Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner

 Should we mix business and missions? SIM seems to think so. Missional businesses are self-sustaining companies that hire local people—often those outside of a relationship with Jesus—and establish relationships with them and their families. When employees are treated justly and with dignity and respect, they are better able to provide for their families and community life is improved. This opens the door for the gospel to be shared and local churches to be planted, making the business a catalyst for multiplying disciples in the community.Find out more: https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind 

Entrepreneurs need to be bulletproof when it comes to negative news. What's the balance between staying aware of market trends and insulating yourself from fear and frequent changes regarding the economy?Join Dr. Jeff Haymond and I as we discuss how to think like an entrepreneur when it comes to the economy. Dr. Jeff Haymond joined Cedarville University faculty in 2010 after a 29-year career in the United States Air Force.While in the Air Force, Colonel Haymond had assignments in engineering, satellite control and launch operations. He also taught at the United States Air Force Academy and was an Air Force Fellow at The Brookings Institution.His research has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Public Choice, the Journal of Public Choice and Public Finance, and Strategic Studies Quarterly. His current research interests include economics and religion, as well as monetary theory.Find out more: https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind

Are entrepreneurs born or built? If they're born then maybe they don't need graduate degrees or college for that matter. The truth is statistics reveal that the university experience is helpful on many fronts. Join Dr. Kary Oberbrunner and Dr. Janice Supplee, Vice President for Marketing and Communications and Dean of Graduate Studies at Cedarville University. Janice shares real stories from real students and how higher academics prepared them socially, spiritually, and emotionally and helped them succeed in a bigger way.

Why wait until you’re out of school to start implementing your idea?Cedarville University student, Cooper Peterson, launched his idea at The Pitch competition in February of 2023. He’s now taking that idea to market.Dr. Kary Oberbrunner sits down with RunGLUBZ founder and CEO, Cooper Peterson for a candid interview on why action is an entrepreneur’s secret weapon and how delaying, destroys dreams.RunGLUBZ LLC seeks to provide the highest quality cold weather gloves to runners and outdoor enthusiasts. GLUBZ are designed for running, hiking, skiing, pre-game warmups, and spectating in cold weather. Built with a waterproof and breathable outer layer and lined with insulative Polartec fleece, GLUBZ will help athletes and outdoor enthusiasts stay out in the elements longer as they accomplish their workouts or prepare for the big game.Find out more: https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind

Is this the age of entrepreneurship, for the church and the world?  It's easy for people to criticize entrepreneurs, shaming them for success and influence. However, piety can be the biggest form of pride, covert and undetected.Buckle up for a raw, authentic interview with Earl Seals, the president and co-founder of N2 Publishing. His company has 700 locations across the U.S. and breaks $140 million in advertising revenue annually.He is also the founder of Christian Business Fellowship and executive producer of The Chosen series. We go deep into why many people distrust Christian business people and how entrepreneurs can sometimes have a bigger impact than pastors.Discover why Earl believes God is setting up Cedarville University to unleash entrepreneurs across the world in a brand-new way, bringing light and hope to a planet in need of healing.Find out more: https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind

Daryl Smith is Doctor Aviation—command pilot, aviation author, and former professor at the United States Air Force Academy and current Professor at Cedarville University.  He tapped into his entrepreneurial skills to create Doctor Aviation an educational website dedicated to instructing life-long learners interested in aviation.The course helps people discover the careers available in the aviation world, explore a pathway to pursue that aviation career, gain knowledge of the physics behind flight, understand the important players in aviation history, and even earn elective credit. Doctor Aviation, AKA Daryl Smith, is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy where he learned to fly both gliders and fixed wing aircraft.  He was blessed to be instructed in aircraft and in the classroom by veteran Air Force pilots.Over his 24 years in the Air Force, Doctor Aviation traversed the sky in nearly a dozen aircraft as a Command Pilot with over 2,000 flying hours.Find out more: https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind

Procrastination sounds like a noble excuse, but most of the time it's a subtle lie wrapped in pride.By delaying the launch of our product or service we rob our future customers of transformation.In this episode discover how to tap into the entrepreneurial skill of taking imperfect action.Find out more:https://www.cedarville.eduhttps://ignitingsouls.com/emind

Meet the founder of Eve’s Original Sin Cookies. Her business is based on the idea that indulging in a cookie should be an all-around experience. From picking the flavors in the cookie to sitting down and enjoying a freshly baked custom cookie, food creativity should be different for each person.  Behind her vision for her business is her past history of Anorexia Nervosa. She struggled with it for years, starting in high school, and she still struggles with it to this day. Creating her business has helped her heal her relationship with food, though she's still healing each and every day.  She found that being able to be creative with what she was making made it easier to eat it. That’s what she wants for her customers—to experience food freedom, because food restriction is no way to live.  Eve Welhener is a current student at Cedarville University majoring in business management with a minor in entrepreneurship. She is passionate about spreading the excitement of entrepreneurship which is why she helped found The Startup Society: Cedarville University’s first entrepreneurship club. Find out more: https://www.cedarville.edu https://ignitingsouls.com/emind

A founder recounts a spontaneous solo France bike trip that revealed ten entrepreneurial traits. He traces a path from pastor to serial entrepreneur and university chair. The conversation highlights why an entrepreneurial mindset benefits everyone and previews a book, student stories, and practical lessons for building ideas into impact.

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