Episode 060 - Ken Eldred
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Ken Eldred is CEO of Living Stones Foundation Charitable Trust, founder and former CEO of Inmac, and a Silicon Valley "Entrepreneur of the Year" who has married his faith with his business acumen. He is the author of God is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business, which was named the top book by the Business as Mission Network, and co-edited On Kingdom Business, winner of a 2004 Christianity Today Book Award. Ken was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Belhaven University, continues to be involved in business ventures worldwide, and acts as an advisor to several Kingdom companies and ministries.
Ken joins me today to discuss the moment he recognized that his faith in the Lord was compatible with a life in business and that he could rely on God's guidance in both His professional and personal life. He shares why it is critical to find your passions, understand what God is calling you to do, and align and integrate your true purpose with the other responsibilities in your life. Ken also explains how a business can have a much higher purpose than profit and why God is just as interested in business as He is in every other facet of our lives.
"When God gets ahold of you, everything gets better.” - Ken Eldred
"God is as interested in business as he is in anything else and that you can be as much a spiritual leader in the business community as you are in any other area." - Ken Eldred
"What does God have for you to do? Because if you don’t know what you’re supposed to be doing, you end up doing the good and missing the great." - Ken Eldred
This week on The Wow Factor:
How Ken's father acted as a mentor in business from when Ken was young and the lessons he learned from his dad
How Ken first came to the church via a Billy Graham crusade
Why Ken feels that the entrepreneurial spirit sparked in him and kindled a lifelong interest in business
The moment God spoke to him about the meaning of life and why Ken listened
How the Lord's gift of perspective affected his decision-making process
Why a severe bump in the road when he was taking his business public served to show him that the Lord was listening to his prayers
Some of the critical moments when God talked to him about the order of priorities in God’s Kingdom
How Ken set up boundaries to safeguard his life purpose
The three central pillars of Ken’s purpose in life and why he revisits them every year
The Living Stones foundation, the work they do, and why the Eldred family are so committed to supporting causes close to their hearts
Ken Eldred’s Words of Wisdom:
Work at breaking out of your silos and balancing your life. Understand your priorities and purpose and seek to integrate your faith and your role in business, and you will truly be able to serve others to the glory of God.
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