Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer
Christian Business Leader is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God’s will for business for the purpose of growing Christ-Centered Companies that honor God and bless the world. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling business professionals, companies, and industries, this show is for you. This show is a ministry of the Center for Christianity in Business at Houston Christian University. https://www.ChristianBusinessLeader.org/
Episodes
On this episode, we’re joined by Andrew Crapuchettes.
Andrew Crapuchettes is the founder and CEO of RedBalloon and a pioneering leader in labor market data analytics. With roots in Silicon Valley, he has built multiple successful tech companies and previously served as founding CEO of Emsi, now Lightcast. Andrew has spent over two decades helping shape how businesses, governments, and educators understand the workforce. Today, thr...
On this episode, we’re joined by Lucas Sherraden.
Lucas Sherraden is a leadership coach, entrepreneur, and author of The Uncaged Leader. With over two decades of experience building companies and coaching top performers, he helps leaders break free from internal patterns and lead with clarity, curiosity, and purpose. Blending neuroscience, psychology, and real-world business insight, Lucas equips leaders to move from burnout to in...
On this episode, we’re joined by Todd Stewart.
Todd Stewart is a follower of Christ and former CEO of Gulf Winds, where he led with a bold conviction: put God first, and trust the results. Starting as a forklift operator, Todd rose to lead and eventually sell the company, all while integrating faith and business. Under his leadership, the company’s mission statement was “To glorify God by providing world-class logistics services t...
On this episode, we’re joined by Mary Elaine Baker.
Mary Elaine (along with her husband Brett) co-founded VAUSA®, a virtual assistant staffing company that helps businesses grow by providing remote team members, while intentionally integrating Christian values into how they operate.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with BestResults.AI founder Mike Burkesmith to discuss how Christians can achieve AI productivity gains without sacrificing authentic human connection. He and his company specialize in helping companies learn how to get the best possible outcomes from AI.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Heather Wilson to discuss her journey of building GiveSendGo.com as a Christ-centered company. She shares the remarkable story of her platform getting hacked, which was followed by a miraculous story of forgiveness and provision.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Kandace Brands (business instructor at Dordt University) to discuss how she is leveraging The Christ-Centered Company book and assessment to teach biblical business to hundreds of business students who are, in turn, responsible for sharing the framework with hundreds of business owners and executives.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson to discuss the Kingdom impact made through LearningRx’s 178 brain training centers around the world.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Adam La Barr to discuss his journey in simultaneously raising kids and businesses for the glory of God.
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And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you’re interested in writing, publishing, and selling a book.
On this episode, Darren sits down with Jeff Wallace (CEO of Team Air Distributing) to discuss how he’s cultivating a Christ-centered company with 311 employees in which employees bear each other’s burdens during life’s darkest seasons.
Thanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business.
And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@...
Thanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business.
And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you’re interested in writing, publishin...
On this episode, Darren sits down with Matt Flegler to hear Matt’s astonishing accounts of God’s miraculous power at work in business.
Thanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business.
And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you’re interested in writing, publishing, and selling a book.
Thanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business.
And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you’re interested in writing, publishing, and...
On this episode, Darren sits down with Blake and Stephanie Alexandre (founders of the first certified regenerative farm in the U.S.) to discuss their entrepreneurial journey and Christian business leaders’ God-given responsibility to care for the environment.
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And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contac...
Thanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business.
And don’t forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you’re interested in writing, publishing, and selling a book...
On this episode, Darren sits down with Scott Gates (President of Awake Window & Door Co.) to discuss his company’s bold hiring model: more than half its workforce is made up of formerly incarcerated individuals.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Howard Chang (designer of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures) to discuss the development and launch of his new line of biblically themed toys.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Steve Adams (Founder and CEO of International Business as Mission) to discuss how IBAM has funded and discipled hundreds of entrepreneurs globally to break cycles of poverty and advance the gospel.
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On this episode, Darren sits down with Dr. Michael Cafferky (former Ruth McKee Chair for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Southern Adventist University) to discuss how to reflect God’s character in business.
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