Christian Biz Owners On Fire
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsChristina Weber runs a company called Christian Biz Owners on Fire. We help faith-based entrepreneurs have fulfilling and profitable businesses or ministries, while keeping God, their relationships, and their purpose a top priority on a daily basis.
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Building an Empire Through Words
January 13, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 43.1 MBAugustus V. (1992-Current) was born in Watts, California, to Los Angeles native parents, in the midst of the "92" Watts Riots, was sent to live with his uncle in Rome, Italy by the age of 4 for a better environment, and returned to America in 2003. For seven years he taught poetry and spirituality to fellow students and students of neighboring schools in the Los Angeles area. Months before his 18th birthday, he moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to attend a Bible School in hopes of becoming a m...
Self-Awareness For Success
January 06, 2022 15:30 - 37 minutes - 42.6 MBJames Pyle is a dynamic serial entrepreneur, with an uncanny ability to find opportunity in adversity. He has faced many challenges throughout his life, from childhood trauma to overcoming addictions and even bouncing back after complete and total business failure. But he’s never let any of this stop him: James has a tenacious work ethic, perseverance that borders on obsession, and an uncanny knack for finding success where others have failed. He specializes in lean startups, transformatio...
From Hostage Negotiation to Business Negotiation
December 30, 2021 15:30 - 39 minutes - 45.2 MBMany people believe that negotiations are "all or nothing," and that there has to be one winner and one loser. Nothing could be further from the truth. While the goal of negotiation is most certainly getting what you want, the fact is that the best deals (the ones that stick) incorporate terms and ideas from both parties. In business, negotiations tend to be viewed by many as zero-sum, adversarial conflicts. Negotiators, however, have many tools at their disposal that do not resort to ...
Finding the Missing Link Part 2
December 23, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBG Michael Price, author of Chase People Not Money: The Ultimate Business Model, understands that many entrepreneurs are set up for success, but just are looking for the window of opportunity to launch their plans. His mission is to find and open that window for all his clients, by finding the missing link in their lives. He serves as a guide to their personalized plan for success.
A Fresh Start to Worshipping God
December 09, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 48 MBOne Hope Project began as a small friend group that slowly expanded into what it is today. They continue to grow the organization with the mission of creating inspired, active worshippers in parishes across the world. They do this by releasing impactful albums dedicated to virtues such as friendship and unity. Each individual member is dedicated to this project and works towards expanding the organization further, in order to move even bigger audiences in the future. In this episode we int...
A “Voice of the Millennials” Leads Startup to Connect Organizations and Talent
December 02, 2021 23:59 - 29 minutes - 27 MBOur guest in this episode, Christian Barry, is the Chief Commercial Officer for WorkBubble, a company that facilitates the hiring process for both professionals and career seekers. Christian works with some of the best minds in business and creates lasting partnerships with major corporations.
Adapting to the Experience Age
December 02, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBEd Krow has invested his time and energy into formulating the best strategy to tackle this new Experience Age. He introduces innovative ways to attract the freshest talent from the pool, and motivate employees to present their best selves. Your business will rise to the top of the most desirable workplaces in the job market. Ed Krow experienced the shift in the workforce firsthand as an HR consultant. He learned how essential it was to talk to your employees on a personal level. These work...
Discovering The Way Part
November 18, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBAndrew Calderella has lived overseas, traveled the world, is a martial artist, yogi, and what many call a health and fitness fanatic. He is a serial entrepreneur and has run a successful strategic consulting firm for over 20 years. In addition to being an author, Andrew is an inspirational speaker, trainer, and coach who specializes in helping athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, executives, and other leaders to become their best in all areas of life while making a more significant posi...
Defining Manhood Through Discipleship
November 11, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBOur guest in this episode helps us understand how men can get caught up in superficial definitions of manhood and challenges them to learn of their true potential. Dr Joe Martin, an award-winning international speaker, author, educator, and certified ‘man builder’ mentors, trains, and disciples men on how to be amazing husbands, awesome fathers, and extraordinary leaders. His man-building, multimedia website, RealMenConnect.com has received rave reviews from men’s ministry organizations ...
Jesus Is Good For Your Business
November 04, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWhy are you in the workplace or in your business? Is it not because you are called by God? Contrary to popular belief, you can’t separate the secular and the sacred. Our personal relationship with God shapes how we transact our business or relate to our colleagues. Our guest in this episode is a Christian author and storyteller who was a Fortune 500 CFO. Today, he is both a doctor of ministry and a business expert. After 35 years in the corporate world, including many years as CFO of Footl...
Building a Christian Business
October 28, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBOur guest on the show today is here to let you know that you don’t have to go through that struggle alone. Bill Woolsey is the founder of FiveTwo, a network dedicated to aiding Christian entrepreneurs that want to launch their business for Jesus. This network will work with any faith-based organizations to provide clear, lasting start-ups and coaching to support your business. Bill Woolsey is responsible for equipping Christian women and men to launch countless ventures of all sizes - fro...
Cultivating a Values-Based Culture to Improve Business Resiliency
October 21, 2021 14:30 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBCreating a values-driven workplace can help companies retain employees and remain agile in difficult times. But building a values-driven organization involves much more than talking about it or having a few cookie-cutter words onto a page: it’s about unearthing the beliefs that matter to your team and putting them into motion. When activated, those beliefs will turn into your company’s compass, constantly pointing you in the direction you want to go. Our guest in this episode is the CEO...
Earning More By...Giving More?
October 14, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MBIn the world of commerce, everything is about gains and losses. Our mindset is stuck on how we can profit the most from people and opportunities. We ignore any other prospect that doesn’t give us an immediate benefit, but by doing this we are missing out on so much more than what a basic contract can offer. EA Csolkovits is here to teach us how to be a Giver: someone who thinks beyond the business contracts and brings wisdom, welfare, and wealth. He also teaches us how to spot and avoid Ta...
Finding the Missing Link
October 07, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 42.3 MBEven with all the guidebooks you read and all the advice you ask for, there always seems to be a missing link in your plan for success. Sometimes it might just be budgeting problems, or poor time management, but oftentimes it’s much deeper than that. The key to unlocking success lies in your mindset and approach to life. G Michael Price, author of Chase People Not Money: The Ultimate Business Model, understands that many entrepreneurs are set up for success, but just are looking for the...
It’s All About Endurance
September 23, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBChi T. Mathias Reed is an expert endurance coach, dedicated to advising business owners like you to upkeep both your business and your personal health simultaneously. After consulting each client and carefully considering their needs, she will pull your life back together with dietary recommendations, emotional counseling, and detox sessions.
Discovering The Way Part 1
September 23, 2021 01:31 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAndrew Calderella is an inspirational speaker, trainer, and coach who specializes in helping athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, executives, and other leaders to become their best in all areas of life while making a more significant positive impact on our world.
The Truth Isn’t Always Spoken
September 16, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBModern society is constantly bringing in an overflow of information in the form of noise, visuals, and feelings. It’s difficult to escape the never-ending vortex of sounds because it’s the norm to be presented with so much information at once now. But what if we seek the truth in the opposite direction, in complete silence? Rich Lewis found that silence can change your way of thinking. He started centering prayer, which is meditation in complete silence and slowly built up the amount of si...
Maintaining Mental Wellness By Seeing the Light Within
September 09, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 10.6 MBOur guest in this episode, writer Carolina Duarte, once felt so empty with a superficial and meaningless life, that she asked God to give her the desire to be an instrument of him in the world. Through her regular dialogue with God, Carolina felt inspired to write all the messages he had given her. She documented things that had previously caused her misunderstanding. Her life's purpose and mission are about helping others find theirs.
Finding Joy After Loss
September 02, 2021 14:30 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBAt age 28, Amy Boivard was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and declared legally blind. RP is a hereditary, degenerative eye disease that results in blindness. There is no cure to date. Today Amy has no peripheral vision. She jokes that she is at the end of the “tunnel” vision in her eyesight. She suffers from a dual disability: progressive vision and hearing loss. She is currently undergoing genetic testing to discover the cause of her hearing loss. In 2015, Amy joined a group of ...
Profit Comes First Too in Established Businesses
August 05, 2021 14:30 - 33 minutes - 54.4 MBOur returning guest today wants to unlock that potential in each business. In his part 1 interview Rocky Lalvani shared profit first strategies for startups and newer businesses. In this part 2 interview, Rocky will share profit first tips for established businesses. Rocky Lalvani works with small business owners to open up more channels of profit through proper planning. He finds each gap in your business that soaks up your money, and aims to repair those cracks in your cash flow. With...
