Exploring the Marketplace

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Don Schin. Don is a seasoned businessman, professional, and entrepreneur with franchise, global, and small business expertise.  He’s also an accomplished professional speaker, writer, and author on a variety of topics particularly business development and personal relationships. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Don discuss when God started to make a difference in his career, how he re-created his career after covid and how when God closes one door, another one opens. Tune in! www.franchisebuildingexpert.com  

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview, Author, Illustrator & Down Syndrome Awareness Advocate, Jordan Burk. Jordan travels to schools sharing the message of love, acceptance and kindness everywhere he goes. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Jordan discuss how his passion for teaching acceptance and art were part of the inspiration behind creating the Kelly and Kelso series to help children see value in others who may look or act differently, but also display similarities at the same time. He shares about struggles he faced and how God can bring victory in the midst of adversity, but ultimately how God opened doors for his books Kelly and Kelso to become a cartoon Kelly and Friends. Jordan shares how God placed the perfect people in his path to encourage him and guide him to where he’s at right now in this journey with the cartoon. Tune in! https://elephantseasonproductions.com/KandF

Stefanie Gass, a CEO guiding women in building online businesses aligned with God's principles, shares her journey of shifting focus to grow a business for God's glory. Topics include finding purpose through faith, embracing spiritual guidance in entrepreneurship, trusting God in business decisions, and inspiring entrepreneurial stories.

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Bryan Citrin. Bryan Citrin is an in-demand public speaker and entrepreneur driven by a heart for people. He has a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship, is a Two Comma Club Award winner, and is an active member of the Forbes Agency Council. He has traveled for mission work all over the world and launched an online marketing business to financially help the many needs he saw. His company quickly took off, enabling him to help business leaders around the United States. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Bryan discuss how 3 weeks into writing his book Wild Expectance, his father died and an employee attempted a hostile takeover.  Bryan shares how he overcame this betrayal, but ultimately how God used it for his good. He shares about mistakes he has made in business and God’s timing, but how God can recalibrate our lives to bring us back to where He wants us. Bryan shares how resistance can come with obedience, but not to give up…you will breakthrough. Tune in! www.LeadFlows.com www.WildExpectance.com  

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Frank Rich.  Frank is a former body builder, entrepreneur, men’s health coach and host of The Super Human Life Podcast.  He is also the founder and CEO of Rebuilt Recovery, a company based on a growth centric holistic approach to addiction recovery.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Frank share his story of battling addiction, depression and anxiety for almost 20 years, he is now on a mission to help men who are suffering with the same issues take control and get their lives back through the power of faith and fitness.Through his own struggle with porn, Frank provides fitness training for men going through recovery as well as one-to- one coaching for men aiming to break free from porn addiction. His goal is that by being open and transparent with his struggles, and having real and raw conversations with others who have overcome adversities, that he can empower you to face your darkness and overcome it.  Tune in! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachfrankrich/ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjB4UrpxtNO2AFtDURMzoKQ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-super-human-life/id1467356955

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview David Nurse. David is a NBA Mindset Coach transforming the way hundreds of NBA stars play on the court, 2x Best-Selling Author and Top 50 Worldwide Motivational Speaker.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob and David share his life story of wanting to be in the NBA, but was rejected. With no NBA connections, he wrote letters to every NBA GM and God’s timing opened a door.  David talks about how he became a top motivational speaker in the world by perseverance even when things go wrong and learning to align with God’s plans for his life. Tune in! www.davidnurse.com

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interviews Billie Jauss.  Billie is the author of 2 books, ‘Making Room’ and ‘Distraction Detox’.  She speaks across the country and is the host of 'The Family Room' podcast, which provides practical biblical guidance and challenging motivation for women who want to accomplish God’s best in their faith, family and friendships. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Billie share how to learn to detox from emotional toxins, realign priorities, and create a spiritual health plan.  Busy women can find fulfillment and realize God's best. Right now in life, we are busier than ever. So many struggles with shame, regret, and comparison are running rampant which can cause us to crash and burn. So, we numb ourselves with substances, images, screens, and schedules. Tune in to find out how you can learn to detox from these unhealthy cycles and live your best life. www.billiejauss.com/

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Robin McCoy.  Robin has a BA in Religious Studies from Faith Seminary and has spent fourteen years as an Executive Director of Connections for a large church. She is Certified as a John Maxwell Coach and Speaker, Robin provides her clients with customized clear systems and processes that drive individuals and teams forward toward health. She loves building people, teams, organizations, systems and processes while watching others thrive in every area of their lives as a result. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Robin discuss how she operated as a leader and manager were not congruent with all that she was learning about leading like Jesus which eventually caused her to leave the hospitality industry. Shortly after, she felt God call her to ministry where she found she could use her expertise, along with the corporate systems and bring them to the church. Robin has seen the favor of God strategically bring people together that are in line with His spirit and He positions them for maximum impact. He is a dot connector. He sees one business person with all of their strengths and weaknesses and connects them to another who shores up that weakness and adds new strength, ultimately forming a coalition of business men and women who are focused on changing their communities for Jesus. Tune in! https://www.thewellnessfactor.coach/  

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Brad Pedersen.  Brad is a Founder, Mentor, and Author. Brad was compelled to develop his first toy company; "bootstrapping" it from a basement condo in Red Deer, Alberta and growing it to become one of the largest Canadian toy companies.  Along the way the company received several awards and accolades. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Brad discuss how during the mid-2000s, the company fell into financial difficulty and was forced into restructuring, which ultimately ended up bankrupting the company a few years later.  It is said that mastery lives on the mountaintop of mistakes. And as such the crucible of failure creates valuable lessons that shape our future. Brad used these lessons from the business failure as a catalyst to create better business models that will help you in your own businesses. Tune in! www.bradpedersen.com  www.Lomi.com  www.Pelacase.com

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson interview Promise Keepers, CEO Ken Harrison.  Ken is an Author and Speaker, volunteer chairman and CEO of Promise Keepers where he works to inspire men to be bold, faithful and godly fathers and husbands.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Ken discuss how he went from being a police officer, to real estate, to CEO of Promise Keepers.  Ken shares how he learned through a painful situation in his business, how he persevered during these hard seasons, and ultimately how God turned it around. Ken shares how Promise Keepers was never on his grid, but God opened this door when He gave God his yes. His passion is to see a movement of men coming together, living boldly for Christ and family.  Tune in! https://promisekeepers.org/