Called & Crowned

Emily Ford

Welcome to Called & Crowned, where soulful entrepreneurship meets purposeful success! Hosted by Emily Ford, a powerhouse entrepreneur and globally acclaimed speaker, this podcast is your go-to resource for transforming dreams into reality with authenticity, clarity, and unshakeable confidence. Since 2011, Emily has been inspiring entrepreneurs to navigate challenges and create impactful personal brands that reflect their God-given purpose.

Join Emily as she brings her vibrant energy and insights, sharing uplifting stories, practical advice, and engaging interviews with world-class guests. Whether you’re looking to elevate your business, align with your mission, or thrive in every aspect of life, Called and Crowned has the tools and inspiration to stand unshaken no matter the challenge, communicate with impact, and shine brightly in everything you do.

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Oct 22, 2025 • 45min

From Hairstylist to 8-Figure CEO: Scaling Lessons for Every Entrepreneur ft. Terra Harvell

If your income stops the moment you stop working, you don’t own a business - you own a job. Too many entrepreneurs stay trapped in this cycle, mistaking hard work for wealth. The truth is, hustle will never scale. Terra Harvell broke out of that game. Once “just a hairdresser,” she went from standing behind the chair to scaling Harper Ellis Hair Co. into an 8-figure brand. Now, she’s rewriting the rules for hairstylists everywhere, teaching them how to scale their business, build lasting wealth, and create not just their dream life, but their legacy. In this episode, Emily sits down with Terra to uncover the exact principles that transformed her journey. If you’ve ever felt capped by your time, your income, or your industry, this conversation will show you what’s possible when you choose to build differently. What You’ll Learn: Why hustle and hard work alone can’t create scalable wealth The truth about wealth vs income Leadership standards that unlock scaling Branding as the hidden multiplier in business growth How to align your business with your deepest calling Timestamps: (02:09) - When Terra discovered her worth (03:25) - The shift to CEO thinking (04:14) - The trap of trading time for money (and how to escape it) (05:39) - The first move to scale (08:11) - How to scale by doing what you do best (13:16) - Breaking limiting beliefs as a leader (15:41) - Leadership standards that create a lasting culture (21:56) - Scaling with conviction (29:24) - Who should you hire first to truly scale your business (31:54) - Simplifying your financials (34:38) - Maximizing income-producing activities (38:10) - The Stop, Start, and Delegate Strategy (44:53) - Personal branding: the foundation for influence (54:15) - Real stories of stylists growing beyond the chair (58:31) - How faith guides you to your true calling Discover Harper Ellis Hair Co. Website | https://www.harperellishair.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harperellishairco/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harperellishairco Facebook | https://www.tiktok.com/@harperellishairco Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/harperellishairco/ Connect with Terra: Website | https://terraharvell.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theterraharvell/ Podcast | theterraharvell.komi.io YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheTerraHarvell More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 14min

Breaking Shame, Trauma & Strongholds: How God Leads Us to True Deliverance ft. Kevin Crenshaw

