There is no question that this tension of walking a path of balancing family and business responsibilities is a very real challenge for men and women in leadership.

None of us will bat a 1000 in this arena…and all of us need to remain humble in our effort to learn from each other and continue to make steps of progress and improvement. 

This topic is a high priority in FCCI leadership groups and we'd be honored for you to consider joining hundreds of other Christian business leaders in one of our weekly or monthly business leadership groups.  Reach out to us through our website at fcci.org and we'd be thrilled to determine how we can best serve your Kingdom-driven values and goals.

LINK to January 21, 2025 FCCI Webinar - Lead With Prayer, with guest Ryan Skoog

Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls a keynote presentation from the FCCI archives featuring John Beckett.  John D. Beckett grew up in Elyria, Ohio and graduated from M.I.T. in 1960 before working as an engineer in the aerospace industry. In 1963 he joined his father’s small manufacturing business, R.W. Beckett Corp., and became president in 1965 upon the death of his father. The company has grown to become a worldwide leader in producing engineered components for residential and commercial heating.

Along with its affiliates, the company employs some 700 people. Mr. Beckett is a founding board member of The King’s College in New York City, serves on the board of Campus Crusade for Christ, International, and is a director of Graphic Packaging Corporation, a  NYSE-listed manufacturing company. He served as the college’s interim chairman from May 2007 to December 2008. His first book, Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul, was published in 1998, and is now available in fourteen languages. His second book, Mastering Monday: A Practical Guide to Integrating Faith and Work, was released in July 2006. Mr. Beckett received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Spring Arbor University in 2002 and The King’s College in 2008.

He was also named “Christian Businessman of the Year” by the Christian Broadcasting network (1999) and manufacturing “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young (2003). He resides in Elyria, Ohio with his wife of 47 years, Wendy. They have six children and eighteen grandchildren.

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