The Estherpreneur

Most people wouldn’t expect a biblical business strategy to start in a busy restaurant.

But sometimes the places that shape us the most... aren’t the ones we would have chosen.

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I share a story from long before consulting, coaching CEOs, or building companies.

A story that began on the floor of a restaurant in Hawaii. At the time, it didn’t feel like preparation for anything significant. Just long shifts. Fast decisions. Constant movement.

But looking back, something was being formed.

Something that would later shape how I think about leadership, sales, and serving people well in business.

This episode opens the first conversation in a new series exploring biblical business strategies but not in the way most entrepreneurs expect.

Sometimes the principles that change how we lead don’t come from a boardroom. They come from moments that teach us to see people differently.

If you're a Christian founder, CEO, or business owner trying to grow without compromising your values, this conversation may shift the way you think about influence, trust, and the unseen foundations of business.

Because building a meaningful business was never just about closing deals. And sometimes the most important lessons start in places no one would think to look.

The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels misaligned. Whether it's your structure, your clarity, or your capacity, this show helps you identify what's off and what to focus on next.

Hosted by Edna Harding, author of "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0" and founder of Favor & Wealth, a business growth strategy firm that helps leaders scale with clarity, structure, and biblical alignment.

📖 SPECIAL OFFER: GET THE BOOK + STRATEGY SESSION
When you purchase "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0," you can book a private 90-minute strategy session with Edna for $1,111 (exclusive to book readers)!

During this focused session, we'll examine:
✅ Your current sales structure
✅ Strategic adjustments to increase conversions
✅ How to align your systems with your God-given assignment

👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/book-the-ugly-side-of-sales/

🎯 TAKE THE FREE GROWTH AUDIT:
Discover what's actually misaligned in your business in 3 minutes.
👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/no-to-known-growth-audit/

🔗 JOIN IGNITE BIZ COMMUNITY:
Free business directory for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses.
👉 https://www.ignitebizcommunity.com/

Connect with Edna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding/
Website: favorandwealth.com

📲 BONUS: Download the Favor & Wealth app for free trainings and live workshops!
👉 ednaharding.com

• (00:00) - "Biblical Business Strategies Podcast"

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I’m sharing what the Lord has been teaching me through a surprising mentor… my four-year-old daughter.

I’ve been in a season where God is restoring childlike wonder in me again, and it’s been healing in ways I didn’t expect. In this conversation, I walk you through four lessons my daughter models naturally—lessons that many adults have to re-learn the hard way:

1. Trust without demanding control

2. Ask boldly without shame

3. Find wonder in what adults ignore

4. Recover quickly and don’t camp in disappointment

This episode is for the entrepreneur who feels tired, guarded, or spiritually “mature” in a way that quietly became heavy.

God doesn’t want your faith hardened by life. He wants it healed.

The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels misaligned. Whether it's your structure, your clarity, or your capacity, this show helps you identify what's off and what to focus on next.

Hosted by Edna Harding, author of "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0" and founder of Favor & Wealth, a business growth strategy firm that helps leaders scale with clarity, structure, and biblical alignment.

📖 SPECIAL OFFER: GET THE BOOK + STRATEGY SESSION
When you purchase "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0," you can book a private 90-minute strategy session with Edna for $1,111 (exclusive to book readers)!

During this focused session, we'll examine:
✅ Your current sales structure
✅ Strategic adjustments to increase conversions
✅ How to align your systems with your God-given assignment

👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/book-the-ugly-side-of-sales/

🎯 TAKE THE FREE GROWTH AUDIT:
Discover what's actually misaligned in your business in 3 minutes.
👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/no-to-known-growth-audit/

🔗 JOIN IGNITE BIZ COMMUNITY:
Free business directory for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses.
👉 https://www.ignitebizcommunity.com/

Connect with Edna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding/
Website: favorandwealth.com

📲 BONUS: Download the Favor & Wealth app for free trainings and live workshops!
👉 ednaharding.com

• (00:00) - "Childlike Faith and God's Goodness"

You can know a lot about God and still not know Him.

That might sound uncomfortable… but in this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I’m drawing a hard line between the knowledge of God and knowing God personally—because in this hour, surface-level Christianity is not going to sustain you.

I’m talking about spiritual distractions, busyness, exhaustion, and what it looks like to pursue quality time with God when life is chaotic. And I’m reminding you that guilt and religious pressure are not tools of transformation.

