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48: Move Forward with Confidence with guest Mina Carlson

Connecting Faith and Work - May 02, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Mina Carlson, founder of Wilhelmina Ministries, coaches people through career change or a life transition by utilizing several tools. The process isn't lengthy, but does include several key aspects. Mina shared that she starts with understanding where the individual she is coaching is at in their...

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47: Biblical Governance: Part Two with guest Bill Bojan

Connecting Faith and Work - April 25, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In part one of this series (https://www.thrivepodcast.net/46), Bill Bojan shares the analogy of the polished arrow. In this episode, he takes this analogy further and shows how the trinitarian model of governance allows for organizations to build strong structures. We need leaders of virtue. We n...

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46: Biblical Governance: Part One with guest Bill Bojan

Connecting Faith and Work - April 18, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The word governance means to steer or to navigate. Bill Bojan shares how governance is a way for us to guide and steer life and business correctly. Bill discusses how the Great Commission, which most Christians are familiar with, is Jesus giving His followers a charge based on the authority He ha...

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45: How to Live Life to the Fullest with guests Brandon Schaefer and Danita Bye

Connecting Faith and Work - April 11, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Five Capitals provide an excellent framework for living life to the fullest. Capital and investment is the language of the corporate world and Brandon Schaefer, founder of Five Capitals, has taken this language and translated it into the framework below. He discusses this framework with Danit...

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44: Building Relational Capital with Guests Brandon Schaefer and Danita Bye

Connecting Faith and Work - April 04, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Prime capital in business culture changes over time, and relational capital is the new currency. Brandon Schaefer of Five Capitals shares how the younger genereation has grown up with a focus on relationships, authenticity, and trust. Both Brandon and Danita Bye, author of Millennials Matter, he...

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43: Diversity Without Unity is Chaos with host Bob Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - March 28, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Host Bob Willbanks believes there is unity in keeping our eyes on Christ Jesus. The starting point of Christian unity is the conviction that Jesus is Lord of our lives. To grow in unity with other Christians, we must live a unified life in Christ. We can't compartmentalize work, faith, family, le...

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42: Becoming an Excellent Leader with guest Brian Lassiter

Connecting Faith and Work - March 21, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Host Bob Willbanks discusses leadership and organizational excellence with guest Brian Lassiter from Performance Excellence Network (PEN) in this episode of The Thrive! Podcast. The Baldridge Excellence Framework is at the core of the work PEN does with businesses, organizations, and individuals....

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41: Investing In Your Health with guest Ron Henderson

Connecting Faith and Work - March 13, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
When was the last time you made a deposit in your physical health account? Ron Henderson, The Fitness King, covers the basics of health economics with our host, Bob Willbanks, in this episode on The Thrive! Podcast. Where do you start? Ron recommends the following basics: Visit your doctor for a ...

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40: Authentic Values at Work and Home with John Gamades

Connecting Faith and Work - March 07, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Host Bob Willbanks and guest John Gamades discuss how authentic values play an important role at work and in the home. John walks through some of the core values at Orange Ball Creative and how he has considered ways to apply these values in an authentic way at home and in his faith walk: Ask to ...

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Episode 39: Marketplace Leadership: A CitySites Urban Media Podcast

Connecting Faith and Work - March 06, 2019 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This podcast features Bob Willbanks, the Founder and Executive Director of Ambassadors For Business, a non-profit ministry helping Christian leaders be men and women representing faith in the marketplace. Bob has great insights on how Christians can be an influence in the business world today. Bo...

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38: Are You Abiding or Striving? with guest Mark Pavola

Connecting Faith and Work - February 28, 2019 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
As the Christian abides in Jesus, they dwell in a constant connected relationship with God. Striving, on the other hand, is working things out in their own strength and abilities. Fatigue and stress often follow quickly after a season of striving. Are you striving in your own strength, or are you...

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37: Cultivating Courage with guest Dave Cornell

Connecting Faith and Work - February 21, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
When Dave Cornell lost his job in 2010, he entered an extended season of crisis and ended up with situational depression. Through this difficult season, Dave learned how to cultivate courage and overcome the fears that controlled his life. In his conversation with host Bob Willbanks, Dave shares ...

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36: Your Faith Journey with guests Ranette Holmseth and Shelly Comstock

Connecting Faith and Work - February 14, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Your Faith Journey connects women face-to-face as they walk through their life journey. Shelly and Ranette have a desire to combat the isolation, criticism, and comparision that are often common between women. They believe women really do want to talk about and explore questions related to their ...

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35: Navigating Transitions and Change with guest Stan Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - January 31, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
During flight training, Stan Willbanks, Bob's father, was taught to follow these steps when he felt lost - or actually was lost - in the air: Admit that you are lost, and that you don't know where you are Radio for help Look for landmarks - see if you see something familair that you trust Confirm...

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34: Intentional Business with guest Shannon Gronemeyer

Connecting Faith and Work - January 24, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of The Thrive! Podcast, host Bob Willbanks interviews Shannon Gronemeyer, owner of Customer Centered Strategies. Shannon has been a Christian his whole life, and left the corporate world about a decade ago. He got to a point where he didn't like who he had become. He realized ther...