What if the very thing you’ve been fighting all along is the very thing you need to let go of? What if the patterns, shame, and fear you’ve been holding onto aren’t obstacles to push through, but signals pointing you toward freedom? In this episode, Emily sits down with Kevin Crenshaw, known as The Heart Guy, who has spent over a decade helping leaders and individuals break free from the patterns, fears, and habits that keep them stuck. His own near-death experience, chronic illness, and mental health struggles forced him to confront the things he couldn’t control and taught him that surrender to God, not pushing harder, is often the first step toward transformation. Together, Emily and Kevin explore the experiences that shaped his journey and the insights he now shares with others to help them release what no longer serves them, step confidently into God’s plan, and live with more clarity, freedom, and purpose. What You’ll Learn: The ways surrender can break cycles of shame, fear, and limiting patterns. The life-changing reality of deliverance and the Holy Spirit Stories of real transformation that show how trusting God changes everything The truth about calling, anointing, and the crushing process How fasting, surrender, and obedience transform your daily walk Timestamps: (02:32) - From Ayahuasca to Jesus: Kevin’s breaking point (06:16) - Wrestling with God and letting go (09:51) - How social media and success become traps (15:42) - Seeing your business as a garden, not a rocket (18:46) - Resisting temptation and slowing down with God (24:14) - Shame as a spiritual parasite and breaking the stronghold (28:07) - The horizontal vs vertical plane of evolution (32:07) - What true deliverance is (and why it’s not a healing modality) (46:09) - Do you need deliverance more than once? (56:02) - When fasting becomes fuel for your spirit (01:00:12) - Identity through God, not things (01:03:14) - The crushing before the calling: why God tests before He trusts (01:07:03) - Kevin’s new book “Perspectives” (01:10:30) - Kevin’s prayer Grab a copy of Kevin’s Book: Perspectives | https://www.heartguy.com/book Connect with Kevin: Website | https://www.heartguy.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/the.heart.guy Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kevcrenshaw More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Sep 17, 2025 • 1h 1min

How Branding (Not Trends) Built a Multimillion-Dollar Jewelry Empire ft. Lisa Valenzuela

She turned $1,000 and a table at a local market into a multimillion-dollar jewelry empire. What started as a creative outlet for Lisa Valenzuela nearly 20 years ago has grown into Truly Blessed Jewels, a brand known for its timeless designs and bold identity. From her earliest days selling jewelry in farmers' markets, Lisa understood that people weren’t just buying a product. They were buying into how the brand made them feel. That mindset, combined with her relentless work ethic and faith, created loyalty that no trend could ever replicate. Today, Truly Blessed Jewels has grown beyond jewelry pieces into signature services like permanent jewelry and customized experiences that keep customers coming back. At its core, the brand remains what it has always been: a vision rooted in service, a business grounded in faith, and proof that branding built on authenticity will always outlive every trend. What You’ll Learn: Why authenticity and consistency are more powerful than following trends The service model that makes customers fall in love with a brand The lessons Lisa learned while scaling her business and culture Why copying trends is a recipe for failure How faith anchored Lisa through rejection, setbacks, and growth Timestamps: (03:00) - From $1,000 to a multimillion-dollar jewelry brand (09:35) - Why details matter: the branding lesson hidden in a market stall (13:05) - Opening the first Truly Blessed storefront (18:21) - When bad press could sometimes be good press (21:46) - Building a business rooted in faith and service (24:52) - Strategies for building culture and onboarding a team (30:07) - Sobriety, confidence, and finding identity in Christ (36:48) - What most entrepreneurs get wrong about scaling a business (40:43) - Why customer experience is part of your brand (45:29) - The content playbook that sets Truly Blessed Jewels apart (51:00) - Standing firm against pressure to compromise (53:10) - Tunnel vision, creativity, and brand originality (54:57) - Why most entrepreneurs fail before they start Discover Truly Blessed Jewels: Shop now at trulyblessedjewels.com. Use code EMILY25 for 25% off your order. Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/trulyblessedjewels Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@trulyblessedjewels Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/TrulyBlessedJewels Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/trulyblessedjewels/ Connect with Lisa: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lisa_marie_valenzuela_az LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-valenzuela-801071264/ More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 34min

The Daily Wellness Shifts That Rebuilt Our Body, Spirit & Peace ft. Emily and Jake