Answering the Unanswered
July 29, 2021 14:30 - 36 minutes - 43.4 MBOkechukwu Chukwuma Michael Umera aka Bro Nwachinemelu, but you can call him Bro Michael, is a Pastor, public speaker, husband, computer engineer, entrepreneur, host, producer, video editor, and podcaster. He is from the Igbo-speaking part of Nigeria and he is a Nigerian by birth. He is the Senior Pastor of The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Ministry, the CEO of Limbowe Nigeria Limited, the Host/Producer of Mind closet 101 on the Podtv network, Host/producer of 3 Minutes with Jesus on all podcast pl...
Digging Up Hidden Potential
July 22, 2021 14:30 - 33 minutes - 41.7 MBBiz Coach Steve Feld, MBA, is a Certified Business Coach, Author, Professional Speaker, and award-winning Business Management Executive. Over 300 businesses have sought out his services to work with them on gaining much-needed clarity, implementing solid strategic plans, and achieving positive growth results. How does he obtain the best results for them so quickly? He focuses on the foundation of the business. Steve is passionate about business growth, efficient operations, and long-term s...
Walking in the Holy Spirit Alone
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 40.2 MBBy letting the Holy Spirit into his own life, Michael Ward discovered the necessity of Sola Spiritu Ambulatio, or Walking in the Holy Spirit Alone. He let the Holy Spirit transform his personal experiences in his everyday life by integrating it into his prayers. Michael Ward recognizes its holy presence in every moment of his day.
Surrendering to God’s Grace
June 24, 2021 14:30 - 40 minutes - 49.2 MBOur guest on the show today will describe how inviting the Word of God into her life has transformed her to lead a fulfilling life of happiness and abundance. With emphasis on Mary and the saints, Julie Carrick wrote her inspiring book Unfailing Grace to reveal the importance of living under God’s grace. Julie is a married Catholic mother devoted to letting God pave her path. By surrendering herself to God’s love and guidance, she strives to unite communities internationally under God’s p...
What Dying Teaches Us About Living
June 17, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 38.9 MBFred Grewe is a hospice chaplain with a Doctor of Ministry from the Pacific School of Religion. Through his personal relationship with God, he found his life purpose in educating those coping with existential distress, sharing his generosity, and spreading gratitude to everyone he meets. God transformed him from a simple man with no purpose to a headstrong, kind chaplain who spreads love wherever he goes.
A Jumpstart for Catholic Ministries
June 10, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 33.8 MBAndrew Robison has 13 years of experience working on two Catholic campus ministry programs and a university foundation. He pours that experience back into his community by teaching others how to create lasting development programs. Andrew believes that with a stable income source and more money overall, Catholic ministries can accomplish more for their good cause.
The Rise of Pop Up Retailing
June 03, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 28.7 MBThe world of retail has been on the decline in recent years according to statistics, which has devastated countless businesses across the country. However, the problem may not be retail itself, but rather the way people are using retail. Our guest on the show today is a certified expert in the field of retailing. Steve Brooks believes retail can survive and thrive even in a world like today. He specializes in pop-up retailing and has set off countless pop-up shops in an explosion of succe...
Creatively Conquering Cancer
May 20, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 41 MBOur guest today has fought and won the ultimate battle with her body: the battle against breast cancer. All the while, she worked as a health and fitness advocate and a race announcer, and developed a passion for inspiring others to stay strong in their own fights. As a fitness expert and cancer survivor, she knows just how to address problems within your own body. Fitz Koehler announced 22 major races all while fighting chemo, surgery, and radiation. Her newest book, My Noisy Cancer Come...
Building a Business on a Bootstrap Budget
May 03, 2021 00:01 - 37 minutes - 60.5 MBThe worst part about getting your business off the ground is the immense amount of money you anticipate spending to advertise and brand it. Our budgets can’t stretch on forever, but we need a solid foundation for our businesses to thrive. If only there was a way to start a business with just $5. Sarah St. John shows us how this is actually possible through careful budgeting and the power of podcasting. Podcasting can run miles for a business; in fact, it’s the future of online businesses. ...
Filling the Gaps in Your Marketing
April 29, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 54.7 MBKent’s curiosity for how things work - and how they might work better - pointed him straight into his career in the advertising agency business in Wichita and Kansas City, where he worked on brands such as AMR Corporation, Sprint, and Pizza Hut. Two corporate opportunities provided great perspectives from the client-side of the table: including Manager of National Programs at Rent-A-Center, a 1,000-store rent-to-own brand. This expanded Kent’s marketing lens, giving him direct involvement...
