Tap in with us today to learn how to recognize and lead the 4 types of difficult people.

 Come along side us as dive into Leadership. Here at Lead With Fire we exist to awaken, equip, and empower Kingdom-minded leaders to rise above cultural norms and lead with conviction, character, and Christ-centered vision. We believe leadership isn’t about titles—it’s about transformation. Through biblical insight, real-world conversations, and practical tools, we challenge emerging and established leaders to think eternally, act courageously, and lead with fire—for the glory of God and the good of others.

Change is necessary... See you on the inside.

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In this episode we unpack the 3 C's of change! Change doesn't have to be grueling. In fact, it can be fun and extremely impactful. 

Change is necessary... See you on the inside.

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In 2020 Jeremy created the Next Level Speakers Academy Program. This program is a speakers training course and community for speakers at various levels and industries.

In 2022 Jeremy added Dr. Eric Thomas and Inky Johnson as partners and coaches. Together they have assembled the #1 Professional Speaking Program in the world with approximately 2,000 members. Their program offers coaching, accountability, and advice from the leading gurus in the speaking industry.  https://www.jeremyanderson.org

Lance Thonvold is a former Professional Baseball Player & Inspirational Speaker on perseverance, mental health, and leadership.

In his signature keynote, “Planted, Not Buried,” Lance inspires audiences to reframe life’s challenges as opportunities for growth and resilience. Drawing parallels between physical training and mental fortitude, Lance highlights the importance of embracing adversity to develop a strong foundation and thrive amidst life’s pressures.

Attendees are encouraged to cultivate a mindset that sees setbacks as stepping stones rather than roadblocks, fostering personal growth and perseverance even in the face of uncertainty.

www.lancethonvold.com

Katharine has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, radio, podcasts, and television shows across the world. Her interviews and appearances span various platforms, including ABC News Nightline, CBS News, Good Morning America, MTV, Time Magazine, Money Magazine, Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.

Tap in with us to learn "The power of Forgiveness!"

Riding an ATV on the family farm was a normal part of life for Jason Koger, but on March 1, 2008 a normal springtime ride almost turned into a tragedy when he struck a fallen, live power line, suffering near-fatal injuries in the process.

Jason’s injuries were so severe that doctors at the local hospital decided to have him taken by air ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., where he was taken to the hospital’s burn unit.

Jason woke up after three days in a coma to learn that his life had changed forever. To save Jason’s life, doctors had to amputate both of his arms below the elbow, the left arm seven inches below the joint and the right arm six inches below.

A doctor asked Jason then, if he had one goal to live for, what would it be?

“I told him I wanted to hold my two daughters in my arms again,” Jason said.

Prior to his accident Jason, worked alongside his father Mike in the family construction business, enjoying time with family and spending time in the woods hunting or in the garage working on cars.

Twelve days after the accident, Jason came home. That same day, he taught himself how to drive again. A month after returning home, he picked back up on his favorite hobby and went hunting for turkey. Over the course of the first year, Jason was fitted with prosthetic arms and relearned the essentials of life, including how to feed, dress and bathe himself. That same year, he also brought home a turkey, three deer, a goose from his hunting trips and even went deep-sea fishing. In July 2011, the family grew again with the arrival of his son, Axell. 

Four years later, it’s life as normal for Jason and his family. Jason has taken on the mission of sharing his story with others, in the hope that he can be a source of encouragement to other amputees going through the same things he experienced. Whether it’s roaming the halls of VUMC and encouraging patients there, speaking in front of groups of people or volunteering with Texas-based amputee-assistance group Arms Within Reach Foundation, Jason has made it a new goal in life to use his story to help others.

Jason is a 33-year-old father of three from Owensboro, Ky. He lives with his wife of seven years, Jenny, their two daughters, 5-year-old Billie Grace and 4-year-old Cambell, and their infant son Axell. He has appeared locally in newspapers, TV news reports and nationally on CNN.  

www.jasonkoger.com

Colleen Murphys’ daughter, Lauren, suffered severe brain damage after a tragic accident. Lauren remained in the hospital unidentified for several hours, she was not expected to survive. This story is a raw, honest account of the pitfalls and challenges a family faces while navigating life through brain injury.

Murphys Don’t Quit shows how one family combined a never-give-up attitude with faith, hope, and love. Throughout the chapters, readers see not just the highs, but the heartbreaking lows. Due to the family’s Irish wit, humor often diffuses the devastating subject matter. Through the many grueling hours of therapy and by visiting specialists all over the country, Lauren was able to find her way back to a life filled with purpose and is now a highly sought after inspirational public speaker.

