• You’re the Bottleneck (Here’s How Great Leaders Fix It)
    Feb 19 2026
    Most leaders are exhausted because they’re chasing work-life balance like it’s a finish line. But what if the real goal isn’t balance at all, what if it’s harmony? In this episode of Kingdom Entrepreneur, leadership coach and former mayor David Miller shares the framework that helped him build thriving organizations, lead through pressure, and create cultures where people actually want to show up. You’ll hear how “being integrated” (not divided) is the core of integrity, why leaders often become the hidden bottleneck in their own business, and how to build a team culture rooted in trust, understanding, accountability, freedom, and unity. If you’re a Christian entrepreneur, executive, manager, or anyone leading at home, at work, or in your community, this conversation will help you lead with conviction while still caring for people like humans, not machines. David breaks down his simple leadership model, the Four Cornerstones and the Capstone, so you can stop guessing, stop carrying everything alone, and start building a business (and life) that produces not just results… but joy. Highlights: → You’ll learn why harmony beats work-life balance and how integrity means living “not divided” across faith, family, and work. → David explains how leaders unintentionally become a decision chokehold, and why real delegation is less about control and more about trust. → You’ll also hear his practical model for building trust through wholeheartedness, competence, alignment, and production, plus how “understanding” requires discovery, clarification, collaboration, and confirmation. → You’ll learn how to close the accountability gap early (before it becomes a crisis), create freedom for innovation without fear, and build unity through grace and compassion so your culture produces the ultimate outcome: joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • 3 Mindsets Every Christian Entrepreneur Must Choose From
    Feb 12 2026
    If you’re a Christian entrepreneur, CEO, or business owner trying to honor God, but still feeling pressure, scarcity, and control, this episode is for you. Brandon Fannin shares the moment business stopped being “his” and became God’s… and how that shift changed everything: leadership, finances, team culture, and daily decisions. He opens up about the cost of building a living while forgetting to build a life, the pride trap that sneaks into “ministry in the marketplace,” and why kingdom business often feels like the opposite of normal business logic. You’ll hear a real-world framework for stewardship, trust, and surrender, plus practical rhythms that keep your heart aligned when the work gets intense. This conversation is about more than success; it’s about identity, sonship, and leading from provision instead of obligation. If you want to lead your company with servant leadership, shepherd your team well, serve customers with integrity, and build a business that actually belongs to God, press play. Highlights: → You’ll learn the 3 ownership mindsets Christian business leaders drift into and how to move into true stewardship. → Brandon breaks down how scarcity thinking shows up in hiring, delegation, and decision-making, and how trust reshapes your leadership. → You’ll hear what it means to shepherd a team instead of just managing talent, including how to care for strong performers without letting them control the culture. → Daily and weekly practices for spiritual alignment, gratitude, written prayer, priorities rooted in identity, and a real Sabbath rhythm, so you can lead with clarity, peace, and consistency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • From Foreclosure to 650 Employees: God Built This Business
    Feb 5 2026
    What if the breakthrough in your business isn’t a new strategy… but surrender? In this Kingdom Entrepreneur episode, Chad Merchant shares how he went from being broke, facing foreclosure, and starting over after the 2008 crash to leading a company with 650 employees; by putting God at the center of everything. If you’re a Christian entrepreneur, CEO, business owner, or leader who feels the tension between faith and work, this conversation will reset your mindset. Chad explains why your company isn’t really yours, how stewardship changes decision-making, and what it looks like to run a business with servant leadership without turning the workplace into a sermon. You’ll hear how prayer, mentors, core values, and treating people with dignity shaped a culture where employees feel safe to ask for prayer, leaders flip the pyramid, and work becomes worship. If you’ve been grinding, feeling pressure to provide, or wondering how to lead your family and team without losing what matters most; this is for you.2) What You’ll Learn / Highlights How Chad rebuilt after rock bottom and why abiding in God changed his results, the leadership mindset behind treating work like church and service like strategy, how to build a faith-forward culture where people feel cared for and still perform with excellence, and the hard lesson entrepreneurs learn about priorities—how to win in business without losing your family.3) Chapters00:00 Intro00:20 Chad’s story: coach to entrepreneur01:09 2002 shift and starting over03:05 Rock bottom in 2008 and the turning point04:07 The 40-day challenge that changed everything05:21 Serving without money and trusting God08:22 What blessings really look like10:14 The first employee story and building people14:07 Family business, guilt, and redemption17:17 Putting God in the middle of the company18:55 The grind is the gift mindset21:19 Work is church: integrating faith and work24:29 Prayer culture and leading through problems27:16 Stewardship: it’s God’s company31:02 Encouragement for CEOs separating faith and work35:01 Closing message#ChristianEntrepreneur #FaithAndWork #KingdomBusiness #ServantLeadership #BusinessLeadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Does Your Business Belong to God… or to You?
