FCCI Pathway to Purpose Podcast

How do you define your purpose?  How do you define success?  Anne Beiler's story is filled with many twists and turns on her journey to what the world would define as success as the founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels - one of the most successful franchise operations in the world with over 1,200 stores worldwide. On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast launches a 2-part series from Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels.  Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

A recent report from George Barna and Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center indicates that only 44% of evangelical believers view obedience to God as a best indicator of a successful life.  Ronald Blue shares a statement that 95% of believers who face the test of persecution pass it, while 95% who face the test of prosperity fail.On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast, concludes a 2-part series from the FCCI audio archives and a message from Ronald Blue.Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

To live "careless in the care of God"…that phrase should make you stop and think…and maybe wonder where Ronald Blue came up with such a statement…and it comes straight out of Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount in the book of Matthew. On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast kicks off a 2-part series from the FCCI audio archives and a message from Ronald Blue.Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast continues with part 2 of a series from Daniel Harkavy, CEO of Building Champions.Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.Daniel Harkavy has been coaching business leaders to peak levels of performance, efficacy, and fulfillment for more than twenty-five years.In 1996 he harnessed his passion for coaching leaders and teams to found Building Champions, where he serves as CEO and Executive Coach. Daniel and his team of coaches have worked with thousands of clients and organizations to improve the way they lead and live.Daniel is a sought-after author and speaker, most recently authoring The 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders released in October 2020. His book Living Forward a national best seller, was published in March 2016. Daniel also authored Becoming A Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions in 2007.As an executive coach and trusted confidant, Daniel works with high profile leaders to improve their leadership, decision making, influence, and overall effectiveness. Daniel's emphatic belief is that self-leadership precedes team leadership, and his goal is to help his clients optimize how they lead themselves first, then focusing on how to best work with their executive teams and all key constituents in their organizations. He engages with clients in many forms including one-on-one executive coaching sessions, executive retreats, speaking engagements and custom experiences.Some of the clients he has worked with include: Daimler, Nike, Chick-fil-A, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Infineum (an ExxonMobil and Shell company), Bank of America, Wells Fargo, MetLife, PrimeLending, US Bank, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, Prudential, Merrill Lynch and many others.

Daniel Harkavy, CEO of Building Champions and a seasoned executive coach, dives deep into the transformative nature of self-leadership and spiritual growth. He emphasizes the ripple effects of personal leadership on communities, sharing how a church leader's crisis illustrates the need for authenticity. Harkavy also explores the vital role of mindset in leadership, urging leaders to view interactions as 'divine appointments' for growth. Throughout, he highlights essential perspectives for leaders to balance present realities with future visions, motivating their teams effectively.

Can people look at your life and see the fingerprint of God - not as a result of success, but as a result of surrender?On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast wraps up a series from Verla Gillmor Wallace entitled, "The Principles of Godly Success".Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

Reflecting, abiding, resting, waiting on God…that often seems to fly in the face of action-oriented leadership.  And, sometimes we need a healthy reminder that we must be willing to surrender our agenda and come into a state of trust and dependence on God for His plan to be evident. On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast continues in a series from Verla Gillmor Wallace entitled, "The Principles of Godly Success".Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

Our society is overloaded with messaging like "the sky's the limit" and "you control your own destiny".  And while it is possible to achieve at such a high level and claim that we accomplished that through our own effort - at what cost to our spiritual well-being and the lives of those closest to us?On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast introduces a new series from Verla Gillmor Wallace entitled, "The Principles of Godly Success".Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

Henry continues to provide a compelling framework to understand the "wake of a leader" as he unpacks the components that comprise a great leader's character that will leave behind a wake of outstanding results and healthy relationships.On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast continues with part two of a series from Dr. Henry Cloud entitled, "Leader, How's Your Wake?". Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.

We often talk about virtue as Christ followers but that can almost feel like there's a juxtaposition against our performance and productivity in business…but as Dr. Cloud will explain, nothing could be further from the truth.  Listen as Henry unpacks the meaning of virtue as a force that is defined through productivity, results and god-honoring relationships within the context of business leadership.On this episode, Ken Powell, host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast introduces a series from Dr. Henry Cloud entitled, "Leader, How's Your Wake?".  Watch this episode on YouTube HERE.Register soon for the FCCI International Conference 2024.Visit the FCCI website to learn more about leadership content, events, conferences, and the free CONNECT app for the Christian business leader community.