The Hyve Podcast

Born in a ministerial family and saved from death by successive miracles until his third year of life, Marcos Bomfim started his pastoral ministry in 1986 as a district pastor in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since October 2015, he has been the General Conference Stewardship Ministries director, following his 16 years of work in the Stewardship and the Family Ministries departments at different institutional...

As missional entrepreneurs, we use our businesses not for selfish gain, but to win other people to Christ. In this episode, Jesse Zwiker illustrates how you can practically do that. The Spiritual Journey Canvas can be divided into two parts: Finding common ground between your customer and your company  Designing a "spiritual" customer journey   For more details, worksheets and videos on this topic...

"How do I get investors?" — what a common question. Have you asked it before? Receiving financial support for your missional business would be ideal. But how do you get in touch with investors, what do you need to share when you meet them? Is there a difference between nonprofits and "normal" businesses? Where are we more likely to receive the support we need? And how do we build meaningful relati...

When we look at the numbers, we can get disappointed very quickly. Each day, close to 400,000 new babies are born. Yet we only baptize 3,000 new members every day. It looks like we're getting further and further away from finishing the work. Our method of evangelism seems to be broken. How do we solve this problem? Jesse Zwiker, founder of Hyve, explains. Our model doesn't work because we're tryin...

In Matthew 5, Jesus told us to be meek. To walk the extra mile. To turn the other cheek. Yet He didn't call us to be a doormat. With this context in mind, negotiating as missional entrepreneurs seems like a difficult thing to do. How can we negotiate as Christians, not compromising on divine principles? Geeta Chopra explains. She is a TV host, serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, landlord an...

This week, host Vincent Bujor shares some practical tips on how to reach your goals as a missional entrepreneur. Back in 1903, Ellen G. White wrote a brilliant piece of literature called "Education." In one of her chapters, she briefly mentions goals as well. And now, almost 120 years later, best-selling books are published that reiterate her inspired words.   Here's how you can practically break...

Dr. Rivelino Montenegro is an engineer, scientist and serial entrepreneur. He has led companies and international scientific projects in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, USA, Brazil, and Canada. He has also written books and given lectures in many countries and holds a PhD in Chemistry from the prestigious Max-Planck Institute in Germany. Dr. Montenegro is the co-founder and managing direct...

Rob Bertholf's newest startup is much more than just an Adventist venture studio: it's an accelerator, a network of homesteads and a witnessing opportunity for seekers.  It all started when Rob shared the Gospel with visitors on his farm who were willing to stay and work there for a limited period of time. He discovered that it is possible to build a sustainable network of homesteads by including...

A dollar that is owned by a Jew will usually swap 14 different Jewish hands before it leaves this economic circle. The Muslim community enjoy similar privileges. Yet almost every dollar owned by a Christian immediately leaves the Christian community...  What if we could build an Adventist ecosystem? Instead of going to Target, we go to our friend from church who owns his own shop. Instead of doing...

To automate a transaction, email or service can help save you a lot of time and money. Lyndon Sweeney, CEO of Ark Digital Agency, explains the basics of automation and how we can integrate it into our missional business.    Get in touch with Lyndon Connect on LinkedIn here. Visit Ark Digital Agency here.   Get in touch with Hyve Check out Hyve's new blog here. Email us: hello@hyveinternational.org...

When Jay Razzouk worked for huge corporate firms and enterprises in San Diego, he quickly realized that lots of money was being poured into lawsuits, attorney fees and complicated court procedures. So he started his own missional business, showing startups and growing companies how to scale without getting into legal trouble.  But by now, Jay is doing more than that. He's teaching his clients how...

Serial entrepreneur Jesse Zwiker once had classes in business but couldn't stand them. And when he started to fix engines of little motorcycles as a twelve-year old, he didn't know that God would lead him back to marketing, sales and business - just with an entirely different purpose.  Listen to Jesse's story, find out how he got started as an entrepreneur and why "ministry is king, and business i...

