The Wow Factor

David L. Bahnsen is the founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm that manages over $3.5 billion in client assets. He brought The Bahnsen Group independent in April 2015 after eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and seven years as a Vice President at UBS Financial Services. David serves on the Board of D...

Alan Fuerstman is Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Montage International, a luxury hospitality management company encompassing Montage Hotels & Resorts, Pendry Hotels & Resorts, Montage Residences, and Pendry Residences. Before founding Montage in 2002, Alan was the opening vice president of hotel operations at Bellagio in Las Vegas. He served as president and managing director of...

Jeffrey Rosen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center (NCC), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the U.S. Constitution. He became President and CEO in 2013 and has developed the Center's acclaimed Interactive Constitution, which brings together the top conservative and liberal legal scholars in America to discus...

Scott Reddig is CEO of Christian Care Ministry, the non-profit which administers the Medi-Share program. Medi-Share is designed as an affordable alternative to health insurance for the Christian community, which employs more than 700 employees at their Melbourne, FL headquarters and in Colorado Springs. Scott is a graduate of The Ohio State University and served 31 years in the property and casual...

Founder and CEO of Open Door Solutions Pasquale Russo is committed to fostering a business of integrity, where customers are valued and served with respect. The team offers turn-key solutions to the professional hair care and beauty industry whereby they provide all components necessary to create and maintain a successful product line. Pasquale has been in the professional beauty market for over 3...

Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.   Before joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and allev...

Pray.com is a social impact company whose mission is to grow faith and cultivate community. Pray.com is the world's No. 1 app for daily prayer, helping you prioritize prayer with daily devotionals, hear the Bible come to life with original content, and fall asleep to soothing Bedtime Bible stories, elevating the faith experience for consumers, churches, and B2B2C organizations.   I'm excited to ha...

Since 1997 Kelly Shackelford has been President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. Kelly is a constitutional scholar who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, testified before the U.S. House and Senate, and has won several landmark First Amendment and religious liberty cases. H...

The Co-Founder and CEO of Impact Foundation, Jeff Johns, brings extensive experience and insight in business development and fundraising to the leadership team. Before launching Impact Foundation, Jeff spent 12 years at the National Christian Foundation (NCF), concentrating on network expansion. His affiliate team grew annual charitable contributions from $40 million to more than $850 million and...

Fred Smith is the Founder of The Gathering, which he led for three decades through the end of 2018. He was the Founder of Fourth Partner, a local foundation in Tyler focused on philanthropy and community development within the East Texas area. Fred spent several years as a teacher and administrator at Charlotte Christian School in North Carolina and The Stony Brook School in New York.   Fred is al...

Grace's Table was born out of Lisa's struggle and prayers as a teen mama. When she entered motherhood at age 17, she felt alone, isolated, and scared, and there were times when she had to choose between keeping a roof over her son's head or keeping food on the table. Grace's Table is a hedge of protection around fragile families; their giving partners are defenders, shielding them as they grow and...

Jim Stovall is the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network and a highly sought-after author and speaker. His work making television accessible to the USA's 13 million blind and visually impaired people saw him named Entrepreneur of the Year by The President's Committee on Equal Opportunity; he was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year in 2000. Jim is th...

Ryan Essenburg is the third generation owner of Tommy Car Wash Systems, a 50 year old car wash equipment manufacturer with multiple patents on buildings and equipment products based in Holland, MI with customers in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and North America. They have 80+ Tommy's Express Car Wash franchise locations in the USA with 200+ more currently under development to serve the worl...

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is an internationally known public speaker on marriage, parenting, and communication. Based on over three decades of counseling and scientific and biblical research, Dr. Eggerichs developed the Love and Respect Marriage Conference , which he presents to live audiences around the country. Emerson has authored several books, including Love and Respect in the Family , Mother & S...

Dick Stricklen is the owner of Motor City Auto Center in Bakersfield, CA, a sprawling campus which includes a Buick/GMC dealership, a Lexus dealership, and a large used car & truck operation. Dick's team devote themselves to helping and serving their customers and providing staff with the opportunity to develop their skills and interests. Dick took over the GMC dealership at the age of 19 after hi...

Mark Danzo, chemist, and founder of Maverix Solutions, Inc., created Mavcoat(registration mark symbol) mold release coatings, which are critical to manufacturing processes worldwide. He also created Mavcoat(registration mark symbol) Steel Shield, an extreme corrosion prevention coating that waterproofs untreated metal for the consumer market. Maverix Solutions was established in 1999 and quickly b...

In 1970, Co-Founders Michael Cardone Sr., and Michael Cardone Jr. and their wives, Frances and Jacquie, opened Cardone Industries in a North Philadelphia storefront. Each member of the six-person team was staking their livelihood and reputation on their ability to rebuild windshield wiper motors. Most in the automotive industry called it an impossible idea. But by 1987, Cardone Industries was empl...

As Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Universal®, Steve Jones presides over Allied Universal companies and their respective divisions. Under his leadership, Allied Universal has grown from $12 million in revenue to more than $18 billion with more than 800,000 employees and has acquired over 75 companies. Recently, Allied Universal has joined forces with its largest competitor— L...

On today's episode of the Wow Factor, we are joined by Lynsi Snyder, an American billionaire businesswoman, and the sole owner and heiress of In-N-Out Burger. She is one of the world's top female CEO's and runs organizations like Healing Hearts & Nations (HHN) as well as the In-N-Out Burger Foundation. As an Evangelical Christian, she uses her faith to guide her business practices and utilizes her...

Richard Watts was admitted to the California State Bar to practice law in 1982 and is an alumni of the Harvard Business School. He is a renowned speaker and contributor to national publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, NPR, Variety Magazine, Washington Times, and CNBC, PBS, and has appeared on national television programs to spread his positive message of making your family strong. He is a...

Dr. Tonia Gilbert wanted to combine her love of the law and her love for Kansas City children and their education. In the non-profit Upper Room, she has found a role that allows her to lead an amazing team that works diligently every day to make sure that Kansas City kids are afforded an equitable and quality education, no matter their background or demographic. Tonia previously spent 17 years wor...

Joe Brandmeyer is an Industry Advisor at Great Range Capital. Previously he founded and served as the Chairman of Enturia, Inc. in 1985 after acquiring antiseptic product lines from Marion Laboratories, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable antiseptic applicators for medical facilities. Joe began the company in 1985 after acquiring antiseptic product lines from Marion Laboratories. Jeanne Brandmeyer...

David Nemmers has been the owner of Midstate Security Company Based in Michigan since 2007. Midstate Security installs and designs integrated electronic security and monitoring systems. Midstate Security services state and local government needs in the critical areas of prison and court security, video conferencing for arraignments, and monitored home detentions.   David joins me on the Wow Factor...

Chandler Rose, Group CEO of Rosewood Family of Companies, was born and raised in Burlington, North Carolina. Growing up in the family business, he managed commercial plumbing projects by the time he was in high school. He earned undergraduate degrees in Criminology and Psychology from Florida State University, then returned to North Carolina, where he earned his J.D. from Wake Forest University Sc...

Jeff Padnos, Chairman at PADNOS is among the third-generation Padnos family members to join the company. Founded in 1905, PADNOS is a family-owned and operated business, creating innovative recycling solutions and managing scrap products for industrial and commercial accounts with accuracy and efficiency. Their mission is to make the best use of all resources in recycling paper, plastics, ferrous,...