Posts in Recruiting & Talent
Podcast Episode 99 - Taking Service to Another Level with Horst Schulze

Today’s guest is one that needs no introduction, and we’re so excited we got to have a conversation with him and that we get to share it with you. Horst Schulze is co-founder of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company and an expert in employee and customer experience. Our conversation with Horst is full of insight, wisdom, and experience that is ripe for any Faith Driven Entrepreneur, so stop reading this and tune in today!

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People Can

From Seattle Pacific University's Faith & Co., this short business documentary profiles Camcraft, a family-owned, precision-manufacturing company in Chicago with a mission “to glorify God.” They have learned to thrive in a competitive market by using automation to grow the company AND enlarge and improve people’s jobs. Their commitment to people is reinforced by involving them in decision-making and their holistic approach to supporting employees’ lives.

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Best Practices

From Seattle Pacific University's Faith & Co., this short business documentary profiles Victor Ho, who founded Fivestars with the mission of “transforming transactions into relationships.” When the start-up hit a rough patch and needed to lay off 50 people, Victor felt compelled to take an approach that was consistent with the company’s values: humbly admitting his mistakes, honoring the workers’ contributions, and mobilizing the entire firm to help those being displaced.

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Podcast Episode 85 - The Search Fund Path to Entrepreneurship with Nick and Giovanni Gallo

Search Funds may be a familiar idea to you, or maybe you’ve never heard of them. Either way, today’s episode with Nick and Giovanni Gallo will give you insights into what a search fund is, why they work, and how to deal with the unique circumstances and challenges that come with them. We’re grateful to Nick and Gio for sharing their story with us, and we think what they’ve experienced will encourage you on your journey. Listen in today…

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Podcast Episode 84 - The Generational Transfer of Interstate Batteries with Norm and Scott Miller

You’ve probably seen them on the side of NASCAR winners, but what you may not know is that Norm and Scott Miller of Interstate Batteries have let their faith lead their business for years. In addition to producing outrageous dependability with over 12,000 different batteries and more than 300 million sold, they’re also leading the conversation around the generational transfer of business. Listen in to hear how they’ve created an award-winning culture and what it looks like to faithfully pass the faith-driven baton to the next generation…

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Podcast Episode 83 - Jailhouse Business with Pete Ochs

Today’s episode takes us to jail. Well...not exactly. But we are interviewing a man who owns and operates a business that is run out of a high-security prison. His name is Pete Ochs, and in addition to working as founder and chairman of an impact investing company, he’s also working to make Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas the best prison in America. How? Well, we’ll let him tell you...

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Masaka Creamery: Creating Jobs for Deaf Youth

HAPPY MONDAY! We wanted to start the week with an encouraging video from a reader just like you. Jon Porter shares a video story of a dairy processing business that God called him to start in Rwanda employing the deaf. As he puts it, “It was an exciting, overwhelming, full-of-miracles experience …” and from what we can see, we couldn’t agree more!

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Podcast Episode 78 - Terrorist Threat, Charity Case, or Refugee Workforce? with Chris Chancey of Amplio Recruiting

Today, we’re talking to Chris Chancey, Found and CEO of Amplio Recruiting. Amplio is a multi-city staffing agency helping companies like Chick-fil-a, WeWork, and others find dependable talent in a surprising place—the refugee workforce. This is coming at a time where we all know the labor shortage in America is at an all-time high, and as Chris shared with us, this may be one of the most emotionally-charged debates in our country. But it may also be the source of one of the best kept secrets for the American economy. Listen in to hear what Chris has to share that might have a lasting effect on faith driven entrepreneurs...

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How To Find Good Employees: 3 Ways Communicating Appreciation Can Help

The news is repetitive and blaring:  employers are complaining about the inability to find qualified applicants for positions that need to be filled.  The discussion is rather ironic — having 10+ million workers who can’t find work, while employers report they can’t find potential employees who meet the needs they have.

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Work as Flourishing in Prison

Pursuing business with a “kingdom mindset” doesn’t necessarily mean adopting new or experimental business models, but for Pete Ochs, a successful investment banker in Wichita, Kansas, his calling came alive through a new approach that brought jobs and skills training to inmates in a maximum security prison.

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