Generous Business Owner

In this episode, Jeff and Wade discuss:  Generational divisiveness.  Finding your mission.  Wade’s mission in Haiti and the lives it has changed.  Restarting life, climbing the mountain, and building the kingdom.     Key Takeaways:  Sometimes we prepare ourselves, sometimes God prepares us directly in ways we can only see in hindsight.   Listen to where God is directing you. You have skills and co...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Paul discuss:  Paul’s unique educational and professional journey.  Your unique journey of generosity.   Perpetual giving chains.  Promoting charity from the C-Suite and all levels of business.     Key Takeaways:  Listen to those who have been around longer - they have seen more than you can even dream of.  Giving as a private company versus as a publicly traded co...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Randy discuss:  Giving your life to Christ.  Joy in generous giving to experience the fullness of God’s grace.  Sending your treasures ahead and storing those treasures in heaven.  Learning to love giving through giving.     Key Takeaways:  Motive matters, but even if we are unsure, God can use our righteous actions for His purposes.  Everything you do is going to...

In this episode, Jeff and Herve discuss:  Building on a new foundation of faith as an adult.  Balancing business, personal life, and faith.  Generosity beyond the financial balance sheet.  Developing your business skills to better be used for God’s stewardship.     Key Takeaways:  God will shape things in a way that makes sense for you.  If you put boundaries around what is yours and leave space o...

In this episode, Jeff and John discuss:  Seeking God and counsel as you try and find His path for you.  Becoming a global Christian.  Having a plan to succeed financially without failing spiritually.  Staying in the discomfort until God comes through.  Treasuring the Creator, not things.    Key Takeaways:  You cannot live only on others’ stories of faith. You need to have your own spiritual, faith...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and David discuss:  The development and encouragement from David’s early professional journey. Getting through the 2008 crash successfully with God. God is faithful and has His hand in our lives, both good and bad. Running your business with an eye towards serving.    Key Takeaways:  God can call us to minister to His people even outside of specific ministry callings....

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Dan discuss:  Anchoring yourself to your family and to God. Growing your career while meaningfully growing your faith.  Secrets to running your business differently.  Getting creative with using your business platform for God.    Key Takeaways:  An organization that is led by people who follow Jesus should be different.  As a marketplace leader, you have an incredi...

In this episode, Jeff and Brent discuss:  The seeds of belief that are waiting to bloom.  God’s unique hand in our individual lives.  The inputs and outcomes of social media and the changing digital landscape.  Using the current digital pipelines to replace the activities and behaviors.     Key Takeaways:  Wherever there is a screen, there is going to be an ad. As the screen size decreases, the to...

In this episode, Jeff, Cale, and David discuss:  How investment banking has changed over the last few decades.  Utilizing private equity to build businesses. Creatively solving problems to serve others.  Using your business acumen to support your philanthropic endeavors.     Key Takeaways:  You never know who you can build relationships with as you go about your business. Those relationships will...

In this episode, Jeff and Sid discuss:  Taking responsibility for the company early in his career.  Managing salary and transitions in a family-owned business.  Creating a family-focused priority when running your business.  Co-creating your life and generosity with God.     Key Takeaways:  When a leader moves on, there are a lot of dynamics and the human elements are just as important as any busi...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Casey discuss:  How growing up in Washington, D.C. in the 80s and 90s affected Casey’s view of the world and his foundation.  Being part of the worst team in NFL history and being part of a Super Bowl-winning team.  Effectively stewarding money to better serve God’s kingdom.  Loving and valuing people and living life in the community.     Key Takeaways:  What matte...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Alan, and DG discuss:  Seeing how God creates opportunities no matter our location.   Having a daily walk with Jesus.  The key to harmony in the home.  Business as a platform for ministry.  Building your spiritual muscle every day.     Key Takeaways:  God will help strengthen the areas of our lives in which we are weak or out of practice.   Creating generational capita...

