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A Better Way

by Ryan Haley

Learn how to excel in business God's way—where the supernatural meets the practical! Experience a better way to succeed and learn from real-life business owners and entrepreneurs who have prospered in unconventional ways. Hear and be inspired by their 100% true stories and realize how prayer can become your practical source of provision when you embrace walking by faith and not human sight.

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  1. ABW 101 – Surrendering Your Business to God (w/ Matt Walton)

    Matt Walton is a living example of someone whose life and business demands a supernatural explanation! Even though he accepted Jesus at a young age, Matt Walton struggled throughout his life with addiction, jail, and at one point even suicide. He had a business that was on the verge of failure…

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  2. ABW 100 – I Thought God Hated Me w/ Deirdre Van Nest (Part 2)

    This interview is a huge milestone, as it marks the 100th episode of A Better Way Podcast! Wow! And what a fitting milestone...after leaving you on a cliffhanger last time–the wait is over! This follow-up episode is Part 2 of last week's conversation with Deirdre Van Nest. We go deep into some...

  3. ABW 99 – I Thought God Hated Me w/ Deirdre Van Nest (Part 1)

    In Part 1 of this interview, Deirdre Van Nest describes how she tragically lost her mother as a young girl. For decades, she thought God hated her and couldn't make sense of why this tragedy was allowed to happen to her. As a result, she wanted nothing to do with God. But through meeting a...

  4. ABW 98 – Kingdom Driven Startups (w/ Chris Heaslip)

    Chris Heaslip is the Founder of PushPay, a giving-focused online payment platform which many of you have probably used many times at church or elsewhere. While PushPay has had phenomenal global success since its launch in 2011, Chris says he had 14 failed startups before that. So, what made the...

  5. ABW 97 – Christ Over Career (w/ Cameron Arnett)

    Cameron Arnett was just getting his big start as a Hollywood actor, and was offered a great role. But there was just one problem...the role required him to compromise his integrity as a follower of Jesus. So he had to make a choice: Christ, or his career. Cameron chose Christ, and it cost him his...

  6. ABW 96 – It Takes A Village (w/ Tami Thorsen)

    Tami Thorsen gave her heart to Jesus at the age of 6, and ever since then has felt called to missions in Africa. Many decades later, the Lord is now answering that desire He placed in her heart, but not necessarily in the way she originally thought. After many years of full-time missions work in...

  7. ABW 95 – From Ashes to Beauty (w/ Julie Ballard)

    Julie Ballard has dealt with more than her fair share of trauma and heartache. From her dad taking his own life when she was 15 years old to drug addiction, overdose, divorce, and thoughts of suicide; her life seemed like nothing but a pile of ashes. But God! Through a dramatic healing and...

  8. ABW 94 – Grace-Based Weight Loss & Health (w/ Tyler McCart)

    In this conversation, frequent podcast guest Tyler McCart shares a testimony that will probably be very relevant and encouraging to many listeners. Like many, Tyler has tried with varying success many times to "get back in shape". Recently, he underwent a significant body transformation. And the...

  9. ABW 93 – Addiction, Suicide, Breakthrough, and Blessings (w/ Isaac Bennett), Part 2

    In this 2-part interview, Isaac Bennett shares his incredibly raw and personal testimony of severe addiction to pornography; which led him to the point where he was ready to take his own life. But through God's unfathomable grace and his family's unconditional love, he was able to get an…

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  10. ABW 92 – Addiction, Suicide, Breakthrough, and Blessings (w/ Isaac Bennett), Part 1

    In this 2-part interview, Isaac Bennett shares his incredibly raw and personal testimony of severe addiction to pornography; which led him to the point where he was ready to take his own life. But through God's unfathomable grace and his family's unconditional love, he was able to get an…

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  11. ABW 91 – Plan for Prosperity (w/ John Gerber)

    "Plan for Prosperity". That was the phrase John Gerber heard from the Holy Spirit as he was recently contemplating some important financial and life decisions. In this inspiring conversation, John shares his testimony that is equal parts very practical as well as undeniably supernatural. Through...

