Born to Fly Podcast

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Did God call you to entrepreneurship? 
Are you trying to set up a business?
But does it seem to fail regardless? 
"Divine multiplication", that thing all successful Christian entrepreneurs talk about, is a foreign concept. And that's quite frustrating.

Mark and I get you.

That's why we created this episode on the Born to Fly podcast.

We discuss:

• Mark's (UX designer) entrepreneurial journey
• A definition of success
• Why Mark is at his 4th business. And two major things that didn't contribute to his previous businesses
• How Mark approaches the “I don’t have the money to hire someone-issue”
• Why Mark pulled the plug on his businesses
• How to cope with your faith in God if business isn’t going the way you want it to go

Trailmerge

Mark Tegtmeier LinkedIn

TEDx Talk; Let's reimagine our Cities through User Experience Design

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Using an example of John Maxwell, Jane explains 4 ways of how God reveals calling in one's life. It is amazing to feel called and to work on the vocation God has placed in your heart. But you might not have found it yet.

Perhaps this little snippet episode will give you peace or help you to understand how calling works and is revealed. It's meant to be an encouragement to you!

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When Jason Fleagle and I prepared this episode, we kept in mind that it should be easy to understand and practical. This episode focuses on easy lead generation tactics that any company can do when you are just starting out.

Jason is very knowledgeable on this topic and happily shares multiple examples of how these tactics work in practice. 

This is what you can expect:

• Who is Jason Fleagle, what is his career path, and what does Catalyst Brand Group?
• How you generate leads for your business using the Catalyst Growth Formula
• Lead Gen example 1: Shaunti Feldhahn, an author who launched the Kindness Challenge (focus: building email list + book sales)
• Lead Gen example 2: Grow Like A Pro Show, a podcast on growth tips. (focus: get more listeners without spending money on ads)
• Lead gen example 3: Custom web and mobile app development shop. (focus: more prospects. Cold calling)
• What a Godfather deal is
• Lead gen tips specifically for local businesses (focus: local online presence)
• Some tips for offline lead generation as well

Mentioned in this episode:

Catalyst Brand Group
Shaunti Feldhahn’s Kindness Challenge 
Facebook business manager – audience insights
Convert Kit
Infusionsoft
Mailchimp
Sell like Crazy by Sabri Suby
thejasonfleagle.com

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Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is celebrating its 40th year!  It all started with Janie's parents and endured many challenges, like COVID. In this episode, Janie shares what it's like to manage a non-profit organization in the creative sector. Her love for theater is contagious and her heart for what it does to the kids who perform it even more!

We talk about:

• The amazing origin story of Christian Youth Theatre that starts with Janie’s dad in Europe.
• How Janie got involved in CYT
• Dealing with COVID in a business that leans on coming together in person
• The interesting business structure of CYT (non-profit) that leaves room for authenticity for every CYT branch
• What you would need to start a CYT in your city (or perhaps any type of non-profit)
• Sponsorship and if it’s hard to get it
• Advice for anyone who wants to start a non-profit
• Why CYT is not a religious organization but an educational organization, yet with Christian principles integrated, and how does that works in practice
• The next 40 years for CYT
• What Janie loves most about her job and live theatre

We hope this will be helpful to anyone considering starting or running a non-profit for the glory of God in the creative sector.

Mentioned in this episode:

Equus 
Sound of Music
CYT 
cyt.org/branches 
CYT San Diego 
A nice video about CYT

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Andrew Tai had it all; a great career in investment banking with a promising future. But he left all of that behind to follow his dream: having his own business.

It started with Unhaggle, and today he is the CEO of MotoInsight, a global technology company (SaaS business) that makes buying new cars easier.  

He has been in business for over a decade now, but doesn't take that for granted. There's so much he has learned over the past years and happily and openly shares with us in this episode.

• What motivated Andrew to leave the comfort of a secure job behind and start his own business
• How Andrew totally shifted from what they did as a business in the beginning to where they’re at now
• What is needed to change some or all parts of how you run your business
• Other ways to start a business than by raising money
• A particular area in business that Andrew wasted his time on (learn from them 😉)
• An unfortunate truth about entrepreneurship
• How do you keep standing when things get hard? And there will be hard times…
• Andrews perspective on a God-given calling in life
• Would he ever go back to his secure job? (and he gives a beautiful answer!)
• What would current Andrew advise his younger, busy, self that is just starting out his business?

