Stewarding Your Influence

Partner Candace Mae Gruber loves helping others grow. She is a leadership and strategic business consultant. Throughout her life, she has had some amazing God encounters, one being the inspired writing of her best selling book, Heaven Within: Restoring Wholeness for Better Leadership . It was an outpouring of her corporate experience, personal journey, and principles undergirded with scripture. Sh...

Partner  Boaz  Witbeck has a heart to help others succeed and a gift for strategic consulting. Coming from his other passion in the political space, he recently made a shift to join American Philanthropic's team where he is freer to incorporate his faith and help nonprofits with their unique funding needs.  Boaz  is joined on this episode by the CEO of American Philanthropic (AmPhil), Jeremy Beer...

Partner Brent Riffle  experienced some family brokenness growing up. Instead of being angry with God, Brent decided to pursue a deeper commitment to following Him. He believed his journey would be better off with God at the helm. As you listen, you may discover some helpful lessons for yourself having to do with trusting God, establishing right connections and allowing wise counselors to speak int...

Partner Craig Syracusa had a close call in almost embracing and joining the mafia life in Brooklyn. Unbeknown to him, God kept a safe enough distance between him and that world. He was gifted in acting and found acceptance in the arts and entertainment space. Although he associated himself with the Christian faith, Craig did not understand having a personal relationship with Jesus. But God would d...

Partner Steve Reiter worked for James Dobson and Family Talk before starting his own company, Right Turn Media. He helped Pinnacle Forum launch Stewarding Your Influence, and his team still polishes up the audio files. So listen in and get some valuable practical insights on what you'll need to get started and to manage your podcast ongoing. You can contact Steve at  steve.reiter@rightturn. media...

Businesses are increasingly feeling the pressure to change their corporate policies to appeal to greater diversity in their employees, customers and stakeholders. Only they don't realize that this new level of diversity isn't diversity, but is at great odds with the 1st Amendment and religious freedom. Listen as Partner, Kelvin   Cochran and colleague, Jeremy Tedesco share about a new Alliance Def...

Partner C " Marsh " Bull knows what it is to be consumed by busy work and to be left with emptiness to show for it. At age 51, God got a hold of his life, and he started moving in a direction that had him "putting his feet on the ground." His life is filled with purpose, and his  mensgroup.org ministry is helping men find community and a relationship with God. Marsh has also released his book, Sav...

Partners, Karen Bowling, Laura Bonsness and Garry Ingraham, brought their engaging personal stories to this critical cultural topic facing our youth. You'll receive a brief synopsis from Chuck Bryant on current cases happening around the country, and you'll be briefed on some history and current statistics. In the end, you'll walk away with a better understanding and greater confidence in the infl...

Partner and former 2022 MN Governor candidate, Kendall Qualls , gives us a review of the race and the pivotal influence his non-profit, Take Charge, is already having on the black community. They've released a documentary film, I Am A Victor , and have plans to expand their efforts through city chapters and volunteers. When you listen to this episode, you will learn some alarming statistics and fa...

Partner, Nick Logan , recognized a huge void in the entertainment space and decided to start filling it with movies that have people walking away hopeful and inspired unto a move of healing, courage and a deeper faith. These movies are telling people's true stories of overcoming adversity and challenge. Nick has a few films in the works, but you can catch his first release and watch the trailer fo...

As Christians, we must know that there is still hope in contending for our freedoms, even if we all play our small part. Perhaps your part is bigger and God is tugging on your heart. If you're wondering what you can do, then stop and order our Partner, Terri Hasdorff 's  new book right now. She used her political experience and God's call to share practical ways for the "church" to engage politics...

Through the Hosea Initiative, Partner Terry Beatley is passionately educating the people across the nation through grassroots efforts, radio broadcast, her book (and book to come) and a new documentary film in the making. She interviewed Dr. Bernard Nathanson, "King of Abortion," and plays an audio clip of him in this episode renouncing abortion. You'll learn how pastors are being emboldened on th...