  12. ABW 90 – The Leadership "Sweet Spot" (with Chris Gordon & Rev 5)

    As a guest on the Revolution Leadership Podcast, I was invited by Chris Gordon to talk about leadership. He asks me to share several different personal leadership styles I've used, and how they can be adapted in different situations for greater effectiveness. Using personal stories and…

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  13. ABW 89 – Our Unfair Advantage (with Dr. Jim Harris)

    What if every Believer had a supernatural "edge" in business? What if the Holy Spirit was "Our Unfair Advantage"?! That's exactly what Dr. Jim Harris believes, and he has the testimonies to back it up! He's seen this supernatural competitive advantage in business work on behalf of him and his...

  14. ABW 88 – Jesus Christ CEOs (with Leray Heyne)

    Leray Heyne had successfully run a family business for 18 years when the Lord gave him an invitation to something much greater. That invitation was to operate a business completely yielded to God, through deep communion with the Holy Spirit. Beyond that, though, it was to create an organization…

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  15. ABW 87 – Letting Christ Own & Run Your Business (w/ Dan Rudat)

    Is it possible to let Christ legally own and practically operate your business? What could that actually look like? Dan Rudat has recently done just that, and shares some incredible testimonies of what has resulted. Jesus Christ is the legal CEO (on the LLC documents!) of CREI (Christ Real Estate...

  16. ABW 86 – Sales Integrity in the Snake Pit: Moving in the Opposite Spirit

    Sometimes the business world can feel like a "snake pit": a nasty, cut-throat environment where people will say and do almost anything to make a sale. As Kingdom-minded Believers, how do we conduct ourselves in this dark and ultra-competitive environment? By "moving in the opposite spirit": going...

  17. ABW 85 – Pride, Brokenness, Humility, and Restoration

    DC and Ashton Cayce were experiencing some phenomenal early success in their business as a young married couple: DC as a general contractor and his wife Ashton as a talented interior designer. They worked with real estate investors to remodel and sell properties at a profit, completing 80 homes…

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  18. ABW 84 – Divine Wisdom in the Aerospace Industry

    Jeffrey Tenant worked for many years at McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing). As a financial analyst in the very technical Department of Defense aerospace industry, he specifically asked the Lord for innovative ideas that would bless his company through his work. And God did not disappoint! As a new...

  19. ABW 83 – Surrendering to God's Plan for Business

    Joseph Warren was an entrepreneur who worked hard for many years to build a very profitable and automated business; one that eventually only required him to work for 2 hours per week! But despite all that, he became empty and dissatisfied with the "success" he'd achieved. In a moment of...

  20. ABW 82 – Developing Inner Vision for Healing & Influence

    Nathanael Zurbruegg was born with a debilitating kidney disease, and has literally had to fight for his life since before he was even born. The fact that he's even alive today is an astounding miracle in and of itself. However, Nathanael has not let this stop him from living life to the fullest…

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  21. ABW 81 – Redeeming Lives through Business, Government & Ministry

    What do you get when you combine business, government, and ministry coming together to touch lives? A glimpse of Heaven on Earth and God's Kingdom! My coach and mentor Mark Appleyard, Founder of Anothen, describes the synergistic partnerships that have come together in Australia and all over the...

  22. ABW 80 – SUMMIT Virtual Business Conference

    This conversation is with Rachel Jenks and Melissa Buck from The Brand Boss Studio about a virtual business conference we're co-hosting all next week called SUMMIT: Align Your Business with Divine Design. This is going to be all about how to operate your business and live your life from a place…

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  23. ABW 79 – Mining your Pain for Treasure

    Rachel Jenks always felt like she was different and that she didn't fit in. This caused her a lot of pain, but the Lord showed her how to mine her pain for treasures He'd deposited in her. Now, she realizes that her differences are her superpower! As a businesswoman and Founder of The Brand Boss...

  24. ABW 78 – Business Should be FUN!

    Bob Chatterton knows what it's like to businesses the hard way and the easy way (SPOILER ALERT: easy is better!). As a serial entrepreneur, Bob's owned 4 businesses and gives us a stark contrast between what business with and without God looks like. Despite some worldly success early on, business...

