
Exploring the Marketplace
Welcome to The Exploring The Marketplace Podcast. Hosts Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview everyday influencers, business owners, career professionals, entertainers about how their faith has changed their opportunities and transformed their lives. These stories will be forever embedded in your memory helping you see what God can do in your life! If a picture is worth a thousand words, their stories are worth a thousand self help books, sermons, or coaching sessions. Come join the conversation!
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2024 • 29min
Unlocking All You Were Created To Be with Steve Chua (S:3 - Ep 70)
Best of Season 3! Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Steve Chua. Steve, alongside his wife Barbara, serves as the Founding Pastor of Life as One Church in Claremont, California. He is passionate about transformation on an individual and societal level and carries a powerful message of identity and destiny. Steve has taken his experience and wisdom into the marketplace as an executive life and leadership coach has been used to bring Kingdom insights, strategies and wisdom to executive leaders of multi-million and billion dollar companies. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Steve discuss how to navigate during difficult times and bring Heaven into your situation. The harvest is in the marketplace and we need to learn to translate heaven to earth to people who are looking for Kingdom wisdom. Steve shares how he has been positioned to serve in the marketplace influencing leaders to transform their lives so that they can transform the world. If you are needing a breakthrough in your life, tune in!www.stevechuaintl.com www.insightoutcorp.com www.stevechua.net

Feb 21, 2024 • 26min
The Misunderstood Concept of Failure with Bryant Ellis (S:3 - Ep 69)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Bryant Ellis. Bryant is an Author, a self-made entrepreneur and founder of “The Adventure Challenge”, has a podcast called “The Bryant Ellis Show” and is a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Bryant discuss the catalyst for writing his book “Hello My Name Is Failure” and how his own fear of failure is what walked him into overcoming. Bryant shares how you can discover an original perspective on life's hurdles and how to rewrite your own narrative and let your failures light your way to success. Bryant shares the difference between those who succeed and those who do not can be narrowed down to a common trait: those who see "failure" as the end, and those who understand failure to be an education for their future success. Tune in!

Feb 14, 2024 • 28min
God Wants to Entrust You With a Profound Life with Melissa Hughes ( S:3 - Ep 68)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Melissa Hughes. Melissa is a TikTok influencer, international speaker and bestselling author of “She Can Laugh” along with children’s book: “Mommy Loves You When”. Melissa has been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show and featured on the New York Times Best Seller “Primal Scream” on NBC. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Melissa share how she was in a place feeling stuck when God began to speak to her about posting videos online. Her first video generated 22 million views and ended up on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Melissa launched a business into entrepreneurship with NO IDEA what she was doing. This year, she hit 6 figures in her business and by God's GRACE - he has helped her every step of the way! Now Melissa helps Christian entrepreneurs use video to grow their personal brand online and speak on stage to share their story and business. Tune in!Here is the link to the freebie! https://melissa-hughes.mykajabi.com/personalbrand 20% off coupon (coupon code: MARKETPLACE) for your listeners to The Social Media Mentorship: https://melissaleahughes.com/social-media-mentorship She Can Share Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7dqnleFO6VKeQOLzKArKeB?si=45706b9b07fb4594

Feb 7, 2024 • 40min
Healing from Suicidal Ideation to Leading in AR/AI with Luke Richey (S:3 - Ep 67)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Luke Richey. Luke founded Gravity Jack, Inc. with the vision of mobile-based augmented reality, now the oldest AR company in the USA. He quickly established the company as a leader in the space, with a strong patent portfolio, dedicated research team, and a top-tier client roster. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Luke share how he struggled with suicidal ideation for 40 years, when one encounter with God totally healed his broken mind and reprogrammed him to now help others. Luke shares how God led him into the controversial spaces of AR/AI, how it should not be feared, why AR/AI is important, and the different ways Luke uses them to help advance His kingdom! Tune in!https://www.gravityjack.com

Jan 31, 2024 • 32min
God Is Using AR/AI with Jennifer Richey (S:3 - Ep 66)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Jennifer Richey. Jennifer is a technology futurist and entrepreneur, Her first foray into technology was as the CFO of Tometa Software. From this, Jennifer went on to assume the same role at PlayXpert, a gaming company which helped spearhead the formation of Gravity Jack. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Jennifer discuss how God encountered her that anchored her deeply in Him that changed her marriage and their business. Hear amazing stories of how God stepped in their business at the last minute but it was exactly what they needed. Jennifer shares some of the common misconceptions of AI/AR, how it should not be feared but used as a tool that we can use to advance His Kingdom. Tune in!www.gravityjack.comhttps://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRa

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Jan 24, 2024 • 32min
Rebranding Christianity with Mike Hogan (S:3 - Ep 65)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Mike Hogan. Mike is a business executive and brand marketing expert. He has led some of the world's largest brands as Chief Marketing Officer and brand strategy consultant, including Frito-Lay, GameStop, Microsoft, Campus Crusade and Feed the Children. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Mike discuss how when the world’s most important brand “Christianity” loses its way, what happened, and what’s the way back? Mike shares the purpose behind his book “Rebranding Christianity” to help you recover that focus. In the rebranding, with a wedding of grace, love and a changed way of relating, the people of God can better represent the heart of the God they love. Mike shares how brands lose the trust of their audience and once lost, how that trust can be regained. It’s time for Christianity to return to its true intention. It’s time for a rebrand. Tune in!https://rebrandingchristianity.org

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Jan 17, 2024 • 33min
When Your Heart Follows God, He Won’t Let You Fall with Cody Bobay (S:3 - Ep 64)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Cody Bobay. Cody is a man after God’s heart, an Actor in an aspiring action Hero film, an Author of the Soulcon series as well as releasing a new book in January! Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Cody discuss when the Lord called him from ministry into full time acting and his mandate to focus fully on the arts. Cody shares how he began to see the Lord work in incredible ways and his prophetic calling continued as an Actor and an Author. Cody shares the encounter he had with the Lord that inspired his new book: RAK CHAZAK. Tune in!

Jan 12, 2024 • 34min
God Will Build Your Product Line with Tim Eaton (S:3 - Ep 63)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson brings to the conversation, Tim Eaton. Tim Eaton is the CEO and co-founder of NutraMedix, a company that manufactures herbal remedies and supplements that are sold to healthcare professionals and consumers in over 100 countries. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Tim discuss how he got started in NutraMedix, the prophetic words he received and how he transitioned from being a full-time missionary to starting a business with the purpose of funding ministries in Peru. Tim shares some amazing stories of how the Holy Spirit gifted a doctor friend of his the ability to identify through word of knowledge, plants in the Peruvian jungle and the amazing story on how God has built a product line. Tune in!https://www.nutramedix.comhttps://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRa

Jan 3, 2024 • 28min
When God Wants You Somewhere, He Makes A Path For You with Dr. Ashley Tauriac (S:3 - Ep 62)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Dr. Ashley Tauriac. Dr Ashley finished her medical training at Vanderbilt, and currently works with newborns and teaching at the local medical school and loves encouraging others to discover and grow in their God given purpose. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Ashley discuss how her pre med adviser told her she was not a good-enough candidate for Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and that she should withdraw her application. Vanderbilt School of Medicine not only accepted Ashley, but also gave her a full scholarship. Ashley shares about how she got sick with bacterial meningitis, the miracle it was for the doctor with a brain injury to finish training with no patients lost, no wrongful treatments done, and no lawsuits filed. Ashley realizes It was not regular, and it was not just her- it was her getting to see God anoint her work in a way never expected. Tune in!

Dec 27, 2023 • 35min
Pastor and Tech Guru Provide a Path to Sustaining a Soulful Life with Rusty Rueff and Terry Brisbane (S:3 - Ep 61)
Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson bring to the conversation, Rusty Rueff and Terry Brisbane. Terry is the lead pastor of Cornerstone and he is a co-founder and co-host of The Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast, as well as an author. Rusty is a well known technology executive, startup advisor and thought leader. He has served on numerous corporate boards of directors and has been the leader of both the GRAMMY Foundation Board and The American Conservatory Theater Board. Tune in as Shawn, Bob, Rusty and Terry discuss how this Pastor and Tech guru teamed up and wrote a book called The Faith Code which offers a unique antidote to the most urgent spiritual and cultural ailments of our time. Terry and Rusty share how to combine moral and ethical counsel with the pioneering tactics of entrepreneurship and community building and what it takes to live a full life while simultaneously becoming people who contribute to the world around us. Tune in!https://thefaithcode.com/ https://www.cornerstonesf.org/