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Within the early-stage angel investing space, there is a tremendous opportunity to influence culture and the lasting impact. Here are a few funds that look for spiritual integration in their portfolio as evidenced through tangible things that might include chaplaincy, sponsoring faith based employee resource groups or other tangible steps. Here’s a few of the best podcasts, posts, and places to get involved, all in one place.
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Jewel Burks Solomon, Head of Startups at Google, shares how Collab Capital is creating generational wealth for black founders and communities.
Hear Finny Kuruvilla share the ways capital creates influence and impact all around the world.
Ken Barnes works as the Director of the Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He joined us to share a history of the relationship between capitalism and morals, where the two began to separate, and what we can do to bring them back together.
Today’s guest is Greg Lernihan. He is the Co-Founder of Convergint Technologies, which started in a basement in 2001, and is now the world’s largest electronic security firm with over 5,000 colleagues globally. As a thought leader in the Faith Driven movement, Greg shared his insights for those just starting the journey toward faith-driven investing…
Today’s episode, we’re talking to someone who is an expert in his field but also a dear friend to all of us who host this show. Luke Roush co-founded Sovereign’s Capital in 2012 and serves today as Managing Partner. On today’s episode, he shared the global story of the startup and how his faith impacts his investing…
We’re so excited to share a conversation today that we think is long overdue. If you’ve been following the website, you’ve no doubt seen the name Jerry Bowyer as we’ve featured several of his blog posts, all of which are must-reads. Jerry is a leading thinker in finance and economics and a frequent contributor for Forbes and Townhall. His writing has been influential in the Faith Driven Investor movement, and we think you’ll enjoy our conversation about reading the Bible, following Jesus, and investing as faithfully as we can…
We’re living in unprecedented times. Coronavirus continues to spread, and the fear and anxiety attached to it are moving even faster. It’s no secret the effects this pandemic is having on the economy and investing market. So, what do we do? That’s the question we posed to James Cham, a venture capital investor with Bloomberg Beta. He provided a unique and positive spin on everything happening worldwide, and we’re excited to share his encouraging words amidst these challenging days…
If you’re worried about COVID-19, today’s special podcast episode might be the resource you need! Todd Wagner is the lead pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. If that name sounds familiar to you it’s probably because you’ve heard Henry mention it in the intro to this podcast as the location for where we will be hosting our Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Investor Conferences this fall. In addition to being our host and a speaker at the event, Todd is also a great voice in the faith-driven conversation. His words of wisdom—or as his Twitter handle calls them, words from wags—are encouraging, challenging, and uplifting to all who hear them. And with our current events, we could all use encouragement…
If you’ve been following the Faith Driven conversation, you’ve no doubt heard the name Tom Nelson. He’s been featured on the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast twice, and we’re so glad to get to talk to him about the investing side of this conversation. Tom recently wrote a book titled, The Economics of Neighborly Love. In it, he brought his theological insight into the realm of finance, investing, and economics. Hear him talk more about it now…
Today’s episode takes us to jail. Well…not exactly. But we are interviewing a man who owns and operates a business that is run out of a high-security prison. His name is Pete Ochs, and in addition to working as founder and chairman of an impact investing company, he’s also working to make Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas the best prison in America. How? Well, the answer has to do with his approach to multiple bottom line investing…
Today, we have not one special guest but two for you to hear from. We are talking with Will Thomas and Dean Macfarlan down in the heart of Texas. They’re both accomplished investors on their own, but what makes the story even more compelling is that they’re a part of a new movement of City Networks where like-minded Faith Driven Investors are uniting to do more together than they might be able to do apart. Tune in to hear their story, the mission of Ambassadors Impact Network, and what this venture could look like in your city.
Today’s episode finds us all the way down under—in Australia with our guest Tim Macready. Tim is Chief Investment Officer at Christian Super. He has been responsible for the development of the Fund’s Responsible Investment Approach, which is applied across the entire portfolio and now incorporates Negative Screening and Impact Investing. Tim shared about how he set out to create the “perfect, faith-driven fund”. But then he realized…We’re all sinners. He’s a sinner, every company is led by sinners, and every company is a sinner. He talks openly about how that shifted his perspective, some of the tough decisions it led him to, and how he stewards that calling today. Listen in today…
Today we are in Lancaster, Pennsylvania talking with Peter Greer, CEO of Hope International. Specifically, we’re talking to him about his new book, Rooting for Rivals. Peter is going to explain why he believes that leaders in the Faith Driven Investing community can multiple their impact when they focus on collaboration and cooperation. He raises an interesting topic that leads to a great conversation, and we think you’ll be glad you listened in…
Many of our listeners are familiar with Dr. Brian Fikkert as one of the bestselling authors of When Helping Hurts and several other books. He’s the President of The Chalmers Center for Economic Development, a research and training center that is dedicated to helping groups declare the kingdom of God by bringing economic development and spiritual transformation to the poor. He’s been a part of some fascinating new books that tackle some of the deep ideas of Gleaning and how it affects our view of Faith Driven Investing. Its an idea that they like to say is “Practicing the Kings Economy”. He’s on our podcast to share a little bit about what they learned in the process of writing these new books. Listen in to learn more…
Our friend Frank Chen stopped by the Faith Driven Investor podcast to talk about how he’s helping entrepreneurs change the World at the Silicon Valley Venture powerhouse of Andreessen Horowitz. As Frank describes it they are “helping entrepreneurs build software companies that are eating the world.” Curious to know more about what that looks like? Tune in today…
Trae Stephens of Founders Fund joins us on the podcast today to continue the conversation around Faith Driven Investing. In this episode, Trae breaks down the relationship between abundance and competition and how great business ideas not only solve problems, but do so in a way that creates abundance and decreases competition. We hope you enjoy listening to Trae talk effortlessly about investing, philosophy, and everything in between
Welcome to the Faith Driven Investor podcast! This is a podcast specifically for fund managers, investors, business owners, and pastors who believe God owns it all and who care deeply about how we steward our investments for financial return and gospel-centered transformation. Today’s first episode features Henry Kaestner and Aimee Minnich. Listen in as they share what God has been doing in this movement and what’s to come.