  25. ABW 77 – "As a Woman Thinks in her Heart": Manifesting Dreams through Words

    To paraphrase Proverbs 23:7, "As a woman thinks in her heart, so is she", and Kim Daly can prove it! Kim is a renowned franchise consulting expert, who had a dream of becoming a #1 International Bestselling Author. But it wasn't just a dream...it was a "Daly" reality in her heart and mind as she...

  26. ABW 76 – The Benefits of Trusting God

    Before Peter Demos surrendered his life to God, his marriage was a ticking time bomb, only salvageable by divine intervention. His business was his idol, and he felt immense pressure to run others over with it. Peter was a walking ball of fear, which manifested itself as uncontrolled anger. But...

  27. ABW 75 – Real Estate & Business for Kingdom Impact

    Can a real estate investment business be used by God as a "Full-Time Ministry"? Absolutely!! David Gutierrez is an active-duty Naval Officer who shares how he and his business partner Stu Grazier are doing exactly that. Inspired by a bible verse in Malachi 3:10, Storehouse 3:10 Ventures is Dave…

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  28. ABW 74 – Spirit-Led Exponential Business Increase

    How is it possible for a brand-new startup company to go from $2,000/month in sales to over $340,000/month and a $3.2 million valuation, in 6 months?!? This week's guest will get you FIRED UP as he shares how with GOD all things are possible! Joshua Stephens is the Founder of King's Loot, a…

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  29. ABW 73 – Filling the Storehouse

    (This week's conversation is from an interview where I was a guest on the Filling the Storehouse podcast with Stu Grazier and David Gutierrez) "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah…

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  30. ABW 72 – Church for Entrepreneurs (with Amos Johnson)

    This week's guest is Amos Johnson, founder of Church for Entrepreneurs. In this interview, Amos shares the revelation he received about transitioning from an employee mindset to an entrepreneurial mindset, based on a passage of scripture from Genesis 30. We talk about the subsequent journey Amos...

  31. ABW 71 – Prayer Leads to Miracles and Business Strategy (Part 2)

    For anyone struggling with doubt and discouragement in generating sales and building their business, this testimony will really encourage you! Mike Fernicola recently made a major career transition from being an employee/teacher at a public school to becoming a full-time, self-employed Wealth...

  32. ABW 70 – Prayer Leads to Miracles and Business Strategy (Part 1)

    For anyone struggling with doubt and discouragement in generating sales and building their business, this testimony will really encourage you! In Part 1 of this 2-part interview with Mike Fernicola, rather than diving immediately into the business testimony, we first set the stage by talking…

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  33. ABW 69 – Dramatic Business Transformation through Trusting God

    This week's guest is Aaron McClung, the Founder and CEO of AM Agency. Aaron shares the dramatic transformation that occurred in his business over the past 5 years. The catalyst for this transformation was Aaron's willingness to trust and depend on God at a much deeper level than he had…

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  34. ABW 68 – Fruit vs. Results with Tyler McCart

    Once again, this week's interview is with Tyler McCart on his show called the Kingdom Success Podcast. We talk about the difference between the fruit you bear from the Kingdom of God, and results that you produce your own way. How do you know the difference? Well, it all starts with how it is...

  35. ABW 67 – Living in God's Blessing

    This week's guest is Tyler McCart, owner of McCart International. In 2008 Tyler got a life-changing revelation of God's grace and rest when he saw his direct sales business revenue double from $25,000 to $50,000 in one month. The best part: he realized he could get better results in his business,...

  36. ABW 66 – Kingdom Capitalism

    This week's guest is Ellis Hammond, Founder of Kingdom Capitalists (a real estate mastermind group). Ellis talks about how he transitioned from being a full-time missionary and campus pastor to stepping full-time into business in the real estate investing sector. God showed Ellis that he had...

  37. ABW 65 – Hard Work is Ungodly

    I know the title of this episode may seem heretical and offensive, but I encourage you to listen with an open heart and mind as my friend Tyler McCart interviews me on his show, called the Kingdom Success Podcast. We define and unpack this seemingly wrong statement from a scriptural foundation…

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  38. ABW 64 – Redemption After the Deals Fall Through

    3 months ago Chris and Bri Gordon were just about to close the deal on their first home, which they shared about in episode ABW 55 - Expecting God's Best During a Mess. Just a few days after that episode went live, Chris called me to tell me that the deal had fallen through at the last minute. It...

