Believe! The American Stream
Doug DeVos
Bringing entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and everyday Americans together to discuss the principles that both unite us and set us apart from the pack. This is The Believe! Journal’s broadcast series www.thebelievejournal.com
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Dec 18, 2025 • 11min
Thomas Jefferson's Mistake is a Warning to Us All
John Papola warns that revolutions built on unconstrained visions of man inevitably lead to tyranny, while America’s founders preserved liberty by embracing humility, limits, and moral order.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Dec 11, 2025 • 11min
Entrepreneurship and the Spirit of Adventure
Aaron Renn argues, prosperity does not come from government but from people who take initiative, embrace responsibility, and pursue opportunity with courage and creativity.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Dec 4, 2025 • 13min
America’s Real Business
Henry Ford and Rich DeVos both championed hard work, personal responsibility, and free enterprise—arguing that government cannot create prosperity, only people can.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Nov 28, 2025 • 9min
Keeping America’s Promise
Andreas Widmer argues that free enterprise relies on trust, virtue, and creativity, warning that without ethical leadership and real competition, cronyism will erode the freedom that drives progress.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Nov 20, 2025 • 11min
USA Founders: ‘Natural Aristocracy’ Protects Freedom
Joe Lonsdale argues that free enterprise survives only when principled leaders engage in public life and warns that without them, cronyism and populism threaten the freedoms that enable prosperity.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Nov 14, 2025 • 11min
What America Needs from You
Alan Smolinisky’s immigrant to owner story shows how free enterprise empowers ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things in a nation built on opportunity.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Nov 6, 2025 • 8min
The Ten Pillars of Economic Wisdom
Forged at the 1964 World’s Fair, the Ten Pillars remind us that freedom and responsibility are the foundations of enterprise.Follow The Believe! Journal: Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Oct 23, 2025 • 33min
You Bring the Cookies
On October 17, 2025, Doug DeVos had the honor of speaking to thousands of students at Liberty University’s Convocation series, with thousands more streaming online. Doug shared a message about courage, conviction, and calling—challenging this new generation to help shape America’s future through faith in action. Drawing from his father Rich DeVos’s classic Believe!—now being re-released for its 50th anniversary—and from his reflections written for the edition, explored how belief becomes behavior through atmosphere, attitude, and action. It’s a reminder that what we truly believe determines how we live—and how we lead.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Sep 17, 2025 • 10min
My Students Recite the Constitution’s Preamble Daily to Help Preserve Its Promise
Ian Rowe, founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, shows why reverence for the Constitution matters and how reciting the Preamble daily helps students build civic confidence.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
Aug 29, 2025 • 7min
You Said It. Now What?
Khali Sweeney built one of Detroit’s most trusted youth organizations from the ground up. The founder of Downtown Boxing Gym shares how real accountability creates the kind of leadership that lasts.Follow The Believe! Journal:Instagram FacebookX LinkedInVisit thebelievejournal.com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebelievejournal.com
