Igniting Souls Podcast With Kary Oberbrunner

The secret to entrepreneurship is seeking to be valuable and not visible. Crack that code and you're in business—literally. Just ask Nick Hutchison. He stands as the visionary force behind BookThinkers, a growing 7-figure marketing agency that seamlessly bridges the worlds of authors and readers. In just over 7 years, he has organically built a platform that reaches over 1,000,000 people each month. Nick’s podcast, BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books, is a global top 2% show that features captivating interviews with world-class authors such as Grant Cardone, Lewis Howes, and Alex Hormozi. Listen closely and you’ll catch his secrets to success.     

In Treating People Not Patients, Dr. Michael Sonick provides an invaluable look into the principles that have allowed him to create a state-of-the-art patient centric practice. His back and front stage processes are not only applicable to the practice of dentistry, but to any business that serves people. His insights will empower you to grow your practice or business by changing how you view the people you serve and your role as a professional. 

Entrepreneurs often need capital. Author and founder Steve Distante has a solution. The Private Investor Network (PIN) is an alchemic playground for both seasoned entrepreneurs ready to invest in new ideas and relatively new entrepreneurs who have the ideas but need capital. PIN allows entrepreneurs to play the ultimate game of entrepreneurship with a live business by investing. On the flip side, investable entrepreneurs will be able to find experienced entrepreneurs to back their businesses. PIN was created to make the painful process of raising capital and tracking those investments easier on everyone. 

Could pastors learn valuable lessons from the business world that can be applied to their ministry? Entrepreneurs are known for their creativity, innovation, and risk-taking abilities. Great entrepreneurs are also skilled at managing resources, building teams, and developing strategies. Should pastors develop a more entrepreneurial mindset that can help them navigate the challenges of ministry and create a more vibrant and dynamic church community?

Entrepreneurship and international missions pair well together. Katie Wiseman shares how. Entrepreneurs can gain exposure to new markets and customers, which can help them expand their business and increase their revenue. Secondly, they can learn about new technologies, business practices, and cultures, which can help them improve their products and services. Thirdly, they can network with other entrepreneurs and investors, which can help them find new opportunities and sources of funding. Finally, they can gain a better understanding of global trends and challenges, which can help them make more informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

Gino Wickman is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling book “Entrepreneurial LEAP” (E-Leap) is a platform that provides content, tools, and resources from experienced entrepreneurs to help aspiring entrepreneurs build a successful business. The platform offers a transformative experience that provides clarity, confidence, and a supportive community to help entrepreneurs increase their odds of business success E-Leap also offers a free tool library to help entrepreneurs avoid common mistakes when starting out.

Author Academy Elite (AAE) began with a webinar 10 years ago. It grew into a cutting-edge, industry leader with an international annual conference and award ceremony, even gaining the attention of the Academy Awards. Over the past decade Author Academy Elite has published many international bestsellers in nearly every genre. The AAE family is comprised of more than 1000 authors from all walks of life. Built on the belief that books are businesses and not business cards, with this model, AAE authors retain full control of their intellectual property and 100% of their profits. Several AAE authors leveraged their books into multi-million dollar enterprises and received international foreign rights deals. Others, achieved their dream of sharing their story with their world. Come join Founder Kary Oberbrunner and President Sarah Grandstaff as they honor AAE authors and unpack what's next. 

Entrepreneurs need innovative ways of solving problems. Art helps us transcend status quo and conventional thinking, making it possible for entrepreneurs to differentiate themselves from other players in the market. By tapping into creativity we find new ways of budgeting and fundraising. Discover how to leverage art to open new doors, relationships, and solutions. 

Is PR a waste of money or an essential element of an entrepreneurs' success? Effective PR can help businesses establish and deepen stakeholder relationships. It also amplifies a business’s purpose and explains how it serves consumers and meets their specific needs. PR is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase brand awareness and ultimately increase sales to grow your business. PR is not a luxury, but a necessity.

Effective communication is a critical quality for being a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs must communicate effectively with the public, colleagues, staff, partners, and investors to achieve business success. Solid communication is essential for attracting quality talent, persuading investors to buy shares of stock, collaborating on advertising campaigns, and managing bad press. Discover tips, tools, and tactics to become a better communicator.

