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In Today’s Issue:
Intro to the Show
Core Takeaway
Episode References
Select Quotes
Key Moments
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Today’s Show:
Andreas Widmer | The Catholic University of America | Prosper Podcast
Rebecca Teti | Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship
Today’s episode is my appearance on Prosper Podcast hosted by Andreas Widmer and Rebecca Teti to kick off their season five, “Yes, but how?”.
We get into my whole story, but the heart of this episode is the question we’re always peeling apart on this show: what does it actually mean to do Catholic entrepreneurship? Living your faith through how you run your business – how you treat the human being in front of you, and learning to resign to God’s will when the plan blows up.
We also talked about the interesting patterns I’ve seen in a year of interviewing Catholic founders and how they stand out in making their faith alive.
Core Lesson:
Work is a co-creative act ordered toward sanctification.
Regardless if you’re a religious, a layman, or leading multiple businesses, we are called to be creative and put our talents to use. It might be scary at first, but when we, entrepreneurs, surrender our illusion of control to God, and cooperate with His grace by answering the call of Divine Entrepreneurship, business becomes a primary vehicle for God’s providence and personal growth.
God Bless & Happy Building!
~Silas Mähner
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Key Episode References:
Select Quotes:
“We do need to be entrepreneurs in whatever way God is calling us to. We need to be willing to build. We need to be willing to be creative or generative. Whether you are an employee in another company or you are a religious, there’s always creativity going on.” — Silas Mähner
“If Jesus were the CEO of any company, it would be a company that does things the right way and it would be more profitable in the long term in all cases—no exceptions to the rule.” — Silas Mähner
“We have our first calling, which is our universal calling to holiness to get to heaven. Then we have our first vocation, our vocation to either the married life or the religious life. And then we have our secondary vocation, our vocation in the world, which is what are we called to do in our work?” — Silas Mähner
“God is directing the symphony, and if you make a wrong note, he immediately switches the entire symphony to play in a way that’s still beautiful.” — Andreas Wittmer
“God never promises us success or excess wealth, but he does promise, ‘I will be with you every step of the way.’” — Silas Mähner
“The thing that I think is most dangerous for young people is to not have any momentum in their life and to just sit in this fear and dread of what the future holds.” — Silas Mähner
Key Moments: (outline)
01:43 – Guest Introduction & Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton
03:50 – Career Background: Discover Praxis & Cleantech Recruiting in NYC
06:44 – Defining Cleantech & Launching EarthSearch
09:17 – Relocating to Nashville & Building Family Life
11:26 – Founding Catholic Founders & The Three Levels of Vocation
16:01 – Co-Creators in the Workplace: Image & Likeness of God
18:09 – Rejecting the Sacred vs. Secular Dichotomy
20:06 – Key Patterns of Saintly CEOs
25:00 – Resignation to God’s Will & Divine Providence
27:40 – Uniqueness, Purpose, and Overcoming Fear
32:16 – Decision-Making, Momentum, & The 6-Month Burst Strategy
38:21 – Giving God the First Option in Discernment
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