The Ardent Approach

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The Ardent Approach features conversations with world-class entrepreneurs, executives, and investors building organizations that matter. Hosted by Ryan King, CEO of Ardent Mentoring, the show explores the leadership decisions, strategies, and personal convictions behind ventures that scale impact and endure. Guests share hard-earned wisdom from the front lines of leadership, from building global brands to launching mission-driven enterprises. At Ardent, we believe sustainable success requires more than business growth. It requires alignment across faith, family, identity, and work. Each epis

Episodes

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Building Purpose-Driven, “Glocal” Brands: Sheeba Philip on Oreo, JCPenney, and Redemptive Entrepreneurship

    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 Introductions 02:25 Oreo “Glocal” Branding 08:17 Local Innovation Lessons 10:38 JCPenney Digital Shift 16:00 Consumer Insight Culture 18:14 Calling Beyond Corporate 24:36 Redemptive Entrepreneurship 28:30 Faithfulness Over Outcomes 32:10 Women in Leadership Advice 37:13 How to Support Sheba 39:26 Ardent Mentoring Invitation 40:36 Final Thanks and Close Links & 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.

    41 min

  2. 23 MAR

    From Launch to Legacy with Tiger Dawson

    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 Prayer Links & 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/0578480603⁠ 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.

    34 min
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The Ardent Approach features conversations with world-class entrepreneurs, executives, and investors building organizations that matter. Hosted by Ryan King, CEO of Ardent Mentoring, the show explores the leadership decisions, strategies, and personal convictions behind ventures that scale impact and endure. Guests share hard-earned wisdom from the front lines of leadership, from building global brands to launching mission-driven enterprises. At Ardent, we believe sustainable success requires more than business growth. It requires alignment across faith, family, identity, and work. Each epis

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