Kingdom ROI Podcast

Coach DJ and Whitney James have known each other since they were five years old — same church in Winter Garden, same youth group, same city they've now planted their family in. On this episode of Kingdom ROI, they sit down with Valerie to trace a story that runs from a MySpace DM and a grad-night outfit to Clermont Basketball Academy, the fast-growing, faith-rooted program Coach DJ founded on a simple conviction: this was never his business. It's God's assignment.They get honest about the things most entrepreneurs won't say out loud — the months wondering if the doors will still be open, the "mom guilt" Whitney wrestled walking back from a thriving branding business to be present with their daughters, and the discipline of "purpose conversations" that end every night and start every morning. Whitney brings the methodical mind and marketing eye; Coach DJ brings the vision and the drive God had to build in him. Together they unpack seasons and stewardship, why they'd rather leave something in their kids than to them, and the night a homeless mother behind a Target reframed what "build it big" is really for.Whether you're frozen by fear on an idea or scaling something God already ordained, this one will meet you where you are. As Coach DJ puts it: keep your eyes on Jesus, and you'll walk on water.🏀 Follow Clermont Basketball Academy: Instagram & Facebook @clermontbasketballacademy · clermontbasketballacademy.com · Coach DJ's daily encouragement: @coachdjinspires🎧 New to Kingdom ROI? Subscribe, like, and share with someone who needs encouragement on their entrepreneurial journey. Stay rooted in your faith, stay obedient to your calling, and never underestimate the impact God can make through a life and business surrendered to Him.

Some businesses you can explain with a spreadsheet. This one you can only explain with a testimony.This week the Kingdom Builders sit down with David Buning — native Floridian, 25 years sober, a man who was one signature away from becoming a Catholic priest before God pointed him somewhere else entirely. Today he's the founder of Mile Built, a minimalist endurance running company built on a single, uncomfortable idea: that we're transformed through suffering, not around it.David opens up about the search that took him from the church choir to Buddhism and back to Christ, the diagnosis and the 275 pounds that finally got him moving, and the day a competitor bought the very business he'd been eyeing — and how that lit the fire to build his own. We talk discipline over motivation, obedience over the "better" offer, why delay is really development, and how anyone — runner or not — can toe the line, endure the discomfort, and come back the next day.A conversation about faith, discipline, and becoming a better version of yourself one mile at a time.🏃 Find Mile Built: www.MileBuilt.com · registration via RunSignUp🎧 New episodes of Kingdom ROI drop Tuesdays. Like, follow, and share to help us reach more Kingdom Builders.Chapters: Intro & prayer · Boise to Florida · Sobriety & the search · The road to the priesthood · Meeting his wife · 275 lbs to running · Founding Mile Built · Transformation through suffering · Goggins & voluntary discomfort · Delay is development · Bare Bones races & how to join · What's next

Brian and Diana Helig never planned to sell coffee. During a Bible study, Diana jumped up mid-video and declared, "We're opening a coffee shop" — and hadn't heard a word of the message. Two weeks later, Brian couldn't stop thinking about it either. That obedience became HeBrews the Coffee, a Christian coffee trailer built on Hebrews 10:24-25: "Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works."In this episode of Kingdom ROI, the Heligs share the full story — meeting at 15, a timeshare gamble that moved them to Mexico, the business plan whose numbers never worked, and the miracle testimony behind their two sons, including 105 days in the NICU and a single picture of Jesus on a hospital chapel wall. We talk tithing when money's tight, keeping God at the center of every decision, chasing obedience over the "better" offer, and why there's enough for all of us.A conversation about faith, family, and building a business you can't explain any other way.☕ Find HeBrews the Coffee: hebrewsthecoffee.com | Instagram @hebrews.the.coffee🎧 New episodes of Kingdom ROI drop every other Tuesday. Like, follow, and share to help us reach more Kingdom Builders.

For 14 years, Ashley Smith built a career as a federal attorney — and then discovered, almost by accident, that a hairstylist client was out-earning her. That one moment cracked open a decade-long "midlife crisis" she'd been sitting on since high school, when she couldn't attend cosmetology school alongside earning her regular diploma.In this episode of Kingdom ROI, Ashley — owner of Vidni Salons, a salon suite collective in Atlanta — walks us through changing clothes in her car so coworkers wouldn't know she was moonlighting in cosmetology school, surviving fraudulent chargebacks that shut down her first salon, and the landlord relationship that taught her the salon-suite business model from the inside out. She breaks down how her background as a tax attorney and contract-law teaching assistant lets her draft her own commercial leases, save thousands in legal fees, and negotiate as an equal in a male-dominated commercial real estate world.Ashley also gets candid about money and faith — her unfiltered take on churches that solicit tithes while pastors flaunt lavish lifestyles, why she gives to people on the street without judgment, and how she leans on her faith (and a day job) to get through the slow seasons every entrepreneur faces. She shares a full-circle story of being passed over for a promotion — only to get the call the same month she opened her first salon — and closes with practical advice for aspiring business owners, including how to get a free SBA business advisor.

In Episode 2 of Kingdom ROI, Valerie sits down with Tawni and Jamie of Royal Kingdom Realty — a married couple, parents to four boys, and Christian entrepreneurs who moved from Colorado to Central Florida to live on mission. They share the testimony behind their brokerage: a vision Tawni received while praying in the car, the loss that led them toward adoption, God’s provision through the sale of two properties, and the leap of faith Jamie took in leaving a steady salary. Along the way they get honest about tithing, building a business on 1 Peter 2:9, staying authentic on camera, handling criticism, and keeping God, marriage, and family in the right order. A real, encouraging conversation for anyone chasing purpose, faith, and entrepreneurship.https://royalkingdomrealty.org/Welcome & opening prayer (00:00:00)Meet Tony & Jamie — testimony and being saved at 25 (00:54:00)What brought them to Florida (02:04:09)The vision while driving (03:13:14)Loss, provision, and the road to adoption (05:36:20) The leap of faith — leaving the salary (08:27:00)Building the business on 1 Peter 2:9 (10:35:18)Advice for new agents & brokers (13:29:15)Tithing — the hard question (15:18:25)Mentorship & community (20:55:08)Faith, family & business balance (22:10:14)Social media, authenticity & criticism (25:36:23)Working together as a couple (32:41.14)Final word for kingdom builders (38:07:22)

What if success wasn't measured by revenue or growth, but by how faithfully you steward what God placed in your hands?In this very first episode of Kingdom ROI, host Valerie Mohammad introduces herself and the heart behind the show. A wife, mother of five, entrepreneur, and follower of Jesus, Valerie shares the story that shaped her — immigrant roots, a marriage that began against the odds, and a winding road from government work to entrepreneurship. She opens up about the moment everything shifted: driving in tears to her family's Airbnb property, worshiping, when she felt God call her to create a space for Christian entrepreneurs to share how faith and business collide.This is the foundation of Kingdom ROI — Rooted in faith, Obedient to God's calling, Impactful for His kingdom. If you've ever wondered whether the dream on your heart is truly from God, or whether you're qualified enough to pursue it, this episode is your invitation to take action, water the seed, and step out in faith.Your business can be a ministry. Your leadership can be a testimony. Let's get started.