Mike Duffy - Mike is the CEO of Happiness Wealth Management in San Carlos, California. Mike is a philanthropist and an author of five books on happiness including: The Happiness Book: A Positive Guide To Happiness!, The Happiness Book For Men, The Happiness Book For Kids Volumes I & II and The Happiness Book For Little Christians. He was an MC at Woodstock '94. He gave a TEDx talk at TEDx Berkeley. He loves to speak about how you can gain greater happiness and joy in your precious life. He also speaks about mindfulness and self-compassion. His audiences include corporations, organizations and universities including Stanford University. Mike also founded the Happiness Hall of Fame Homeless Outreach which provides money, food, spiritual counseling and hope to the hopeless. Mike started The Happiness Hall Of Fame to recognize, encourage and celebrate people that make other people happy.

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"Don't struggle in silence: I am resilient" Featuring Michelle Smith, Amie Lands, Jasmine Welch, Aimee Rivenbark, Aviva Solson and Ashley Pittman 

Pregnancy and infant child loss can be very difficult to navigate. Come along side these amazing women as they share their hearts and courage with the world

"Don't struggle in silence: I am resilient" Featuring Michelle Smith, Amie Lands, Jasmine Welch, Aimee Rivenbark, Aviva Solsen and Ashley Pittman 

Pregnancy and infant child loss can be very difficult to navigate. Come along side these amazing women as they share their hearts and courage with the world.

Today, Laura's passion is to help one, two, three, fifty, hundreds, thousands of widows to be more than widows. Her goal is to form an army of churches and resources to provide the help widows need to survive and thrive. Along the way, she encourages everyone God sends her way to be more and do more with his/her life.

www.laurawarfel.com

www.robynkarns.com

During this time, I was inspired to compose Seven Affirmations that have become part of my daily practice. These Pillars of truth have helped me move past negative emotions and destructive habits to a place of purpose, joy and abundance. 

-an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy....

https://www.iuniverse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/805193-courage-and-redemption

What happens if you have everything, but you still feel empty?

Robert Althuis’s life began as a fairy tale—successful career, amazing wife, tremendous wealth—until it all fell apart. His relentless pursuit of more had ruined his life.

Learn how Robert overcame this. He can help your podcast audience that feels stuck, empty, unfulfilled, or at the end of their rope, light their way forward, helping them unlock the true why of your best life.

Bio

Robert Althuis is the founder of The Whisperer, a mindfulness organization that provides coaching, strategies, tools, and techniques to help private clients and businesses find their why so they can become a force of good in the world. He was once an Ivy League-educated Fortune 100 corporate executive and later a successful real estate and private equity entrepreneur.

Today, he resides in Coral Gables, Florida, and is a father, artist, photographer, avid yogi (RYT-200), CrossFitter, kite surfer, and an active dive volunteer and former Board Member of the Coral Restoration Foundation in the Florida Keys.

Her book, The Other Side of Perfect, is a brutally honest and revealing peek into the life of a woman whose multiple diagnoses and bleak prognosis would be the surprising source of her ultimate liberation. After trying everything she knew to recover from the physical damage of autoimmune diseases--medication, nutrition, fitness, reducing stress--Debbie found her health continuing to deteriorate and in the deepest depths of depression she’d ever experienced. In her desperate attempt to claw her way out of hopelessness, this people-pleasing perfectionist stumbled upon her greatest source of self-healing yet--resurrecting the past to heal the future.

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• Not perfect enough.

• Not smart enough.

• Not working hard enough.

• Not skinny enough.

• Not lovable enough.

So I constantly had to PROVE myself. Prove my “enoughness.” And, man did I try. I had so many goals I thought I’d have to clone myself to accomplish them all. 

And, to make my battle to prove myself even more challenging, I had many different, seemingly unrelated desires…and goals in every single one of those arenas. Writing, acting, entrepreneurship, musical theater, fitness, film production, women’s issues, building orphanages in India, and beauty pageants (well, that was mostly because I liked the crowns).

My first film, BRO', that I co-wrote starred Danny Trejo + was bought by Lionsgate. I competed in Miss CA USA, won Miss Congeniality, and had a whole bunch of other Miss titles. I acted in London at a prestigious school in roles I’d dreamed of being. I became a certified Pilates instructor, was named "Pilates Pro" by Oxygen magazine, and owned my own studio, Fitness with Kim for ten years. I was the president + spokeswoman of a national online company that sold a back stretching device and I pitched it to the first round of "Shark Tank." I ran 4 full marathons. Not a bad start, eh?

Because during every single one of my successes, I sabotaged it with either deflecting to my body or deflecting to my current relationship. So for every inch of career success I got, I took two steps back. For every acting success, I would obsess over how I needed to be skinner. For every entrepreneurial success, I was with a bad partner, which would cause tension and friction in my businesses. For every fitness success, again it was being in bad relationships + my body. For my success as a screenwriter, I was in several bad romantic relationships, which took my attention away from continuing to grow down that path. I neglected countless opportunities from fear. 

