March 15, 2022

Living Leadership Legacy: Liberate Clarity and Link Priorities

Do you know what special mission God wants you to fulfill as a marketplace ministry leader in your workplace? Do you know how He wants you to do the work or in what order of priority? In this episode Dr. Karen talks about steps two and three of the Living Leadership Legacy Process. It’s all about how to seek God, hear from God, interpret His message, and gain clarity about your next steps.

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March 8, 2022

NASCAR and Other High Speed Brands: Interview with Mike Mooney

Mike Mooney was part of the executive ecosystem behind NASCAR. As an award winning executive, he built and protected the global reputations of such brands as Mercedes-Benz, 3M, NASCAR, Sunoco, Tylenol, and Walmart. Author of the breakthrough book, “Reputation Shift- Lessons from Pit Road to the Boardroom,” Mike speaks with Dr. Karen about the leadership lessons he learned from decades of working with championship NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, and Roush Fenway drivers and teams.

Contact Mike at www.MikeMooney.com; Mike@mikemooney.com

Mike Mooney

March 3, 2022

Living Leadership Legacy: Leverage Marketplace Ministry

Leverage Marketplace Ministry is Step One in Dr. Karen’s Five Part Living Leadership Legacy process. This step is all about Leading Yourself First by cultivating the character of Christ, checking your values, inspecting your Fruit of the Spirit, and other self-assessments. In this episode Dr. Karen shares her insights on how to prepare to be a living sacrifice in a workplace that can be enemy territory.

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March 1, 2022

“I Must Be About My Father’s Business”

As a marketplace ministry leader are you, like Jesus, daily “about your father’s business”? The reason God put you in a position of executive leadership and influence in the workplace is because He has important work for you to do as His light bearer. In this episode Dr. Karen shares several examples of Jesus doing the work of His Father and draws parallels for us today.

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February 22, 2022

Conversation with Pastors Ben and Wanda Anderson Part II: Innovations in Church and Community Leadership

If you have ever wanted to use your gifts, talents, and abilities to lead change in your community, then today’s show is especially for you. In this Part II conversation with my guests, Pastor Ben Anderson, Senior Pastor of Solid Rock Christian Center and his wife, Pastor Wanda Anderson, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Risk Management for the Navigators, they share how God led them to use different legal structures, government entities, and corporate partnerships to build their community and create capacity for future generational abundance.

Solidrockcdc.com; srcdc@solidrockcdc.com; benanderson@solidrockcdc.com

Pastor Wanda Anderson Solid Rock Christian Pastor Ben Anderson Solid Rock Christian

February 17, 2022

Phillis Wheatley: The World Was Not Worthy of Her

In 1773 Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry. In 1761 Slave traders captured Phillis in the Gambia when she was seven years old. The traders then sold her to the Wheatley family in Boston. She quickly learned English, Latin, Greek, Astronomy, Geography, and many other subjects. Her brilliant intellect and writing gave her audiences before dignitaries in Europe and the US. Yet her life ended in tragedy from which Dr. Karen extracts three crucial lessons for executives.

February 15, 2022

George Washington Carver: Modern Day King Solomon

George Washington Carver is famous for discovering 300 uses for the peanut and almost 200 for the sweet potato. In 1894 he was the first Black man to receive a Bachelors’ degree from what would later be known as Iowa State University. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to The Tuskegee Institute, Carver took it as an opportunity to fulfill the charge of his “Aunt” Moriah who told him to “Give your learning back to your people.” Dr. Karen shares seven powerful executive leadership lessons from his brilliant life.

February 8, 2022

The Black Church Past and Present: A Conversation with Pastors Ben and Wanda Anderson

The Black Church has a history of being a place of emotional refuge, leadership training, physical sustenance, the heartbeat of the civil rights movement, and a safe place to worship God with dignity. What relevance does the Black Church have today and into the future? Dr. Karen reviews a history of the official start of the Black Church in America. She and her guests, Pastor Ben Anderson, Senior Pastor of Solid Rock Christian Center in Colorado Springs and his wife, Pastor Wanda Anderson also add their insights. This segment is Part I of a conversation with the Andersons. In Part II they will share more about the groundbreaking and innovative approaches to ministry they have started at Solid Rock Christian Center.

Reach the Andersons at solidrock-cs.org; Pastor@solidrock-cs.org

Pastor Wanda Anderson Solid Rock Christian Pastor Ben Anderson Solid Rock Christian

February 3, 2022

Cicely Tyson: A Life Worth Celebrating

Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, recipient of two Emmy Awards for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” in 1974, Best Supporting Actress in 1994 for an Adaptation of “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All”, and 2013 winner of a Tony Award for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for a revival of “The Trip to Bountiful”, Cicely Tyson shines as a star on Broadway, in Hollywood, and on television. In this episode Dr. Karen walks through more than 70 years of Cicely Tyson’s career honors and extracts leadership lessons for business executives.

February 1, 2022

Sidney Poitier: “To Sir With Love”

Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to become a true Hollywood movie star. He was also the first Black man and first Bahamian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (Lilies of the Field, 1963). Known for his elegance, style, class, and dignity he was careful about the roles he chose to play even if his refusals negatively impacted his earnings. In this segment Dr. Karen shares scenes from his life and unpacks seven lessons for corporate executive business leaders.