Wellness isn’t just about food or fitness. If your relationship is stressed, if your body is inflamed, if your spirit is unsettled, no skincare product or workout will fix that. Wellness is about stacking the right habits that transform your body, your mind, and your soul. In this episode, Emily and Jake sit down for a raw update on their wellness journey - what’s working right now, what they’ve let go of, and the surprising practices that are reshaping not just their health, but their marriage and faith. What You’ll Learn: Moving away from “all or nothing” fitness and finding balance The overlooked power of night routines over mornings Why the space you live in can make or break your wellness habits Beauty rituals Emily uses for confidence and longevity How faith and marriage are woven into true wellness Timestamps: (02:08) - Stretching, vibration plates, and morning resets (09:24) - Walking with weighted vests and posture hacks (14:38) - Simple habits that keep stress in check (17:54) - Evening rituals that anchor calm and clarity (20:24) - Marriage and wellness: how communication and connection impact health (29:09) - Emily’s beauty rituals (43:43) - Cold plunges and contrast therapy (1:01:47) - How Emily shifted her workouts from masculine training to feminine strength (1:06:03) - Food and nutrition revelations (1:19:31) - Podcast and book recommendations Links and Resources: Emily’s Wellness Products Essentials | https://shopmy.us/collections/647585 Cold Plunge | https://go.shopmy.us/p-24927114 - 10% off with code FORDIVINE Sun Visor | https://www.solsunvisors.com/discount/FDHouse - Use code FDHouse for a discount Power Plate | https://powerplate.com/fordivine - receive 20% off and earn commissions for these orders as well Podcasts and Books: Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Behind the Diary with Steven Bartlett | https://www.youtube.com/@DOACBehindTheDiary The Bible In A Year with Father Mike Schmitz | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-in-a-year-with-fr-mike-schmitz/id1539568321 Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud | https://a.co/d/4viNkSC The Wealth Money Can't Buy by Robin Sharma | https://a.co/d/cWUS7yU Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martel | https://a.co/d/1M3crUj Destroying the Spirit of Rejection by John Eckhardt | https://a.co/d/67VXNFz Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller | https://a.co/d/bnHcZhS Connect with Jake: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jakehavron YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxG3bKqLK_M_HZpOgiVrtng More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 2min

What No One Tells You About Grief, Losing A Child, Healing ft. Melissa Dlugolecki

Grief is the wilderness no one prepares us for. The world tells us to move on and bury the pain. But what if grief wasn’t meant to be erased but integrated into who we are becoming? Melissa Dlugolecki knows this firsthand. After losing her daughter Leyden to NEC, her life was shattered, her heart broken, her finances devastated, and her sense of identity stripped away. And yet, it was in that breaking that her rebuilding began. Today, she is a speaker, coach, and author of Scar Tissue, helping thousands transform grief into healing, resilience, and purpose. In this episode, Melissa opens up about the truth no one wants to talk about: grief doesn’t disappear, it integrates. And within those scars are the very lessons that can crown us with identity, strength, and calling. What You’ll Learn: Why “moving on” is the biggest myth about grief How to truly support someone going through loss How to recognize grief as a part of your identity, not a season you leave behind The surprising ways loss can expand our capacity for love How to carry grief with grace while stepping into new seasons Timestamps: (02:45) - Moving on vs integrating grief (05:12) - Why Melissa wrote Scar Tissue (11:31) - What to say (and not to say) to someone who’s grieving (14:06) - Toxic positivity and the danger of “time heals” (19:46) - The biggest lesson Melissa learned from her daughter (22:09) - Radical responsibility: shifting from victim to creator (26:22) - How grief prepared Melissa for entrepreneurship (28:02) - Listeners, Distractors, and Doers (32:16) - Authentically grieving and scheduling grief (35:57) - The art of presence and authentic communication (38:41) - Living with alignment, saying no to what doesn’t serve (41:47) - How to deal with a team member who’s going through grief Grab a copy of Melissa’s Book: Scar Tissue | https://scartissuebook.com/ Connect with Melissa Website | https://speakingofmelissa.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/melissadlugolecki/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/melissa.dlugolecki YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaDlugolecki Podcast | https://speakingofmelissa.com/podcast More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Aug 27, 2025 • 1h 6min

He Turned a Strip Club into a House of Healing | The Truth About Trafficking in the US ft Caleb Altmeyer

