episode, Brandon opens up about his battle with agoraphobia and how he transitioned from a corporate career to a life of helping others bre...

In this episode of Anchoring Hope, host David Mansilla sits down with Mark McIntosh—the founder of Victory Productions, a Denver-based non-profit, and a long-time media personality. Mark’s story is a raw, emotional, and Christ-centric look at what happens when our plans fail but God’s plan prevails. Mark shares his journey through Amyloidosis, a rare bone marrow disorder that led to kidney failure...