The Hyve Podcast

When Seema Rodriguez started to work as a real estate agent, she got ridiculed for keeping the Sabbath. But shortly after, the very same people had to admit that she was serving a powerful and almighty God. Listen to her testimony and get encouraged to do (real estate) business as UNUSUAL.   To learn more about Seema's business, you can go here. Sign up for our newsletter here! Scroll down and sig...

Many businesses fail because they try to solve insignificant problems. Others fail because they don't focus on the problem they started with. In this episode, Jonathan and Vincent talk about the art of problem solving and how to stay focussed doing one thing.    If you would like to get in touch with Jonathan directly, you can do that here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-ostrowski/   Join th...

The Model Steward Canvas is a free book about starting a Christian business with a Kingdom Purpose. It’s a one-page business plan which works through the fundamental elements of a business or product, structuring your ideas in an easy-to-understand way. The Model Steward Canvas is for those who: · Want to start a new business with a Kingdom purpose, · Want to transition from an informal business t...

Not too long after London Lee became a follower of Jesus, he wanted to buy a 500-acre property. It seemed like all ducks were in a row, but he ended up finding out that major business development tools and principles were lacking in order to turn the property into a successful lifestyle center. Over the years, London discovered powerful protocols and methods that all successful companies use today...

Justin Stafford, CEO and founder of Blueshift, shares his story of how he started solving a specific problem for one client. Now he employs 30 people and runs a major software solution company in Australia.

Paul Kilroy has had three different leadership positions at J.P. Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States and the world's largest bank by market capitalization. He shares how Chase and other big tech firms are using our data to deliver their best products at the right time and how we can do the same by using the data we have to forward God's cause. There is a massive opportunity out the...

Dr. Joyce Choe went through a series of personal trials and health issues before she started her missional business. And although it all started very small with a cookbook, the reason why she decided to start was a beautiful and powerful one: she wanted to help.  Listen to the story of Wholesale Market, get inspired by Dr. Joyce's personal testimony and learn more about the Adventist health messag...

There are two major mistakes many entrepreneurs make these days. If you're a professional in your field, it's very easy for you to speak about the functionalities and features of your product. You personally care about all the little details... but does your audience care?  And what if you have decided to share the gospel through your business, but you're overwhelmed by the amount of people you wo...

There are mainly two ways of doing marketing. We could call it "good" marketing and "bad markeing." Bad marketing is like going to a random person in a restaurant and asking him/her to marry you. Good marketing is more like a courtship relationship... Klinger Lurentt has studied how to do market a  in an authentic and truthful way. He shares powerful principles and basics, illustrating digital mar...

What happens to your character if your business is becoming 50 times bigger than before? How do you share the good news of Jesus' love and His soon return with your employees, clients and suppliers?  When Radim Passer experienced God's love, he decided to follow Him and dedicate his business to Him. In our previous episode, Radim shared parts of his personal testimony. This week, he's explaining h...

When Radim Passer got a loan from the bank in 1991, he bought his first property. The rest is history. Since 1996, PasserInvest has primarily been connected with the locality Brumlovka (former BB Centrum) in Prague 4. It is one of the most successful and extensive urban projects not only in the Czech Republic, but in all of Europe from the perspective of development projects built by a single inve...

Startup or corporate business? Markus Witte knows both. For more than 20 years, he had worked in large corporations as a product manager. He innovated, met with CEOs and CFOs and used large assets to push the enterprise forward. But then he got the call to leave this safe environment and start his own business from scratch. Markus eventually joined Jesse and a few others, and together they founded...

The Hyve movement is coming to Australia! If you would like to connect with fellow missional entrepreneurs, business people and ministry leaders, join us in Sydney on March 24-27, 2023. Julian Archer, serial entrepreneur and stewardship director of the South Pacific Division shares how God has led him and his family through hills and valleys. He was able to retire in his 30s, after starting multip...

If Jesus ran your business today, what would it look like? Would it be a selfish enterprise? Would it be a "good" business, advertising how well it is treating its employees and caring for the planet? Or would it be filled with complete selflessness? Is that even possible - to have a business that just cares about others?! Jesse Zwiker, president of Hyve, shares 7 "P"s with you: Purpose Product Pr...

It's easy to start a crowdfunding campaign and ask people to contribute. It's not so easy to raise $156,000 in less than 8 weeks. Sebastien Braxton started a new project with his friends and was able to validate his  hypothesis: would people be willing and able to pay for an Ellen White app?  It's not just another Ellen White app. It's a beautiful audio experience.    Here's what Sebastien recomme...

If you missional business is doing well, you might be thinking about expanding. But how? What's a smart decision, and what should be avoided? Tomasz Jesionek from Poland gives you some powerful and practical  answers. He explains in a very tangible way how to move forward and what's most important when you enter into a new state or country...   To connect with him on LinkedIn, click here.   Become...

The worldly, wealthy and well-educated are the hardest people to reach. Yet we often dismiss them because our traditional methods of evangelism don't seem to work that well. How do we effectively share our faith with this group? Cynthia Heidi, co-founder of the Nicodemus Society, explains. Cynthia did her bachelor's in engineering and graduated from an Ivy League school with an MBA. Over the years...

Monet St Juste and his family had a dream: they wanted to buy a property in Florida, open a lifestyle center and share God's love through the health message in Florida. So they decided to raise money for this lofty goal. $190,000 were needed. But when the campaign was over, they barely reached $1,000. So Monet and his wife asked God what to do. One woman was in need of a colon cleanser, so the fam...

It still seemed like a normal business day on the island of Okinawa for Tim's grandfather. His family had previously fled to the main land because of the war, but he missed them very much. A friend spontaneously told him, "there is a secret boat that leaves our island tonight. Why don't you take it and go to the main land to visit your wife and children? You haven't seen them for so long." So he l...

When his mom was reading beautiful bed time stories about Christian missionaries, Craig Harding's secret fear was that God would also call him to go to Africa one day. He loved those stories as a kid, but growing up he realized he would never want to go the jungle to share the gospel. He wanted to do business, get a nice house, drive a good car and get involved in politics. That's what he ended up...

When Norbert reached out to Hyve, he just wanted to get some help for his daughter who was struggling with her vegan restaurant. After seeing how God turned that restaurant around within a few months, he didn't hesitate and hired Hyve to coach Hartland's Wellness Center as well.  Up until that point, that wellness center had survived only because of generous donations and money from other sources....

Rob Bertholf has worked as a marketer and SEO expert for many years, helping Silicon Valley companies make dozens of millions of dollars. He can easily break down complicated and technical procedures and make them easy for amateurs & beginners to understand. In this episode, Rob shares to what SEO (search engine optimization) is, why it's important, and how we can rank all the way at the top of th...

Jared Thurmon pastors the Adairsville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Georgia. Chris Matts is an online marketer, passionate about reaching souls. When these two got together, they started ideating, brainstorming and dreaming about a new concept of evangelism. How can we share the powerful story of the Great Controversy with a secular audience? How can we use the power of online marketing to reach...

Daniel Bruneau, PhD is the co-founder of Experience Foundry , an experience design and innovation studio based in Atlanta, Georgia. Before starting his own business, he worked for numerous billion-dollar companies, such as AT&T, Delta Airlines and Yahoo.    During this episode, Daniel answers the following questions: What is Design Thinking and why is it important for our missional business? What...

David Zecha is known in Southern California for his Christ-like way of doing business. As a real estate broker, construction business owner and ministry leader, he partnered up with many people during the past 15 years. One partnership didn't turn out that well though, and Dave shares why. He also gives practical tips what to do when you would like to start your own restaurant.  His newest startup...