God And Business Today

Ron Derrick is the principal engineer, designer and consultant at Derrick Mechanical, a mechanical engineering firm specializing in metals mining, energy, industrial materials, heavy manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and other industrial support services. Ron lives in Arizona with Andrea, his wife of 25 years and they are the parents of seven children. What We'll Cover: The type of engineering Ron specializes in and how he went from being an employee to a one-man consulting, design and implementation firm. Dispelling the myth that scientists like engineers are less believing or religious than others. The role inspiration played in the process of starting his business. The process Ron used for putting together a business plan and the importance of writing in that process. The pattern of the Doctrine of Christ: faith, repentance, making covenants and receiving the Holy Ghost. The process of covenants and “binding ourselves to act” by making and keeping promises to God. How we can practice

Arvell Craig unofficially began his start in business at the age of 9, cutting "fades and fro’s" for neighbors, family and friends in Detroit, Michigan. This continued throughout elementary, high school and college. While still an undergraduate, he eventually laid down the clippers to take up slicing Photoshop files to build  websites and marketing material for small businesses. Officially, Arvell has worked the past 16 years as a digital marketer and entrepreneur. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Western Michigan University and a Masters of Divinity from Oral Roberts University. He presently lives in Phoenix as a marketing coach, speaker and consultant. He’s also a husband, father, author, marathoner and closet poet. In 2015, Arvell published his first book, Sanctified Ambition: 6 Uncommon Lessons on Seeing and Sensing God Though Success and Failure. Learn more at www.ArvellCraig.com. What We Cover in This Episode: How seasons trump calling when it comes to fulfilling your purpose. The t

Monique Caradine-Kitchens, author of How to Embrace Your Inner Millionaire: 8 Simple Steps You Can Take RIGHT NOW That Will Put You on the Path to Abundance, is known as the OverFlow Coach. She helps women fix their relationship with money so they can stop worrying about it, stressing over it, and chasing after it. She’s helped hundreds of women develop a foundation for lasting wealth through her step-by-step coaching programs and workshops. Learn more at www.MyInnerMillionaire.com. What we talk about: What hurricane Irma did to her backyard when it went through Puerto Rico. Finding your purpose through trials and struggles, and how your relationship with God is at the heart of it all. Figuring out who you’re here to work with. First, who do you get excited about working with? Second, who keeps asking for your help? Third, what are the areas of need that I see out in the marketplace? Last, what is the really difference that I can make? The lies about money we tend to believe and where they come from. Typi

Tony Bass is the CEO of Super Lawn Technologies and Tony Bass Consulting. He works with lawn and landscape business owners who would like to double profits or double sales in 12 to 24 months and he isn't afraid to let his faith show in the process. He believes in business as a calling with the power to change the world. Tony loves his wife, his two kids, dove hunting with his dad and making videos for his students while he drives in his car. Tony and his family live in Georgia and like to eat at Chic-fil-A. Mmm...yummy.   What You Will Learn:   The importance of building systems into your business so you can replace yourself and make room for growth How and why Tony and his dad ended up owning two patents and building a whole business around them How Tony got into the business he is in and how the examples of hard-working, Christian farmers influenced his choices How Tony dared to say a prayer to bless the food when speaking as a sponsor at a business event and what happened when he did Why b

Stephen began his career in 1985 as a certified public accountant, where he excelled in auditing, tax preparation, and peer review compliance services. In 1995, Stephen formed his own professional corporation serving non-profit, pastoral, and itinerant ministries and organizations. In the same year, he joined Bethel Church of Redding to serve as chief financial officer and member of their senior leadership team. After two decades of learning and growing, Stephen has transitioned to create and teach full-time on the subjects of money and the prosperous soul. With a unique blend of experience, humor, and creativity, Stephen offers the Body of Christ a fresh, Holy Spirit-inspired perspective with his biblically based financial insights. Stephen is based in Redding, California, with the wife of his youth, Dawna De Silva, founder and co-leader of the international healing and deliverance ministry Bethel Sozo International.  Learn more at http://stephenkdesilva.com/ What We Cover in this Episode: What “financia

