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...
Read MoreWe got to talk to an expert on capital, influence, and how investments can serve the common good. Finny Kuruvilla is the Chief Investment Officer for Eventide Funds, and if you haven’t heard of them, you’re going to be glad you did. They’re on a mission to pursue investments that make the world rejoice—and today, Finny is going to tell us just how they do that and what could happen when all of us see our capital as a resource for positive influence.
Read MoreToday’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...
Read MoreBob Doll is a leader in the faith-driven investing movement from his work at Oppenheimer Funds, Merrill Lynch, BlackRock, and now, Nuveen. You may have seen him on one of his frequent appearances on CNBC and we were honored to have Bob join us last summer for the Faith Driven Investing gathering in Utah. His experience has yielded some hard-earned wisdom that we’re excited to share with you today…
Read MoreToday, 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.
Read MoreRobert Netzly is the President & CEO of Inspire Investing—a name that we’ve featured all over this website. Their work is currently setting the standard for Biblically Responsible Investing, and that’s exactly why we had Robert on the show. Hear him share how they’re using shareholder advocacy and investor engagement to promote Biblically-minded investing strategies.
Read MoreToday we are talking to Ron Blue, one of the founding fathers of this Faith Driven Investor movement. He was gracious enough to give us some of his time, and wow, did we learn a lot about where we’ve come from, where the bottlenecks are, and where this conversation could be going. Tune in to hear his story, the history of faith-driven investing, and some insight into where we might be going next…
Read MoreToday’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...
Read MoreAs we think about how faith and chaplaincy intersect with the world of public equities we couldn’t think of anyone better to share about their experience than Donnie Smith, former CEO of Tyson Foods. Tune in to hear Donnie talk about what it was like living out his faith in a publicly-traded company, as well as some of his personal experience in Faith Driven Investing.
Read MoreToday 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...
Read MoreMany 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...
Read MoreToday we’re in Kansas City connecting with Aimee Minnich, one of the Co-Founders of the Impact Foundation. Previously, she was president of the largest affiliate of the National Christian Foundation. She’s also no stranger to the podcast—she’s a regular contributor and co-host when we have guests in the area of Impact Investing. But today, we are turning the microphones around to get a chance to hear more of her story and what she’s seeing from her front row seat of what God is doing through the generosity and investments of faithful men and women around the world.
Read MoreOur 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…
Read MoreToday we’re in Cupertino, California connecting with Christeen Rico. She’s on the International Expansion team at Apple. She spends much of her time focused on bringing Apple's largest product—their retail stores—to life in new countries around the world. In addition to that, she is responsible for co-leading a volunteer team to define and execute programs that strengthen community and growth opportunities for the Apple Christian Fellowship, one of Apple'sDiversity Network Association. It’s a part of a growing trend that’s emerging in places like Facebook, SalesForce, Google, and many other companies. As Faith Driven Investors we have an opportunity to support these movements and encourage other companies to do the same. Let’s listen in on our conversation…
Read MoreTrae 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
Read MoreWe can’t think of a better place to start the Faith Driven Investor Podcast than with the great story of Apartment Life, led by Pete Kelly. Since 2000, Pete and his team have helped apartment owners care for residents by connecting them in relationships, which pays incredible dividends for everyone. Listen in to hear how Apartment Life delivers a great return and an even greater impact. We think the work they are doing has the potential to revolutionize the way businesses interact with real estate across the world, and we think you’ll be glad you heard about it now!
Read MoreWelcome 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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