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Send us Fan Mail Laurie Hammer - Nutritional Therapist and Founder of the Calm Mom Academy / Host of the Take Back My Brain podcast - takes us on a journey of faith, overcoming, and calling including growing up in church but moving away from faith as her eating disorder became more pronounced; experiencing the Holy Spirit in a Baptist church as a nanny; not qualifying for eating disorder programs;...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Wozniak - leadership coach/ business strategist/author/former executive with PepsiCo and the NBA - takes us on his journey of faith and work including growing up in a catholic home where faith was personal; an alcoholic father and the subconscious push to athletics; an exchange of performance for authenticity; his older brother becoming his “dad”; the idea of God owing us...

Send us Fan Mail (Due to connectivity issues, there is a slight echo on the guest)  Tia Henderson - HR Leader specializing in Employee Relations, Talent Management, Regulatory Compliance, Process Optimization, Career Development, and Mentorship - shares her story and her faith including knowing God but not following; a career transition and breakdown that brought her closer to Jesus; diving into s...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Hall - Founder & CEO of Hold The Reins, and former Navy Seal - shares his impactful intersection of faith and work including growing up Catholic and then leaving the Catholic Church as a teen; diving into scripture at a Southern Baptist church; reconnecting with his biological father; joining the Navy and fighting a “holy war”; digging through trauma compartmentalizati...

Send us Fan Mail James Zeigler - CEO at BEHOLD! Professional Coaching/Author/Speaker - shares his practical faith/work encouragement and advice and his testimony including sexual abuse his mother experienced in the church; attempting to keep God at a distance and play rock n’ roll; the impact of a Christian “tract”; the power of obedience; the bully within is your strength; having a verbal agreeme...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Sipley - President, Sipley the Best (HR Consulting & Recruitment) - invites us into her powerful faith story and meaningful work including being born to two unwed teenagers; in and out of church growing up; the challenges of having an alcoholic mother; becoming emancipated from her mother at 16; going from working in a car lube business to managing rental properties for a...

Send us Fan Mail Chelsea Blackbird - The Christian Nutritionalist/Founder + CEO of The Christian Health Club LLC - shares her faith, her story and her work including growing up in a house of split denominations; picking a college major based on her roommate’s; generational health conditions; the change in diet that transformed her personal and professional life; her infertility being compared to c...

Send us Fan Mail Todd Blyleven - TEDx Speaker/ CMO / Survivor & Resilience Leader/ Former Pro Athlete & MLB Scout - takes us on a heroic journey of faith and fortitude including being a bat boy for his dad’s World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates and hearing the story of David & Goliath in the dugout; reading the Bible in hotels in the minor leagues; drawing close to God after the ma...

Send us Fan Mail Ann McNeill - President & CEO/ Leader in Construction/ Speaker/ Author/ Coach for Personal & Professional Empowerment - joins me from a cruise around the world. She paused in Malta to share her faith and business journey including growing up in a religious home (not even listening to the radio); a vow to walk away from faith when she could; having a friend take their daugh...

Send us Fan Mail Rusty Tugman - Organizational Development Specialist/Leadership Trainer/Certified Coach/Event Speaker - takes us on his journey of overcoming and faith including the importance of Pslams 71:17; growing up in the Church; having parents that encouraged questions about faith; struggles with infertility; how the Church and the faith helped him through the loss of a child; the impact o...

Send us Fan Mail Brandee Gaar -  Founder & CEO of Blush by Brandee Gaar/Host of The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast/Business Coach/Keynote Speaker - shares her empowering story of faith and business including being extremely fearful as a child, especially of dying; how the birth of her first daughter mixed with her husband’s faith brought her closer to God; being hesitant to join a small group; coming...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Benjamin Wendt - Vice President at First Citizens Bank/Co-Founder of Bridge The Globe/Keynote Speaker - shares his story of faith and faith in the workplace including being born dead; growing up in a Christian home; stepping away from faith to explore the world’s ways; the voice he heard that changed everything; jamming with friends in the church; listening to God; the way to...

