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Explore spiritual growth, Christian living, and community service through honest conversations about following Jesus in everyday life. Hosted by David Mansilla, Anchoring Hope features Christian entrepreneurs and community leaders sharing how faith shapes their work, decisions, and service. Find encouragement and practical Christianity for living out the Gospel, growing in your calling, and making a meaningful impact. Thank you for listening, and God bless. "Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." - John 17:17

  1. 7h ago

    "God Is Shaking You": How to Know When It’s Time for Your Next Big Move

    Welcome back to Anchoring Hope with David Mansilla! In today's episode, we sit down with Karina Rasic—a seasoned fractional CFO, finance strategist, and Catholic entrepreneur.   Karina shares her powerful testimony of growing up around her family's poultry business in Argentina—scaling it from selling chickens door-to-door on bicycles to a $700 million international company. She candidly discusses the challenges of family business dynamics, overcoming a serious cancer diagnosis, returning to her faith, and using practical Christianity to lead in the corporate world.     If you are a business leader looking to integrate your faith into daily operations through servant leadership and community service, this episode is packed with timeless wisdom.   📌 Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✔ Grassroots to Global: How Karina's family built a $700M enterprise in Argentina from humble beginnings.   ✔ Servant Leadership in Business: Why placing people, service, and ethics above greed creates lasting growth.   ✔ Faith Through Life's Storms: How surviving cancer and navigating economic crises reshaped Karina's relationship with God.   ✔ Navigating Family Dynamics: Overcoming pride and preserving relationships within family-owned companies.   ✔ Serendipitous Growth: How a single social media post opened massive doors for Karina's fractional CFO practice. 🔔 Subscribe to the Channel: Don't miss future inspiring interviews with Christian entrepreneurs and marketplace leaders!  For more content follow us on our social networks: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMansillaFreedom/ https://www.instagram.com/davidmfreedom https://twitter.com/davidmansilla https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmfreedom  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mansilla-4952b11/ Anchoring Hope Podcast: https://pod.link/1712788085 https://www.davidmansilla.com/ #KarinaRasic #FaithInBusiness #spiritualgrowth

  2. Oct 26

    The Uncomfortable Truth About Following God’s Plan for Your Business

    In today's episode, David is joined by Evan Liberman—registered investment advisor, CEO of Wise Money Israel, congregation leader, board member, and Messianic believer based in Binyamina, Israel.   Evan shares his remarkable story of transitioning from a 20-year career in tech to building a biblically responsible wealth management firm that manages over $120 million in assets for clients across 35 nations. From starting over at minimum wage in his 40s to serving in the IDF paratroopers and leading local believer communities, Evan's journey is a masterclass in humility, faith, and practical servant leadership.   🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✔ Surrendering Career Plans for Kingdom Purpose: How stepping down the professional ladder can be God’s exact doorway to deeper spiritual growth and true alignment with His will.   ✔ Practicing Practical Christianity in Business: Why workplaces are our primary mission field and how christian entrepreneurs can integrate integrity, excellence, and faith into every business deal.   ✔ Patience, Humility, and Servant Leadership: Lessons learned from military discipline, starting over from scratch, and leading teams with grace and authenticity.   ✔ Biblically Responsible Investing & Market Resilience: Understanding how faith and finances intersect through financial partnership with Israel’s growing, resilient economy.   ✔ Faith in Action Through Community Service: The vital importance of serving local congregations, humanitarian projects, and regional economic initiatives to build lasting kingdom impact.   📌 Connect & Resources: Wise Money Israel: wisemoneyisrael.com   If this conversation blessed your walk with Christ, please Like, Subscribe, and Share it with a friend or fellow leader who needs encouragement today! #EvanLiberman #WiseMoneyIsrael #FaithAndFinance  For more content follow us on our social networks: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMansillaFreedom/ https://www.instagram.com/davidmfreedom https://twitter.com/davidmansilla https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmfreedom  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mansilla-4952b11/ Anchoring Hope Podcast: https://pod.link/1712788085 https://www.davidmansilla.com/

  3. Oct 22

    How to Run a Billion-Dollar AI Company with Biblical Wisdom

    Welcome back to the Anchoring Hope Podcast! In this episode, host David Mansilla sits down with Brandon Daniels, CEO of Exiger—a global leader in AI and supply chain resilience. Brandon opens up about his personal faith journey, moving from an intellectual, atheist upbringing to a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ. In this conversation, Brandon Daniels shares his personal story of navigating the volatile world of entrepreneurship. He explains how his own path to success was not merely a result of strategy or effort, but a deliberate process shaped by God's plan to lead him toward salvation. We discuss the importance of Christian business leadership and how recognizing divine presence in the middle of daily operations can change your perspective on failure and victory. By embracing the ups and downs of his career, Brandon illustrates how maintaining faith in business allows you to see beyond immediate circumstances and trust in a higher guidance. Key Takeaways: From Atheism to Grace: How Brandon’s intellectual search for truth led him to the living reality of the Gospel. Faith & AI Innovation: Using artificial intelligence to solve complex global challenges while keeping God at the center. The Power of Daily Prayer: How intentional prayer routines and trusting God’s timing sustain business leaders through high-stress seasons. Redefining Failure: Viewing setbacks not as final outcomes, but as temporary moments where God builds character and humility. Biblical Stewardship: Applying principles like the Parable of the Talents to lead with integrity, empathy, and servant leadership. 🔔 Subscribe to Anchoring Hope for more inspiring stories of faith and leadership!

