Venture with Virtue

Venture with Virtue

EXCEL in BUSINESS. LIVE YOUR FAITH. Explore the meaning of real success, how to achieve it and the role of virtue. Weekly interviews with accomplished Catholic entrepreneurs and executives. Find out how they grew successful businesses and live their faith. Discover their secret to success. Get ACTIONABLE ADVICE on how to live a life of virtue and ACHIEVE REAL SUCCESS in this high stakes venture of life.

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February 7, 2020 43 mins

Most of us spend the majority of our day at work. Have you ever asked yourself questions like…

What is the meaning of work?

What am I supposed to do with all of the hours in the day I spend at work?

How do I make the most of them?

How do I make my time at work what God wants it to be?

David and I dive into these questions and several others.  He also shares some personal and practical takeaways.

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Interview with James Hetzel, CEO, The Catholic Company

How's everything going in your life right now?  Hopefully well, but the reality we all know is, life is hard.  And As our guest today said, "life is a series of hurdles."

We've got the day to day grind, family challenges, work issues, financial issues, health issues and even faith-related challenges.

So my question for you is, how do you deal with the challenges and hurdles of ...

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Allen Hunt Interview - Dynamic Catholic Board Member

What is the outcome you want for your life? 

What about your children?  What is the outcome you want for their life?

Do you want to live what God would consider to be a good life?

And What are you doing to help you achieve that outcome?

Today, we cover a lot of ground as usual, but I want you to listen for ways you can change your life to achieve the outcome I think we are all st...

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Ryan is the Vice President of Business Development for Covenant Eyes. 

Throughout his career he's had a broad mix of experience serving in the Air Force, a variety of roles in Defense Consulting, as Executive Director for the nonprofit Mission Network and the founder and CEO of his own business.

Today Ryan plays a behind the scenes role in several important Catholic ministries including Integrity Restored, Exodus 90, Jason Evertt's...

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June 27, 2019 44 mins

Bob is an entrepreneur and executive with over 30 years experience building and growing innovative life science technology businesses.  He's been a co-founder and CEO of two high profile startups.  He's helped raise more than $225 million in capital and participated in the development, manufacture and launch of multiple products, earning plenty of important "scar tissue" along the way.

Currently he is the Vice Provost for Strategic...

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Dan Hesse Catholic CEO. Dan is the former CEO of Sprint.  Prior to that he was CEO of Embark, Terabeam and AT&T Wireless.  Currently Dan is on the board of Akami Technologies, PNC Financial and Just Capital. 

Over the years Dan has received many accolades, including "Most Influential Person in Mobile Technology" by LAPTOP magazine and the Wireless Industry "Person of the Year" by RCR Magazine.  Glassdoor named him one of America's ...

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Lance is a lifelong entrepreneur that built and sold two separate companies.  The first was a waste management business and the second was an oilfield construction company.  As a child he wanted to be a cowboy when he grew up and he actually did become a professional steer wrestler for a while.  Lance and his wife Kelly have 3 children and live in Sweet Lake, Louisiana.

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Dr. Greg is a Catholic Psychologist who is the founder and director of the CatholicPsych Institute.  He also developed the Catholic Mindfulness online course and is the author of the book titled The Mindful Catholic.  Before getting his doctorate, he spent four years living as a Franciscan Friar serving the poor in New York.

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Joseph is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at 19, which he scaled to over $2 million in revenue in the first 12 months.  He is the founder and owner of CoCreativ a coworking office space with 2 locations in Tampa, FL.  He's also the host of 2 podcasts First $100K and Broken Catholic.

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David is the founder of DAS Companies, Inc. which is a manufacturer, importer, and distributor of branded travel center merchandise sold globally.  He is the co-founder of Brittany's Hope Foundation which aids in adoption and humanitarian efforts for children worldwide.  He's also the founder of Stewardship: A Mission of Faith which produces and distributes faith-based materials, facilitates the formation of Scripture reflection gr...

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Elvis is a retired NFL quarterback and now Catholic motivational speaker.  He had a record setting college career playing for the University of Michigan where he won four Big Ten titles and led the Wolverines to a Gator Bowl victory in 1991 and three Rose Bowls.  He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and went on to play 9 seasons in the NFL.  Throughout his career he's received many accolades including an AFC West title, Pro Bo...

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Danny is the founder of Optimum Productions, a full service video production company that  make commercials, viral videos, documentaries, promo videos, corporate overviews and just about every other type of video you can think of.  Danny is also the host of the Industrial Sage podcast.  He resides in Cumming, GA with his wife Julie and four children.

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Eric is a Master pianist, composer, and world renown performer.  Every year he performs over 100 concerts from Hollywood to Slovakia in just about every type of venue you can imagine.  He has composed and recorded 5 albums, several of those performed with the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra.  Eric is also the founder of the non-profit Concerts for Hope.  He resides in Kentucky with his wife and four children.

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January 3, 2019 39 mins

Rich is the CEO and co-founder of Innovest Portfolio Solutions, an independent investment consultant, with approximately $22 billion in assets under management.  He's been named one of America's top 100 independent investment advisors by Barron's. 

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December 13, 2018 40 mins

Bill is the CEO and founder of the Gold Crown Foundation and analyst for Atlitude TV covering the Denver Nuggets.  Previously he played for 10 years in the NBA.  He was a 1st round draft pick for the Seattle Supersonics, but spent the majority of his career with the Denver Nuggets where he helped the team reach the NBA playoffs 8 times.  In college Bill played for Notre Dame all four years and led the team to the Final 4 his senior...

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November 29, 2018 34 mins

Tony is the president and CEO of Colombia Lighthouse for the Blind.  Previously he was President of ICL, an international software company and CEO of several technology companies including iBrite, eStara & Source Digital.  He was also one of the founders and COO of Sylvan Learning.  Tony lives in Virginia with his wife Lynne and is a Knight of Malta.

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Dick is the founder and managing partner of Technology Impact Partners a venture capital firm that invests in technology driven service companies.  He is currently on the Board of Directors for over a dozen different private companies.  Previously he's been the founder or CEO for several technology companies other venture funds.  Dick was also one of the founding members for the Austin chapter of Legatus.

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Jimmy is the founder and chief curator of Love Good, a media company that curates music, books and art based on beauty, truth, and goodness.  He's also an international speaker, host of the popular Love Good Podcast, and an accomplished musician and composer that lives in Nashville.

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October 18, 2018 46 mins

John is the owner and operator of 37 McDonald's franchise locations throughout the Central Valley of California.  He is the author of book titled Invest Yourself, Daring to be Catholic in Today's Business World.  He is the co-founder of Possibility Productions a nonprofit that supports the New Evangelization and a strategic adviser to The Dynamic Catholic Institute.  John and his wife Kaaren are the parents of 3 children.

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Bill is currently Chairman of JATCO Americas – the world's market leader in Continuous Variable Transmissions and the Executive Vice President of JATCO Global a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Corporation.  He is also the chairman of Budget Committee for the of Diocese Nashville and on the board of Father Ryan High School.  Previously Bill sat on the board of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, American Red Cross, Federal Reserve Ban...

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