Entrepreneurship and healthcare are becoming increasingly intertwined. Healthcare providers who think like entrepreneurs can leverage their creativity, innovation, and business acumen to improve patient care, transform healthcare systems, and drive positive change. Entrepreneurs in healthcare are using predictive data and analytical tools to anticipate healthcare needs in a community, ensure care is adequate and necessary, and make statistical predictions about the care that will be required next. Discover how healthcare professionals can unlock a world of innovative opportunities to improve patient care, transform healthcare systems, and drive positive change by thinking like entrepreneurs.

Soraya Ashleigh is an independent singer/songwriter from Detroit, MI. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Cedarville University, and is using her musical training to create a new vibrancy of melodic structure and vocal technique to modern music. Being heavily influenced by jazz, classical, R&B, and pop music, she combines touches of each into her songs. Lyrically, Soraya taps into vulnerable, deep, and sometimes uncomfortable emotions as a way of facing her fears and giving her audience something to relate to. Most importantly, she thanks God for this incredible opportunity to make music. Psalm 8:3-4

How does architecture and intentional space fuel entrepreneurship. Just ask Brett Kaufman. He is dedicated to personal transformational work that allows us to live with more mental and physical freedom. He is interested in how we relate to our traumas, both big and small. The experiences in life need to be moved and integrated, Brett believes, and an acceptance of life and its terms needs to occur in order to experience flow and the manifestation of our own life’s purpose.

Joel Kendall entered the workforce for the first 3 years after high school. He wanted to make sure he was prepared mentally and emotionally for college life. It was there that God interrupted his plans. He gained a vision for biblically-based education and majored in economics. In 2021 he entered The Pitch with a brand-new idea: Getting Organized Fast. This idea turned into a growing business which helps under grad students. Learn about life after the Pitch and how to take a college born idea into a real-life enterprise.

Get this inside scoop on The Preview and The Pitch. Cedarville's Business and Communication Preview Day will provide you the opportunity to meet and interact with department professors and students, learn more about the many career opportunities in business and communication and learn about business from Cedarville alumni. The Pitch is similar to Mark Burnett's Shark Tank. The Pitch is a live event hosted by Cedarville University Entrepreneurship Organization twice a year where contestants will compete to convince mock investors to "invest" in their idea with real cash prizes. It's a night of fun, giveaways, and friendly competition. Many past winners have gone on to create sustainable dream businesses.

André Brisson is a successful entrepreneur and engineer that has battled with undiagnosed ADHD. He's done extensive work on the topic of entrepreneurship and ADD and ADHD. We explore the linkage between these diagnoses and entrepreneurship. Is there a hidden blessing inside these struggles or are such people simply abnormal overcomers? Find out more: https://www.cedarville.edu https://ignitingsouls.com/emind 

The Bible highlights people of faith who took action and embraced risk. Is God impressed with men and women who think like entrepreneurs and demonstrate their belief with visible works? Join Dr. White the President of Cedarville University as we unpack what it means to be an entrepreneur regardless of your profession. Find out more: https://www.cedarville.edu https://ignitingsouls.com/emind 

Entrepreneurship is a wild ride, but are there safeguards that lessen the risk? Some entrepreneurs are hard-wired to build and sell and then rinse and repeat. Chad Silverstein oozes entrepreneurship and enjoyed several recent exits. Come learn the secrets and pitfalls of exiting a business with wisdom and grace. Find out more: https://www.cedarville.edu https://ignitingsouls.com/emind 

Mark Weinstein might not think of himself as an entrepreneur. The truth is he operates like one more than most. Over his impressive career in PR, he's applied the 10 E-Mind Traits to bring powerful stories to the masses. Listen as he shares practical tips and tools on how to leverage new ways of thinking to create a bigger impact. 

Entrepreneurs aren’t a new thing. Historian Dr. Thomas Mach shares the details surrounding a few entrepreneurs throughout history. What makes them unique? What characteristics do they share in common? What has shaped Cedarville’s recent entrepreneurial direction in terms of vision, expansion, and innovation? Come learn more about history and about yourself.