Hello and welcome to The River Foundation Podcast! In today's episode, we are back with Pete Ochs for the second installment of our two-part series. Pete is a UTG Board Member and Faith-driven entrepreneur. His business experience spans four decades and includes the founding of the Enterprise Stewardship initiative, a transformative entrepreneurship program. In today's episode, we learn what it takes to be a successful faith-based business, how to determine how much is enough, and what young listeners must do today to ensure future career success.

Episode Highlights:

[0:40] "How much is enough?" Pete shares his faith-centered perspective on how to manage both personal and business finances.

[4:21] Learn the three things that Pete says we all need to flourish.

[6:40] "The world has a triple bottom line: people, profit and planet." We hear what's missing from that bottom line, and what UTG and First Southern do differently.

[7:29] "It's kind of a bait and switch." Pete admits he's tricked us about something.

[9:01] Pete describes what he has observed and what he appreciates about the UTG culture.

[11:15] What is the Stanford experience? "It is a powerful thing… you can sense it and see it."

[12:35] "I probably went there out of pure greed." Pete tells us a remarkable part of his story that prompts Dan to google "prison + business."

[15:05] Hear Pete's message to our River Foundation members, and he has an important piece of advice for our younger listeners.

Episode Resources:

Connect with Pete Ochs

Finances God's Way

Pete's first book, "A High Impact LIFE," and other leadership resources