Provide Like Jesus- Inspiring Christians to Serve Their Families and Communities like Christ

Neal Noland is an accomplished professional in the finance world. He has achieved Senior VP positions and completed an MBA while working, demonstrating his ability to achieve in the workplace. What impressed me most about Neal, is his ongoing commitment to personal development while having healthy boundaries at work to protect his most important asset-his time with family and self. During the inte...

Michael Palko has made a career of telling stories. Whether in his role as a Learning and Performance Specialist at Duke University Health System or through his photography art, Michael has honed the skill of appreciating the stories around him. In this conversation, we talk about several of his recent work including The Death Letter Project , Earth art/morning alters , and his practice of photowa...

Landen Conner is a pharmacist turned photographer and is using his gifts of helping people more than ever. He was born in New Orleans and excelled in chemistry and math throughout school leading him eventually to study pharmacy at Xavier University. However after moving to Orlando and working for retail, long term care, and specialty pharmacies he eventually found himself on the verge of a stress...

Cary Jack is a lifestyle entrepreneur, author, podcast host, professional actor/model, biohacker, eco-warrior, martial artist, and humanitarian striving to make a positive impact on this planet. I recently met him at a conference where I was struck by his authenticity and his inspiring message of encouraging others to live the "happy hustle."  He split time growing up on the beaches of Sarasota, F...

My friend and former MBA classmate, Nicole Pavlovich joins the podcast to share life lessons on speaking our minds and listening to help find true happiness. She has been in the restaurant & QSR industry for 20+ years and with Domino's for the past 9 years. She's had marketing roles in the restaurant space and today focuses on the digital from user experience and conversion optimization to social...

Mike Schall is the Assistant Volleyball Coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and shares his fascinating journey on this episode. Mike builds up the hearts of young people, not only as his profession, it's just what he loves to do. I've personally been encouraged from his coaching skills and I've never even played volleyball! Mike and his wife Sarah live in Apex with their four...

Lauren Yellin Weinberg is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and a Certified Happiness Coach with a background as a psychologist and family therapist. She honed her coaching skills at Duke Integrative Medicine where I had the privilege of witnessing first-hand how she uses the power of thoughtful questions, mindfulness, compassion, curiosity, and accountability to enhance happin...

Paul Buckley is an entrepreneur, social media expert and friend. He is Ooriginally from Galway, Ireland, now living in Co. Meath with his wife Caroline and their two daughters. Paul is COO of InflightFlix, a media company that provides destination video content to the airline and travel industries. He previously served as the Head of Social Media at Aer Lingus, Ireland's flag-carrier airlineHis pr...

Jody Mills is a leader within the Chapel Hill and Durham, NC F3 men's workout group and a friend who I have witnessed first-hand leading well under stressful circumstances during a couple of endurance events we completed together. His work as the Associate Director of Commercial Insights, Learning & Development at Corcept Therapeutics has also convinced him of the importance of focusing on the nee...

Kayla Willis is the Director of Discipleship and Connections at Restoration Church in Roanoke, Virginia. She is also a Young Life Leader with 10 years of combined experience working in both high school and college settings. When she is not forming authentic friendships during her day job she is doing the same on her "downtime" with activities such as captaining her local kickball team as the start...

This is a reposting of the Journey 2 Health podcast where Justin was a guest. Hear how Justin became an "accidental health coach" and some of the personal adventures that started as a result of this new career. You can see show notes at the Journey 2 Health podcast website at https://www.ehophealth.com/blog/podcast/ep6-justin-thomas. 

 Bill Graham is an experienced senior manager, coach, mentor, and small business operator. He has extensive experience leading and building technology teams ranging from career stops at IBM, Thomson Reuters, Zoom Culture, and Mammoth Records. In this conversation, he shares more of his personal story involving music, how he dealt with anger as a young man, meeting his first "southerner", and the c...

Jessica-Claire Jones joins reflects on one of the essential themes of her life and career of being there for others. She discusses the inspiration behind the desire to provide for others even when it may be inconvenient and uncomfortable. Jessica-Claire's professional and personal roles have put her in leadership positions to be there for others ranging from being a Christian campus minister, wedd...

Lisa Hagan is a national board-certified health coach who was surprised to learn she had been preparing for this career her entire adult life. Today she coaches individuals and trains other health coaches, through her work at Vida Health. However, she had to overcome her own health challenges to get to a place of healing before coaching others. During our conversation, she shares her personal heal...

Max Yenin is a graphic designer based in Ukraine with 14 years of experience in creating illustrations, printing materials, digital and traditional drawings and much more. I'm excited to have Max on the podcast as he has provided for me with some beautiful designs over the past year ranging from my family's homeschooling logo, cattle farm business logo, and even the episode designs for this very p...

To honor Father's Day 2021 I have reposted this interview with my brother reflecting on the life of our late father. I include a new introduction announcing my new men's small group that will start in September. It's designed for men who have lost their fathers already and are seeking to join an intentional group to be encouraged and grow into a stronger overall provider. The group will run from S...

My wife Amy joins me for another podcast discussion and this one is about a tale we will always remember! It's a conversation filled with adventure and also some tough moments which we wanted to share what happens when you step into a dream only to have it quickly and unexpectedly vanish? How do you go through it and have the courage to dream again? We don't have all the answers, but we do have so...

AJ Overton is a respected statistician at Duke Clinical Research Institute, but what I really admire about AJ is his willingness to enter uncomfortable situations to grow and become a better leader. Whether that is moving to Uganda, standing on stage, or completing an endurance challenge, AJ is willing to be "in the arena" in order to grow and develop authentic relationships. It's a privilege to c...

Ian Yancey is a principal engineer at Hazen and Sawyer where he helps clients provide safe drinking water and controlling water pollution and its effects on the environment. Although his work and career are meaningful, what I am most impressed with Ian is his willingness to always say yes to my crazy adventures and requests. He was part of the inaugural CL Thomas Fellowship group and has become a...

Susan Hollobaugh is an advocate for people with communication disabilities and is the CEO & Founder of Know Me Enterprises . Her company provides tools to help people with communication difficulties (and their teams) improve their quality of life. Her entrepreneurial journey is a deeply personal one filled with stories of hard and joyful work. You can connect with Susan via e-mail at susan@knowmet...

Hathaway Pendergrass is a man dedicated to his family and community. He is the District Court Judge in Orange and Chatham Counties of North Carolina. He completed his undergraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill followed by law school at NC Central University. He serves his community in a variety of ways and while he may look busy with all his many activities, a more accurate description is that he in...

Don Shin is the founder and CEO of CrossComm , an award-winning software development firm based in Durham, NC. He started the firm in 1998 as a student at Duke University. His exciting entrepreneurial journey has included building some of the earliest sophisticated websites, iPhone apps, and augmented reality apps. Don reflects on his journey leading the firm through three economic recessions and...

Andres is an actor/writer/director teacher born in Colombia and raised in Miami. On TV, he has been a guest on  New Amsterdam, Fear the Walking Dead , and the upcoming final episode of Queen of the South. He lives in Hillsborough, NC with his wife and two kids, and in this episode, he shares how he made it in the acting world, how it helped him overcome social anxiety, and lessons he's learned on...

John Lee Dumas (JLD) is the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years in a row. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success is the moder...

Dr. David Fitzgerald and his wife are both skilled physicians who have used their specialized medical training to serve patients across the world. Their positive work abroad inspired friends back home who started asking the Fitzgerald who can I help as well in serving the needs of kids in Malawi? This sparked the Fitzgeralds to launch the Malawi Children's Initiative and oddly enough had the rippl...