Codependency. Body deflection. Enoughness. Escapism. Perfectionism. But what each of these really boils down to is fear. Fear of success. Fear of wholeness. And those made me self-sabotage back to the start. Because achieving wholeness + success was never something I was taught or shown. That's when I realized...

The belief that I was broken was 100% plagiarized.

My name is Tom Shefchunas (Shef) and I am the Executive Director of Student Strategy at Orange. I lead the development and strategy for XP3 Middle School and High School curriculum.

Before that I was North Point Ministries’ Multi-Campus Director of Transit, their middle school ministry, for 12 years. And before that, I spent 10 years as a high school teacher, coach, and principal.

My passion is working with, recruiting, and developing volunteers and leaders who will shape the next generation. Through nearly two decades of leadership in ministry I've had numerous opportunities to coach and be coached by some amazing individuals and it would be my pleasure to pass that experience on to you.

www.womanofprinciple.com

Tony is a former Fortune500 executive with companies such as John Deere, Medtronic, and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Today, Tony is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, business coach, and podcast host. He is the Executive Producer of the podcast Social Entrepreneurwhere he shares positive stories from underrepresented voices, focused on solutions.

Social Entrepreneur is downloaded more than half a million times in over 180 countries.Tony also hosts Thrive. Connect. Contribute.where he tells stories of people who thrive in life, connect with others, and contribute to the world in the face of adversity. He is a TEDx speakerandthe best-selling author of Crazy Good Advice: 10 Lessons Learned from 150 Leading Social Entrepreneurs.

Primary website: https://tonyloyd.com

Thrive. Connect. Contribute.: https://thriveconnectcontribute.com/

Coaching practice: https://cultureshift.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyLoydSocialEntrepreneur/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyloyd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyloyd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyLoyd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tonyloyd

In the wake of the accident, Samuel endures grief, pain, and numerous surgical procedures for the scars on his face body. He grapples with his appearance, faith, and the loss of friends. Through it all, he comes to view his scars as an unavoidable part of the human experience. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, we all carry scars—and it is simply what we choose to do with them that defines us. Samuel’s story allows us to see him for who he truly is, while also turning a mirror on ourselves. 

Can You See My Scars? explores questions about identity, suffering, purpose, and ultimately, what it means to be uniquely human.

Brady Boyd is the Senior Pastor of the 15,000 member, multi-congregational New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has written several books including Addicted to Busy, Fear No Evil and Sons & Daughters. Brady has a degree in Journalism from Louisiana Tech, has been a radio announcer for professional baseball and basketball teams, and was the Sports Editor for his college newspaper. 

On Today’s episode Pastor Brady shares insight on the hardships as well as fulfillment of ministry (mentality, physically and spiritually) and what he is doing to overcome in such uncertain times.

I live by one mantra: Choose Your Struggle. For much of my early life, I was told that I was living with a debilitating issue of Mental Health. As my condition worsened, I was prescribed more drugs at ever higher doses until, in my early 20s, I was daily taking more than the estimated lethal dosage for multiple drugs and living with a full-blown Addiction to prescription pills. At 23, after two suicide attempts, an overdose, and time spent in an inpatient hospital and a rehab facility, I decided enough was enough and pledged myself to withdraw from all of my prescriptions. Over the next few years, many of my symptoms dissipated. After entering recovery and rebuilding my life, I pledged myself to one mission: choosing my struggle.

In a world where many don’t get a first chance, I realized just how lucky I was to get my second. I decided to dedicate my life to making a difference around the topics of Mental Health and Substance Misuse & Recovery. After years of having my struggle chosen for me—to simply make it through the day—I finally chose what to struggle for. Along the way, I have served in a variety of roles aimed at bettering the communities I’ve lived in. 

A graduate of Northern Kentucky University with a B.A. in Psychology, I strive every day to end the stigma around the topics of Mental Health and Addiction by telling my story and helping others tell theirs. I have certifications in Psychological First Aid, Drug Policy and the Social Contexts of Mental Health and Illnesses, Suicide Prevention, and Coaching, among others.

You can learn more about my experience by visiting my links below and you can find my podcast, Choose Your Struggle, anywhere you get your podcasts.

http://www.JayShifman.com

http://www.ornelasstationconsulting.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ChooseYourStruggle

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IG and twitter: @odieng

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Noreen experienced many adversities that led to her learning tools to be victorious.  As a result, Noreen founded Victorious Living Culture, that is a “Victorious Living Culture movement,” where her services has helped countless people turn their situations into victory.