In this episode, Jeff and David discuss:  David’s intellectual and spiritual journey into Christianity as he built his foundation of faith. Building a successful real estate investment company through multiple recessions.  Creating community and economic opportunities locally and internationally.  Giving a hand-up, not a handout.     Key Takeaways:  When your way doesn’t work, try God’s way. Be co...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Alan, and David discuss:  Devoting time to God even in the midst of our busy lives.  David’s journey to living and serving in Asia.  Serving with a business mindset.  Ministering both secularly and spiritually.     Key Takeaways:  If you put God first in your life, He will take care of you.  You can’t ignore humanity in favor of only the spiritual to those who don’t ha...

In this episode, Jeff and Alan discuss:  Early foundations of generosity.  Surviving the 2008 recession in the homebuilding industry.  The decision to give away 90% of his business to the National Christian Foundation.  The peace, freedom, and simplicity of turning it over to God.     Key Takeaways:  You can survive through hard things with 2 things (in this order): God’s blessings and your networ...

In this episode, Jeff and Ron discuss:  Living a life of hard work, saving, tithing, and faithful generosity.  God always provides enough.  Building a values-driven company.  Faithful generosity and excelling in your grace of giving.     Key Takeaways:  With money management being all online and digital nowadays, it’s more important than ever to be intentional about saving and giving than ever bef...

In this episode, Jeff and Gunnar discuss:  Learning Biblical generosity and stewardship.  Making your business your church.  Building a culture of honor and treating everyone with respect.  Radical generosity and loving boundaries.     Key Takeaways:  God’s word is accurate, true, and transcendent over time, culture, and generations.  Be unapologetically evangelistic in all that you do. God will g...

In this episode, Jeff and Dave discuss:  Dave’s career rollercoaster.  The curse of the Harvard Business School.  Building a generous life, even when you are in secular spaces.   Finding your passion and your engagement.     Key Takeaways:  Going through hard things allows you to have a better perspective when things may be going sideways in the future.  Do things the right way to take care of you...

In this episode, Jeff and John discuss:  The tension in opportunities. Slowing down the snowfall. Bringing your family into your generous giving. Saying “no” with grace and problem-solving.    Key Takeaways:  Have courage to say “no” to the things that, while good, are not in alignment with your current and future goals. God is a God of clarity and unity. Spouses need to be on the same page of giv...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Terry discuss:  From burnout to blessed.  Building true relationships with those who matter most.  Putting boundaries on your work to succeed in life.  The power of having conviction in Him.  Terry’s Four Steps to aligning yourself with God.     Key Takeaways:  Until the pain of the situation is greater than the perceived pain of the change, nothing is going to cha...

In this episode, Jeff, Sarah, Alisa, and Julie discuss:  Having a religion versus having a relationship with Christ.  Overcoming the narratives in our minds.  Living with purpose and generosity.  How men can help the women in their lives identify their own purpose and generosity.     Key Takeaways:  Giving well starts with doing well. Women need to be integrated to have a wholehearted life.  Every...

In this episode, Jeff and Tim discuss:  Seeing God’s hands in the moves of our lives.  Making a difference in your lane in your community.  Building with a partner and a team to make a bigger impact.  The requirement of a balance sheet in stewardship.     Key Takeaways:  You can use your business platform and social capital that you have to bless those around you intentionally. God doesn’t call us...

In this episode, Jeff and Bob discuss:  Seeking mentors and creating an impact in your tribe.  Benefiting the kingdom without the limits of only the church.  Finding your place within the ecosystem of the Kingdom. Identifying your spiritual gift (Romans 12).  Saying “yes” to the right thing, not just anything.     Key Takeaways:  Career is what you’re paid for, calling is what you’re made for.  Go...

In this episode, Jeff and Christian discuss:  Lessons learned through life. Reengaging with God and having a spiritual mentor.  Using your position to bring God into all aspects of your life.  Utilizing a donor-advised fund in your generosity.    Key Takeaways:  In business, you should know the outcome of a vote before the vote is taken.  When things aren’t working - do something different.  God’s...

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Joe discuss:  Finding generosity in the business moments of your life. Joe’s unique professional career and early moments of generosity in business. The principle of who is in your living room. Intentionality in opportunity.    Key Takeaways:  God will give us the right words and the right message in the opportunities of our lives. When you see an opportunity to be...