The Human Era

Full spectrum infrared sauna, float tanks, Russian bathhouses, her background in luxury PR in NYC, surviving 9/11, the documentary Fantastic Fungi, medical use of psychedelics, personal rejuvenation, navigating the shutdown in small business, the Presidential Debates and more. 

 

Candice Bruder has a background in luxury PR in NYC and is the founder of Pure Sweat + Float Studio, Nashville’s exclusive wellness destination for state-of-the-art, full spectrum infrared sauna and float therapy. Winner of The Nashville Scene's "Best Of " awards, as well as a MindBody Visionary, we are a community-focused retreat for those seeking enhanced health and well-being.

 

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Kent and Shelby discuss what being a news reporter is like and what the position entails, knowing she wanted to be a news reporter as early as the 5th grade, tone of voice in news reporting, the most interesting people she has interviewed, her personal favorite interviews, the integrity of the news, and The Newsroom Show. They also discuss her move to Hawaii and getting married twice in four months due to COVID-19 (same guy, no need to worry!).

 

Shelby Sansone Stephens was a morning news reporter with more than four years of experience helping people get their voices heard. She was a morning reporter for WSMV in Nashville, TN, and has also worked in Memphis, TN, Tupelo, MS, and Oxford, MS.

 

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This episode is all about spiritual abuse and abuse of power, including sexual abuse. Some examples, how to identify it, deal with it, heal from it and find hope. Joe and Rachel share their personal stories, and their motivation behind launching their podcast, Control Freak Christianity.

 

This conversation is sometimes difficult, often heavy, and yet hopeful, redemptive and certainly necessary. If you or someone you know is caught in abuse of any kind, please seek help. Joe and Rachel Tenney each have a depth of experience, a heart of compassion and a strength of courage that they would love to share with you. They want to help you. Please reach out to them or someone else you trust if you or someone you know needs help.

 

Here is the link to the Control Freak Christianity on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

 

And here is a link to their website: https://bytesizedtheology.com/control...

 

Lastly, here is the link to their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/controlfreak...

 

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Moving to America at age 13 without his parents to becoming Chief Investment Officer of Nashville's top performing $3.2b pension fund. Fadi’s story, surviving rocket attacks as a 9 year old, the unrest in his native country of Lebanon and the Middle East, the lessons we can apply to America, the role of economics, opportunities and jobs in our current state of turmoil, his role as Chief Investment Officer of Nashville’s top performing $3.2b Pension Fund, how he would advise a friend to invest $100k, and more.     Fadi Bousamra's Bio: Fadi is the Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasuer for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Pension Fund.  He currently oversees $3.2 billion dollars in defined benefit assets, $375 million dollars in defined contributions and approximately $1 billion dollars in operating cash.  The Nashville and Davidson County Pension fund, under Fadi’s leadership, is currently performing as top 1% among all peers in the nation, and has been in the top 3% or better for the periods of 1, 5, 7 and 10 years as of June 2019.  Fadi moved to America to escape the unrest in his native country of Lebanon when he was 13 years old, without either of his parents.  He has over 25 years of investment experience since graduating Belmont University in 1994.       The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:     Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw     Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc     Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl     Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt     Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67     Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4     About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/     Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/     Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp     Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/     Email: [email protected]

Politics, Government, polarity of the news and social media, why Congress introduce laws designed to fail, what its like to work on Capitol Hill for the ERLC, the now frenzy pace of the news cycle, Trump and the news, religion and politics, surviving a heart attack at age 40, why he is pursuing his PhD in Public Theology, and more. 

  Matt is a PhD student, podcaster, and writer. Most content focuses on the intersection of religion and politics. His current podcast projects include as cohost of Crossing Faiths: A Christian & a Muslim Talk Religion & Politics, and as associate producer of a forthcoming legal podcast from WORLD Radio.     A native of West Virginia, Matt previously served as a Policy Director for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) in Washington, D.C. The ERLC is the public policy arm of The Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest organization of Protestant Christian churches with over 46,000 congregations nationwide. Through broadcasting and government relations, a 17 year career with the ERLC provided Matt with a front seat to the nation’s debates involving religion and politics (2001-2018).     After 8 years in Washington, Matt relocated to the Nashville, TN area where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in public theology via Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC). Alongside, he writes and consults at the intersection of religion and the public square. Matt holds an M.A. in Ethics and Public Affairs from George Mason University and a B.A. in Business & Administration from Belmont University.     Matt’s experience includes participation with the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable, as co-chair of the Congressional Working Group and later on the Steering Committee. The IRF Roundtable is perhaps the most politically and religiously diverse gathering in DC, uniting across deeply held divisions to advance a most basic human right—religious freedom—around the globe.   Matt was also the founding host & producer of the ERLC’s Capitol Conversations podcast for 4 years, interviewing other advocates and policy makers including members of Congress and ambassadors. Matt has been published at The Wall Street Journal, ERLC.com and in a collaborative contribution to a chapter in the academic title, The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in the United States (2017), “Persuasive Ambassadors: The Southern Baptist Commitment to Religious Freedom for All”.     Matt and his wife, Crystal (a nurse practitioner), currently live with their daughter in the greater Nashville, TN area (Lebanon, TN). When not hanging out with family or thinking about religion and politics, he enjoys restaurants and cooking with his wife, serving his local church as an audio nerd, and occasionally bangs on his vintage drums kit from the 1960’s.      The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:     Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw</

