Season 2, Episode 7: Resilience of Leaders (Part 2): How Kathleen Colussy Inspires Marketplace Leaders to Stand Firm Authentically

What if the challenges you’re facing in business aren’t roadblocks—but invitations?

In this second half of Joy’s conversation with Professor Emeritus Kathleen Colussy, they continue exploring how to lead with conviction, clarity, and compassion in a culture that often rewards compromise.

Colussy shares from decades of wisdom, offering a bold yet grace-filled roadmap for business leaders who want to stop compartmentalizing their faith and start standing firm in who—and whose—they are.

Through real-life stories, biblical insight, and a healthy dose of challenge, this episode reminds us that resilience isn’t about white-knuckling through crisis.

It’s about embracing God’s refining process, letting prayer lead, and allowing creativity and authenticity to shape how we show up in the marketplace.

What You'll Learn in this Episode

• Why compartmentalizing faith and business undermines both

• How intercession and prayer can anchor your leadership in turbulent times

• What inner vows are—and how they might be silently sabotaging your success

• Why resistance and ridicule can actually be signs you’re on the right path

• The role of storytelling and creativity in connecting authentically with clients and teams

• How to discern your assignment without falling for distractions

Key Moments and Timestamps

⏳ 1:39 – Integrating Faith and Business in the Marketplace

⏳ 9:01 – Prayer, Resistance, and Authenticity in the Marketplace

⏳18:57 – Resilient Leadership and Conforming to Christ's Image

⏳22:49 – Healing Inner Vows to Unlock Personal and Business Growth

⏳27:24 – Resilient Leadership and Joyful Marketing for Christ Followers

Notable Quotes from Kathleen Colussy

• "You might be going through crap right now because He's conforming you."
• "Please don't run around telling everybody you're a Christian if you aren't spending any time with Him."
• "Everything that happens throughout your day is an opportunity for the Lord to bring out more of what He’s put in you."
• "You're not getting what you want. You're getting what's familiar."
• "My goal is to always make people angry enough to go back to their Bible and duke it out with Him."
• "The spirit of the Lord should be upon us to preach the good news, to set captives free, to open blind eyes. That’s what our market should be doing."
• "There’s enough business out there for everybody. The Lord wants to redeem businesses."

Resources Mentioned

📚 Books by Kathleen Colussy

• Fashion Undressed: Did Jesus Wear a Designer Robe?
• Resilience of Leadership & Identity Theft (slated for release Fall 2025)

🌐 Colussy's Website

💬 Facebook

💬 Instagram 

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