Investing In The Right Real Estate
April 22, 2021 14:30 - 38 minutes - 62.1 MBOur guest in this episode is the dynamic husband and wife duo, Paul and Kelsey Tompkins, who are successful entrepreneurs, real estate investors, speakers, and coaches. They have completed so many fix and flip real estate deals that people began referring to them as the House Flipping Experts & the nickname stuck! Their entrepreneurial journey led them to launch Flippin Experts, LLC along with additional multimillion-dollar businesses which encompass all aspects of real estate investing and ...
Generating Prosperous Profits Permanently
April 15, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes - 56.5 MBEric Merz knows exactly how to bounce back from a financial decline. As a victim of the pandemic himself, he experienced a complete halt to his newest corporation, Delighted Coaching. Despite this setback, the company thrived and successfully attracted coaches from all around the world to connect in this innovative group. He also coaches fellow entrepreneurs on marketing strategies that will show results fast. His helpful book, How I Find $10K In Any Business in 45 Minutes, discusses the bes...
Profit Comes First in Business Part 1
April 08, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 60.8 MBWe’ve all talked about how to generate revenue with marketing and branding, but what about how to make the most of every dollar? There are so many crevices where money can slip through due to an incomplete financial plan, or lack of knowledge about where your money is going. We want to have control over our finances, and live a life of freedom and abundance. Our guest today wants to unlock that potential in each business. Rocky Lalvani works with small business owners to open up more chann...
Hiking on the Trail of Life
April 01, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 62.2 MBAryeh Green shares his two-month-long solo journey on the Israeli national trail. Along the way, he rekindled his love for God’s creation and found the strength to recover from his recent divorce, as he describes in his book My Israel Trail: Finding Peace in the Promised Land. This trek across Israel represents life in an uplifting new perspective; even with the difficulties along the way, he strived to progress forward towards his goal. At the end of the journey, he emerged a new man, wit...
Nurturing Children to Be That Spark
March 25, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBChris Parsons believes that nurturing kids at a young age with inspiration, individuality, and creativity is vital to their continued success as they develop into their own personas. With his fully illustrated chapter book, A Little Spark, he introduces music and hope in an inspiring story of two unexpected friends who defeat a fierce enemy in their quest to save the world. Chris wants to inspire young girls around the world with his story to Be That Spark. Chris is a proud father who insp...
Conversations about Christianity and New Age Part 2
March 18, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMy guest today on Christian Biz Owners on Fire Natasha Hynes hosts her "Self Love and Spiritual Growth" podcast and describes her as a member of the New Age Movement. Natasha is a self-love specialist and professional intuitive. She focuses on helping sensitive and empathic people redefine how they see themselves and heal from trauma, shame, and self-hate. Natasha strives to be the light in a dark world and help us ascend to a brighter future. In this part two episode, Natasha and I co...
Growing Your Business Your Way
March 11, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBOur guest on this episode, Jane Sagalovich, will describe how she made her profits skyrocket with minimal investment, all while feeling confident that her business was built the way she envisioned. Jane’s step-by-step process in her program, Scale Your Genius, will ensure a stable income and return on your investment, while staying true to what drives your heart and soul..
Financial Prosperity Through God
February 25, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBOur guest in this episode knows how to combine both of these things into exactly what you need: a fulfilling business that reaps the benefits of both your thriving relationship with God and your expert finance management. Ryan Mack believes in implementing the saving Word of God into your business while also reconstructing your finances to develop a steadily growing business. A business with a strong foundation built on both carefully planned budgeting and God will be sure to rise above all ...
Discerning the Direct Marketing Maze
February 18, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBIn this episode, Patti Saponoro discusses the efficient, modern way to bypass the middlemen in marketing: direct marketing. By utilizing social media, email, and more to reach consumers directly, businesses can attract new clients with this budget-friendly strategy. This form of direct communication yields results fast, and it’s easy to analyze the statistics since the number of responses to your marketing is recorded.
Getting Sales Rolling with LinkedIn So You Can Eradicate Weaknesses in Your Business
February 04, 2021 15:30 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBCatherine Ann Clayton lets us in on her own secrets to boosting her business fast and cost-efficiently. She finds every part where your business lacks in and boosts it up to create a stable and strong platform that reels in sales immediately. With her guidance, your business will evolve above and beyond; goals that seemed to waver in the distance will be as clear as day, and closer than you ever anticipated. Catherine Ann once said, “Action is the distance between Dreams and Reality.”
