Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and Friends

Dr. Josh and Christi Straub are speakers, authors, and marriage and leadership coaches. Together they lead Famous at Home, an organization devoted to equipping leaders, organizations, military families, and churches in emotional intelligence and family wellness. They host the weekly Famous at Home podcast, lead a yearlong coaching cohort called The Leader's Heart, and have written children's books on emotional intelligence titled What Am I Feeling? and What Do I Do with Worry? and on family discipleship titled Homegrown and 25 Days of the Christmas Story. Josh is also the author of Safe House: How Emotional Safety Is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well. Josh and Christi love spending time on the lake with their three sweet kids and their feisty goldendoodle, Copper.

PHIL WICKHAM is a Dove award-winning worship artist, whose songs have been sung in churches around the world. From his gold-certified singles "This is Amazing Grace" and "Living Hope," to his latest record, 2021's Hymn of Heaven, Wickham's music has received hundreds of millions of streams across his catalog and platforms. Wickham's Discography includes eight full-length projects, multiple Christmas releases, and a series of popular Singalong records. Inspired by his song, "Battle Belongs," Wickham’s first book, On Our Knees: 40 Days to Living Boldly in Prayer, invites you to rediscover the joy, power, and intimacy of prayer. Exploring biblical stories from Genesis to Revelation, On Our Knees Is a devotional that encourages readers to understand the importance of prayer; drawing on lessons from the heroes of our faith, including Moses, King David, and many more. To learn more about Phil and purchase his new book, please visit www.philwickham.com.

Stephen Miller is a creator and entrepreneur who has grown his platform to nearly one million followers in just two years through his show The Miller Fam, a channel that displays the beauty of diversity and adoption featuring his large, diverse, adoptive family of nine. With over fifteen years of ministry in some of the nation's largest churches, Stephen has recorded six studio albums and is the author of Liberating King and Worship Leaders, We Are Not Rock Stars.

Max Lucado entered the ministry in 1978 and has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as Teaching Minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 145 million products in print. He's been dubbed "America's Pastor" by Christianity Today, and "The Best Preacher in America" by Reader's Digest. He was awarded the ECPA Pinnacle Award in 2021 for outstanding contribution to publishing. You can learn more about Max, and purchase his new book, Help is Here, at MaxLucado.com.

Tori Hope Petersen is a former foster youth letting her Abba Father be known through her stories. Tori is a wife, biological mom and adoptive mom. She is a national speaker, writer, and advocate. She founded Beloved Initiative, a nonprofit where in community people learn how to become professional lovers of people. You can pre-order Tori's best selling debut memoir "Fostered" now, which will be released October 15!

L.E. Acuff is a freshman business major at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to writing books, she loves skimboarding, frisbee, and skiing. When she’s not behind a laptop, she’s behind a sewing machine or a piano, creating clothing or music.  McRae Acuff is a high school junior in Franklin,Tennessee. She runs cross country and track, loves student government, and is somewhere babysitting right now. She’s a writer at heart and will probably write the follow up to Your New Playlist all by herself. She and her dad sincerely hope this book helps her get a college scholarship.   Jon Acuff is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking and the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. When he's not writing or recording his popular podcast, All It Takes Is a Goal, Acuff can be found on a stage as one of INC’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers. He's spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, and companies around the world, including FedEx, Range Rover, Microsoft, Nokia, and Comedy Central. Known for his insights wrapped in humor, Acuff’s fresh perspective on life has given him the opportunity to write for Fast Company, the Harvard Business Review, and Time magazine. He lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and two teenage daughters.

Authors Bob Goff and Kimberly Stuart have helped hundreds of writers push their words from the crazy-dream stage to holding books with actual bar codes. After a bunch of years in publishing and a bunch of books launched, Bob and Kim have found that, like most things, writing works best when tackled with good friends. The Writing Room is a place where authors talk shop, stoke their curiosity, and get the nudge we all need to finish our work.

We have a bonus episode this Friday, with my good friend, Chris Tomlin. TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 17 #1 one singles at radio, placed 29 top ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), sold more than nine million albums with 5.6 Billion career global streams, earned a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 27 Dove Awards, became a two time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach 1 Billion streams.

Tony Dungy is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books include Quiet Strength, Uncommon, The Mentor Leader, and Uncommon Marriage. He led the Indianapolis Colts to Super Bowl victory on February 4, 2007, the first such win for an African American head coach. Dungy established another NFL first by becoming the first head coach to lead his teams to the playoffs for ten consecutive years. Dungy joined the Colts in 2002 after serving as the most successful head coach in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. He has also held assistant coaching positions with the University of Minnesota, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings. Before becoming a coach, he played three seasons in the NFL. Dungy was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Dungy has been involved in a wide variety of charitable organizations, including All Pro Dad, Abe Brown Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action, Mentors for Life, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Boys & Girls Clubs. He has also worked with Basket of Hope, Impact for Living, the Black Coaches Association National Convention, Indiana Black Expo, the United Way of Central Indiana, and the American Diabetes Association. He retired from coaching in 2009 and now serves as a studio analyst for NBC's Football Night in America. He and his wife, Lauren, are the parents of eleven children.

Named by Variety as one of the "Top 10 Producers to Watch" and by Oprah as “a different kind of Spiritual Teacher,” DeVon Franklin is a Hollywood Producer and New York Times bestselling author blazing his own unique trail with an unwavering commitment to uplifting the human spirit through entertainment.  DeVon serves as President and CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a dynamic production company in conjunction with Paramount Pictures and CBS TV Studios. He’s the driving force behind some of Hollywood’s most successful inspirational films including BREAKTHROUGH and MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN, as well as the KINGDOM BUSINESS television series for BET.  In addition to his work as a producer, DeVon is also the author of multiple bestselling books such as LIVE FREE, THE SUCCESS COMMANDMENTS, THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN and his new Audible Original IT TAKES A WOMAN, which is a deeply personal look into the tragedy that transformed his family’s life forever.  DeVon serves the greater Hollywood community at large as Vice-President of the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. DeVon is a graduate of the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.