  4. Oct 19

    Why This CEO of a Top Winery Hasn't Touched a Drop of Alcohol in Years

    Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Anchoring Hope Podcast with your host, David Mansilla! In today’s episode, David is joined by Reo Hatfield—president and CEO of Prince Michel Vineyard & Winery, decorated military veteran, public servant, and business leader. Reo shares his remarkable journey through four decades in executive leadership, demonstrating how putting God first transforms not only business operations but human relationships. Reo speaks openly about his career in logistics, his commitment to community service, and how his faith guided him to help broker the historic 2003 peace agreement between the Hatfield and McCoy families—a truce featured among the world's greatest acts of forgiveness. Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✔ Practical Christianity in the Workplace: How christian entrepreneurs can balance business discipline with a heart of love, empathy, and grace. ✔ The Power of Forgiveness: Insights into the historic Hatfield-McCoy truce and how unconditional forgiveness breaks generational cycles of bitterness. ✔ Leading with Heart: Why modern executives should focus on employee strengths rather than limitations to build flourishing work communities. ✔ Cultivating Spiritual Growth: How renewing your mind through Biblical truth brings discernment and peace amid life's challenges. ✔ A Life of Purpose: Why retirement isn't the ultimate goal when your life is grounded in service to God and others. ✔ Subscribe & Stay Connected: Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel for more uplifting conversations on christian living, faith, and business. Watch the full podcast episode and join the conversation in the comments below! #AnchoringHopePodcast #ReoHatfield #FaithInBusiness For more content follow us on our social networks: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMansillaFreedom/ https://www.instagram.com/davidmfreedom https://twitter.com/davidmansilla https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmfreedom  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mansilla-4952b11/ Anchoring Hope Podcast: https://pod.link/1712788085 https://www.davidmansilla.com/

  5. Oct 18

    How to Lead with Unshakable Faith When the Market Collapses

    Welcome to another episode of the Anchoring Hope podcast! Today, host David Mansilla is joined by Aaron Keller—Co-Founder of Capsule, a Special Projects Agency; Zero exits, 25 yrs a founder; Columnist, TCBmag.com and The Star Tribune; Author, The Physics of Brand; and Curious Investor. In this deeply inspiring conversation, Aaron shares his story of leaving a safe corporate career to launch a design agency from scratch, how his faith guides his leadership style, and why understanding intentional design in science and nature gives entrepreneurs true peace in uncertain times. 🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Trading False Security for Real Reliance: The transition from employee status to entrepreneurship forces leaders to take ultimate personal responsibility and rely on God as their primary provider. Evidence of a Master Designer: How mathematical constants like the Golden Ratio demonstrate order in creation, showing that our world—and our work—is intentionally designed rather than chaotic. Leading as a Steward: How christian entrepreneurs can use their business platforms for community service, character building, and long-term human impact over quick exits. The Power of Discernment: Why modern Christians need to cultivate a pause between stimulus and response to avoid falling prey to social media polarization, instant reactions, and AI inaccuracies. Resting in His Plan: Experiencing spiritual growth and peace by surrendering total control and trusting that God has written our lives with purpose. 📌 RESOURCES & LINKS: Learn more about Capsule: https://capsule.usConnect with Aaron Keller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronjosephkellerSubscribe to Anchoring Hope Podcast for more faith-driven interviews! #ChristianEntrepreneurs #SpiritualGrowth #CommunityService #ChristianLiving #PracticalChristianity #AnchoringHope #AaronKeller #DavidMansilla #CapsuleUS #FaithAndBusiness #BrandStrategy #IntelligentDesign #GoldenRatio #FaithAndScience #Discernment #ArtificialIntelligence

  6. Oct 14

    The Hidden Mindsets Silently Ruining Most Christian Leaders (And How to Stop Them)

