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. Each week I'm bringing you a

conversation with a Christian who's pursuing world-class mastery of their

vocation. We're talking about their path to mastery,

their daily habits, and how their faith influences their work.

Hey, today I've got a special Father's Day bonus episode for you guys.

That's right, I am finally introducing you guys to my father.

It felt like an appropriate time to do so, to honor my father father but also to give you guys some incredible

content rest of sure this is no pity invite just because he's my dad my dad is

one of the most exceptional sales professionals I have ever known.

He spent the majority of his career selling food,

working for companies like Cisco and US Foods,

for a very long stretch.

He was in the top 1% of sales performers in that massive food

distribution industry. Since 2003 he's been the founder and CEO of Nu Vista Foods, which today does about $12 million in

revenue every year.

My dad and I sat down, we talked about why in the world my dad took me to work with him so much as a kid.

It actually is startling how many take your kid to work days my dad kind of self-invented back in the day. We also talked about what I learned

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