The Ardent Approach

About this episode: Ryan King, CEO of Ardent Mentoring interviews Sheeba Philip, founder and CEO of the IMPART Group in a live podcast episode recording, about shaping purpose-driven brands and leaders. Sheeba explains Oreo’s “glocal” approach and shares lessons from helping JCPenney shift toward digital by overcoming internal fear and listening to consumer insight. She also recounts her transitions into IJM and Akola as a journey of obedience and identity in Christ, and encourages women leaders to pursue opportunities with confidence in God’s calling.00:00 Welcome and Introductions02:25 Oreo “Glocal” Branding08:17 Local Innovation Lessons10:38 JCPenney Digital Shift16:00 Consumer Insight Culture18:14 Calling Beyond Corporate24:36 Redemptive Entrepreneurship28:30 Faithfulness Over Outcomes32:10 Women in Leadership Advice37:13 How to Support Sheba39:26 Ardent Mentoring Invitation40:36 Final Thanks and CloseLinks & Resources Mentioned:Terry Looper — Sacred Pace: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Pace-Hearing-Aligning-Yourself/dp/0785223371Additional Research/Discussion on Women Applying for Roles:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.3109https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/breaking-through-the-self-doubt-that-keeps-talented-women-from-leadinghttps://www.bi.team/blogs/women-only-apply-when-100-qualified-fact-or-fake-news/Sheeba Philip:https://www.sheebaphilip.com/IMPART Group: https://impartgroup.co/Ardent Mentoring:At Ardent, we would be excited to meet with you to explore finding a high-quality mentor who can help you scale your enterprise and multiply your impact.You can view a brief overview of Ardent Mentoring and our work supporting high-capacity entrepreneurs at https://www.ardentmentoring.org/mentees, and learn even more about us from our testimonial and vision videos on our homepage or impact page.If you would like to be notified about our upcoming live podcast recordings, join live, and participate in the Q&A, you can sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/34f4f5e9413e/subscribe.

About this episode: Ryan King, CEO of Ardent Mentoring, sits down with Tiger Dawson, co-founder of Edify, in a live podcast episode recording to discuss building organizations that serve, grow, and last. Tiger shares lessons on finding a niche in the marketplace, scaling through COVID, maintaining culture and mission, fundraising with integrity, and his deeply personal journey with cancer and faith. Shortly after this recording, Tiger went to be with the Lord. We invite you to continue to pray for his wife Leslie and the Dawson family during this tender time.Timestamps:0:00 — Introduction1:45 — Finding the Gap in the Market4:43 — The Three-Part Model7:05 — Listening Well and Cultural Adaptation9:54 — Scaling Through COVID10:56 — Maintaining Culture While Scaling15:51 — Fundraising and Donor Relationships20:10 — Advice for Young Entrepreneurs24:07 — Journey with Cancer and Faith32:50 — Closing PrayerLinks & Resources:Ardent Mentoring — ⁠https://www.ardentmentoring.org/⁠When Helping Hurts — ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802409989⁠Sacred Pace by Terry Looper — ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785223371⁠Rooting for Rivals by Peter Greer — ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764231251⁠A Dream and a Coconut Tree — ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578480603⁠Ardent Mentoring:At Ardent, we would be excited to meet with you to explore finding a high-quality mentor who can help you scale your enterprise and multiply your impact.You can view a brief overview of Ardent Mentoring and our work supporting high-capacity entrepreneurs at https://www.ardentmentoring.org/mentees, and learn even more about us from our testimonial and vision videos on our homepage or impact page.