If you’re building a business and you’re tired, stretched, or overwhelmed, you don’t need more information.

You need intimacy. Because knowledge gives you principles—but knowing God gives you direction.

The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels misaligned. Whether it's your structure, your clarity, or your capacity, this show helps you identify what's off and what to focus on next.

Hosted by Edna Harding, author of "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0" and founder of Favor & Wealth, a business growth strategy firm that helps leaders scale with clarity, structure, and biblical alignment.

📖 SPECIAL OFFER: GET THE BOOK + STRATEGY SESSION
When you purchase "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0," you can book a private 90-minute strategy session with Edna for $1,111 (exclusive to book readers)!

During this focused session, we'll examine:
✅ Your current sales structure
✅ Strategic adjustments to increase conversions
✅ How to align your systems with your God-given assignment

👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/book-the-ugly-side-of-sales/

🎯 TAKE THE FREE GROWTH AUDIT:
Discover what's actually misaligned in your business in 3 minutes.
👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/no-to-known-growth-audit/

🔗 JOIN IGNITE BIZ COMMUNITY:
Free business directory for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses.
👉 https://www.ignitebizcommunity.com/

Connect with Edna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding/
Website: favorandwealth.com

📲 BONUS: Download the Favor & Wealth app for free trainings and live workshops!
👉 ednaharding.com

• (00:00) - "Journey of Faith and Learning"

What if the way you learned to protect your heart… is the very thing limiting your future?

In this week’s episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I sit down with Chet Gladkowski to unpack a story that begins with silence, survival, and a quiet decision many don’t even realize they’ve made: 

To stop hoping… so they won’t be disappointed.

But what happens when that mindset follows you into adulthood, into your faith, and even into your relationship with God?

And more importantly—what does it take to break it?

This conversation goes deeper than surface-level encouragement. It exposes the subtle ways pain, family history, and lived experiences shape how we see God, ourselves, and what we believe is possible.

If you’ve ever felt like:

•  You believe in God… but still struggle with expectation 
•  You’ve been in a long “in-between” season 
•  Or you’ve quietly lowered your hope just to avoid disappointment 

Then this episode is for you.

There is a difference between surviving life… and living with true hope.

And what you’ll hear in this conversation may challenge everything you thought you knew about both.

If you want to go deeper into this message, you can get Chet’s book here:
https://www.chetglad.org/hope-is-key

And if you’d like to stay connected and continue learning from him, you can find Chet here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chester.gladkowski
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetgladkowski/
YouTube: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCXVDlTr5rfDBNJ7kKvGa8hQ/videos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chestergladkowski/
X: https://x.com/gladkowski19297

Tune in.

The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels misaligned. Whether it's your structure, your clarity, or your capacity, this show helps you identify what's off and what to focus on next.

Hosted by Edna Harding, author of "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0" and founder of Favor & Wealth, a business growth strategy firm that helps leaders scale with clarity, structure, and biblical alignment.

📖 SPECIAL OFFER: GET THE BOOK + STRATEGY SESSION
When you purchase "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0," you can book a private 90-minute strategy session with Edna for $1,111 (exclusive to book readers)!

During this focused session, we'll examine:
✅ Your current sales structure
✅ Strategic adjustments to increase conversions
✅ How to align your systems with your God-given assignment

👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/book-the-ugly-side-of-sales/

🎯 TAKE THE FREE GROWTH AUDIT:
Discover what's actually misaligned in your business in 3 minutes.
👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/no-to-known-growth-audit/

🔗 JOIN IGNITE BIZ COMMUNITY:
Free business directory for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses.
👉 https://www.ignitebizcommunity.com/

Connect with Edna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding/
Website: favorandwealth.com

📲 BONUS: Download the Favor & Wealth app for free trainings and live workshops!
👉 ednaharding.com

• (00:00) - Introducing today's special guest

Letting go is not easy when you’re the kind of person who loves hard, builds hard, and stays loyal to what you started.

But in this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I’m sharing why I had to let it go—because I realized something: You can’t step into new fruit while you’re holding onto old weight.

I talk about the emotional side of release, the difficulty of walking away from things that feel comfortable, and how pruning can feel like loss even when it’s actually preparation for expansion. We’ll also confront the tension between internal conviction and external pressure—the push to follow trends, gurus, and noise, even when the Spirit is leading you differently.

