Blessed + Bossed Up

This week on Blessed and Bossed Up , Tatum Temia dives deep into listener questions about balancing personal desires with God’s timing and navigating the complexities of Christian entrepreneurship. As we close out the first quarter of the year, this episode is a reminder to check in with your goals, your heart, and your faith. Tatum covers: Holding space for longings like marriage and motherhood w...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , we continue the book club discussion of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer , exploring chapters 2 and 3. Tatum dives into the history of speed in modern culture and how technological advancement, shifting cultural values, and the rise of the attention economy have created a lifestyle of chronic busyness. From alarm clocks and the invention...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, Tatum kicks off the next book club series: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer. https://amzn.to/4c9jPAK This national bestseller, with over one million copies sold, presents a compelling spiritual and emotional case against hurry and challenges the culture of busyness that defines modern life. For ambitious women balancing business, motherho...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , we’re having a sober, faith-centered conversation about artificial intelligence—what it is, how it already shows up in daily life, and how Christian entrepreneurs should engage with it wisely. What AI Is (and why you’re already using it) AI is software trained on data to predict, recommend, recognize, or generate without being told every step. It’s embedded...

In the previous episode, we were supposed to wrap up The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley. After waking up at 3 a.m. to record a full 57-minute episode, the final 17 minutes didn’t save. Rather than end abruptly, this episode finishes the discussion properly. We conclude our book club conversation by examining two final spiritual markers of the Spirit-filled life: The Word of God Wisdom We al...

In this episode of the Blessed + Bossed Up Book Club, we continue wrapping up The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley by exploring one of the most important markers of living in step with the Holy Spirit: the Word of God. If you want to know what the Holy Spirit is saying, you must know what He has already said. The Bible is not just a collection of stories—it is the Holy Spirit’s thoughts on pa...

In this episode, Tatum shares a timely message about building spiritual muscle memory—the discipline of training your spirit to respond automatically to God, especially in seasons of pressure, warfare, and transition. Just as physical muscle memory develops through consistent repetition, spiritual muscle memory develops through daily prayer, studying the Word, obedience, and intentional separation...

In this episode of Blessed and Bossed Up , Tatum reframes commitment from a biblical perspective. Rather than defining commitment as discipline, motivation, or consistency, she defines it as spiritual restraint —the willingness to restrict your freedom of action in order to fully submit to God’s way. This teaching explores why commitment is a distinguishing mark of believers and how inconsistent r...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , we continue our book club discussion of The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley , wrapping up Part Three of the book. These final chapters focus on the spiritual markers the Holy Spirit uses to confirm God’s will—and today’s conversation dives into the first two: peace and the conscience . Tatum unpacks why peace is often the first and clearest indicator...

Today’s episode is a special one—Tatum sits down with Raevyn Hokett , a longtime friend and fan-favorite guest who first entered Tatum’s life as her business coach back in 2014 , helping her transition from employee to full-time entrepreneur. Their relationship has grown over the years into genuine friendship (Tatum even officiated Raevyn and her husband Tim’s wedding!), and in this conversation t...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , the host continues the book club series with The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley, covering Chapters 13 and 14 , which focus on the Holy Spirit’s role in guidance, decision-making, sensitivity, and neutrality before God. The episode opens with an invitation to the Clarity Reset , a free two-week challenge inside The Society , designed to help participa...

In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and podcast fave Kristen Hopkins Vincent —and yes, we’re talking about the Vincent part today! Kristen returns with powerful updates on her life (she’s a wife and a mom now!) and on the incredible work happening through Black SEL . We dig into Kristen’s transition from Dangers of the Mind to Black SEL , why culturally-rooted social and emotional learning is...

In this bonus episode, we officially pick back up our book club read of The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley after pausing in Q4 due to major life transitions, including starting law school and welcoming a new baby. The goal now is simple: finish the book together and apply it practically as we move into a new year. If you are new to the book club, all previous episodes are linked in the show...

