The Business as Mission Podcast with Mike Baer

Dwight Nordstrom is a well known BAM pioneer. He was one of the very first to take BAM seriously and launched over 30 large kingdom companies in SE Asia. Dwight’s passion, experience, and commitment to growing, sustainable businesses has resulted in profit, kingdom impact, and needed “standing” in the countries his companies have served in. For more information on Dwight’s work, go to Priusa.com

This is Part II of Larry Sharp’s “lessons learned” in BAM. Larry’s heart and experience help us avoid traps that many early BAMMERS have fallen into. Larry is an experienced missionary, professor, coach, and board member. Currently serving with IBEC Ventures and TriVenture—the BAM Launchpad. HTTPS://TriVenture.com

Larry Sharp, PhD, shares more BAM Wisdom in part 1 of 2 episodes this month. This conversation focuses on having a strong foundation and clear purpose, if you want to do more than just get by. Larry is a respected teacher, professor, BAM Coach, sits on the board for Freedom Business Alliance.

In this episode we get a wonderful update on Imani Collective (Kenya) from founder, Jenny Nuccio and her US partner, Hailey Bickham. This is a tremendous business having big impact on women in Africa. Check out their website at www.imanicollective.com Jenny was one of our earliest guests on this podcast and still one of the favorites.

Erik Olson helped found Dignity Coconuts in the Philippines and it’s a shining example of all the best parts of BAM. Solid business. A measurably better product. Caring for people. Environmental impact. Discipleship. Explore their products at www.dignitycoconuts.com or buy them on Amazon.

The BAM Movement is in virtually every country on earth. This episode introduces Carrie-Anne Ballantyne, co-founder of BAM Canada. Listen as she outlines what God is doing there! Links for this episode include https://businessasmission.ca, https://thirdpathinitiative.com, and https://patreon.com/BAMStories

One of the pillars of the modern BAM movement is David Skews. David’s story is a wonderful account of God’s redemption and utilization of a remarkable individual. As a teacher, story teller, mentor, friend and business leader, David has helped lead and develop BAM for the last 20 years. Learn more about him at www.turnthecoin.com

Return guest, Rachel Nelson, is the Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Https://freedombusinessalliance.com FBA exists to mobilize and equip companies around the world to make a difference in the dark area of human trafficking and sex slavery. Her update is important as this month is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the USA.

Jun Shiomitsu is a powerful example of God using all the preparations of life for His plan. Jun has a banking and economics background, an MBA from Cambridge, a global banking pedigree and God brought it all together to launch the Avoda Group business development in Uganda. Learn more at www.avodagroup.org.

Lawrence Turner has traveled the world implementing BAM among the neediest and least reached using a simple but effective program. To learn more, contact him at lawrence_turner@outlook.com

So many think you have to leave home to do BAM. But what if that’s not God’s plan for you? Heather Maloney, of Contact Point, is making a Kingdom Impact in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia. This is her story. https://contactpoint.com.au

Banker, investor, and disciple, Dick Weidner of Legacy Ventures shares his journey to forming one of the first BAM Venture Capital funds and the difference it can make in the BAM Movement. Learn more about it at http://legacyventuresnetwork.com or contact Dick directly at rhweidner@weidnerassociates.com.

Return guest, Jonathan Brake, explains how coaching can stabilize, energize, and accelerate your BAM business growth. https://Triventure.com https://IBECventures.com

The dark world of human trafficking and sex slavery is alarming and frightening. Yet BAM is making inroads to help free those caught in this terrible bondage and keeping them out. Meet Rachel Nelson, Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Visit their website at https://freedombusinessalliance.com

Mark Plummer has been a driving force in BAM training around the world. Hear his vision for the next chapter in his journey. For more information go to https://bamtraining.org/

Meet Danilo Brizola of Snowman Labs—a software engineering and design shop in Curitiba, Brazil. Danilo’s company is built on a solid Kingdom foundation and serves clients around the world.

We were all blessed by the BAM Global Congress and the pivot to currying the face of COVID. Here’s the team behind it all. Mats Tunehag, Jaoao Mordomo, and Jo Plummer. https://bamglobal.com

Bob Bush, founder of IBEC Ventures, shares the value of coaching in the BAM ecosystem. https://TriVenture.com

Tom Basile tells the story of moving from a traditional missions funding model to a more “business oriented” approach. His 20+ years in Mexico has yielded some wonderful fruit.

Buddy Rathmell—entrepreneur, missionary, educator is launching a new BAM School. Here his story and get more information at www.thebamschool.com

Enjoy the energy and enthusiasm of former Hershey executive, Don Larson. God’s plan for him took him from the C-Suite to Mozambique where he started a company that has an amazing way of blessing people. Check out https://sunshinenuts.com/collections/frontpage for more information—and prepare to be blessed yourself.

Steve Langley did BAM before BAM was cool. He didn’t even know what to call it. But God led Steve and Nancy to SE Asia to set up multiple businesses. Today, Steve is back in the States using his experience to advise agri-business companies.

Author, lecturer, speaker, and leader, Kara Martin shares her journey to bring her faith in Christ into her entire life. Kara lives in Australia and speaks around the world. Her books include several in the “Workship” series and are best-sellers. For more information, go to workship.com.au .

Angela and Quintin Lake, from Liverpool, UK, launched 50Eight, a company dedicated to helping migrant workers find justice in the UK and beyond and to raising global awareness of people issues in the supply chain. Their website is www.50eight.com .

Rod St. Hill, from Brisbane, Australia has a deep portfolio in the BAM space. A doctorate in Economics, a college professor, an entrepreneur, and a pastor to business people are just some of the items in his resume. In his words, “I’m an encourager.” Learn how he encourages business people to serve Christ in the marketplace.