Christian Biz Owners On Fire

In this part 2 of "How Lessons in Salvation History Apply to Your Business and Life", Christina delves deeper into the lessons in salvation history that appy to entrepreneurs' life and business.  Check out the first part here. 

In this episode, Christina discusses "The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation" by Jeff Cavins. The Bible Timeline is "a fascinating study that takes participants on a journey through the entire Bible" where participants go deep into each period of salvation history and discover the amazing story woven throughout all of Scripture.  Christina shows the key themes and lessons in salvation history that apply to every solopreneur's business and life.

As a solopreneur, marketing yourself and your services is vital to finding customers but you need to make your limited funds stretch as far as possible, and get the most bang for every buck you’ve allocated to several aspects of your business. With so many things to tick off, how do you know where to invest your funds into? You may have a website built now–but what’s next? With the abundance of online marketing strategies, how do you know where to allocate those limited funds? Our guest for this episode has several years of experience in content marketing, having started as a blogger years ago, writing and creating content and tutorials for a crafts and lifestyle blog. From being a stay-at-home mom who blogs, Vivienne Wagner has leveraged her outstanding skills as a professional blogger and established a creative social media agency, Houndstooth Media Group. Vivienne’s company specializes in organic search and helps business owners develop their brand and be more visible online.  In this episode, Vivienne

Beginner entrepreneurs face not only the physical challenges of allocating space and acquiring capital for their business, but moreso the mental and emotional challenges of overcoming doubt, facing uncertainty, building self-confidence and managing stress. One of the intangible challenges entrepreneurs experience is conquering self-limiting beliefs. But before one can overcome those limiting beliefs, one must first identify those. And this is where problem arises. Our limiting beliefs are a problem, not because they are hard to change, but because they are hard to find. Our guest in this episode is passionate in helping leaders actualize their full potential and break through personal limitations. Grace Moniz, CEO and founder of Moniz Executive and Team Coaching, is a board certified coach who specializes in Leadership Development and Team Communications.  Grace works with and helps to create impactful executives. If you think you are sabotaging the success of your business, this episode is for you.

One of the questions a beginner business owner asks is this: Where do I start with branding my business? Some marketers may suggest to start with your ideal client. But would it be right to do so? In this world of skeptical consumers, how do you determine, in the first place, your ideal clients? Our guest in this episode helps us navigate through branding your business through authenticity and heartfelt approach to marketing. Stephanie Nivinskus, brand strategist and copywriter, has a unique approach to marketing. She believes every single company has something very special at their core–a story that sets them completely apart from their competition and deeply resonates with their ideal clients. She helps entrepreneurs humanize their brand and bring in more business.

Seeing yourself the way God does is the key to living the way He wants you to live. Remember that in God’s eyes, you’re an amazing woman. But the question is: do you feel amazing yourself? In this episode, we take a step higher and add dressing for success (aka having a stylist) as part of self-care for biz owners.   Your professional wardrobe style is like your very own visual business card.  It speaks for you even when you are not speaking. But have you ever really thought about what your wardrobe is saying about you and your brand? Many of us think that personal stylists or image consultants only work with celebrities and that there’s no way an average person could afford one. But did you know that having one can actually save you precious time and money? Christine Vartanian, stylist and founder of jade. for all seasons, shares styling tips every female solopreneur must know to up their game, look and feel amazing and be the dignified woman God created you to be.  

Business owners are realizing the power of owning a business as a means to  transform communities and nations in God’s name. Christians biz owners who try to follow Jesus’ teaching in everything they do – personally, professionally, and privately – strive to integrate their  faith into their business practices. This means holding ourselves to a high standard of ethical and moral behavior. In today’s complex work environment, how do you, as a small biz owner, effectively incorporate the deepest parts of your faith into a Christ-based business plan that serves and blesses everyone involved? Our guest in this episode, Michael Clifford, is the founder and lead facilitator for Capacity Ministries, an organization that offers hands-on training to community of influencers to help them integrate discipleship and change into their ministry. In this episode, Michael talks about his company, Capacity Ministries, and its role in helping  entrepreneurs/owners, business practitioners, business students, or those explori

Our guest in this episode has observed the decline in health of the younger generations and is dedicating his professional life with his wife in their latest evolution with their new business to reverse this trend. Changes in our food supply, toxicity issues, less physical activity and more "screen" time, more frequent eating out, and a more hectic pace with busy stressful lives had taken its toll on our health and bodies. Even some approaches to fitness can lead to long and short-term health problems rather than improvements in health. Tyson Drummond is a Veteran, a WSU graduate, and has spent a number of years as a  full-time dad. He and his wife own a gym, which was built through entrepreneurship of all kinds–from start-ups to real estate transactions, accounting, taxation and personal finance. In this episode, Tyson shares his passion in inspiring happiness through self-awareness and taking advantages of the multiple opportunities that have come his way.

