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Kathy and Patrick Terry bake a birthday cake for every one of their 1,800 employees, have lent them $900K+ interest-free, and walked away from a buyout so P. Terry's would never stop treating people like people. Want to build a business like that? Become a paid member of the Catholic Founders Guild: join.catholicfounders.com The Terrys opened a 527 sq ft burger stand in Austin in 2005. Today P. Te...

Why are modern buildings so ugly? Architect Erik Bootsma explains the ideology behind it, why beauty is worth the cost, and why Catholics should build villages again. Become a paid subscriber to Catholic Founders: https://join.catholicfounders.com Erik Bootsma leads Erik Bootsma Architect in Richmond, Virginia, focusing on Catholic church architecture: new churches, liturgical renovations, monaste...

Most software tools are built to capture your focus and trap your attention. In this episode, Garren DiPasquale (founder of Artifact) shares how he’s taking on dev incumbents like Replit by letting people build software with plain English specs. Join the Catholic Founders Guild: Ready to build, scale, and transform culture through business? Become a paid subscriber and join 250+ Catholic entrepren...

In this crosspost of my guesting on the Prosper Podcast with Andreas Widmer and Rebecca Teti, we jam on some of my absolute favorite topics: Business as a Divine Calling: Why we have to stop compartmentalizing our faith and our work, and how business can be a primary vehicle for holiness and personal growth. Presence-Centric Leadership: Lessons from incredible Catholic CEOs (like Dr. Daniel Tatahe...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube News / Updates: * NEW! Real Estate Sub Group. We have just created a Real Estate Sub group inside of the Guild, for all folks involved in real estate. This is a great way for us to collaborate and build beautiful buildings again - to elevate the human soul. Consider this your sign to upgrade to paid! * Stuck in a business chall...

Tons of founders want to skip the startup phase and buy an existing operation. It sounds appealing, but going in blind guarantees failure. Today, we are diving into the Catholic way to buy a business with Zach Scardino. Support the Mission & Grow Your Business Want to connect with 230+ Catholic business owners, solopreneurs, and side-hustlers? Become a paid subscriber to the Catholic Founders Guil...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube News / Updates: * 👕 Check out our Catholic Founders Online store. Featuring shirt designs fit for our lifestyle. See more of our designs here. * Register for upcoming events. Check out all of our in-person events on our Luma page . * 🎙️Listen to last week’s episode with Evan Raugust to find out how to stay virtuous while growi...

Evan Raugust went from zero to over 240,000 YouTube subscribers in less than two years while working a 9-to-5. As the founder of Kingdom Media , he now helps top creators scale their channels to millions of views. In this episode, Silas Mähner chops it up with Evan to discuss high-stakes video production, leveraging the YouTube algorithm, finding unserved market gaps, and staying grounded in praye...

We sat down with Jeff Cassman on the Catholic Men of America podcast to discuss the theology of entrepreneurship—learning how to run a business with holy ambition, prioritize human dignity, and transform the culture around us. Join the Catholic Founders Guild Today Ready to launch or grow your business with a Catholic mindset? Join over 200+ faithful founders today at join.catholicfounders.com . I...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Discover why Catholic founders must build hard tech and physical manufacturing to reindustrialize America. In this episode, Silas Mähner speaks with Jakob Diepenbrock —founder of Discipulus Ventures —about shifting from B2B SaaS to real-world solutions, living out virtue in high-stakes entrepreneurship, and finding divine purpo...

What does it take to reach the darkest corners of human experience—and how does radical mercy apply to business? In this episode, Silas Mähner speaks with Marty Arlinghaus , founder of The Serenelli Project , an ambitious initiative building a monastery model for prison reentry. Learn how a simple question from an inmate launched a mission to bridge incarceration and true transformation, and why s...

Can modern corporate leadership principles actually make you a better Catholic—and vice versa? In this episode, host Silas Mähner sits down with Joe Markey , a longtime NYC finance executive who retired after a 40-year banking career and went on to earn a degree in Theology. Joe brings a unique perspective on integrating Sunday faith with Monday operations, showing how secular leadership concepts...

I recently appeared as a guest on Gregory Treat’s show, the Great Houses Forum. We primarily spoke about the values of having a loyal employee base who become ‘lifers’ and how you can generate that type of loyalty in today’s day and age. Keep in mind that we don’t agree on every single point regarding Catholic teaching, but I wanted to share this conversation with you because it sparks the exact k...

In this episode, Silas Mähner sits down with Dr. Klaudia Rosińska , lecturer at the College of Social and Media Culture in Toruń to discuss the ethical, cognitive, and spiritual implications of artificial intelligence. Discover why outsourcing your thinking to AI risks flattening human individuality, why faster processes aren’t always better, and how to retain your God-given intellect, agency, and...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In Today’s Issue: * Intro to the Guest and Topic: Lucas & Jessica Moser — Teaching their children the value of work one honey jar at a time. * Core Takeaway: Enduring heritage > financial wealth * Episode References * Select Quotes * Key Moments First time here? Learn more about our mission . And don’t forget to subscribe . New...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube First time here? Learn more about our mission . And don’t forget to subscribe . A while back, I had the opportunity to meet Andreas Widmer . Since then, he’s been very supportive of the work we’re doing at Catholic Founders. Giving me ideas, makes intros, and, as he says, reads our newsletters every week. If you’re interested,...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In Today’s Issue: * News / Updates * Intro to the Guest and Topic: Eamonn Clark — Helping Pakistani Christians make a living AND… the Virtue of Magnificence * Core Takeaway: Relieving involuntary poverty helps people have the opportunity to lift their souls in prayer. * Episode References * Select Quotes * Key Moments First tim...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Hey folks! As you may notice from the different format of these notes, this is not a usual episode. It’s special because Tim Busch , legendary hotel magnate, philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, and founder of the NAPA Institute , welcomed us into his NYC apartment to record a very special episode of Catholic Founders. Obviousl...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube News / Updates: * 🤝 We host a lot of events. This July, we have a meetup in Dallas on the 18th, breakfast in Wisconsin on the 25th, and another meetup in Nashville on the 28th. Check out our events here . * ⭐ Learn how we, as business owners, can save America and help build the next 250 Years and beyond on our last week’s spe...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Today we have a special episode. America is turning 250 years old. A monumental occasion for most of our supporters. While I’m very proud to be American and believe it’s the best country in the world, I feel very passionately that America is at a crossroads. What has gotten us to 250 years old is in some ways at risk of death....

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube News / Updates: * 🤝 We host a lot of events. This July, we have a meetup in Dallas on the 18th, breakfast in Wisconsin on the 25th, and another meetup in Nashville on the 28th. Check out our events here . * ⭐ Add virtue to your workout routines! Check out last week’s episode of CF with Chase Crouse, CEO and Founder of Hypuro...

Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube News / Updates: * 🤝 We host a lot of events. Upcoming in Wisconsin (on saturday), and Dallas (July 18). Check out our events here . * ⭐ Check out last week’s episode of CF with John Cannon, founder of Sent Ventures and Monk Mindset * 🎙️I recently got a chance to talk with Ben Black ( The Dynastus Letters ) on his pod, The Dyn...