Noreen’s native residence is London, England, and she migrated to the States in her late teens.  She obtained an AAS degree, and various certificates and diplomas including Biblical counseling, and Cornell’s Women’s Entrepreneurship program.  She continues to educate herself to craft her talents.

Noreen is an ordained minister and is a certified Biblical Counselor.  She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, among other organizations.  

Noreen has been featured on Author in Business, National Black Book Festival, Visions of Greatness Entrepreneur Spotlight, Conversations with Lady Linda, Courageous Woman Magazine, SNAPD Downtown Toronto, and other media outlets.  She created the “Unleash Your Greatest Potential, Living Your Best Life NOW! Annual Event, and now has an upcoming TV talk show called “Victorious Living With Noreen.”

Noreen is the mother of three children, and three grandchildren, and resides in New York City.   Reach Noreen on www.NoreenNHenry.com.

Her love of what we can learn from history compels her to write the true stories she unearths during research, and she’s found that truth is indeed, much more exciting and inspiring than fiction. Wendy writes about family, faith, grief, art, and overcoming obstacles in life by coming to know who we really are—children of God, and, the descendants of remarkable people who paved the way for us—even if they really struggled. She believes in learning from ancestors, honoring them, and then standing on their shoulders to become someone even better. 

As an award-winning author of professional articles and poems, Wendy Wilson Spooner turned to novel writing to share what she knows with a greater audience. When she is not writing or researching, she reads, hikes, paints, travels, binges on Bollywood movies, and spends time with her greatest loves—her family. 

Her debut novel, Once Upon an Irish Summer, released April 3rs. It’s the first in a trilogy, has been an Amazon best-seller in the categories of several different genres. She’s looking forward to releasing book two, Spring 2021! 

https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Summer-Wendy-Wilson-Spooner-ebook/dp/B082LWVX3H/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=once+upon+an+irish+summer&qid=1594150921&sr=8-2 

https://wendywilsonspooner.com/ 

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https://twitter.com/Wendy_W_Spooner 

https://www.instagram.com/wendyspooner/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-wilson-spooner-07741249/ 

My testimony is the true story of my passionate prayer for my father to find Christ so he would one day spend eternity with me. My father, Harry S. Dent, Sr., was a powerful, political strategist, who worked for President Nixon and narrowly escaped Watergate. He entered politics to save the world and protect the freedoms of his country. He served a Senator and three Presidents and helped to build the Republican Party in the South. In the early years, he attempted to manipulate me into his success syndrome.

Deep inside my father feared his princess would one day become a missionary. In the end God used it all for His glory. He not only answered my simple prayer of salvation and God’s purpose for my dad’s life, but went far beyond what my mind could ever imagine. Through God’s grace, we team up in ministry together and my dad becomes what he so desperately feared: a missionary.

His full time ministry takes him to Romania where he assists the underground churches and a country emerge to new found freedom following 40 years of communism. My path would take me to the darkest corners of the Middle East where there was no freedom.

The poetic justice in my story proves God’s faithfulness and His marvelous sense of humor. My testimony will motivate anyone who has a loved one they want to see in heaven to pray without ceasing and realize they may be the only Jesus their loved one sees.

Throughout our lives and times, my dad and I experienced different kinds of freedom. Ultimately, we find true freedom together-the freedom that lasts forever.

Ginny Dent Brant graduated with a B.A. from Columbia International University, and holds two Masters Degrees from the University of South Carolina in Elementary Education and Elementary Counseling. With 28 years of experience in public education as a teacher, counselor, and adjunct professor, she currently serves as a counselor at Orchard Park Elementary School.

Ginny served as a trustee of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and has held leadership roles in many Baptist churches. Ginny has done mission work in Gaza, Yemen, the Czech Republic, Romania, and China. She is a soloist, Bible teacher and Christian speaker. She is the President of Laity Alive and Serving which her father, Harry S. Dent, started in 1985.

Her husband, Dr. Alton Brant, is an associate professor of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies at Clemson University. The Brants have one married son, Joshua (and wife Sydney) and twin sons, Jonathan and Harrison. She is the daughter of Harry and Betty Dent.

Ginny was a contributing author for The Chosen Path: 365 Inspirational Messages, Love is a Flame, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You, and online with Christian Devotions. She also contributes articles to The Baptist Courier in South Carolina.

Book link:

http://bit.ly/dleestory 

Rashawn is also the founder of I’m So Blessed Daily - a digital outreached which focuses on delivering good news daily. 

He is a master at unlocking the power of thought found within. We all have dreams inside of us. To realize those dreams, sometimes we need a little help to overcome what might be holding us back. With real life examples and entertaining stories, Ben helps listeners overcome their emotional pain so they can unlock their potential and build their dreams. He recently left an executive HR position to dedicate himself full time to bringing his message to you.