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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 26 MIN

Bob Doll — Who Are You Without the Title?

from Faith in Finance · host Justin Flores

It's easy to keep your faith and your career in separate boxes. Go to work, leave your Bible at home. Go to church, leave your ambition at the door. For years, Bob Doll did exactly that, commuting between two worlds that never touched. Then one day, they did. And everything changed.As President, CEO, and CIO of Crossmark, Bob now leads a firm where faith isn't something you check at the door. It shows up in Monday morning emails, hiring decisions, investment screens, and the way people treat each other in the hallway. But getting there took forty years, a firing he didn't see coming, and a Saturday morning breakdown that forced him to ask the question he'd been avoiding: who am I without the title?In this conversation, Bob speaks directly to anyone trying to build a career without losing themselves in the process. He breaks down why an integrated life isn't just spiritually healthier; it's the only kind God actually calls us to. He gets honest about how money quietly becomes an idol before you even notice, why character matters just as much as competence, and what it really cost him to share his faith at one of the most powerful firms in the world.He also talks about the year that followed that firing - the wallowing, the hard questions, and the small group of five men who helped him find his footing again. Not as an executive. As a child of God.And when the conversation turns to success, his answer is clear on what he wants to hear: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."For anyone trying to figure out how faith and a demanding career can belong to the same life, this one is for you.

It's easy to keep your faith and your career in separate boxes. Go to work, leave your Bible at home. Go to church, leave your ambition at the door. For years, Bob Doll did exactly that, commuting between two worlds that never touched. Then one day, they did. And everything changed.As President, CEO, and CIO of Crossmark, Bob now leads a firm where faith isn't something you check at the door. It shows up in Monday morning emails, hiring decisions, investment screens, and the way people treat each other in the hallway. But getting there took forty years, a firing he didn't see coming, and a Saturday morning breakdown that forced him to ask the question he'd been avoiding: who am I without the title?In this conversation, Bob speaks directly to anyone trying to build a career without losing themselves in the process. He breaks down why an integrated life isn't just spiritually healthier; it's the only kind God actually calls us to. He gets honest about how money quietly becomes an idol before you even notice, why character matters just as much as competence, and what it really cost him to share his faith at one of the most powerful firms in the world.He also talks about the year that followed that firing - the wallowing, the hard questions, and the small group of five men who helped him find his footing again. Not as an executive. As a child of God.And when the conversation turns to success, his answer is clear on what he wants to hear: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."For anyone trying to figure out how faith and a demanding career can belong to the same life, this one is for you.

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