I hope you will enjoy this rich conversation!

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Madison MacGregor is my guest on today's episode. She is only 21 years old but has an amazing journey to share. Because she already has been through much in life - dealing with CF, dealing with a mental health crisis, being an actress in a TV series, writing a book, etc. - she has lots to share about entrepreneurship. Especially about how to show up every day and how to cope with your mental health. 

Madison is a go-getter. A powerful woman who will tell you:

• How to start entrepreneurial endeavors at age 14 and convince your parents
• How she explored all types of different art forms and projects and at the same time struggled with her health condition (CF + mental health crisis)
• How to discover purpose again amidst all your struggles and feelings (of failure) when the one thing you love to do is taken away from you
• What to do with rejection on your artistic project
• A couple important and honest lessons regarding mental health and security
• How she ended up being a host on a mental health podcast

Things mentioned in this episode:
Backstage;  The show Madison in which played Cassandra
Cystic Fibrosis 
Instagram Myteam.social
Mental Health Podcast
Instagram Madison

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Meet the founder of FaithTech; James Kelly.  With the help of others, James has build a worldwide community for tech-lovers and people working in tech who want to use their skills for God's Kingdom. 

In this episode we will talk about:

• FaithTech’s origin story
• Why “do whatever” for building a community is dangerous and why that won’t help you scale
• Growth isn’t always money related. What is it about?
• How you get from "the person who wants to start stuff", to a healthy community with engaged people and team
• 2 ways we can perceive and approach technology from a Biblical perspective.
• Examples of places in the Bible where technology is used for good and how God instilled creativity in us
• One very key thing to ask yourself when starting something new or finding your vocation, resulting in quitting or going for it

Talked about in this episode:

Sound of your Love

Master for Digital Theology, Spurgeon's College, UK

FaithTech Facebook

FaithTech Slack

FaithTech Instagram

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Are you bothered by the fact that you can't find your passion? Does it feel suffocating to think about passion? Or don't you have a clue about what your passionate about?

That's pretty common. And understandable. 

Maybe you look at passion in the wrong way.

In this snippet Jane talks about passion. Passion is highly overrated and mostly misunderstood. Jane explains what passion really is about and how you can find it.

Interested in the community for Jesus-following entrepreneurs? Check out Born to Fly!

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Jordan Raynor, serial entrepreneur and best selling author, shares his insights on becoming a master of one. We dive into the content of his book and discuss how you can find your vocation.

In this episode you'll hear us talk about:

• A mistake that Jordan repeated a couple of times. One you want to avoid (hint: hiring + firing)
• We highlight some of the content of Jordan’s book Master of One:
  • What was his motivation to write it?
  • The number 1 predictor of happiness at work
  • What he considers the ONE thing, using C.S. Lewis and himself as an example
  • Why is it so hard to choose ONE thing
  • If you can achieve anything you want
  • The 4 steps on how can you find your ONE thing
  • When in life you can find your calling
  • The reason for experimentation and exploration
  • And finally, how to master the craft
• We end the show with some great advice of Jordan, specifically for early-stage entrepreneurs, about taking risks from a biblical viewpoint. And  add a great tip on what book you should read next.

1 Cor. 10:31: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

www.jordanraynor.com
Podcast The Call to Mastery by Jordan Raynor
Book Master of One
Book The Search for God and Guinness

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Graham Cochrane is an expert on building businesses that generate passive income. He is the founder of The Recording Revolution and Graham Cochrane.com. Both business are content-based and provide a passive income. 

Are you interested in building an online business? Then Graham has some amazing insights to share in this episode.

We talk about:

• Passive income from a Christian perspective
• The incredible story of how Graham lost everything-felt like a complete failure-to building The Recording Revolution with 1M revenue a year
• A really simple hack for posting content to get started with your online content business
• How the business model of content-based business works
• If content businesses are still relevant? (Isn’t it too late to jump in?)
• One of the best platforms you can use for an online content-driven business
• Two questions Graham addresses:
  Is it possible to start a business with little to no money?
  Is it possible to start a business with little time on your hands?

Tools Graham mentions:
Paypal
Squarespace
Mailchimp
Convertkit
Ejunky
Kajabi

The free 45-minute workshop on getting started with passive income.

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