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I think at least in the fiat economy, I think we’re all guilty of stealing, whether we know it or not.
Angel investors enjoy “the ride.” The experience and the excitement of being part of commercializing a new idea. But over time, “the ride” changes.
At LivFul we believe a company can be a tool for bringing shalom to this very dark world, a world where things are missing and broken, and that it should actively work towards the setting right of things.
Hear from four investment managers on how they approach investing from a Christian faith perspective.
As long as we are chasing after a lifestyle-based standard, we’ll never truly be content.
With more than 30 years of investing experience, nationally known fund manager Bob Doll moved from being a steady, quiet witness to expressing his faith more visibly and vocally.
“Even though I am not black, this is still my issue. This is an American issue,” Casey Crawford.
Much of the capital available to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) around the world, especially in the U.S., is in the form of private equity. The majority of this capital is allocated via Private Equity (PE) firms that are generally structured with 10-year terms, and the investment target is 3x to 5x return in 3 to 5 years on each investment they make.
A calling to represent the Kingdom in the business world carries with it some of the best fringe benefits (when compared to other callings), but it also brings significant responsibility.
Most of us have grown so accustomed to the wildly improbable that we can hardly appreciate how abnormal our world has become.
As a Christian, it’s important to navigate your life and walk with Christ intentionally. This intentionality is weaved into all aspects of life including how you give back, how you treat people and how you spend your time.
On this week’s podcast, we talked to Jerome Garciano and Jeff Shafer about Opportunity Zones. Recently, Jerome wrote a whitepaper that was influential in the OZ legislation that will help you better understand the what, why, and how of opportunity zones.
“We are an Inclusive Workplace and will hire the most qualified candidate period.” Sound familiar? By its very nature, this statement is a contradiction in and of itself.
Real partners are on the same mission. They are thinking about accomplishing their mission 24/7.
Hear Finny Kuruvilla share the ways capital creates influence and impact all around the world.
Looking at something from multiple perspectives is a valuable practice in many contexts, such as in teamwork and relationship building.
Watch Henry Kaestner on the Steve Deace Show talk about how capitalism and entrepreneurship facilitate our ability to love our neighbors.
“treating business leaders like a second-class citizen, like you have one foot in the world and one foot in the church; for downplaying your assignment in the Kingdom; for not sharing you with others; and thinking that you are the source of our financial provision for ministry.”
Profit is a necessary condition for a business to operate, not a sufficient purpose for its existence.
Just how important are delighted customers to business success? Find out what the research says as Jason Myhre, Eventide’s Director of Marketing, shares from The Ultimate Question 2.0.
Steve McBeth of Barna Group and Rob West from Kingdom Advisors talk about their insights into current trends on Christians faith and investing based on their leadership in research and financial advice.
A truly successful nation—whose wealth is measured by the praises of its citizens—ought to be the byproduct of individuals who freely take on the responsibility to love all of their neighbors equally in every aspect of their lives.
Empirical research studies have shown that people looking to work for a particular company have actually admitted that they factor in whether or not they view the company as a good corporate citizen. Studies have also shown that employees feel good in knowing that their company is engaged in giving back to the community.
A few weeks ago my son, Jeff, mentioned in passing that Sequoia Capital didn’t invest in a startup company unless the founders could identify which of the 7 deadly sins the product or service was appealing to.
While research highlights the importance of an entrepreneurial identity in acquiring resources, our exploratory study advances research on identity, entrepreneurship, and resource exchange by highlighting the other side of the coin: the role of an investor identity.
I believe the Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate change and create enormous new market opportunities.
But for now, I am concerned about my current investments.
The most brilliant and creative amongst us are sometimes the most troubled, and nowhere is that clearer than in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With each passing unnecessary death, the importance of mental health comes briefly into focus…
Andy Mills joined us to speak about his vision for Faith in Financial Services—the growing movement of finance professionals gathering in the community to make a kingdom impact in their workplaces.
Here are some of the people operating in this space
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Obie McKenzie of Cordiant Capital shares his thoughts on living out your faith in the public square and the essentials of Bible Economics.