Welcome to the first episode of 2026—and the 9-year anniversary year of Blessed + Bossed Up ! In this special New Year kickoff, Tatum opens with prayer, gratitude, and a powerful reflection on what God has taught her through nine years of consistent podcasting and nine years of full-time entrepreneurship (11 years as an entrepreneur overall). This episode is part celebration, part reset, and part...

**Disclaimer** We are currently on our annual winter break. This is a replay of an episode that aired earlier in 2025.  In this continuation of the  Bible on Business  series, Tatum walks through Acts 16:6–10 to illustrate how critical it is for Christian entrepreneurs to embrace  mobility  and  flexibility  when building a business God’s way. Using Paul’s second missionary journey as a framework...

**Disclaimer** We are currently on our annual winter break. This is a replay of an episode that aired earlier in 2025.  In this continuation of our Bible on Business series, we dive deeper into the process of making Holy Spirit-led business decisions. Picking up from Part 1 (based on Acts 8), today’s discussion focuses on Acts 13:1-4 and how divine strategy and clarity are birthed from a lifestyl...

**Disclaimer** We are currently on our annual winter break. This is a replay of an episode that aired earlier in 2025.  In today’s episode of  Blessed + Bossed Up , we continue our  Bible on Business  series with a deep dive into what it looks like to make strategic business decisions led by the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Acts 8:26–40, Tatum unpacks the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch to...

**Disclaimer** We are currently on our annual winter break. This is a replay of an episode that aired earlier in 2025.  In this episode of  Blessed and Bossed Up , we continue our  Bible on Business  series by diving into the significance of strategic timing. Tatum unpacks the powerful lessons from Acts 2, examining how the Lord orchestrated the perfect moment for Pentecost and how this applies to...

Before we get into today’s episode, I want to let you know that the Blessed + Bossed Up podcast is currently on a brief break as I reset, refocus, and prepare for what’s next in this new season. While we’re away, I’ll be sharing powerful sessions, teachings, and listener favorites from our community to continue pouring into you. Today’s replay is one of those sessions. Enjoy, and I pray it blesses...

In this vulnerable end-of-year episode, Tatum opens up about navigating a year of big transition—welcoming a new baby, starting law school, stewarding family and business, and still choosing to make God the CEO of it all. She shares how 2025 has exposed areas for growth, internal “shoulds,” and noise… but also how her foundation in God has kept her steady. Tatum also announces that the podcast wil...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , Tatum sits down with one of our favorites, Pastor Tiffany Sowah , for a real and raw conversation about what it actually looks like to depend on God in business, ministry, and life. The last time Tiffany was on the show was in 2020. Since then, everything has changed: she’s become Pastor Tiffany , married, relocated twice (from Philly to North Carolina and...

In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up , Tatum continues the Bible on Business series with a sobering reminder: faith does not replace fundamentals. Yes, we pray, fast, and follow God’s leading—but we also have to be good stewards who understand the basic building blocks of business. Tatum walks you through what it really means to count the cost (Luke 14:28–30) and breaks down the core fundamental...

Episode summary: Today we kick off a new how-to series answering a listener’s question: “I study what you teach, but I still feel stuck.” Tatum lays the foundation— sobriety of mind and spirit —so you can actually apply the Bible to your business. She shares her pruning season (fasting, laying down a growing business, guarding inputs), why entrepreneurship can be intoxicating, and how to detox the...

A listener wrote in after the Bible on Business series saying they’re inspired, but struggle to get the same revelation when reading the Bible on their own—and don’t know how to apply it to business. That honest question surfaced a real gap between hearing and doing , which Tatum will address with a brand-new, step-by-step practical series on building a business with God today (not 2017). Before t...

Tatum answers your submitted questions on (1) what to do when you feel like you’re not hearing from God, (2) discerning whether a pivot is Spirit-led, and (3) how to pursue higher education as a wife, mom, and entrepreneur—plus why she said “yes” to law school. Expect practical rhythms, biblical anchors, and real-life systems that protect your peace, family, and focus. Topics & Timestamps (fro...