The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode. Hey everybody welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

God and the good of others.

Every week I'm bringing you a conversation

that I host with a Christian who's pursuing

world-class mastery of their craft and their careers.

We're talking about each guest's path to mastery. of their

history, we're talking about their daily habits and routines

and how their faith impacts the work that they do.

Today I am thrilled to share this conversation I recently

have with my friend Minion Francois. She's the founder of the Cupcake

Collection which Minion grew from five dollars, literally the last five dollars she had,

to more than ten million dollars in sales. Minion has received the Family Business of the Year Award from Black Enterprise magazine

and perhaps most impressive, the Cupcake Collection in Nashville, one of the food capitals in the United States, the

cupcake collection is the number one rated restaurant out of more than

24 hundred restaurants on TripAdvisor. So Menyon was gracious enough of their time to sit down with me. We talked

about our shared quest for the best donut on Earth, some great answers for donut lovers

out there. We talked about the benefits both spiritually and

practically of not raising capital for your business and we talked about how to

earn the right to be mentored by the world's most masterful people. I think you're

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