Episode 549: When Obedience Feels Like a Detour — With Stefani Pady

How God Built Two Businesses Through One Yes (and Why It Wasn’t the Plan)

This episode from The Vault summer series features a powerful conversation with Stefani Pady—business coach, sales leader, and founder of Women Worship & Work. If you’ve ever felt tension between your corporate success and your kingdom calling, or wondered why God hasn’t opened the door you expected, this one’s for you.

Stefani opens up about leaving a 20-year corporate career with big dreams to build a faith-based community… only to have God reroute her into a booming business. What looked like a delay turned out to be preparation—and now she’s helping women lead with wisdom, build with strategy, and abide in every season.

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What You'l Learn:

• What it really looks like to follow a calling that feels inconvenient

• How God used Stefani’s marketplace skills to prepare her for ministry

• Why your business and your faith don’t have to be separate

• The power of “secondhand revelation” vs. hearing directly from God

• How to build a rhythm of biblical truth and practical strategy into your life

• An invitation to the Suited experience inside Women Worship & Work
  

Time Stamps:

• 03:00 – The unexpected fruit of obedience

• 08:30 – When calling doesn’t look like you imagined

• 12:00 – Building a business while healing from hustle

• 19:00 – Why women need scripture more than strategies

• 26:45 – The real difference between striving and surrender

• 34:00 – What God showed her through seminary and seasons of pruning

• 41:00 – The Suited founder group and how to join
  

When God gives you a vision, it rarely unfolds the way you expect. Stefani’s journey is a reminder that spiritual obedience can sometimes look like professional delay. But when you stay rooted in the Word, fruit eventually follows.

Whether you’re a CEO, a stay-at-home mom, or somewhere in between—your gifts matter. Your pace matters. And this conversation will help you trust God with both.

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Why the Suited Framework Resonates With So Many Women

At the heart of Women Worship & Work is the Suited framework—8 core “matters” that affect every woman: self, health, boundaries, confidence, growth, parenting, work, and relationships. Each one is grounded in scripture and brought to life through community, leadership training, and practical support.

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Key Takeaways

• Your business can be sacred space when stewarded with God

• Sometimes your gifts in the marketplace are part of your ministry

• Being "suited" means showing up fully armored—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually

• You don’t need to lead with a Bible verse to lead with Jesus

• Real transformation starts in the Word
  

Your Next Steps

👉 Ready to walk in your calling without abandoning your career? Get details and apply for the next Suited cohort here: WomenWorshipAndWork.com/messenger

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Resources Mentioned

• GLS Coaching & Consulting

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