ADIBE Network is an Adventist community of mental health professionals and coaches. They receive online training before going out and helping others with their thoughts and feelings, treating depression and anxiety. Close to 1,000 people have gone through Jennifer's training program as of May 2022, dozens of active providers (both professionals and lay members) are helping those in need.  God gave...

How do we solve conflict? Is there a good way how to deal with it? What can we do so it doesn't even occur? Ron Price is the owner of Productive Outcomes, Inc. and helps others address difficult and challenging situations by providing successful and satisfying solutions. He has a Masters Degree in Counseling and speaks for startups, enterprises and churches around the country. In this episode of T...

Some have said it, others have thought it: as Seventh-day Adventist Christians, we should not care about money. Profit is worldly. We need to share the Three Angels' Messages and not talk about profit. But can we really separate the one from the other? Can profit also be good - and actually important for God's work? Listen to Jesse Zwiker, founder of Hyve and discover the hidden lie behind profita...

Have you gotten to a point in your life where you had to give up something that was extremely important to you?   When we start our business, that small enterprise usually becomes our little baby. We invest so much time, sweat and tears into the project, we work so hard and believe that God will turn it into something beautiful. But then we encounter failure... Listen to Ivonne's story of her firs...

It's a lie from the devil that church members can only do some evangelism in their free time. God gave you a talent - we believe many talents - and He wants you to use them for something beautiful. Yes, we need to surrender our lives and our skills, and that is often easier said than done. But we shouldn't   give up our skills in order to be a good worker for the LORD.    Jesse Zwiker, president o...

Around 1900, the population of San Francisco  was doubling every few years. Tens of thousands of people came to the city - and Adventists were ready to help out. They established a network of restaurants, shops and treatment centers. They provided homes for orphans, gave jobs to unemployed people and shared the love of God with them. They were working for God full-time, in a self-sustainable way....

There are five business models anyone can use to start a business. These models give you  the opportunity to let the customer pay you before you go ahead and spend money. We call it the $0 Startup - or the customer-funded business model. Here are your five powerful options: The Subscription Model The Pay in Advance Model The Scarcity Model The Service for Product Model The Matchmaker Model   Sebas...

As Adventist business owners, it feels good to support the church's mission with our tithes and offerings. But is that really enough? Have we done our duty? How does a wholistic approach to mission look like?  Gary Krause, director of Adventist Mission, challenges us to go above and beyond tithes. As business owners, we converse with all sorts of people every day. We need to implement Jesus' metho...

Researchers estimate that we make thousands of decisions every day. As entrepreneurs, we often have to make big decisions and decide quickly. Did you know that your brain — in order to save energy — plays tricks on you when you want to make a good decision? How do they look like, and how can we avoid them? Listen to Steven Grabiner, founder of Percepta Coach . He explains how we can make better de...

"How can I grow my business?" is probably the most common and yet complex question that founders might ask. Although it's common, it's not that complex. Award-winning entrepreneur, business consultant and investor Lorand Soares explains why. Every business stands on the same "pillars" of success: leads, conversions, sales, and profit margin.  Get to know the business chassis and propel your missio...

Failure is part of life. But it's especially difficult to deal with it when we start our own business. We think God has a plan, we know where to go, and then we hit the wall. We lose money, time, energy and hope.  How should we deal with it? Listen to Seth Hill, founder of SWAYY Hammocks and Kinetik Consulting. He started multiple businesses and experienced failure on different levels at different...

Alistair Huong discovered a need in the Adventist world. Few SDAs know how to interact with money in a Biblical & balanced way. When many individuals came to him and asked for advice and counsel, he decided to start AdventEdge Financial , a missional business that helps Adventists reach their financial goals. In today's episode, Alistair and Vince talk about money. Can I be an Adventist millionair...

Askwar Hilonga is an award-winning entrepreneur, professor and inventor. He grew up in a rural village of Tanzania, was one out of four in his class to enjoy the privilege of higher education and returned after many years of studying to his home country to solve a pressing problem: unclean water. Hilonga invented the so-called Nanofilter , a low-cost and sustainable water purification system parti...