In today’s podcast, John Poindexter, walks us through his journey from running away from God, focused only on his business success, through failed marriages, through business success and failure to eventually starting a very successful business that is faith-based and a 24 plus years marriage. John also shares how he has structured Blackhawk Datacom to support his faith-based company philosophy. His company structure provides very practical steps for anyone wanting to create a faith-based company. You will be greatly encouraged listening to John’s journey.

Our podcast today will encourage you as Traci talks about the impact of her relationship with Jesus Christ changed Traci’s perspective on leadership.  

Traci began to understand that all the industry chatter about showing appreciation to employees was not enough.  Traci, through her deepening relationship with Jesus realized she must love her employees as she has been loved.  

This realization started a new journey in the life and success of her company.  Along the way, her management team saw the positive changes and began following Traci’s example. 

Tom Tognoli built the largest real estate agency in the state of California while figuring out his relationship with Christ and how to integrate his faith into his company. 

Trust. Dorothy Yang produces a beautiful example of what life looks like when you trust God. As a child, Dorothy was introduced to God while attending children’s classes at a church where her mom worked.
From that point God began to slowly reveal Himself and Christ to her. Dorothy’s child-like trust allowed her to continue building a deeper relationship with God.
As life began to throw curveballs at her, Dorothy realized God’s plan, not her plan, was always better. This truth has guided Dorothy into adulthood and a successful non-linear career.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, Dorothy worked for Johnson & Johnson and eventually found herself in her current role working on Community Platforms for Meta. Throughout her varied career, Dorothy has translated her love of God to serving her colleagues with God’s love.
As parents you will be encouraged by the reminder of how God works with your kids. As a person going to work each day, you will be encouraged and given examples to love others as Christ does.

After listening to Episode 20 Part 1, you will now appreciate the “why” behind Cory’s two books, Win @ Home First and Rise & Go.

As you listen to Cory talk about Win @ Home First, you will be encouraged to realign your priorities with Biblical truth. Cory challenges us to rethink why we allow our work commitments to become the top priority of our lives. And in doing so to remember the collateral damage that comes when work is the #1 priority.

As we discuss his second book, Rise & Go, Cory reminds us stuff goes wrong in a somewhat regular manner. The real failure is to stay stuck in the struggle instead of rising and going forward.

You will appreciate Cory’s perspective on family, work, and life. You will also be encouraged to fine tune your attitude and stay close to Christ’s teachings.

Cory’s mom died after a protracted fight against breast cancer while he was still in high school.  Cory quickly learned that he had to depend on himself to get through life.  

This led Cory to living a life with an attitude of scarcity.  He thought “If there is not enough for everyone, then I must run hard and get what is available.”  

So Cory attacked the workplace with this attitude which led to some bad choices.  At a low point in his life, he remembers Christ and starts the long trek back to spiritual health.  

This is Part 1 of a 2 part podcast.  In this podcast we explore Cory’s wrestling with God which leads to the writing of his two books, Win @ Home First, and Rise & Go.  

Part 2 we will talk with Cory about the two books and what they have meant in his life. 

What happens when a hard-drinking, power hungry workaholic gets a new boss who is a holy roller nut case?

The answer is shocking as most of the possible results are not good. Rick Boxx walks us through this pivotal moment in his career which eventually led to a 20 plus year consulting business helping Christian business leaders integrate their faith into the workplace.

Rick didn’t have much time for Christ as a young adult building his career. However, while vacationing in Hawaii, Rick found himself carried out a mile offshore by a riptide. Realizing he was at great risk of drowning, Rick decided all he could do is pray to God. Rick will tell us how this changed his life forever.

Rick’s book Unconventional Business explains how Rick integrates spiritual truth into everyday business decisions. A great book worth your time to read. Now let’s hear from the hard-drinking, power hungry workaholic.

Five time Emmy award winning sportscaster Phil Stone gives us a transparent, courageous tour behind the scenes of his TV glamorous life. He is a single dad, with full custody of his two children, living the dream of sportscasting for ESPN and NBC, while desperately looking for meaning.

His career is soaring, Phil commits himself as a great father to his children, he wins Emmys for his work and yet something is missing. Finally, one Sunday morning, when Phil was in his mid-40’s, three close friends show up at his door and declare that Phil and his two kids are going to church with them.

This event starts Phil on a path of discovering Christ for which he is ever grateful. Phil gives great advice in this podcast which will encourage you to continue your pursuit of Christ. After a very successful broadcasting career, Phil joined Christian Business Men’s Connection (CBMC), and has loved every moment of the past 14 years. His day is filled with helping Christian men build meaningful relationships with Jesus and with each other.

Tammie Jo Schultz faced intense gender discrimination throughout her career as a Navy fighter jet pilot and 737 pilot for Southwest Airlines.  The discrimination began at Career Day in high school and continued through Navy recruiters, to instructors, to other pilots and then managers at Southwest. 

Yet, she is the captain of Flight 1380, whose unique experiences of flying failing aircraft allowed her to do what many would not have been capable of doing.  She landed a heavily damaged 737 and saving the lives of 147 people, unfortunately losing one person due to the damage of the fuselage.

The path to this moment is an inspiring story of how walking with God will provide the strength for every obstacle and challenge in life.  The full details are in Tammie Jo’s book, “Nerves of Steel”.  I know you will receive much encouragement from this podcast with Tammie Jo.

Brig Sorber, former CEO of Two Men and A Truck, is driven, passionate and hungry to learn.  These characteristics pushed him to start working and making money by age 10.  Mowing lawns, Brig fell in love with the freedom of having your “own money.” 

Mowing turned in to odd jobs of moving stuff, using a well worn truck.  Brig kept pushing, kept learning and soon was very successful with Two Men and A Truck.  Also, married to a beautiful woman, three great kids and nice home and an Audi had Brig thinking there was nothing more to achieve. 

At this point, Brig realized something was wrong and after a desperate, year-long search, found the answer. 

Brig’s new book “Moving Forward:  A Stickman’s Journey for Hope and Meaning”, gives all the details behind today’s conversation.