If you’ve been forcing momentum, this episode will help you stop wrestling and start discerning.

The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels misaligned. Whether it's your structure, your clarity, or your capacity, this show helps you identify what's off and what to focus on next.

Hosted by Edna Harding, author of "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0" and founder of Favor & Wealth, a business growth strategy firm that helps leaders scale with clarity, structure, and biblical alignment.

📖 SPECIAL OFFER: GET THE BOOK + STRATEGY SESSION
When you purchase "The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0," you can book a private 90-minute strategy session with Edna for $1,111 (exclusive to book readers)!

During this focused session, we'll examine:
✅ Your current sales structure
✅ Strategic adjustments to increase conversions
✅ How to align your systems with your God-given assignment

👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/book-the-ugly-side-of-sales/

🎯 TAKE THE FREE GROWTH AUDIT:
Discover what's actually misaligned in your business in 3 minutes.
👉 https://www.favorandwealth.com/no-to-known-growth-audit/

🔗 JOIN IGNITE BIZ COMMUNITY:
Free business directory for entrepreneurs and service-based businesses.
👉 https://www.ignitebizcommunity.com/

Connect with Edna:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding/
Website: favorandwealth.com

📲 BONUS: Download the Favor & Wealth app for free trainings and live workshops! 
👉 ednaharding.com

• (00:00) - "Esspreneur Podcast: Commitment & Community"

What if the job you think is “beneath” your calling is actually where God is building the character to carry your calling?

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, we trace how global assignments often begin in places that feel too small to matter and how what looks “random” in one season can become revelation in the next.

I share a story from my early years—one that didn’t feel spiritual, impressive, or strategic at the time.

But looking back, I see it now:

God was training me in systems, vision, and excellence—long before I had a business card.

This episode isn’t about Disney.

It’s about what God develops in the invisible years—so that when influence comes, you’re ready to carry it without compromise.

If you're called to global impact, but still learning to steward local obedience… this conversation will meet you right where you are.

Your future isn't built on big moments. It’s built in how you handle what feels small.

If this episode stirred something in you, it’s time to take the next step. Join my Business Unlimited Group Mentoring Program—a Christ-centered community where we fast, pray, plan, and build together with prophetic precision and practical strategies.

📲 Want free trainings, live workshops, and a thriving faith-based business community? Download my app at ednaharding.com for access to free training, join my community, and live workshops with me.
📞 Book a clarity call if you're ready to surrender the burden and receive the blueprint.
💼 Or skip the line and apply for Business Unlimited now.

Want more kingdom business wisdom? Follow me on LinkedIn @EdnaHarding where I share practical insights, biblical strategy, and wins from the frontlines of bible-based business strategies.

Say hi on social:

LI:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/EdnaSHarding

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/theestherpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/EdnaHarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If this episode blesses you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it, subscribe, and leave a review! 

• (00:00) - "Prayer and Vision Sharing"

What if the warfare in your business isn’t about strategy but about sound?

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, we’re confronting a truth many faith-driven leaders forget under pressure:

Your faith has a sound.
And hell can hear it.

Some of you have been whispering hope when you should be decreeing Heaven. You’ve been fighting real battles with surface-level tools, while the authority in your spirit lies unused. Job 22:28 says, “You will decree a thing, and it will be established…”

But if you’ve been quoting scripture without conviction or praying with panic instead of position, this conversation is for you.

In seasons of resistance, your power is not in reaction, it’s in what you release. And the Word of God? It still wins. Every time.

If this episode stirred something in you, it’s time to take the next step. Join my Business Unlimited Group Mentoring Program—a Christ-centered community where we fast, pray, plan, and build together with prophetic precision and practical strategies.

📲 Want free trainings, live workshops, and a thriving faith-based business community? Download my app at ednaharding.com for access to free training, join my community, and live workshops with me.
📞 Book a clarity call if you're ready to surrender the burden and receive the blueprint.
💼 Or skip the line and apply for Business Unlimited now.

Want more kingdom business wisdom? Follow me on LinkedIn @EdnaHarding where I share practical insights, biblical strategy, and wins from the frontlines of bible-based business strategies.

Say hi on social:

LI:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/EdnaSHarding

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/theestherpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/EdnaHarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If this episode blesses you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it, subscribe, and leave a review! 

