Faith, Business, and Kingdom Impact: Mark Walker's Journey from Small Store to $60M Enterprise on Exploring the Marketplace (S:4 - Ep 22)

Exploring the Marketplace

Charisma Podcast Network

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson are joined by Mark Walker, founder of Walker’s Furniture, Author of The Multiplication Factor and an experienced Speaker and Leader. Mark’s journey began with a small 2,000 sq. ft. store that grew into 13 thriving locations with over 200 employees and $60M in annual sales—all while pursuing his mission to finance the Gospel and advance God’s Kingdom.

Mark shares how God’s promises shaped his business, from receiving unexpected financial blessings to navigating rapid growth, warehouse expansions, and fierce competition. Despite facing challenges like sleepless nights and tough decisions, Mark’s unwavering faith in God’s guidance allowed his business to thrive.

His story is a powerful example of what can happen when you partner with God in the marketplace. Tune in to hear how Mark’s faith, perseverance, and generosity helped him overcome adversity and create a lasting Kingdom impact!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is exploring the Marketplace podcast. I'm Sean Bowles.
0:07.0	And I'm Bob Haston and together we're inviting you into conversation about what God is doing with entrepreneurs,
0:12.8	influencers in everyday career fields.
0:15.7	Get a fresh perspective with our commentary
0:17.4	and stay for the main chorus from our hand big guests
0:20.0	who are vulnerable, transparent,
0:21.5	and sharing how their faith affects their career in powerful ways.
0:25.7	If a picture is worth a thousand words, then their life stories with a thousand sermons.
0:29.8	Here we go.
0:31.4	Welcome to the Exploring Marketplace Podcast. Sean, what are we doing today?
0:36.0	You know, we have a fantastic episode lined up for everybody.
0:39.0	We're going to be hearing from a friend of ours, Mark Walker, who's the founder of Walker's furniture,
0:43.3	and he started in a 2,000 square foot building,
0:45.4	but they've grown it to 13 stores over 200 employees,
0:48.6	and his retail sales of our $60 million a year by.
0:51.8	And I mean, this is all because he dedicated his business to
0:54.8	God and said I want to create money and finances for the kingdom and God grew it to this
0:59.1	which is just so cool and then we have our real talk between you and I and we're going to
1:02.3	discuss the pitfalls here and get this of prioritizing messaging over core business operations using Disney as a case study.
1:10.0	Disney is not being referred to in several magazines, including Forbes online, as don't go Disney,
1:15.1	don't do the Disney thing, which is
1:16.9	when you prioritize a political or message
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Charisma Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Charisma Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.