  39. ABW 63 – Money & Business as Tools to Bless People (Part 2)

    This week's episode is Part 2 of a 2-part interview with Sean McNinch. Sean never had any desire to own a business, but has personally started or acquired 4 separate businesses; all in the last 12 months!! At this point, all the businesses are financially self-sustaining based on their positive...

  40. ABW 62 – Money & Business as Tools to Bless People (Part 1)

    This week's episode is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Sean McNinch. Sean never had any desire to own a business, but has personally started or acquired 4 separate businesses; all in the last 12 months!! At this point, all the businesses are financially self-sustaining based on their positive...

  41. ABW 61 - James Brown on "GOOD" Success and a Biblical Game Plan (Part 2)

    This week's episode is Part 2 of what was a very special honor to interview James Brown (a.k.a. "JB"). JB is a 3-time Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist, well-recognized to many as an NFL commentator for Super Bowls and other professional sports. He has truly reached the pinnacle of success…

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  42. ABW 60 - James Brown on "GOOD" Success and a Biblical Game Plan (Part 1)

    This week's episode is Part 1 of what was a very special honor to interview James Brown (a.k.a. "JB"). JB is a 3-time Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist, well-recognized to many as an NFL commentator for Super Bowls and other professional sports. He has truly reached the pinnacle of success…

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  43. ABW 59 - BE Your Message

    This week is a rare instance of me sharing with you directly, without a dialogue or conversation. I wanted to give a fresh perspective from my own recent testimony of my book launch last week. Thanks to God's faithfulness through the support of so many people, the book reached Amazon #1…

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  44. ABW 58 - Book Launch Tomorrow!

    This week Nathaniel Spiers interviews me about the inspiration and content of the book, including a Foreword from NFL Coach Tony Dungy! The book officially launches Thursday, April 23 at 9am Pacific/10am Mountain Time and we're doing a special launch-day, Kindle-only price of just 99 cents! We so...

  45. ABW 57 - Book Launch Interview w/ Tim Winders

    This week's episode is an interview on the SeekGoCreate podcast with Tim Winders. We talk about my life journey into a revelation of God's grace and rest, and how that formed the basis of my upcoming book. The book launch is all set for Thursday, April 23 at 9am PT/10am MT. That day, there will…

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  46. ABW 56 - Investing Opportunities During Coronavirus

    Staying with the theme of sharing good news and "turning lemons into lemonade" during the Coronavirus affecting all of us: this week's conversation is about some potentially amazing investing opportunties that could present themselves because of the crisis. My recent podcast interviewee and…

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  47. ABW 55 - Expecting God's Best During a Mess

    In keeping with A Better Way’s current theme of highlighting good news during so much bad news with the Coronavirus, this week’s episode is with Chris and Bri Gordon. Chris and Bri’s story is an encouraging demonstration of people who are trusting God and putting Him at the center of every aspect...

  48. ABW 54 - Hearing God, Relational Testing, and a Generational Mindset

    This week's interview is with Jonathan Wield, Managing Partner of Unbridled Wealth. Jonathan describes supernaturally hearing from God very clearly in a number of pivotal business and life decisions. One of those moments was during extreme relational tension with his boss, who had become a father...

  49. ABW 53 - Seek First the Kingdom (Part 2)

    This week is Part 2 of last week's episode with James Rea. In this conversation, James shares how seeking God's Kingdom above all else turned what easily could have been business competition into collaboration and partnership. By choosing to serve another man's business, James became the…

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  50. ABW 52 - Seek First the Kingdom (Part 1)

    This week's guest is James Rea, a serial entrepreneur and currently the owner of an insurance business. Over the years James has learned to repent of worldly, selfish thinking in his business to embrace a mentality of seeking first the Kingdom of God. In Part 1 of this conversation, James shares...

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Learn how to excel in business God's way—where the supernatural meets the practical! Experience a better way to succeed and learn from real-life business owners and entrepreneurs who have prospered in unconventional ways. Hear and be inspired by their 100% true stories and realize how prayer can become your practical source of provision when you embrace walking by faith and not human sight.

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