Can a technology company be successful while still maintaining strong values?

Join us for a great conversation with Mark McClain who is the CEO of high-flying technology company, SailPoint.

Mark and his team have successfully and carefully built their company to a $130M+/year powerhouse in the enterprise identity management software industry.

He is one of the top 5 most highly rated CEO's in the nation in his company's category by GlassDoor:

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/06/10/austin-tech-ceo-among-nations-most-popular-among.html

His company has been voted a "Best Place to Work" in Austin for 8 years in a row:

https://www.sailpoint.com/news/sailpoint-named-best-place-work-8th-consecutive-year/

We discuss the career opportunities in tech, even for non-computer science majors (note: he's not a programmer). He talks about how people in sales, marketing, finance, operations and other areas can thrive as leaders in the technology industry.

Mark also shares his secrets to building a great company culture, hiring and retaining the best employees and maintaining a balance between faith, family and work.

See Mark's biography here:

https://www.sailpoint.com/company/team/

Mark mentions this book by Catholic Christian author, Patrick Lencioni:

https://www.tablegroup.com/books/ideal-team-player/

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Are we heading into the world of designer children as depicted in the movie Gattaca?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca

Join us for a special interview with Catholic Biology Prof. Daniel Kuebler, PhD as we discuss evolution, stem cell therapies, CRISPR and the looming prospect of using genetic engineering to produce enhanced, designer children.

Prof. Kuebler is a Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department at Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic university.

See his biography here:

https://www.franciscan.edu/faculty/kuebler-daniel/

http://biologos.org/author/dan-kuebler

Get a copy of his book, "The Evolution Controversy: A Survey of Competing Theories:"

https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Controversy-Survey-Competing-Theories/dp/0801031745

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Join a fast-paced tour through the life of an up-and-coming scientist and his journey to faith and beyond.

Listen to Dr. Rudelius describe how his twin brother and a polygraph test played a role in his examination of the truth and caused him to investigate the historical resurrection of Jesus.

We also discussed big physics questions surrounding the big bang, string theory and fine tuning.

While the multiverse theory may provide some interesting ideas, does it rule out the need for a Creator?

Listen now and subscribe to our podcast channel on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud or your favorite podcast app!

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Tom's bio:

https://www.ias.edu/scholars/thomas-r...

http://users.physics.harvard.edu/~rud...

Topics discussed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multive...

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Can we still find Christian faith in Silicon Valley?

Join us for a conversation with author and log-time technology executive, Skip Vaccarello.

He shares with us his journey from living among the sports-geeks of Boston to the tech-geeks in Silicon Valley.

He also talks about some of the amazing science and technology leaders he interviewed who have a vibrant faith and work life in the midst of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Yes, it seems, God can still be found in Silicon Valley. Skip tells us how and where to look.

Please subscribe to our channel today!

Skip's bio:

https://findinggodinsiliconvalley.com/about-2/about-author/

Get his book, "Finding God in Silicon Valley":

https://findinggodinsiliconvalley.com/product/finding-god-in-silicon-valley-book/

Learn more about the Silicon Valley Prayer Breakfast that Skip leads:

http://www.svpb.net/

Can a future scientist find faith among chiggers and bleach?

Join us for a great conversation with physicist and Christian, Prof. Clare Yu.

We explore bio-physics, women in science and using physics in the fight against cancer. Prof. Yu describes her early love of science coming out of encouragement from her mother and she talks about her unusual early encounter with faith that involves chiggers and bleach.

She also talks about her own personal health challenges and how physics might be used in cancer research.

Not only do we need more Christians in science and technology, but we also need more Christian women in these fields. Prof. Yu provides a encouraging example though her journey of faith and science.

Pat Gelsinger, CEO of the $40B technology company, VMware.

Pat has been a leader in Silicon Valley at companies like Intel and EMC and has also has an amazing story of faith, family and hard work. From his humble beginnings in the farming communities in Pennsylvania to the highest levels of Intel and the technology industry.

Please join us for this fantastic interview with a fantastic Christian, family man and Christian witness in a high-tech world.

Pat's bio:

https://www.vmware.com/company/leadership/pat-gelsinger.html

Be sure to get a copy of his 2nd book:

https://www.amazon.com/Juggling-Act-Bringing-Balance-Family/dp/1434768740

And if you are REALLY ambitious, here is Pat's first book:

https://www.amazon.com/Programming-80386-John-H-Crawford/dp/0895883813

If you are in the Bay Area, please check out and sign up with Pat's ogranization, Transforming the Bay with Christ (TBC):

http://www.tbc.city/

Where is all the dark matter?

Listen as we talk to top dark matter physicist, Prof. Jonathan Feng PhD, about his journey into the exploration of dark matter and dark energy via the "light" of Christ working through his life. In this fascinating conversation, we'll see what it's like to be a Christian working in the field of theoretical physics.

Join the conversation online!

Listen to our podcast interview with Neil Ahlsten, CEO and Co-Founder of Carpenters Code, makers of the popular Christian guided mediation app, Abide.

In this episode, we discuss with him the hope and challenges that face Christians in Silicon Valley. We'll hear his thoughts on starting a new tech company, while also being a husband and dad.

We also discuss his journey from Berkeley to Princeton to Africa to the U.S. State Department to Google and a Silicon Valley start-up.

Neil has an amazing story that should inspire all Christians thinking about starting something new in the technology industry!

Neal Ahlsten's biography:

http://www.purposenation.org/neil-ahlsten-abide/

Download and use Neil's Abide App today!

https://abide.is/

Carl Sagan inspired him to embark a career that would lead him to some of NASA's most important missions.

Listen to our podcast interview with one of the leading Catholic Christian astronomers, Professor Jonathan Lunine, PhD.

In this episode, we discuss with him the exciting possibility of finding alien life, right in our own solar system, living on the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.

We also discuss his journey into the top echelon of science, starting with being a child of wonder growing up in New York City to spending decades working on the teams responsible for some of the most successful and longest running space exploration missions in NASA history. Dr. Lunine's science journey included Carl Sagan and Francis Drake, but it was also journey that almost did not happen -- if not for a spare ticket to a science talk.

We'll also hear his decades long journey to faith, from a Jewish family to an Arizona preacher to Vatican astronomers.

Prof. Jonathan Lunine's biography:

http://www.purposenation.org/jonathan-lunine-phd

The organization Prof Lunine founded along with Stephen Barr, PhD:

https://www.catholicscientists.org/

Books recommended by Prof. Lunine:

"How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard" by Aurora Griffin:

https://www.ignatius.com/Products/SCH-P/how-i-stayed-catholic-at-harvard.aspx

"God's Mechanics" by Guy Consolmagno:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118087313/