Marketplace Calling Podcast

Recorded live at Grace Valley Church, hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership. They discuss the origins of Marketplace Calling, the New Testament concept of oikos, and how the early church integrated home, work, and ministry. Landon and Bob explore identity in Christ, the idea that work can be an act of worship, and what stewardsh...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Williamson discuss how Christian leaders can bring their faith into the workplace with wisdom, humility, and compassion. They explore the importance of listening to coworkers’ stories, sharing personal testimony, and earning the right to be heard without forcing beliefs. Landon and Bob also address practical challenges such as navigating HR boundaries, maintaining int...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Williamson talk with Sean Conlon about how one simple act of obedience, running 3.3 miles each day, became the starting point for a deeper spiritual transformation. Sean shares how God redirected his drive from building an empire to stewarding his gifts and business for the Kingdom, while learning to hear God and the importance of community and accountability. Sean of...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen sit down with guest Andy Savage to discuss how faith, business leadership, and family intersect, focusing on marriage and parenting. They explore the dangers of treating relationships transactionally, carrying work tension home, and allowing unmet expectations to damage intimacy. Landon, Bob, and Andy discuss loving sacrificially like Christ, finding securit...

Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen sit down with pastor and business owner Andy Savage to discuss what it means to follow Jesus in the marketplace. They explore the difference between calling and assignment, why Christians often separate their faith from their work, and how every profession can become an opportunity to worship God and serve others. Andy, Landon, and Bob challenge the idea that mini...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore the tension between trusting God and taking responsibility for becoming better at what we do. Using David and Goliath as an example, they discuss how God can work through the skills, preparation, and experience He has given us. They challenge business leaders to pursue excellence as an act of stewardship, avoid using faith as an excuse for a lack of...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore what it means to lead from genuine compassion, using Jesus' example in Matthew 9 to examine how business leaders can care for the whole person. They discuss the difference between being a caring person and truly caring about people, applying compassion to team leadership, business negotiations, difficult relationships, prayer, and disciple-making. La...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen discuss what it means to move from simply calling Jesus Savior to allowing Him to be Lord over every area of life, including business and leadership. They explore Jesus' teaching in Luke 6, the danger of building a business on the wrong foundation, and what it looks like to trust God with leadership, success, relationships, and decisions in the marketplace....

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen discuss how faith shows up in business through a story of a real estate deal, conversations with a Jewish client, and reflections on recognizing God as the source of all good. They explore humility, celebrating wins with thankfulness, and using successes as opportunities to share the gospel. Practical encouragement is offered for Christ-followers to view the...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen discuss how Christian faith intersects with business leadership, weighing ministry versus business and the choice to lead by faith instead of fear. Using scripture, real examples and a shepherd metaphor, they explore self-awareness, loving versus pleasing people, leading versus controlling teams, and invite listeners to a live Marketplace Calling event.   Co...

Hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore what it means to follow Jesus in the marketplace, discussing how prayer and stewardship should shape business leadership. Using Isaiah 22 as a prompt, they warn against planning without seeking God, recommend making prayer a regular part of business strategy, highlight Logan Bloom’s Praying God’s Word for Your Business, and offer a short exercise to...

In this episode Landon and Bob sit down with Trey Stafford, COO and market manager at Cool Roofs, to discuss how his faith reshaped his approach to business and leadership. They cover Trey’s journey from entrepreneurial hustle and manifestation thinking to trusting God’s sovereignty, practical ways he lives out his faith at work, and how investing in people becomes a form of ministry.   Connect wi...

Marketplace Calling hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen unpack a real commercial real estate deal that tested faith, contracts, and relationships. Landon shares how a last-minute referral dispute forced him to balance contractual integrity, team protection, and Christlike mercy while negotiating a fair outcome. Through prayer, a face-to-face lunch, creative problem-solving that "grew the pie,"...

You're listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast of real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen. In this episode they interview Chantelle Leatherwood about her two-decade leadership in faith-driven healthcare, her transition from CEO to coach and consultant, and how she lives out her calling in the marketpl...

On this episode of Marketplace Calling, hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore lead versus lag metrics and how to integrate kingdom KPIs into everyday business practice. They discuss measuring behaviors that drive results, stewarding excellence unto the Lord, and aligning revenue goals with eternal impact. Practical ideas include praying for teammates, asking how to pray for others, expre...

You're listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast with real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen. In episode 22, Landon and Bob explore the 'three Fs'—faithful, fruitful, and free—discussing how to build business on the foundation of Jesus' teaching, integrate kingdom KPIs into leadership, and pursue freed...

Marketplace Calling hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen discuss Bob’s book Think About Your Thinking and the leadership framework behind it. The episode explores self-awareness, blind spots, team conflict, workplace culture, and how leaders can renew their thinking through a biblical and practical lens. Listeners hear how the Parent–Adult–Child model can help leaders recognize unhealthy patter...

Marketplace Calling hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen continue part two of their conversation with Chris Winchell and Noel Fenderson about living out Christian faith in business. The episode explores discipleship through workplace friendships, practical tensions like hiring and firing, abundance versus scarcity, and how to pursue excellence while following Jesus. Listeners get practical next...

You're listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast of real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen. In this episode Landon and Bob sit down with Noel Fenderson and Chris Winchell to talk about discovering a marketplace calling, wrestling with identity, integrating faith and work, and leading businesses with ki...

In this "Lost Episode," hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen explore how identity drives our choices in business and life. They discuss the danger of tying worth to performance, practical ways faith reshapes work, and examples of shifting from trying to impress to being truly helpful. The conversation includes personal stories, reflections for leaders, and a closing challenge to name what drive...

On this episode of Marketplace Calling, hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen welcome Andrew Hubbard, a 20-year fixed-income markets veteran, as he shares his journey from cultural Christianity and high-powered trading life into recovery and a renewed faith. Andrew recounts a near-fatal encounter that sparked his sobriety, discusses daily spiritual disciplines, and explains how his faith reshape...

On this episode of Marketplace Calling, hosts Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen talk with Joseph, a CrossFit gym owner and business coach who served in Jordan. He shares his journey from Memphis to the Middle East, the story of the "alabaster flask," and how his faith shaped a business that became a bridge between Christian and Muslim communities. The conversation explores the biblical idea of oik...

You are listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast with real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen.   In this episode Landon and Bob welcome Danielle Bowlin back to discuss her journey to faith, integrating belief with corporate finance leadership, the role of prayer in strategic decisions, navigating a tox...

You're listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast with real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen. In this episode Landon and Bob discuss how to hear God when making important business decisions—covering scripture, prayer, counsel from other believers, and circumstances. They share practical steps for disce...

You're listening to Marketplace Calling, a weekly podcast of real conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and business leadership, hosted by Landon Williams and Bob Willumsen. In this episode Landon and Bob continue a conversation about discerning God’s voice in big and everyday business decisions—spotting restlessness as a signal, surrendering outcomes, and trusting Jesus as Lord ove...