Kathi Wilson is a psalmist and songwriter who prayed for the gift of healing music. Her music is known for its healing effect on the mind, body and spirit. Drawn from the well of her own pain and suffering, Kathi’s music lifts up prayers to God and reminds us of His love for and commitment to us. Her music and work ministers to the brokenness in all of us. Join our conversation to discover more about the force of creation that drives this remarkable and talented woman. Learn more at https://kathi-wilson.com/. What You’ll Learn About Healing Music:   How God is attracted to brokenness and why we don't have to perform to earn His love. Why Kathi Wilson asked the Lord to give her songs of healing. The role of ego in doing the Lord's work. What people say about her music’s healing effects. Why she believes that “we humans are all broken.” How her perspective of “brokenness” informs and affects her songwriting. The importance of authenticity with ourselves and one another in the healing process. H

Dr. Anita Schamber's coaching career began more than 20 years ago with World Vision International. Anita has coached organizational, training and coaching leaders from 22 different countries on four continents. She holds a doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University, a master's degree in counseling from the University of Illinois and is a Commissioned Minister for Volunteers of the Northern Rockies. She is also an instructor at the Institute for Life Coach Training. Anita's current focus in coaching is on working with women in the third-third of life to turn "retirement" into "refirement." She is married to KR, a retired PGA golf pro. They have a blended family of six adult children, 12 grandchildren, and at least two dogs. What You Will Learn About Coaching:   What coaching really is. The difference between coaching, consulting and counseling. How coaching can help you "do what you are" and align your life plans with God's plan for you. Why coaching works when talking to friends, family and colleagu

John Boyd is a team intelligence and employee engagement expert. A good part of the work he’s done over the years has been with tech companies. In fact, John says, “I love how innovative technology solves problems for business, and I enjoy being a part of teams of people that work together to bring those technologies to market.” John is the founder of Dyalogic, a consulting company devoted to helping teams of all kinds to adapt and unify by consistently discovering truth through dialogue in an ever-changing environment. His “DISCOVER” framework is the main topic of our interview today. His DISCOVER framework is featured in the July 2017 issue of Quirk’s Marketing Research Review magazine. Learn more at http://www.dyalogic.com. In addition to his consulting firm, John is co-founder of Tracking First, a technology company providing campaign code validation and automation technology for web analytics. Their clients include:  TIAA, Verisign, Amtrak, USAA, LDS Church, Hilton, Dell, Carlson Hotels, Elkjop Nordic,

Crystal Obey is a copywriter, business owner and mompreneur of three who has been married to her husband Anthony for 15 years. Together they run CopyCouple.com, a copywriting and marketing strategy consultancy serving clients around the world, and Tony Crystal Labs, an online hair care education and hair care products business that is the perfect example of their marketing strategies in practice. Crystal and Anthony work together at home with their three young children, so Crystal is somewhat of an expert when it comes to work/life balance and including God in her marriage and in her business. This episode reveals specific strategies for working together as a couple in partnership with God as well as strategies for building your business using the five key components of the Obeys’ own marketing funnel. What You Will Learn in This Episode:   What copywriting is and why it is vitally important to your business. The difference between brand advertising and direct response marketing. (Hint: There is always

Heather Heuman is a social media consultant, strategist and speaker who loves diving into the trenches with clients to help them see that social media can give them great results for their business or organization. She is the founder of ElizabethtownFamily.com, a digital marketing company/blog connecting a community near Fort Knox, Kentucky, and the founder of Sweet Tea Social Marketing. There’s a whole lot more to Heather than just those titles and tech terms in social media. Top priorities and loves in life are God, her husband of fourteen years and her three sweet children Photography, sweet-tea, Chick-fil-A and cooking are passions she pursues and delights in every week  A southern girl at heart, she calls Columbia, South Carolina home although she's also lived in many states and Germany as a military spouse before her husband launched a new career in 2016 She LOVES travel and her dog Annie   What You Will Learn About Social Media:   What a social media consultant does and how you might use