Send us Fan Mail Karolyn Hart - President of Inspire HUB and the Founder of iHUBApp - invites us into her story of faith and work including growing up a pastor’s kid (PK); giving her heart to Jesus at five years old; a shared love of faith and science; a powerful experience with her niece; going through a crisis of faith; never “arriving” as a Christian; chasing the wrong things; going through the...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Price - Vice President of Business Development for Orion Groups/Healthcare Executive/Pastor/Multiple Sclerosis Advocate - shares his faith and journey including a move to the land of the Mouse (Orlando); issues with self esteem; one powerful night with the Holy Spirit that changed his life; depression that led to suicide attempt thwarted by a knock at the door; being fired...

Send us Fan Mail Phil Thurston - world renowned fine art photographer, filmmaker and author - shares his remarkable story, faith and artistic perspective including not growing up in a Christian household; surfing competitively; attending a Christian camp that likely planted a seed; meeting God in an emotional and powerful way in Hawaii; “finding new facets of God’s unfathomable beauty and glory”;...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - Climate Scientist | Distinguished Professor, Texas Tech | Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy | Author, SAVING US - welcomes us into her fascinating story of faith and science including inviting Jesus into her heart at four years old; growing up in a science family; getting involved with IVCF in college; how our interpretation can create a perceived gap...

Send us Fan Mail Lee Partee - Founding Partner at Skyview Partners LLC /Speaker - shares how his faith and work intertwine including growing up spending more time at church than at home; accepting Christ at eight years old; attending real estate sales school; money as his god; losing his company in the crash of 2008; spending 28 months in federal custody; witnessing to fellow inmates; creating a b...

Send us Fan Mail Krystal Parker - President of the U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce/Business & Brand Marketing Strategist/Author/Speaker - shares her testimony and how her faith guides her work including ten years of perfect attendance at church and checking boxes but no fruit; elevating work as worship; reconnecting to Jesus after second divorce; resetting after college; meteoric rise in bu...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah Linder - international and multi-award-winning graphic designer who specializes in professional book cover design, novelist, and self-portrait photographer of historical fashion - invites us into her faith journey including being an old soul who loves music from the 40’s-60’s; growing up in a Christian family; wanting Jesus in her heart at five years old; the impact of a pr...

Send us Fan Mail Alex Sanfilippo - Founder of PodMatch - invites us into his faith journey and how his faith guides his business including being raised in a Christian home but actually coming to Christ in his early twenties; having an entrepreneur mindset at ten years old; rising to the top in the real estate business before the “crash”; hitting rock bottom; the impact of a church postcard; hearin...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Lord - Photographer & Owner of LiLo Photography and Branding - takes us on her journey of faith and career including the blessing of a “boring”testimony; “unanswered prayers”; her desire to be a teacher from a young age; transitioning from teacher to stay at home mom; the emotional toll of teaching; being a rule follower; starting a photography business without owning a c...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mark Rutland - former Senior Pastor of Calvary Assembly in Orlando, FL/Former President of both Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL and Oral Roberts University/Founder and Director of the National Institute of Christian Leadership and Global Servants/Author - encourages us through his faith journey including not growing up in a faith-filled home; being sent to youth group;...

Send us Fan Mail This episode contains background music from the co-working space that allows my guest to preach where he reaches  Michael Anthony - Courage Matters Founder and President - invites is into his faith journey and expertise including how a calculus teacher impacted his relationship with Jesus; talking about love AND truth; trust and obey or rust and decay; loving without affirming; vi...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Jewell - Travel Journalist | Podcast Host | VP & Executive Editor at The Group Travel Leader Inc. - invites us on an adventure of faith including the openness of travel; being a child of parents impacted by the Jesus Movement; inviting Jesus into his heart at the age of three; nothing like being in the presence of God; contentment and the release of control; deciding to...

Send us Fan Mail Tamra Andress - Business Ecosystem Builder, Founder of F.I.T. in Faith Press (Publishing), Founder Collective Non-profit, Top Biz Podcaster, Keynote Speaker, 6x #1 Best Selling Author, Intl. Retreat & Conferences Host, ordained minister - takes us on an inspiring faith-filled journey of life and work including looking at rock bottom as rock foundation; being “bit” by the entre...