Catholic Founders
Catholic Founders
Podcast Description
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. www.catholicfounders.com
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as faith integration in entrepreneurship, the challenges faced by Catholic founders in secular environments like Silicon Valley, and the intersection of technology and spirituality. Episodes discuss topics like the rising presence of Catholicism in tech, the founding story of the Hallow prayer app, and reflections on scriptural teachings that inform business ethics, such as the importance of prayer in decision-making.
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.
Listen on: Fio (Catholic Spotify) | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
News / Updates:
* (March 12th) San Francisco Meetup: Friend of the pod, Luca Zocche, is hosting a meetup for Catholic founders in SF next week. Sign up here: 👉 SF Fides Meetup
* Wausau, WI Monthly Meetup: Sign up here (Last Saturday of each month)
* (March 24th) We invite you to thein-person Nashville Meetup
* (April 12th) Catholic Founders Guild Dinner at Dallas, TX. Register here.
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* To start a local CF meetup near you, reach out, and we’ll help you get started — [email protected]
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Today’s Episode:
I was recently invited to the Lead Different Podcast by Dan Dominguez, and we are sharing it here for your viewing.
If you have not already, I recommend checking out his pod and getting in touch with him for his leadership assessment. It’s really fascinating to help understand your unique leadership style. It will help you lead differently, I’m sure. Learn more here: https://whynotleadership.com/
Core Lesson:
Scaling a business is not a distraction from your spiritual life; it is the very path to your sainthood.
You’ve probably heard me say this before, but if you’re a Catholic who is called into entrepreneurship, your path to heaven is the path of being a good business owner. It’s not by setting it aside in the name of ‘humility’ or ‘poverty’ — it’s by embracing the call to be a co-creator and instrument of God’s will in the word.
Do not run from it. Embrace your cross and carry it on the path to heaven.
God Bless & Happy Building!
~Silas Mähner
Hire Catholic Overseas Talent
In LatAm and the Philippines, there are millions of Catholic remote workers (across all domains) who want to work for ethical bosses.
Often they’re treated as second class citizens or work for organizations that ask them to do questionable things. They reach out to us in search of a Catholic boss.
So, we started ParacleteVA (website coming soon).
With ParacleteVA, we’ll find you vetted, Catholic overseas talent who will help you move your business forward.
How it works: Pay a $500 finders fee when the candidate starts and $500 if you’re still happy with them after 30 days.
To get started reach out to [email protected] with what you’re looking for and we’ll get started.
Key Episode References:
Creative Works & Resources
Spiritual Figures & Prayers
Scripture
Select Quotes:
* “First of all, do you not trust in God? If God called you on this path, do you not trust in him for your daily bread?” — Silas Mähner
* “Striving isn’t the same as surrender. Ambition isn’t the same as obedience. And impact doesn’t come from control, it comes from trust.” — Dan Dominguez
* “If you’re somebody who approaches your faith first and you are Catholic first, and you do everything through the lens of your Catholic faith, scaling your business is actually your path to sainthood.” — Silas Mähner
* “We talk about this a lot here—that leading different is really about being open to the fact that God might have a better plan for your business than you do.” — Dan Dominguez
* “A good steward does the best things, even if they will end up getting recognition, but they’re not doing it for recognition. They’re doing it because they know at the end of the day, they’re going to have to answer to their Master.” — Silas Mähner
* “And this is what leads to the backlash against wealthy people and against billionaires is that they’re not taking the stewardship approach to the people around them.” — Silas Mähner
* “He with the most conversations wins. You gotta have conversations. Meet as many people as you can. Learn and listen, right?” — Dan Dominguez quoting Adam Packard
Key Moments: (outline)
* 00:00 – Intro: The tension between anxiety and trusting God for “daily bread”.
* 01:59 – Dan Dominguez introduces the theme of leading from trust instead of fear.
* 04:00 – Silas joins the show and discusses his background as the oldest of eight in a Wisconsin cabinet-making family.
* 06:30 – The influence of mentor Jack Schultz and the “number one asset in business”.
* 10:00 – The impulsive 11 PM launch of Catholic Founders on the Feast of St. Joseph.
* 12:43 – Scaling as a path to sainthood and the “co-creative” nature of entrepreneurs.
* 15:30 – The stewardship of wealth: What to do with a $100 million exit.
* 20:58 – Implementing Patrick Lencioni’s “Working Genius” and learning to delegate execution.
* 49:40 – Outro: Joining the Catholic Founders Guild and the call to be instruments of God’s will.
Hire Catholic Overseas Talent
In LatAm and the Philippines, there are millions of Catholic remote workers (across all domains) who want to work for ethical bosses.
Often they’re treated as second class citizens or work for organizations that ask them to do questionable things. They reach out to us in search of a Catholic boss.
So, we started ParacleteVA (website coming soon).
With ParacleteVA, we’ll find you vetted, Catholic overseas talent who will help you move your business forward.
How it works: Pay a $500 finders fee when the candidate starts and $500 if you’re still happy with them after 30 days.
To get started reach out to [email protected] with what you’re looking for and we’ll get started.
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