    Jan 29 2026
    If you’re a Christian entrepreneur, you’ve probably felt the tension: Can I pursue business success, make money, and still honor God? This episode of Kingdom Entrepreneur is a direct, confronting reset—because faith, family, fitness, business, and money are not separate lanes. You only get one life. And when we try to compartmentalize—church over here, business over there—it creates confusion, guilt, burnout, and a success that still feels empty. Ray shares his own journey of starting in business at age 10, learning sales early, then wrestling with the pressure and judgment around money: Is money my god? Is success sinful? Through Ecclesiastes, Matthew 25 (the parable of the talents), and 1 Corinthians 4, this conversation reframes wealth and entrepreneurship as stewardship. If God has placed something in your hand—opportunity, relationships, influence, skills, resources—then you’re called to use it well, multiply faithfully, and keep an open hand. This is for builders who want a Kingdom business that blesses customers, employees, families, and communities—without losing their soul. The real question every Kingdom entrepreneur must answer Why compartmentalizing faith and business creates hidden damage How Ecclesiastes exposes the “moving goalpost” of success The parable of the talents applied to money, opportunity, and calling What it means to live with an “open hand” in business and wealth How to tell the difference between God opportunities vs good ideas A practical stewardship question to clarify your next move 00:00 Intro01:12 The core question: does it all belong to God?04:30 Early business + the first money/faith conflict08:10 Why “success” can still feel empty11:05 Ecclesiastes and the moving goalpost14:40 Matthew 25: talents, stewardship, and multiplication20:05 Open-hand living: using money without worshiping it23:15 1 Corinthians 4: what do you have that you didn’t receive?26:10 How to evaluate opportunities as an entrepreneur29:20 The call to action: what’s in your hand right now?31:10 Closing + subscribe/share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • How to Scale Your Business Without Losing Your Soul
    Jan 29 2026
    If you’re a Christian business owner who feels called to more impact, more clarity, and more purpose, but you’re stuck living faith on Sunday and business on Monday, this is for you. The Kingdom Entrepreneur Podcast is about integrating faith and business so your company isn’t something separate from God; it becomes part of your calling. Host Ray Young (entrepreneur, leadership coach, consultant, husband, dad, “Pop”) has built businesses across multiple industries and learned leadership the hard way. Now he helps leaders build profitable, scalable businesses on biblical principles; because work is worship and leadership is stewardship. Inside this show, you’ll get practical, honest conversations and real testimonies that help you scale without losing your soul, scale without losing your family, and scale without losing yourself. We’ll talk about biblical leadership, healthy team culture, stewardship of money, purpose-driven growth, and the mindset shift that changes everything: it’s God’s business, and He wants to do something significant through the work in your hands. How to integrate faith into leadership decisions (hiring, serving, scaling) A “no split life” framework: one faith, one life, one business How to build healthy teams and a culture that thrives Money stewardship: manage, plan, and profit with integrity Purpose-driven growth that protects your marriage, family, and soul Why business can become your best platform for discipleship 00:00 Intro + who this is for00:08 The “Sunday faith / Monday business” tension00:17 Meet Ray Young00:51 Ray’s business journey (multiple industries)01:24 Learning leadership the hard way01:35 Work is worship + leadership is stewardship02:10 Coaching, consulting, masterminds02:39 What to expect from the podcast03:17 Scale without losing your soul/family/yourself03:32 Build a thriving team culture03:41 Money stewardship + purpose-driven growth03:54 Always practical, biblical, and honest04:07 Who the podcast is for (and not for)04:35 Subscribe + share04:43 Your business is not an accident04:54 Weekly episodes every Thursday #ChristianEntrepreneur #FaithAndBusiness #BiblicalLeadership #KingdomBusiness #BusinessCoach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Coming Soon!
    Jan 22 2026
    If you’re a Christian business owner or faith-driven leader who knows you’re made for more; more purpose, more clarity, more impact, this is for you. Welcome to Kingdom Entrepreneur, the podcast for Christian entrepreneurswho want to integrate faith and business without separating Sunday from Monday. Your business isn’t just a business; it’s a calling, a ministry, and one of the greatest places God can use you to lead, serve, and make a difference. Each week, we dive into the practical and spiritual side of biblical leadership, scaling a business, building a great team, stewarding finances, and creating a workplace culture that reflects the heart of God. If you want to grow in confidence, conviction, and clarity, and lead with integrity while building something that blesses your team, your family, and future generations, you’re in the right place. This is where work becomes worship, leadership becomes service, and your company becomes a tool for Kingdom impact. 00:00 Intro00:24 Who Kingdom Entrepreneur is for00:52 What to expect each week01:04 Final invitation + tagline #ChristianEntrepreneur #KingdomBusiness #FaithAndBusiness #BiblicalLeadership #ChristianPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins