Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this solo episode for July, Stuart reflects on the meaning of freedom and empowerment, and why freedom is not only something to celebrate, but something we are trusted to steward. As Canada Day and Independence Day arrive, Stuart looks beyond the holiday language and asks a deeper question: what does it actu...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Todd Duncan, sales entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and founder of The High Trust Company and Fuel. Todd has mentored and taught more than 5,000,000 students around the world, helping professionals in real estate, mortgage, banking, and financial services underst...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this solo episode for June, Stuart reflects on the connection between vision and purpose, and why the two are almost impossible to separate. He also shares a glimpse into a new leadership chapter he has stepped into, using it as a real-time example of how vision gives people purpose, energy, and a reason to...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this solo episode for May, Stuart reflects on the theme of holding onto hope when life feels darkest. Drawing from his own recent experience of losing his faith and feeling disconnected from God, he shares how hopelessness can unexpectedly lead to new beginnings, fresh purpose, and a deeper understanding of...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this powerful episode for the month focused on hope, Stuart sits down with Bruxy Cavey, former teaching pastor, author, and founder of Black Sheep Bible Study. Bruxy opens up vulnerably about his own moral failure, the devastating loss of ministry and identity, and the long, painful journey toward repentance...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Joan Hartel, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, direct sales strategist, and founder of Vantel Pearls, the company she built from just $1,000 in savings into a $43 million direct-selling success story. Together, they explore belief, gratitude, trust, fear, community, and what...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this special solo episode for April, Stuart explores the themes of joy, gratitude, and celebration. He challenges leaders and listeners alike to move beyond problem-solving and intentionally celebrate wins: both for themselves and for those they lead. With a powerful story about a surprise office party, prac...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Stephen Christian—former lead singer of the multi-platinum alternative rock band Anberlin, founder of Anchor & Braille, and now a campus pastor at Grace Family Church. They explore the dramatic transition from a touring rock star lifestyle to pastoral ministry, the har...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this special spring solo episode, Stuart gets vulnerable about the relationship between growth, change, and pain. Drawing on the imagery of spring: the crocus pushing through thawing ground, the earth groaning back to life. He shares deeply personal stories of loss, betrayal, and crisis of faith, and how tho...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Gretchen Huijskens, co-founder and CEO of Trades of Hope, a multi-million dollar ethical fashion brand. They explore her journey from eight years of charity work in Haiti to building a global business that empowers women out of poverty through dignified work, proving that...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this special solo episode for February, Stuart explores the powerful theme of love: not as a fleeting feeling, but as a conscious, daily action. Moving beyond Valentine's Day clichés, he unpacks what it truly means to "be love," how to serve others without prerequisites, and why loving the hardest people can...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this special episode focused on New Beginnings, Stuart sits down with veteran executive recruiter, entrepreneur, and co-founder Debbie Squier for a deeply personal conversation about faith, courage, and the transformative power of starting new chapters—in business, family, and life.   What you will hear Debb...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with veteran beauty R&D leader, former Chief Science Officer at Revlon, and innovation pioneer, Alan Meyers to talk about the lessons from a storied career, the critical link between leadership and successful innovation, and the future shift from anti-aging to true longevit...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with functional medicine physician, founder, and medical director Dr. Brent Agin to talk about the pivotal shift from traditional 'sick care' to preventative lifestyle medicine, the core pillars of sustainable health, and how to build habits that make you feel your best, mental...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with fitness and nutrition coach LeAnne Ash to talk about building sustainable habits, the critical shift from relying on motivation to cultivating discipline, and creating a holistic, grace-based approach to health that fits into a busy, real life.   What you will hear LeAnne’...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and leader Jay Adkins to talk about redefining success, the power of family, and creating lasting impact through health, wealth, and mindset.   What you will hear Jay’s journey from chasing money to building a life of meaning and legacy. How becoming...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with pastor’s wife, speaker, and leader Connie Sanchez to talk about disciplining your disappointments, navigating seasons of waiting, and finding fruitfulness in the middle of transition.   What you will hear Connie’s story of moving her family across the country and the lesso...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with Kathleen Ross, a fractional CMO, creative AI educator, and speaker, to talk about leading by influence, keeping the human touch in an AI-driven world, and how creativity, risk, and authenticity shape leadership in marketing.   What you will hear How to handle clients or le...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode Stuart sits down with pastor, musician, speaker, and author Daryl Black to talk honestly about anxiety, identity, trauma, and practical habits that help us keep our light burning in a cloudy world.   What you will hear Daryl’s personal story: losing his mother at age 7 and how that shaped his jo...

Welcome to The Lighthouse Collective podcast series Keep Shining with Stuart MacMillan. In this episode, Stuart sits down with basketball coach, leader, and speaker Andrew Wingreen to talk about resilience, faith, and building a culture that goes beyond the scoreboard.   What you will hear Andrew’s journey through heart disease, three open-heart surgeries, and how those challenges shaped his calli...