What does it mean to "finish well"? How do we set our sights on God even after a lifetime of mistakes and bad starts?

John Kok, President of Navigator Ministries and Navigator Financial, explores what it means for his clients to finish well through Christ-centered financial and estate planning. Through his own hardships, John has explored what it means to finish well in his own life, trusting God every step of the way.

Resources from this episode:

• John Kok LinkedIn
• Navigator Financial
• Navigator Ministries

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What does it look like to integrate family and business? How do you balance that integration while honouring God throughout it all?

For Nouver Cheung, Co-Founder of Wakefield Agency, this integration took form in a videography business. With a background in engineering, it took adjustment for Nouver to see the way God was working for his family through video entrepreneurship. Little did he know, this business would bless his whole family through the doors it opened and mission it started.

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What makes someone an entrepreneur? Is it a lengthy resume, a heavy academic record, a successful business? Or does being an entrepreneur mean something else entirely...

Dylan Gallagher, Founder of OndeWork, has been exploring what it means to be an entrepreneur ever since he was a kid. With years of youthful exploration and practical experience in the business world, Gallagher has developed a successful people-driven company that is built on a foundation of trust in God. Through this business, God has shown him what it means to be an entrepreneur and a Kingdom-seeker.

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• Dylan's LinkedIn
• OndeWork's Website

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What would happen if you decided to use your business, and its profits, for good?

Carissa Youssef, Executive Director of One Day's Wages, feels passionately about the need for intentionality and accountability when using business as a force for good.

Through strong community and willingness to make a difference through our profits, human flourishing could come a lot sooner than we think...

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• Carissa Youssef's LinkedIn
• One Day's Wages

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A lightbulb moment. Sometimes that's the way God works to bring people into their callings.

The business journey of Thomas Park, the Co-Founder and CEO of REITIUM Technologies Ltd., had two significant lightbulb moments. The first came when his mom gathered a group of her friends to each invest $30K into real-estate and the second came when Thomas learned more about church real-estate. Out of these lightbulb moments, he and his co-founder created a digital marketplace that empowers churches to raise capital through donations, debt, and equity, and use that capital to build community centres, daycares, and affordable housing on their excess land. What's so special about it is that the everyday person can get involved in the whole process!

Resources from this episode:

• REITIUM
• REITUIM's LinkedIn
• Thomas Park's LinkedIn

What is your reaction to risks? Do you take all risks that come your way, careless as to the consequences of them? Or do you cautiously avert them?

Nathanael Hollands created a fake Red Cross badge to get into Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. You can probably guess what his response to risk is.

Now as the Co-founder & Executive Director of Kinvest Impact Foundation, Nathanael uses the experience he gained in humanitarian work and business venture to help Rwandan entrepreneurs. This work involves risk, but Nathanael believes this is a part of living out his faith. After all, faith is all about embracing risks because of the great hope we have.

Resources from this episode:

• Kinvest Impact Foundation Website

How do you make your mission statement real to every one in your company?

"You pay them."

This was the advice John Neate was given by the executive he hired to help create a strong and unifying mission statement for his business, JJ Bean Coffee Roasters. So John and his team came up with a rewarding audit that motivated all the employees across 23 locations understand and live out honouring people through great coffee, customer service, food, and amazing spaces.

Through this, John is helping all those who work for JJ Bean to love their neighbour and be a light in their community.

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• John Neate
• JJ Bean Coffee Roasters

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How have the past few years of business been for you? Through the pandemic, through economic hardships, and now through tariffs?

For Jackee Kasandy, Founder and CEO of Kasandy Inc. and the BEBC Society, the past few years have been a tough go. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Jackee's business was growing, making its way to the $1 million revenue mark. But these past few years of hardship have shown their way to be such a challenge. Yet, these challenges have not been for nothing. God has clearly been using this time to shape Jackee, leading her on the path of surrender.

Resources from this episode:

• Kasandy Inc.
• Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society
• Jackee's LinkedIn

With the goal to improve the sustainable energy of 1 million homes, businesses, and organizations by 2050, it's easy to get focussed on the big picture.

And while this is the goal for Chris Chukwunta, founder and CEO of International Renewable Energy Systems (IRES), he also has his eye on each individual he helps. For him, the goal of renewable energy is about helping people thrive, in addition to caring for the earth.

Resources from this episode:

• Chris' email: [email protected]
• ⁠International Renewable Energy Systems⁠

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What do you do when God calls you to own a business that is so niche, there's very few people to follow?

You rely on Him. You look to Him for guidance. You spend your down time with Him.

Those are the answers Isaiah Redfern gave as the founder and working doctor at Ottawa Performance Care (OPC). OPC is a medical business that focusses on treating patients through clinical neuroscience-based strategies. There's about 10 other businesses that are alike across Canada. Clearly, it's a niche business. And yet, Isaiah has no doubt that this is where he's meant to be.

Resources from this episode:

• Ottawa Performance Care
• Isaiah's LinkedIn