    Welcome to another inspiring episode of Anchoring Hope with host David Mansilla! In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Dave Jones—a former pro hockey player, U.S. Air Force veteran, doctorate holder in Sport and Performance Psychology, and the founder/president of M is Good, one of the top Christian advertising agencies in the world.   Dr. Dave opens up about his journey from seeking attention on the ice to surrendering his life to Christ and building a business rooted in faith, integrity, and community service. Together, they unpack how emotions drive human behavior, how to recognize the adversary’s tactics, and how Christian entrepreneurs can cultivate lasting spiritual growth while serving others.   🔑 Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✔ Identity Beyond Performance: How to detach your personal worth from worldly scores, achievements, and titles, and anchor it firmly in Jesus Christ.   ✔ The Psychology of Emotions: Why emotions are amoral and how leading with a Christ-centered vision gives you control over fear, anxiety, and impulsive choices.   ✔ Defeating the 4 Toxic Motivators: Insights from Dr. Dave's book, Plan to Win, on identifying and managing Fear, Lust, Anger, and Pride.   ✔ Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneurship: The realities of starting a faith-based business, staying faithful through lean seasons, and prioritizing service over profit.   ✔ Practical Guardrails & Daily Habits: Setting up practical boundaries against temptation, daily scripture reading, and starting your morning with worship and gratitude.   📌 Resource Links & Connect: Learn more about Dr. Dave Jones & take the free assessment: https://plantowwintoday.com M is Good Advertising Agency: https://misgood.com If this episode blessed you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs encouragement today! #PracticalChristianity #SportsPsychology #ChristianMarketing For more content follow us on our social networks: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMansillaFreedom/ https://www.instagram.com/davidmfreedom https://twitter.com/davidmansilla https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmfreedom  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mansilla-4952b11/ Anchoring Hope Podcast: https://pod.link/1712788085 https://www.davidmansilla.com/

  7. Oct 5

    How 1 Man Plans to Raise $1 Billion for God’s Kingdom

    Welcome to another episode of Anchoring Hope with host David Mansilla! In this episode, we shine a light on faith, purpose, and kingdom impact with special guest Steve Kaloper. Steve is a devoted Christian leader, advisor, and speaker who spent over 20 years in corporate business before transitioning into full-time ministry support. His life mission? To serve 1,000 ministries, organizations, and families to help realize $1 Billion for God’s kingdom under the guiding mantra of "Doing Good Better". In this conversation, Steve shares his personal testimony of overcoming a broken home, searching for truth through secular and Eastern philosophies, and finding radical grace in Jesus Christ. He also breaks down how his background in social ecology shapes his approach to relationship-centered fundraising and biblically-based family stewardship. Key Takeaways: ✔ A Heart for Kingdom Impact: How Steve's vision to unlock $1B for ministries stems from a deep desire to serve others rather than chase corporate success. ✔ Overcoming Adversity: From a broken family in Southern California to becoming the first college graduate in his family. ✔ A Radical Transformation: How Steve and his wife moved from Eastern philosophy to surrendering their lives to Christ together in 1989. ✔ The Power of Social Ecology: How studying human behavior and cultural environments at UC Irvine helps build authentic, relational fundraising campaigns today. ✔ Doing Good Better: Why ministries and families need to embrace high integrity, clear messaging, and practical Christian stewardship to maximize their impact. 🔔 Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more encouraging stories of business leaders changing the world for Christ! #SteveKaloper #ChristianEntrepreneurs #MinistryFundraising For more content follow us on our social networks: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMansillaFreedom/ https://www.instagram.com/davidmfreedom https://twitter.com/davidmansilla https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmfreedom  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mansilla-4952b11/ Anchoring Hope Podcast: https://pod.link/1712788085 https://www.davidmansilla.com/

  8. Sep 30

    Is God Testing You? 3 Signs Your Season of Struggle Is Actually a Promotion

    Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Anchoring Hope Podcast with host David Mansilla! In this episode, David is joined by Arlie Haddix, the Chief Executive Officer at Operation Stand Down Tennessee (OSDTN). Arlie is a retired Air Force intelligence analyst who served as a flight, squadron, and group commander over a 22-year military career. After retiring in 2014, earning his MBA from Vanderbilt University, and navigating his own challenging civilian transition, Arlie found his true calling in serving fellow Veterans. Join us for a heart-to-heart conversation on faith, practical christianity, resilient leadership, and what it truly takes to support our nation’s heroes as they rebuild their lives. Key Takeaways: * The On-Ramp vs. Off-Ramp Disconnect: Why transitioning out of the military requires structured support, coaching, and intentional guidance.  * Practical Christianity in Action: How personal trials and seasons of waiting prepare us to serve others with deeper empathy and grace.  * Holistic Veteran Support: How OSDTN addresses career transitions, personal connection, and crisis management through case management and transitional housing.  * Faith-Fueled Leadership: Balancing business accountability, strategic vision, and emotional heart in non-profit leadership.  * Trusting God's Timing: Seeing the unseen hand of God guide every career shift, challenge, and opportunity.  🔔 Subscribe to the channel for more inspiring stories of faith and impact in the workplace! 👍 Like this video if it touched your heart, and comment your favorite takeaway below! 🌐 Learn more about OSDTN: https://www.ostn.org #ArlieHaddix #FaithInTheWorkplace #ChristianEntrepreneurs

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Explore spiritual growth, Christian living, and community service through honest conversations about following Jesus in everyday life. Hosted by David Mansilla, Anchoring Hope features Christian entrepreneurs and community leaders sharing how faith shapes their work, decisions, and service. Find encouragement and practical Christianity for living out the Gospel, growing in your calling, and making a meaningful impact. Thank you for listening, and God bless. "Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." - John 17:17

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