Mastering Self-Talk to Find Peace in the Single Life and Beyond
January 28, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAs the years pass by, many single adults find themselves thinking, “Where did I go wrong?” The initial plan was to be married and happily living with a spouse already, but with that goal long gone, there seems to be nothing left to look forward to in life. These struggling singles are looking for a purpose in life and their own path to tread. Kate Hurley wrote her latest book “Getting Naked Later” with the explicit purpose of guiding singles to find the plan God has set out for them. She ...
Effective Marketing Funnels
January 21, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBManaging a social media account for marketing is time consuming and draining. Potential clients are difficult to draw in with regular ads. Many entrepreneurs struggle to find the perfect strategy for catching the eyes of their clients with their social media posts. The competitive flow of posts and ads coming through each potential client’s social media timeline can drown out your own ads if you don’t have an effective marketing tactic. Today’s guest on the show provides her own personal e...
Avoiding the Winter Weight Gain Slump
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWe’ve just gotten out of the holiday season, which causes stress for most people when it comes to our relationship with food and the scale. Raise your hand if you’ve already broken your “New Year’s resolution”? When we feel down about ourselves, our businesses struggle as well. We need to seek to root out these inner emotional struggles so that we can confidently master each area of our lives. Our guest on the show today is a weight loss coach who uses art journaling to explore the reason...
Conversations about Christianity and New Age
December 31, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBBeing openly religious in your business and life can be risky and possibly divisive. But as Christians, we are called to share the “good news”. How do you do that if it’s not okay to start the conversation? Our guest Natasha Hynes is about learning to unconditionally love ourselves as well as everyone else. It’s about spiritual growth and healing. She hosts her "Self Love and Spiritual Growth" podcast and describes herself as a member of the New Age Movement. Natasha Hynes is a self-l...
Living God's Plan in Life to the Fullest
December 24, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBMelanie is a mother of 4 children and volunteers at her local Sunday School. Through her own personal experiences, she learned how to grow closer to God even amidst all of the daily distractions. Her own podcast, “The Full Life Podcast,” discusses how to grow closer to God in a personal way. She discovered, through listening to others’ stories and experiences, how to unlock the full potential of her spiritual life. Listen in on this episode to hear about how she lives out her spiritual life ...
Trauma as an Obstacle in Your Business
December 17, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBCassandra Shuck offers a unique course that helps entrepreneurs heal from their trauma, in order to pull their business together in the quickest, most healthy way. She wants every business owner to be able to drive their business where their heart most desires. To do this, she helps each individual client to heal in a positive, affirming way from their trauma. Speaking from her own past trauma, Cassandra guides her clients in a journey of self-discovery, mental training, and spiritual awa...
How Mother-Daughter Relationships Can Affect Your Career
December 03, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBNo matter how successful we may otherwise be in our relationships and careers, when it comes to family struggles it’s a little more difficult to be objective in how they affect all areas of our lives. This is especially true of the mother-daughter relationship, which, when unhealthy, can have long-lasting negative effects in every area of a woman’s life– from her ability to sustain relationships with her spouse and children to her ability to succeed in her career. Knowing why this relat...
Creating a Community Among Christians
November 26, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn today’s world, Christians seem few and far between. They lack the much-needed community that brought them together in the first place. Without that sense of oneness, Christians have led astray in their worship and prayer. Christians need each other to instill inspiring ideas and motivate each other to keep worshipping God. One Hope Project aims to bring that sense of community back into Christian lives. They created their music group to emphasize unity and love. In this small but close...
Starting Your Start Up Right
November 12, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBIt’s hard to know where to start when creating a brand, and even harder to manage that brand once it’s established. There are far too many places to invest your time and money, and often the budget ends up scattered and yields little rewards. While managing a brand, there is no direct path to success or a checklist of things to do next. On the show today, Alex Sanfilippo will discuss innovative ways to solve this ongoing issue in creating a brand. He has expert tips on how to grow your bu...
Refocusing on Health in the 4th Quarter
November 05, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBFor the 4th quarter of the year, let’s commit to refocusing on our health, both physical and mental. Sometimes it just takes figuring out a strategy or two that works well for us, and that will carry us strong through the busy holiday season without letting even more stress (not to mention pounds) pile on. Our guest in this episode is a Health and Wholeness Coach who is here to share some of those strategies with us so we can feel well and strong in our bodies so we can accomplish our goals...