In 2012, Kim D’Arezzo and her husband Brian bought an indoor skate Park in Queen Creek, Arizona.  Today it's a hot spot for famous YouTubers and scooter enthusiasts looking for a wholesome environment. The funny thing is Kim and Brian take NO MONEY out of the business. It is their ministry which they have used to train their children—Kaylee, Justin and Jacob—to be skilled, responsible and proactive business owners, and where they continue to train other teens to do the same. Now if you're a parent of a scooter fanatic, ask them if they know who Jacob D'Arezzo is. (He's legitimately famous in the scooter world.) If they do, tell them you're about to listen to an interview with his mom. And if you've listen to more than one episode, I would be honored if you would consider subscribing on whatever platform you're listening on. That way you'll receive a notification every time an episode comes out. You'll find the subscription links for iTunes, Google Play, Sticher and Blubrry in the show notes. Subscribe Now:

Randy Dix has built a thriving residential real estate practice in Gilbert, Arizona by Living the Golden Rule in all he does. He works with his daughter Janine Igliane and together they sold over 100 homes in 2016. The secret to their sales success is developing business and marketing systems that both streamline and expedite the home sales process. After listing my rental property with them last year (and following all of their advice from painting to staging), the home sold in 5 days. The key to Living the Golden Rule, Randy says, is being in constant conversation with the Lord, to assure that everything he does is according to His will. (Viewing this on your podcasting app? Visit the Show Notes online:  http://wp.me/p27IYc-fQ) In This Episode You Will Learn: Important steps to perfecting your business "process" How to apply lessons from an unrelated business to your own How to tie Godly love and community service to a business model The importance of including God in daily decisions How tithing

Dr. Jason Frizzell previously served as a chief psychologist in the Arizona Department of Corrections where he developed programs such as mental health awareness training for corrections personnel, conducted psychotherapy with mentally ill offenders, and provided supervision for other mental health professionals seeking state licensure.  He is now employed as a forensic psychologist by the Maricopa County Competency Evaluation Program where he conducts psychological evaluations for the courts. Dr. Frizzell has also taught at the university level, conducting courses in introductory psychology, substance abuse, personality theory, and statistics. In this episode, we will cover: How he got into forensic psychology. What forensic psychologists do. Why he enjoys working with the forensic population. What a day on the job looks like working with inmates who may be in super max facilities and even on death row. Whether there is a tendency among those working in the prison systems to want to let prisoners

Terry Davis is an author, attorney, business coach and abundance mentor. He is the founder of SmartBizUniversity.com, an online mentoring and business development training program for small and medium sized businesses. He has served as counsel for several successful startups, including the company that first introduced global Internet service to the commercial cruise-line industry. His book Receive and Achieve…Now! 15 Bible Secrets on How to Find Joy, Success & Abundance in Small Business is about “equipping the saints for success and warfare.” Terry says, “I wrote this book...to provide entrepreneurs with a system to grow their businesses based on biblical principles so they can transform the world.” Terry is married with two children. He is an active member of the Church of the Highlands in Montgomery, Alabama. In this episode, we will cover:  3 Secrets to Developing an Abundance Mentality... Prepare for spiritual warfare. Have faith in God. Be a giver. 6 Myths About Abundance and Money... It’s

For the first time ever, investigative reporter Mike Wendland shares the story of his conversion. When one woman dares to send a letter to his television station quoting the Bible, his not-so-kind response sends him down a rabbit hole of transformation no one ever could have predicted. Don't miss this episode where Mike reveals what it's like to be a renowned, award-winning reporter (18 Emmy Awards) dealing with death, deceit and corruption on a daily basis.  He shares his thoughts on the state of the media today, what we as consumers can do to influence the media for good, and posits opportunities to develop media outlets created for and by Believers. Mike Wendland is the Family Motorcoach Association's Roving Reporter, author of the Open Mike Column in Motor Coaching Magazine, creator of daily inspirations at MikesDailySoap.com, and the NBC-TV Newschannel technology correspondent for all 215 NBC-TV stations. You can find Mike online at: Mike's Daily Soap:  http://mikesdailysoap.com Roadtreking Travel Blo

