God at Work, Life Beyond The American Dream

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Shae Bynes, Founder and Chief Fire Igniter of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur, joins Farra to talk about how her life and business were radically transformed by encountering the unrelenting love of God. Shae says as a founder of the Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur movement, her teaching and mentoring have provided inspiration and practical strategies for doing business in partnership with God for greater Kingdom impact in the marketplace.

Shae has been blessed to reach over a half-million aspiring and current entrepreneurs around the globe through her devotionals, books, courses, and podcasts. Their mission is to inspire, teach, and mentor entrepreneurs who desire to be led by God in their business, so they can experience His best and have a greater Kingdom impact in the marketplace. Our listeners can learn more about KDE by visiting kingdomdrivenentrepreneur.com

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Farra sits down with Garry Ard, CEO of Ard Contracting, to discuss his journey founding and managing a commercial and industrial concrete construction firm. Garry shares his story of how he was lead to Christ in college, and how his faith helps him make business decisions on a daily basis. He also shares that as Christians, we are not exempt from hardships and trials, but rather in the overall picture of our lives, God will continue to work all things for good. 

Garry explains how he applies his Christian mindset when negotiating contracts, how a faith based approach allows him to form stronger relationships with both employees and clients alike, and the benefit of being open about your faith in the workplace. Finally, Garry talks about how he continues to have a strong relationship with God in addition to managing his company, his friendships, his marriage, and his kids. Garry provides some truly inspirational words on what it means to be a Christ-centered businessman and this episode is perfect for those looking to find a way to allow their faith to lead them in every aspect of their business. Our listeners can learn more about Garry and his firm by visiting Ard Contracting.

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Farra is joined by Zachary Aten, cofounder of Grassroots Labs, to discuss how God's plan for our lives, our families and our businesses is tied into this current moment. Despite the tumultuous year of 2020, Zach shares how he and his mother started Grassroots Labs, a health care technology company that connects individuals to affordable clinical laboratory testing, and how God lead them through the storm to have an incredibly successful year both financially and in serving others.

Zach also talks about his journey through failure and hardships in business. He explains that although he has a fear of failure, it is often in those moments of failure that God is able to teach him the most. Zach also talks about that we are all put on this Earth in this time for a reason. God doesn't make mistakes and He will not try us beyond what we are capable of. So even in the midst of all the chaos that 2020 has created, Zach shares his personal journey of traversing the storm and how he has used these moments to reach out to his community and serve as many people as he can.

Our listeners can learn more about Zach and Grassroot Labs by visiting www.grassrootslabs.com

On this episode of the God at Work Podcast, Farra is joined by Duane Donner, Founder and CEO of Founders Advisors, to discuss what it looks like to give God your all in your business and how God's grace and serenity can guide you to incredible growth. Duane shares his story of how he started Founders Advisors, the steps he took to grow it, and how his relationship with God played a key role in keeping him centered through challenges like the 2008 recession.

Duane explains that working to keep his mindset focused on what God has laid out for him rather than focusing on the needs of the flesh, he has been able to find more success then he ever though possible. He talks about his love of giving to others, and how even in years like 2020, he puts his trust in God and gives to others as if each year would be his most fruitful. 

Duane also talks about why he founded The Heritage Forum: the importance of creating a community with others in business and that relationships are key to developing lasting, successful partnerships.

Our listeners can learn more about Duane, Founders Advisors, and The Heritage Forum by visiting his website here.

On this episode of The God At Work Podcast, Farra sits down with authors Jeremy and Dr. Ally Butrous to discuss the key components of finding prosperity in the workplace. Jeremy and Ally emphasize in order to find true success in any business, we need to move from a place of lack to a place of fullness. They explain to reach that place of fullness, we have to understand our life's calling through God's plan and grace. 

Once we begin to live our lives through God's abundance, rather than simply waiting for a roadmap to lead us from place to place, we can truly step into the success that God wants us to experience. Jeremy and Ally also speak about the importance of relationships in business and that all forms of business boil down to forming deep, meaningful relationships with others. However, we cannot form healthy relationships with others until we know ourselves in who God has called us to be. 

Our listeners can learn more about Jeremy and Dr. Ally's ministry by visiting radiantthoughts.com and can listen to their podcast by clicking here. 

On this episode of The God At Work Podcast, Farra is joined by William Norvell to talk about William’s journey and growth in different private equity firms before finally becoming the CEO of Sovereign’s Capital, an equity firm that prides itself in their capacity to match values-motivated entrepreneurs with values-aligned investors through the word of God.

William shares his story of his faith journey and how it wasn't really an alarm clock type of awakening to God's grace. Instead, he went through an 8 year journey to "become good enough." Throughout his life, despite his successes in business, he never felt like he was good enough for those around him. After struggling to find "good enough" in his piers and even battling alcoholism throughout his 20s, he slowly began to chip away at what God was calling him to and what his life story in God's love truly was.

William also mentioned how even know as a CEO, he works on his mindset when it comes to approaching business. He asked himself "What is baked into my mindset that is NOT of the Lord? Was I expecting to make a ton of money or expecting to close that big deal with a client?" Whether he experiences successes or failures, he wants to keep one thing centered in his heart, that he is a humbled, beloved son of God. William now works with clients and companies around the world to help build their businesses from a Christ-centered perspective. Our listeners can learn more about William and his businesses at Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Sovereign's Capital.

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Stephen Phelan talks to Farra about his work with Movement Mortgage and how his experience working with Casey Crawford to create Christ-centered businesses has transformed his life and the lives of so many others. Stephen explains that when designing a business, he recognized that many corporations had forgotten to care for others and instead focused on purely monetary gain. 

Stephen also created a FREE mentorship program called Movement Mentoring that helps people to process the essentials of following Jesus so that they will experience God’s love and develop a community of friends who are with them on their journey of life. Stephen explains that once we begin to recognize and live through God's love in our work, we can transform the business we work in but the lives of those we walk with everyday. 

Movement Mortgage is a mortgage company that focuses on people over profits and employs over 4,500 individuals with 650 locations in all 50 states. Not only have they donated their profits, they have also built schools, churches and worked on other community projects all across the world. Our listeners can learn more about Stephen, Movement and the Movement Mentorship program by visiting movement.com and movementmentoring.live.

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Andy Mason joins Farra to answer this question “We know that God is not limited to a pulpit, but where is the tangible evidence of a supernatural God with you every day in your business?” Andy has over 15+ years of experience helping individuals and organizations discover and align with their purpose, then develop practical steps to make dreams a reality. 

On this episode of The God at Work Podcast, Farra sits down with Chase Bowers, Founder and CEO of Dropified, to talk about trusting God in the process of growth. Chase shares his story of growing up in a single parent home, graduating from the University of Alabama with a Marketing degree, and ultimately founding Dropified which has grown to over 50,000 ecommerce merchants worldwide since 2015.

Welcome to The God at Work Podcast, where we explore how God is moving through his children in the marketplace and how real life entrepreneurs are partnering with God In their business to experience personal growth and see His Kingdom expanded. In this inaugural episode, Farra Alford and Drew McClure dive deeper into the WHY behind this podcast. Why should you listen and what does this podcast have to offer you?