The big principles and takeaways from his new book Revenue Harvest: A Sales Leader’s Almanac for Planning the Perfect Year, how he got into sales, past career experiences, why he moved his family from Nashville to rural Kentucky, annoying a pretty girl in the airport then marrying her, and plenty more.   

 

Nigel Green's Bio:

Nigel Green is a consultant, author, and advisor who is widely regarded as the leading authority on building high-performing sales teams. With over 10+ years executive experience ranging from Fortune 500 companies to early-stage growth companies, he is sought-after by executives to improve selling efforts. He has worked with dozens of B2B sales teams across the globe including Universal Health Services, Inc., Ascension Healthcare and Relode to more than double their results.

 
Challenging the status quo in talent optimization, his insights have been featured in top business publications including Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, and many others. He is the author of Revenue Harvest: A Sales Leader’s Almanac for Planning the Perfect Year. As a consultant and advisor, he helps sales teams with large sales goals overcome underperformance to create consistent sales growth by utilizing his effective seven sales leadership principles.

 

The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:   Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw   Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc   Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl   Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt   Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67   Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4   About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/   Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/   Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp   Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/   Email: [email protected]

Phillip’s story (he lost both parents by the age of 12), the origins and journey of their premium Italian fashion brand: Peter Nappi, his past business ventures, his recent franchise startup Vavia and more. 

 

Phillip is the founder and CEO of Vavia, a technology based waste removal franchise.  Vavia is Italian for “it goes away”, you can find out more information on their website at ‘govavia.com’.  Phillip and his wife Dana were founders of the premium Italian fashion brand, Peter Nappi as well.  Phillip was also the co-founder and CEO of Tennessee Waste, a waste removal company he bought in 1999 and later sold to Waste Management.  Phillip has a bachelors degree in Accounting and lives in Nashville TN with his wife and daughter.  

 

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Travis's role at the TN Attorney General's Office, the form and function of government, the importance of involvement in local politics, the current political turmoil, the movie "Just Mercy" and a whole bunch more. 

 

Travis Brown's Bio:

Travis was born in Augusta, Georgia and raised in the Gulf Coast city of Mobile, Alabama. His life has been a glorious mixture of suffering and blessing. Despite growing up in a Christian family, Travis's faith was a nominal afterthought. After being diagnosed with lymphoma as a junior in high school, the Lord took hold of Travis's heart. The Holy Spirit then ushered Travis into a Gospel-loving church, and used faithful and dear Christians to help him start his walk with God. After attending Spring Hill College, Travis served as a youth pastor at his church before moving to Nashville to attend law school at Belmont University College of Law. Travis and his wife,  Jaimee, have two daughters, Ruthie and Tess. He currently works for the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. Travis is a lifelong musician, bibliophile, and Red Sox fan. Travis can be reached at btbrown@protonmail, and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @trvsbrwn.

 

The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:       Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw       Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc       Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl       Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt       Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67       Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4       About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/       Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/       Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp       Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/       Email: [email protected]

 

Education, parenting, pastoral succession, pastoral ministry, how we can support our pastors, her new book “Help! I’m Married to My Pastor”, her podcast “He Renews My Soul with Jani Ortlund”, good communication, the current social and political upheaval and much more.      Jani's Bio: As an author and a speaker, one of Jani Ortlund’s chief goals in life is to connect women with the Word of God. As Executive Vice President of Renewal Ministries, God is using her in women’s conferences both in the United States and abroad.       Jani’s first book, Fearlessly Feminine (2000), encourages women to boldly embrace God’s unique design for them as women. Her second book, His Loving Law, Our Lasting Legacy: Living the Ten Commandments and Giving Them to Our Children (2007) demonstrates the relevance of the Ten Commandments for today and offers practical ways to live them out and teach them to the children in your life.       Besides conference speaking and writing, Jani is a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, and former elementary school teacher. She holds a master’s degree in education. Jani is married to Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr., author, former seminary professor, and founding and former lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee.       The Ortlunds have four married children and thirteen grandchildren, serving Christ throughout the United States and Great Britain. When Jani is not speaking, writing, or visiting family, you’ll find her in her garden, enjoying tea with a friend, or taking a long walk with her beloved husband.       The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:       Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw       Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc       Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl       Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt       Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67       Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4       About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/       Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/       Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp       Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/       Email: [email protected]

John 14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to to the father except through me.”  

 

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Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4

About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/   Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/   Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp   Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/   Email: [email protected]