Mike Thakur: From Billion-Dollar Deals to Kingdom Impact on Exploring the Marketplace (S:4 - Ep 36)
Exploring the Marketplace
Charisma Podcast Network
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Join Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson as they interview Mike Thakur, an award-winning CEO, adventurous entrepreneur, and author with an incredible journey at the intersection of business, purpose, and impact.
From co-founding an internet company before Google was a household name to leading $100 million sales teams and working with billionaire secret service operations, Mike’s career is a testament to bold decisions and innovative thinking. Now based in Tennessee, Mike is passionate about blending business and technology to bring meaningful change to communities.
As one of Houston’s "Most Admired CEOs," a two-time Guinness World Record participant, and the author of Mike Drop, Mike shares how entrepreneurship can be a powerful tool for Kingdom impact. Through his coworking business and nonprofit, Hope Economy, Mike has spearheaded projects like building children’s homes, water wells, and feeding programs—distributing over $11 million in food in Houston alone!
Mike also opens up about the lessons he’s learned through both triumphs and missteps, including navigating faith in the marketplace and following God’s guidance in unexpected ways.
Don’t miss this inspiring conversation packed with wisdom, practical insights, and stories of how God is moving through purpose-driven business.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Exploring the Marketplace podcast. I'm Sean Bowles. And I'm Bob Hassan, and together |
| 0:07.9 | we're inviting you into conversation about what God is doing with entrepreneurs, influencers, |
| 0:12.5 | and everyday career fields. Get a fresh perspective with our commentary and stay for the main |
| 0:17.3 | chorus from our handpicked guests who are vulnerable, transparent, and sharing how their faith affects their career in powerful ways. |
| 0:24.6 | If a picture's worth of a thousand words, then their life stories with a thousand sermons. |
| 0:28.6 | Here we go. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome to exploring the marketplace. I'm Bob Hassan with my friend Sean Bowles. |
| 0:34.6 | Sean, what are we doing on the show today? |
| 0:36.6 | Well, the first thing we're going to do is talk about how to get a rhythm of rest into your |
| 0:40.3 | career habits and into your life habits because one of the things we're finding out is that |
| 0:45.3 | people who are going after entrepreneurship and business ownership are burned out. |
| 0:48.3 | It's statistically terrible right now for people who are driven in their career. |
| 0:53.3 | We're watching people work too hard. |
| 0:55.6 | And so we're talking about that. And like how even, you know, it's obviously a biblical |
| 0:58.5 | commandment to rest. And Christians are doing a terrible job, especially in North America. North |
| 1:03.4 | America is the worst offender of this. So if you're from there, it's going to really help you. |
| 1:06.6 | But Asian countries, North America, African countries. The only place that seems to get it right is possibly part of Europe. |
| 1:12.6 | So how do we set a protocol for healthy rest and downtime? |
| 1:15.6 | We're going to talk about that. |
| 1:16.6 | Then we have an incredible guest today, Mike Thacker, who is an award-winning CEO, |
| 1:19.6 | and his voice in business world that's really helping people to blend business and purpose |
| 1:23.6 | to create meaningful change. |
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