What if the darkest parts of your past weren’t meant to disqualify you, but to set others free? Meet Caleb Altmeyer, Founder and CEO of Helping Captives. Once entangled in addiction, dealing, and destruction, he now leads a ministry devoted to delivering women out of trafficking, addiction, and exploitation, even transforming a strip club into a house of healing. His calling is clear: to declare freedom to the captives and to reveal the heart of God who always runs into the darkest places to rescue His children. In this episode, Caleb takes us deeper into his journey and the radical ways God has used his past as a preparation for his calling. He takes us inside the reality of trafficking, why so many women feel trapped, and what it truly takes to protect and empower them. More than just a story of redemption, Caleb’s testimony reminds us that freedom is possible, healing is real, and every life surrendered to God has the power to create breakthroughs for others. What You’ll Learn: What deliverance looks like and why it matters How God redeems broken pasts and prepares us for purpose The hidden struggles women face when trapped in exploitation What parents need to know about safeguarding their children from exploitation How your own healing unlocks freedom for others Timestamps: (02:14) - Growing up in a family devoted to ministry (03:44) - The identity shift that led him to the wrong crowd (05:45) - When addiction and dealing became an escape (07:15) - The Dream: Caleb’s encounter with God that changed everything (14:15) - What true deliverance looks like (21:01) - From a youth center to rescuing women from trafficking (28:56) - Buying a strip club and turning it into a house of healing (34:49) - The truth about sex work vs sex trafficking (37:44) - Why so many women feel silenced, and how Helping Captives gives them hope (46:36) - The importance of parental involvement (53:24) - Why personal branding matters for your calling (1:03:47) - How Jesus sets captives free Learn more about Helping Captives and how you can get involved: Helping Captives | https://helpingcaptives.org/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/helpingcaptives Connect with Caleb: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/caleb.altmeyer Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/altmeyer.caleb/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-altmeyer-7460a896/ More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 1min

The Secret to Effortless Style & Authentic Branding: Inside ARTLESS ft. Maddie Orlando

Effortless style is not about chasing the next trend. It’s about knowing who you are and letting that confidence speak. At just 22, Madison Orlando founded Artless, a brand built on simplicity, sustainability, and timeless confidence. Inspired by ‘90s minimalism and the relaxed, sun-soaked California aesthetic, Maddie’s pieces are elevated wardrobe essentials, intentionally crafted to make getting dressed feel effortless yet luxurious, simple, and undeniably you. In this episode, Emily uncovers Maddie’s journey of creating Artless, navigating the fashion industry at a young age, and building a brand that feels original and enduring. This is more than just fashion. It’s about identity and the quiet confidence that comes when you stop performing and start living authentically. What you’ll learn: Why effortless style begins with knowing who you are, not what you wear The role of simplicity in unlocking creativity and clarity Why timeless confidence is the most stylish thing you can wear How sustainability and ethics can build a brand’s long-term influence How to protect your creativity from burnout and outside pressure Timestamps: (03:07) - Fast fashion, consumerism, and dopamine shopping (08:19) - Wardrobe staples every woman needs (11:49) - How Maddie started Artless at 22 (18:07) - Overthinking vs Action (Learning by Doing) (19:35) - Lessons from family, faith, and entrepreneurship (20:35) - Trials, setbacks, and the mindset that keeps Maddie going (27:50) - Social media and showing up authentically online (33:32) - Routines and rhythms that sustain creativity (38:35) - Growth, networking, and building with intention (42:53) - Sneak peek of Maddie’s wellness brand, Future Proof (45:16) - Advice for anyone playing small (46:28) - How confidence is built in the quiet moments Discover effortless style with Artless: Shop now with code EMILY20 for 20% off | https://artlessforever.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/artlessforever/ Connect with Maddie: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/maddieorlando Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/artlessforever/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/madisonorlando/ More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website | https://meetemilyford.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/ FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

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