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33: NextGen Leaders Mastermind with guest Brad Dale

Connecting Faith and Work - January 17, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Brad Dale has been working in the mortgage industry with Cherry Creek Morgage since 2004. He also has a passion for mentoring the next generation of business leaders in their personal and professionals lives. In partnership with Ambassadors for Business, Brad will be facilitating the NextGen Lea...

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32: The Abundance Group with guests Dale Henry and Ashley Ebert

Connecting Faith and Work - January 10, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Ashley Ebert's life and career path led her to start a wedding planning business with the help of her dad, Dale Henry. This business, The Simply Elegant Group, was developed to solve the problem of wedding planning affordability. Together, Ashley and Dale created a business model that solves this...

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31: Faith Values in the Marketplace with guest Rob Gales

Connecting Faith and Work - January 03, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Rob Gales has been walking with the Lord for two decades, and God put him through a season of suffering and growth in 2017. Rob was diagnosed with late stage prostate cancer and through that journey he realized he had missed what God had for him in life. In this episode of The Thrive! Podcast, Ro...

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30: Caring for Senior Loved-Ones with guest Marlena Hemenway

Connecting Faith and Work - December 27, 2018 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Geneva Suites is a residential senior home model run by Marlena Hemenway and her husband Scott. The core values of The Geneva Suites are: Safety of residents and staff Improve service continually through education We are acountable for our actions and decisions We face challenges with optimis...

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29: Best Of Thrive Series: Purpose, Growth, Relationships with host Bob Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - December 20, 2018 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Bob Willbanks has come to realize that as an organization, Ambassadors for Business is the soil that helps all the pieces come together so business professionals can growth together and find the resources they need. A few insights Bob has recently gained pertain to working together as the church ...

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28: Maximize Your Charitable Giving with guest Joe Bertilson

Connecting Faith and Work - December 13, 2018 17:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Joe Bertilson believes God has called him to help finance the Gospel. As he has walked through life and seen opportunities to give, he has seen others blessed no matter the size of the gift. He joined Edward Jones as a financial advisor and he takes the opportunity to help people with their finan...

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27: Best of Thrive Series: Wealth, Creativity, Focus with host Bob Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - December 11, 2018 22:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Adam Wallschlaeger from Action Coach, MN spoke about the parable of the talents from a business and personal development perspective. During some discussion, Bob realized the reason two of the servants went and put their talents to work right away was probably due to the type of relationship they...

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26: Casting the Vision for 2019 with host Bob Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - December 04, 2018 17:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode, Bob Willbanks, President of Ambassadors for Business and host of The Thrive! Podcast, shares several updates. A new way for members to find and submit resources will be launching very soon. Bob shares how Ambassadors for Business is the soil, the soon-to-be-launched Angel's Biz L...

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25: Millennials Matter with guest Danita Bye

Connecting Faith and Work - November 29, 2018 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Danita Bye, author of Millennials Matter, believes much of the negative news about the millennial generation is "fake news." In other words, although there may be things about this generation that aren't ideal, there are also many postive things about them. In one survey of conducted by Danita's ...

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24: Purpose Driven Entrepreneurship with guest Jason Weimer

Connecting Faith and Work - November 15, 2018 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
After graduating from college, Jason Weimer wanted to be intentional about integrating his faith and work in a holistic way. His entrepreneurial interests have led him to starting two businesses, Espresso Partners and Gratus Capital, LLC. Jason and Bob Willbanks discuss the service driven busine...

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23: Wise Money Management with guest Troy Noor

Connecting Faith and Work - November 08, 2018 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Troy Noor is the father of eight children and a partner at Boulevard Wealth Management. He joined Bob Willbanks on The Thrive! Podcast to discuss the topic of money and wealth. Troy talks about the common misconception that money is evil. He notes that the Bible says "the love of money is the roo...

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22: Mindset, Destination, and Resiliency with host Bob Willbanks

Connecting Faith and Work - November 01, 2018 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Host Bob Willbanks identifies three themes from season one of The Thrive! Podcast (now Connecting Faith and Work): Mindset: In this culture of negativity, a positive mindset is critical. Various guests on season one discussed tools for cultivating a healthy mindset. Destination: If you want to g...

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21: Working Women of Faith, Part Two, with guest T.J. Tison

Connecting Faith and Work - October 18, 2018 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
T.J. Tison, author, business owner, and founder of Working Women of Faith, discusses identity, leadership, and time budgeting with host Bob Willbanks in this episode of The Thrive! Podcast. Learn more about T.J. and her work: Working Women of Faith: www.workingwomenoffaith.com "Killing Wonder Wom...

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20: Working Women of Faith, Part One, with guest T.J. Tison

Connecting Faith and Work - October 11, 2018 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
When T.J. Tison started her business over a decade ago, she noticed a lack of resources for women about working in a godly way. As she followed God's call to write about book to help fill this gap, she noted differences in the challenges men and women face in their work lives. Women most prominen...

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19: The Community of Christianity with guest Jeff Hagen

Connecting Faith and Work - October 04, 2018 12:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
"Christianity is a community experience." - Jeff Hagen Jeff Hagen, founder of Hill Cities, Inc., writes interactive Bible curriculum and facilitates small groups in the Twin Cities, MN metro area. Jeff is passionate about nurturing Christians in the marketplace. Jeff guides dedicated followers of...

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