Priscilla Williams is a Methodist minister turned full-time fine artist. In addition to painting works of art in partnership with God, her specialty is teaching others to connect with God via the visual language of art, either through the creation of art or through the inspired observation of art, also known as Glory Gazing. If you are looking to connect with God in new and different ways or have an interest in the creative arts, this episode is for you! In this episode, you will learn: The process of coming to God we must go through when we are stuck in the world yet looking for more. How art can facilitate the process of coming to God and help you connect in new and different ways with Him. How to get clarity when you feel God is calling you to more than one work and you don’t see how it all fits together. The importance of learning and using multiple sensory languages (visual, verbal, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.) to connect with and commune with God. Tools for differentiating between the expecta

Dixie Roberts is a Speech/Language Pathologist and Feeding Disorder Therapist who specializes in working with children ages 3 months to 14 years who fall on the Autistic Spectrum. She was inspired at a young age to work with children but needed God’s guidance and help in discovering just what that meant…and she received it. As she pursues a career that fulfills her life purpose, she continues to involve God in the process by praying about every client referral and keeping an “eternal perspective” with regard to her patients and their families. In this episode, you will learn: Six tips for interacting with others who are hearing impaired or have other disorders. How to use prayer to counteract your doubts. How and why to pray about individual clients. The importance of working with clients for the right reasons, not just for money. What to do when you demonstrate a lack of social grace and need to make amends. How apologizing can lead to purpose and opportunity. Five red flags that signal your

Suzette is a poet, parent, prison guard, painter and custom quilter. Although a victim of child abuse, Suzette always heard the voice of God telling her she was loved and that He had a purpose for her life. In elementary school, she made a vow to never let a child pass her by without knowing that they are loved. She grew up to work with children as a juvenile detention officer working with boys in the state of Florida (many of them also suffering from child abuse) where she was known as “Officer Love”. As an adult she raised and/or fostered more than twenty children. Suzette is a shining example of enduring the hardships of life and turning “lemons into lemonade.” She could have chosen hatred and resentment, but she did not.  Her ability to turn anguish into beauty is remarkable. In this episode, you will learn: Why bad things like child abuse happen to good people. How to find and feel the Holy Ghost. The importance of keeping one’s body “clean” in order to feel God’s spirit. Terrible abuse that le

Christa Trantham is a business and marketing coach and is business manager at Coach Blueprint, TexInspect, and the Millionaire Inspector Community in North Richland Hills, Texas. She has been key in the development of multiple million dollar home inspection firms and other businesses and regularly involves God in all her business practices. She is also co-author of the book Success Secrets to Live By. In this episode, Christa reveals the importance of connecting with God daily using visual, auditory and kinesthetic methods for doing so. She connects with God by listening to Daily Proverbs podcasts, listening to soaking music, and viewing God-centered art. Christa also shares a terrific story about learning to listen to God's messages for her through her daily Bible study. (Actually, she doesn't listen the first time and then learns that God had everything all taken care of right from the start!) You can check out all the resources she mentions below. In this episode, you will learn: Specific ways to re-co

This episode will tell you a little bit about what to expect from the podcast, why you might want to listen, some of the types of people we’ll hear from, where to find the podcast and additional resources online, and a little bit about me, Tami Call, and why I decided to start this podcast. What Is God and Business Today? God and Business Today explores the role of God, faith and prayer in the lives of entrepreneurs, business owners and experts around the world. I do this with two purposes in mind. The first goal is to inspire you to involve God in your business because, in my experience, God cares about me enough to bless me with what I need in my business, and I believe he will do the same for you. Second, I want to create a safe space to share stories about the role of God in our business lives. It’s often not acceptable to talk about business, money or earnings and church. It’s likewise unacceptable to talk about God, religion and prayer in the work place. I’m creating a podcast and a community where