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Todd Blyleven - TEDx Speaker/ CMO / Survivor & Resilience Leader/ Former Pro Athlete & MLB Scout - takes us on a heroic journey of faith and fortitude including being a bat boy for his dad’s World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates and hearing the story of David & Goliath in the dugout; reading the Bible in hotels in the minor leagues; drawing close to God after the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas; trying to define what success was; winning a World Series ring as a baseball scout; having success in the corporate world; the terror of gunshots at the music festival and the quest to survive; running back in to danger to help others; the dream that showed wings protecting him from gunfire; the PTSD in the aftermath; writing therapy that turned into a book and writing songs; The Beast and Peace; the power of our testimony; and much more!

https://www.toddblyleven.com/

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Ann McNeill - President & CEO/ Leader in Construction/ Speaker/ Author/ Coach for Personal & Professional Empowerment - joins me from a cruise around the world. She paused in Malta to share her faith and business journey including growing up in a religious home (not even listening to the radio); a vow to walk away from faith when she could; having a friend take their daughter to church; the turn back to the Church; the enormous impact of the book “Think and Grow Rich”; an initial goal to tithe her salary; “nobody wants to worship a broke God”; the idea behind the Billion Dollar Luncheon; getting into construction through buying real estate; how we have to “become”; making deposits in ourselves for the withdrawals people will make; asking God for opportunities; the importance of continuing to move forward; the impact of travel; telling God what it is we want; starting the day with gratitude and forgiveness; and so much more!

https://annmcneill.com/

https://mcoconstruction.net/

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Rusty Tugman - Organizational Development Specialist/Leadership Trainer/Certified Coach/Event Speaker - takes us on his journey of overcoming and faith including the importance of Pslams 71:17; growing up in the Church; having parents that encouraged questions about faith; struggles with infertility; how the Church and the faith helped him through the loss of a child; the impact of a book about faith and grief; how understanding why is really overrated; the lament of Psalm 13; the peace that comes from being part of a bigger story; how COVID caused a pivot in career; ministering to people beyond the church walls; the power of your character in the marketplace; work as an extension of your walk with God; skiing; advice for those grieving the loss of a child; and so much more!

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Brandee Gaar - Founder & CEO of Blush by Brandee Gaar/Host of The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast/Business Coach/Keynote Speaker - shares her empowering story of faith and business including being extremely fearful as a child, especially of dying; how the birth of her first daughter mixed with her husband’s faith brought her closer to God; being hesitant to join a small group; coming to faith as an adult; Noah and the Ark of the Covenant confusion; leading teens in student ministry; giving your testimony in one minute; the need to pour into our pastors; how fear comes from not knowing; False Evidence Appearing Real; defining success; how her lifelong passion to plan parties turned into a successful wedding business; becoming part of the family as you plan the wedding; incorporating her faith in a liberal industry; how the wedding business is impacted by millennials and Gen Z; and much, much more!

https://blushbbg.com/

https://weddingproceo.com/podcast/

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Dr. Benjamin Wendt - Vice President at First Citizens Bank/Co-Founder of Bridge The Globe/Keynote Speaker - shares his story of faith and faith in the workplace including being born dead; growing up in a Christian home; stepping away from faith to explore the world’s ways; the voice he heard that changed everything; jamming with friends in the church; listening to God; the way to start prayer time; working in the same place since he was 21; displaying your faith in the workplace; being in a workplace that allows employees to be themselves; producing fruit; letting go of activities so that you can mature in your faith; faith test during recession; the impactful work of Bridge the Globe; and so much, much more.

https://www.bridgetheglobe.org/

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Karolyn Hart - President of Inspire HUB and the Founder of iHUBApp - invites us into her story of faith and work including growing up a pastor’s kid (PK); giving her heart to Jesus at five years old; a shared love of faith and science; a powerful experience with her niece; going through a crisis of faith; never “arriving” as a Christian; chasing the wrong things; going through the fiery furnace; working in the “golden triangle” in Canada using her gift of stuffing envelopes; how a “white paper” led her to Nelson Mandela; the evolution of Inspire Hub and iHubApp; how her faith informs the company values; faith differences/commonalities between Canada and America; bringing dead things back to life…rise!; bringing God your whimpers; and so much more.

https://www.inspirehub.com/homepage

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Michael Price - Vice President of Business Development for Orion Groups/Healthcare Executive/Pastor/Multiple Sclerosis Advocate - shares his faith and journey including a move to the land of the Mouse (Orlando); issues with self esteem; one powerful night with the Holy Spirit that changed his life; depression that led to suicide attempt thwarted by a knock at the door; being fired by his father; a plea for others to ask for help in times of struggle; wanting to be a physician but switching to healthcare IT; the impact of Psalm 46:10; obedience, submit and surrender; medical misdiagnosis; official multiple sclerosis diagnosis; C-Suite for Christ Charlotte; getting close to God in nature and much more.

https://csuiteforchrist.com/

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Phil Thurston - world renowned fine art photographer, filmmaker and author - shares his remarkable story, faith and artistic perspective including not growing up in a Christian household; surfing competitively; attending a Christian camp that likely planted a seed; meeting God in an emotional and powerful way in Hawaii; “finding new facets of God’s unfathomable beauty and glory”; how making his own waterproof housing for his camera turned into a business; the impact of his brothers; pairing Bible scripture with wave photography; the importance of positioning; the consistency and peace of the ocean; marrying tangible waves to intangible attributes; co-laboring with God; who inspires him now; where he still wants to go with his camera; and so much more!

https://thurstonphoto.com/

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