Sorry, I’m a tad late to publishing this. I must admit, I ended up staying later than planned at pickleball last night and couldn’t manage to finish the edits with the bricks on my eyelids. Better late than never, as they say!
Before we start!
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Joe runs a podcast production agency for mission-oriented and Catholic organizations. He brings to this years of experience working on audio and video production so it’s a great fit for his skills.
He started not that long ago, and recently, he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world.
Because of that, I wanted to discuss what it’s like to be building a business in those circumstances. Discover how his trust in God has developed. How he views growing the business? How he tries to balance hustle and family life? And of course we talked a lot about podcasts and Church media in general.
It was a fun call — I hope you enjoy it too!
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God often uses our lack of career direction early on to prepare us for the bigger missions down the road.
When we start off in our careers, there is so much we don’t know. We look back and say we would do so many things differently. But in many ways, this is likely how God intended for us.
He uses this time to guide us and give us experiences that we never considered in order to prepare us for what He wants us to do down the road.
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"I think some people are just wired to work for themselves, and they can't really work for somebody else."
"I always say people want to do business with their friends. The next best thing is people want to do business with brands and individuals they trust."
"You don't need thousands of listeners to actually have a valuable podcast."
"I would much rather have smaller growth that's sustainable."
"You need ownership over your time."
Key Moments: (outline)
00:00 Introduction to Joe Coleman and St. Kolbe Studios
02:10 Joe Coleman's entrepreneurial journey and the founding of St. Kolbe Studios
07:08 Discussion on the nature of self-employment and ownership
08:56 Impact of expecting his first child on his approach to work and hustle
11:46 Benefits of podcasting for building trust and brand relationships
16:22 The importance of niche and specific offers in podcasting
19:40 Joe's confidence level in his business and God's providence
26:14 Joe's philosophy on business growth and scale
32:08 Discussion on time ownership and entrepreneurial virtues
33:57 Joe's evolving relationship with faith and God through entrepreneurship
37:20 Reflection on divine providence and career paths
43:45 Cool client stories and experiences working with interesting people
46:35 What's missing in Catholic media
50:28 Rapid fire questions: inspiring scriptures, entrepreneurs, saints, and devotions
53:50 Call to action for St. Kolbe Studios and Catholic Founders Guild
Join The Catholic Founders Guild
The Catholic Founders Guild is a vetted group of Catholic entreprenuers who are building businesses with their faith at the heart of what they do.
Some are building ‘Catholic’ products. Most are building normal businesses. We’ve got tech founders. Agency owners. Mom & Pop. E-commerce. And some people who bought a business.
Guild Member Benefits:
Member Directory Access | Join our monthly calls | Access to all paid content | Attend guild-member only dinners
You are the average of the 5 people you hang out with most. Don’t you want that to describe other Catholic founders?
Catholic Founders is where Catholic Entrepreneurs and Business Owners go to learn how to integrate their faith into every aspect of how they run their business and life as a Catholic AND as a Founder.
In modern times, it's become more unclear than ever how to unite our faith with our work. It's even harder when you run a business. However, just as there is a holy way to live, there is a holy way to build and run our businesses.
Fundamentally, our skills were given to us by God so that we may become instruments of His will. These skills are not for our own use. Therefore, to waste or misuse them is a grave thing. This entire project is born out of a deep belief in this truth.
Catholic Founders is where Catholic Entrepreneurs and Business Owners go to learn how to integrate their faith into every aspect of how they run their business and life as a Catholic AND as a Founder.
In modern times, it's become more unclear than ever how to unite our faith with our work. It's even harder when you run a business. However, just as there is a holy way to live, there is a holy way to build and run our businesses.
Fundamentally, our skills were given to us by God so that we may become instruments of His will. These skills are not for our own use. Therefore, to waste or misuse them is a grave thing. This entire project is born out of a deep belief in this truth.
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