Hello and welcome to The River Foundation Podcast! Today, we speak with Dave Blanchard and Andy Crouch of Praxis Labs, an incredible "incubator, accelerator, and kingdom laboratory" based in the heart of New York City. Dave (Co-Founder and CEO) and Andy (Partner for Theology and Culture) share their motivations to help Praxis achieve its mission of fostering and supporting businesses and business people motivated by their faith to help positively impact the trajectory of society. They also speak on and how the River Foundation and First Southern Family of companies supports and often inspires their work.

Episode Highlights:

[0:20] We meet Dave and Andy! Andy gives us a quick rundown of his journey from ten years of campus ministry to partnering with Praxis.

[2:43] Dave shares how his upbringing as a pastor's kid and young entrepreneur led him to co-founding and running Praxis.

[4:50] "We really believe that how you start so often determines the trajectory of where you go." Dave discusses Praxis's unique perspective on faith in business and entrepreneurship, as well as how the First Southern family of companies intersects with their work.

[9:05] "A venture-building ecosystem with a redemptive imagination." Andy shares the long-term vision of Praxis and its team members and expands on how First Southern and The River Foundation inspire their work. "Not just choosing to be ethical, but choosing to be sacrificial."

[11:33] "What's my meaningful action today and what's my meaningful risk today?" Dave and Andy take to the pulpit to share words of advice straight from Praxis Labs and their personal experiences.

Episode Resources:

Learn more about Praxis Labs at www.praxislabs.org/

Learn more about Andy Crouch at https://www.praxislabs.org/praxis-team/andy-crouch

Learn more about Dave Blanchard at https://www.praxislabs.org/praxis-team/dave-blanchard