• (00:00) - "Power of Decreeing God's Word"

What if what you’re calling “spiritual warfare” is actually spiritual misalignment? In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, we explore a deeper layer of resistance that many Christian leaders overlook:

The enemy isn’t just after your progress, he’s after your alignment with God.

Because when alignment breaks, assignment weakens.

If you’ve been sensing confusion, fatigue, or subtle drift in your clarity, obedience, or confidence, this episode offers a sobering and empowering lens. The enemy’s plan hasn’t changed, but maybe it’s time you see it differently.

If this episode stirred something in you, it’s time to take the next step. Join my Business Unlimited Group Mentoring Program—a Christ-centered community where we fast, pray, plan, and build together with prophetic precision and practical strategies.

📲 Want free trainings, live workshops, and a thriving faith-based business community? Download my app at ednaharding.com for access to free training, join my community, and live workshops with me.
📞 Book a clarity call if you're ready to surrender the burden and receive the blueprint.
💼 Or skip the line and apply for Business Unlimited now.

Want more kingdom business wisdom? Follow me on LinkedIn @EdnaHarding where I share practical insights, biblical strategy, and wins from the frontlines of bible-based business strategies.

Say hi on social:

LI:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/EdnaSHarding

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/theestherpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/EdnaHarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If this episode blesses you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it, subscribe, and leave a review! 

• (00:00) - "Deception and Rebellion Explained"

Many people think obedience has to be loud, bold, and impressive to count—but Jesus doesn’t measure fruit the way we do.

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, I’m slowing everything down and making it simple, because I believe the Body of Christ has overcomplicated what faithfulness really looks like.

Matthew 25:35–36 shows us what Jesus notices: the hungry, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the prisoner. He identifies Himself with ordinary people in real need. Not the spotlight. Not the stage. Not the applause.

Just quiet obedience and inconvenient kindness.

If you feel like you’re striving, hustling, and doing the most, yet still questioning whether you’re doing business God’s way… this episode will reset your heart. 

If this episode stirred something in you, it’s time to take the next step. Join my Business Unlimited Group Mentoring Program—a Christ-centered community where we fast, pray, plan, and build together with prophetic precision and practical strategies.

📲 Want free trainings, live workshops, and a thriving faith-based business community? Download my app at ednaharding.com for access to free training, join my community, and live workshops with me.
📞 Book a clarity call if you're ready to surrender the burden and receive the blueprint.
💼 Or skip the line and apply for Business Unlimited now.

Want more kingdom business wisdom? Follow me on LinkedIn @EdnaHarding where I share practical insights, biblical strategy, and wins from the frontlines of bible-based business strategies.

Say hi on social:

LI:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/EdnaSHarding

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/theestherpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/EdnaHarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If this episode blesses you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it, subscribe, and leave a review! 

• (00:00) - "Jesus' KPIs: Small Obedience"

What if the ceiling in your business isn’t fear of failure… but fear of being fully seen? We rarely admit it—especially as driven, faith-filled leaders— but some of the deepest resistance doesn’t come from lack of clarity or strategy.

It comes from the quiet question in your soul:

“Am I truly ready for what I said I wanted?”

In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast, we step into a confronting conversation about the unseen fear behind your hesitation, not fear of falling short, but fear of actually rising into who you’ve been called to become. If you’ve felt tension in your momentum, resistance in your spirit, or the pull to stay hidden when God is asking you to rise…

This one is for you. Because sometimes, the scariest thing about success is realizing it requires all of you.

If this episode stirred something in you, it’s time to take the next step. Join my Business Unlimited Group Mentoring Program—a Christ-centered community where we fast, pray, plan, and build together with prophetic precision and practical strategies.

📲 Want free trainings, live workshops, and a thriving faith-based business community? Download my app at ednaharding.com for access to free training, join my community, and live workshops with me.
📞 Book a clarity call if you're ready to surrender the burden and receive the blueprint.
💼 Or skip the line and apply for Business Unlimited now.

Want more kingdom business wisdom? Follow me on LinkedIn @EdnaHarding where I share practical insights, biblical strategy, and wins from the frontlines of bible-based business strategies.

Say hi on social:

LI:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednaharding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/EdnaSHarding

IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/theestherpreneur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/EdnaHarding⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If this episode blesses you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it, subscribe, and leave a review! 

• (00:00) - "Marketplace Message of Hope"