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#006: Kent’s Story and Lessons Learned

An episode of the The Human Era podcast, hosted by with Kent Lapp, titled "#006: Kent’s Story and Lessons Learned" was published on November 1, 2018 and runs 88 minutes.

November 1, 2018 ·88m · The Human Era

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If you lost a parent at a young age, you know what it feels like to wonder how you’re going to make it through the rest of your life. The impact of that kind of loss ripples across decades. For Kent Lapp, founder of GBS, losing his father was heartbreaking, and it set in motion events that shaped the man he is today. You see, Kent’s parents stoked the entrepreneurial fire within him, and he owes a lot of his success in business to them. Listen as Kent vulnerably recalls the journey God has taken him through, and from where the motivations behind GBS come. Gospel Business Strategies 

If you lost a parent at a young age, you know what it feels like to wonder how you’re going to make it through the rest of your life. The impact of that kind of loss ripples across decades. For Kent Lapp, founder of GBS, losing his father was heartbreaking, and it set in motion events that shaped the man he is today. You see, Kent’s parents stoked the entrepreneurial fire within him, and he owes a lot of his success in business to them. Listen as Kent vulnerably recalls the journey God has taken him through, and from where the motivations behind GBS come.

Gospel Business Strategies 

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