"My passion is helping other people find their passion." Quoted from:  THE ONE-LIFE GAME PLAN™ PODCAST WITH HARRY PLACK "We are honored to spend some time with Chuck Bryant , the President & CEO of Pinnacle Forum. Pinnacle is about transforming leaders who are Christians transform culture. On today's episode, you'll meet Chuck and hear about his passion for helping leaders grow. You'll learn about...

Recorded from a recent live seminar, Partners, Brian Searcy and Vaughn Baker discuss their expert knowledge and strategies for safety and security. One of two things typically happens when we're not prepared to face an unexpected situation; we are gripped by fear or disbelief. Vaughn calls this "normalcy bias," where we refuse to believe what we are seeing and further endanger ourselves or escalat...

A beautiful collaboration evolved in this women Pinnacle Forum. Themes and passions arose as these Partners worked through their Cultural Impact Plans. The result led to them joining together to support Partner, Michelle Smith with her second women's conference. With the synergy and participation from the women, the conference has come alive with a new level of clarity and energy. It is August 5-6...

Partner Dean Clark  had a whirlwind life from the very start. From unwanted pregnancy to miracle birth to abandonment. Dean survived severe medical challenges throughout childhood and lost his Christian foster family at 9 years old. This led to a bizarre life with his biological dysfunctional mom, and finding himself moving between the homes of Guns N' Roses, the Mafia and eventually into the Fath...

What can one person do?" is a question Chuck Bryant asked our Partner, Kathleen Winn . She is running for AZ Congressional District 6. Hear her story and learn about the issues she is already pursuing head-on with solutions. For her, her passion to right several injustices, led her to take action in ways that any citizen could feel empowered to do. Perhaps her story will inspire your own courage....

Partner, Carl Dobrowolski , steps up to the front lines with his company, Goodwill Media Services, to help Christian authors through his publishing services or in providing the architecture to start their own micro-publishing company. 1 out of 150 or so Christian authors get published due to Christian-based and other large publishers retracting from relevant cultural subject matters with a biblica...

Partner, Karen Bowling , understands what influence really means. It isn't just about your title and your level of access. She shares valuable points that will help transform any leader's perspective of how to influence with the greatest thoughtfulness and intentionality. So don't miss Karen 's story, how she is serving the government mountain, and the insights that can help all of us raise the ba...

As 'big tech' continues to cancel individuals, businesses and content grounded in biblical principles and conservative thought, Partner Claton Butcher and his wife are positioning themselves to take back territory in the digital publishing world. Faith based and conservative books are rapidly being canceled by well-known merchants and distributors. To combat the threat to the voice of truth, namel...

Clinical psychologist and Partner, Dr. David NieKamp , shares some of his story and passion for helping others to have healthy relationships, that which are grounded in biblical principles. Without guidance from scripture, relationships go south pretty quickly. Learn what he discovered by staying true to his faith and his relationships and about his new YouTube show, "Dr. Dave's Diner." David Niek...

Pinnacle Forum CEO interviews three Partners regarding their take on the Colson Fellows program. Meet Board Chairman, Tom Okarma, who is looking forward to starting the program. Bob Pruitt, ADF Sr. Counsel just completed the program last year, and Jon Paul completed the program over 10 years ago. Learn how the Colson Fellows program can prepare you to navigate and transform an increasingly anti-Go...

Partner, Brian Searcy , returns to the podcast to share the importance of knowing our surroundings and being prepared with a plan and the right tools to handle an unsafe situation. He shares that 1 in 7 people are situationally unaware. Training for ourselves will not only help save our life but the lives of others. The starting point is the Paratus Group's  book by Brian Searcy, and then explore...

Nick Glenn , a YSL (young successful leader) Partner, learned what it meant to take full ownership of his role while servicing in Special Forces in Afghanistan. Find out about the lessons he learned by applying his training in critical situations and the results from taking responsibility for his actions. The leadership responses also gave him valuable insights into the type of leader he would des...

Partner, Miles Mettler , and his wife have raised 4 amazing kids. It's rare to find such a close family. Miles and his wife must have done something right by the grace of God. He would later heed the Spirit's calling to write a book that could also bless other families in their parenting journey, 52 Parenting Principles. So listen to Miles ' story and perhaps consider checking out his book. Miles...