It is important for a Christian to be able to recognize financial bondage, but it is equally important to know how to achieve freedom. But how do you achieve such freedom without steering away from the teachings of the church? How do you get relief from worry and tension about overdue bills and still have a clear conscience before God and before other men? Our guest for today teaches families how to get out of debt, stay out of debt, and be financially free using biblical principles. Clyrese E. Minor, Owner and CEO of Financial Bondage Broken LLC, is a Financial Strategist, Author, and Motivational Speaker. Clyrese’s experiences before achieving financial freedom are something we may have encountered ourselves and definitely something we can all learn from. Let’s hear it from Clyrese herself.

Pew Research Center documents that millennials are the least outwardly religious American generation, where “one in four are unaffiliated with any religion, far more than the share of older adults when they were ages 18 to 29”. At the same time, the millennial generation is also said to be the most entrepreneurial. So it can be a bit surprising to meet a millennial who has co-established a recruitment software company and strongly brings his faith in his personal and business life. Christian Barry is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of WorkBubble, a company that facilitates the hiring process for both professionals and job seekers. Christian works with the some of the best minds in business and creates lasting partnerships with major corporations. Christian, a Millennial himself, coins himself “The Voice” of the millennials, and at the same time integrating your faith in his work navigating at times muddy waters.  

Once considered a punch line and subjects of jokes, life coaching has made it to the mainstream. More people are seeking out life coaches to help guide them through their life’s toughest decisions–whether a career change, having trouble balancing work and personal life, or just want to feel more confident–any major improvement you want to make could be made easier and more authentically if tackled alongside a trusted life coach. Not only has life coaching become more mainstream, it has fully grown up as a profession. While the life coach of the past was simply anyone skilled at giving advice and connecting with a person’s deeper motivations, today’s life coaches are full-time professionals who are highly qualified to coach others in their area of specialization.   Our guest for today, life coach Adrianne Luban, has trained with one of the most successful coaches there is, Tony Robbins. Adrianne has been in the personal development for 30 years and takes great joy in watching her clients grow and gain confid

Some entrepreneurs are fortunate enough to have their ministry and their business lives overlap. Others long to combine their love of God with their professional pursuits. While a few larger corporations like Hobby Lobby and Chick Fil A chose to close on Sundays in order to allow their employees and customers time for worship and family despite the fact that it will cost them financially, it can be hard for other business owners to make such tough decision. So how can a business owner balance the need for profit and maintain a commitment to their faith? Our guest for today, Louis Hughes, is the owner-CEO of Portalais. His company provides access to antique and custom European Architectural Elements for the construction of luxury homes and commercial projects. A part-time pastor, Louis will share with us his journey in his pursuit of integrating his professional and faith life. Can one be a strong Christian and a bold leader at the same time? Aren’t Christians supposed to care about profits?

We’ve all been there–feeling pushed against the wall, hitting rock bottom, thinking our predicament is so big there seems to be no way but to be down and out. If you are listening today and are exactly in that position in your life that nothing seems to be going well, this episode is for you. Our guest for today is a walking inspiration. Gary Robinson’s life is an example of the redemptive power of transformation. A former ninth grade dropout addicted to drugs and alcohol, at age twenty Gary was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for carjacking, kidnapping and armed robbery. It was within the confines of a prison cell that he realized his life had purpose and that he was responsible to fulfill it. He used prison as his personal university, spending the next twelve years and nine months transforming his criminal mentality into a positive mentality by adopting principles practiced by successful people. Gary’s life is an example of overcoming obstacles to live your dreams.  

Have you had a goal that you have not achieved for a long period of time? There likely are limiting beliefs and psychological dynamics keeping you back. In this episode, Christina discussed one example of what could be at play why you aren't where you would like to be in your life and in your business.

From her childhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Susan MacNicol built an impressive marketing career starting in Hollywood and continuing with management roles at major media corporations in Rome Italy, Denver and Chicago. After years of developing powerful branding for her clients, Susan realized she needed to redefine her brand and set a clear direction for her life. Susan MacNicol is founder and CEO of Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc. and has 25 years of business experience spanning media, entertainment, retail, higher education and data. Her roles have ranged from marketing, employment branding and client relations, to sales, recruiting and training. But, she’s here today to share with us how the twists and turns in her career have enabled her to build a strong business foundation and how you, too, can change your career direction and brand yourself and your business in a new way.  

Every entrepreneur must have experienced this at one point in their business journey— suffering from those negative beliefs that kick in when you get to the limit of the “good” you think you can tolerate. That point when you reach the limit of your capacity to feel good about your success and unconsciously start to self-sabotage. In this episode, Christina discusses the barrier that hinders you from achieving the success you've been working for – Upper Limit Problem.  Christina shares how to break your success barrier, identify your own special abilities, tap your invaluable mental resources, and free yourself from the chains of fear, doubt, and negativity.  

Most people feel the tug inside when they are putting work ahead of their loved ones. Often, it is not an evil intent - a desire and maybe anxiety of putting food on the table. But getting the balance right between investing in activities that will build a profitable business with the habits that create and maintain phenomenal relationships and make the people in your life feeling very loved is worth the fight. In this episode, Christina shares two great strategies to help you do just that.