Anders Torvill Bjorvand

CEO | Kommunion AS

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Anders Torvill Bjorvand is a husband and a father of two grownup girls. He is a computer scientist by trade and has an MBA by necessity. His day-to-day work is in the IT industry where he runs a couple of companies that serve the government and the non-profit sector by developing software. Kommunion AS is based in Norway, Russia, and the Ukraine and has both domestic and foreign clients.

Anders also serves on quite a few boards, both non-profit and for profit, the latter ranging from fish farming to the automotive industry. These companies are very intentional about serving society and bringing the Kingdom of God through the businesses. They focus on prayer and adopt prayer practices in their board meetings and in their everyday operations, where they utilize corporate prayer rooms at their work places.

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The Redemptive Story of Hans – From A Time of Pandemics, War with Russia and Hyper Inflation

The Redemptive Story of Hans – From A Time of Pandemics, War with Russia and Hyper Inflation

As we can read in Ecclesiastes, nothing is new under the sun. History will repeat itself because mankind will never fundamentally change. But we can take comfort in the fact that God never changes, and what He has done in the past, He can do again—if we are only willing to submit our lives to His perfect will.


A Case for Corporate Prayer Rooms

A Case for Corporate Prayer Rooms

In our postmodern world where religion has been privatized and individualized, living out our faith in the workplace is something that can end up being done in secrecy. As we all know, secrecy and solitude can quickly lead to a separation between our faith life and our professional life.

Andre Mann

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Managing Partner | Melior Capital

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Andre builds high-performing teams, that achieve more with less. His specialties are business operations, investments, international expansions, and business turn-arounds.

Andre has over 20 years of experience in starting, growing and operating businesses in the US and internationally. He is the founder and Managing Principal of a private equity fund with 5 years of experience in starting and managing the fund. He has experience in presenting executive level financial and operational briefs to investors and boards of directors. Andre’s background includes extensive experience managing business turnarounds including streamlining large, complex organizations and operations.

Andre has managed multiple re-launches, both with large multinationals (P&G and Citibank) and medium sized businesses, resulting in vibrant organizations set up for success. He is also a member of the Board of Directors at Hope International.

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The Kingdom/Economic Case for Restitution Based Immigration Reform

The Kingdom/Economic Case for Restitution Based Immigration Reform

One of the topics that has consumed the American news cycle and political debate is what to do about immigration. Do we build a higher wall? Do we give amnesty to undocumented workers? Do we increase the number of temporary work visas? Do we reduce the number of refugees? Do we close all borders to keep out COVID?


Working From Home Under Lockdown

Working From Home Under Lockdown

As the Bay Area wakes up to life under lockdown, and companies across the country are encouraging people to work from home encouraging “social distancing,” my thoughts flash back to lessons I learned from running a business under lockdown a decade ago. My family and I lived in Afghanistan where I helped run a media company with a Department of Defense contract, and a travel and logistics company. We lived in a shared compound of our home and the office, so we effectively “worked from home.”

Andrew Arroyo

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Founder | AARE

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AARE was founded by Andrew Michael Arroyo. The journey began in 1999. Since we opened our doors as a one-agent company, we’ve been through the boom times and the bust times, and we’ve just kept on growing to become a nationwide brokerage. We now have hundreds of members including agents, brokers, managers, and staff to help us keep everything running smoothly. With a successful track record of thousands of residential and commercial sales, AARE is passionate about its mission of giving back to others in need.

Our mission is to fulfill God’s will. Our vision is to bear much fruit. We honor Him within our real estate agency by nurturing a culture where giving and serving others needs before our own is a priority. We obey His Word by growing our business based on His moral, ethical and biblical principles. This is a message of thanks – to God for His unwavering support and guidance, and to all the clients, sales associates, and various service providers who have assisted in making AARE a huge success.

Andrew Firman

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Principal | Sovereign’s Capital

Andrew Firman is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Kaleo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Africa. He has previously lived in Dubai and has a heart for the international church. He currently lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Anne, and two daughters.

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The Growing Impact Space

The Growing Impact Space

The Impact Investing space has grown substantially over the past decade. The idea that our capital and businesses can be used for good has deeply resonated with retail investors all the way to family offices and institutions.

Andrew Grinstead

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Leavell Investments

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Before joining Leavell Investments in 2010, Andrew served as an investment consultant to the New York-based hedge fund Southpoint Capital Advisors, LP. Andrew’s previous work experience includes private equity and investment banking roles with Raymond James, Equity Group Investments, IPC Industries, and Chestnut Partners. Andrew graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics from Harvard College, and received his M.B.A., with distinction, from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management where he was chosen by faculty as the top finance student in his graduating class. Andrew taught courses in Advanced Financial Management and Money and Capital Markets as an Adjunct Lecturer at Spring Hill College.

Life:

He is an Appointed Director of the Harvard Alumni Association and a Board Member at the Women’s Resource Center. He enjoys coaching his children’s sports teams and spending time with his family.

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Andrew Kean

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Principal | Sovereign’s Capital

Andrew Kean is a Principal at Sovereign’s Capital and concentrates on investment and portfolio management in the lower middle market practice. Prior to joining Sovereign’s Capital, Andrew co-founded and managed a firm that invested private capital to help businesses transition ownership, find new leadership, and continue to grow. Additionally, Andrew held c-suite leadership roles in successful hospitality, consumer focused, and manufacturing companies. With a deep background as a director, investor, and operator, Andrew draws on his experiences to provide guidance and support to leaders who desire to invest in and build excellent companies.

Andrew is passionate about investment management, leadership development, strategic planning, organizational design and healthy governance. He earned his B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and executive certifications in strategic planning (Center for Simplified Strategic Planning) and family business governance (Kellogg School of Management). Andrew was also selected for Harvard Business School’s inaugural Young American Leaders Program and is an alumnus of Leadership Tennessee.

Andrew lives in Chattanooga, TN with his wife Cindy and their three boys. He serves as an elder at New City Fellowship, and as a volunteer Board member for the Chattanooga Rotary Club and the River City Company.