Rebecca George is the founder of Radical Radiance® - a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. She is a podcaster, speaker, and author whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom. In her free time, you can find her running outside, writing, or trying a new recipe with 90s country playing in the background.

Follow Rebecca on Instagram or at radicalradiance.live

In this episode, Rebecca answers:

• What is Radical Radiance? How did you decide on the name?
• What led you to become passionate about encouraging women in their calling?
• What type of work were you doing before you founded Radical Radiance?
• Your husband is a pastor. How do you view your calling in relation to his; are these in competition? How do they correlate to one another?
• How do you think about and manage time spent serving your ministry versus your time spent serving your local church?
• How can women cultivate their calling, especially those just starting to discern it?
• How can women treat their calling seriously instead of just a “cute little side hobby?”
• Give us a teaser for your new book, You're Not Too Late: Trusting God's Timing in a Hurry-Up World.
• And more!

Resource Mentioned:

• You’re Not Too Late by Rebecca George
• Do the Thing by Rebecca George
• Courtney Moore on Rebecca’s Podcast, Radical Radiance

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Shelbi Kate Strube is a passionate Personal Trainer and Functional Nutrition Specialist with over 8 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. She specializes in helping clients overcome pain when training, build muscle, and break through weight loss plateaus in a supportive and motivating environment.

Shelbi combines her fitness expertise with certifications in Functional Nutrition, Precision Nutrition Level 1, and Health Mindset Coaching. She has also recently completed a year-long mentorship focused on gut health, hormone health, and optimizing physique development. Her unique ability to analyze blood work and provide supplement guidance sets her apart in the personal training industry. She also has specialized experience working with individuals managing Parkinson’s Disease and as a health coach for a doctor in Functional Nutrition.

Driven by a love for working with the general population, Shelbi empowers clients to take control of their health through personalized care, encouragement, and sustainable habits that lead to lasting results.

Follow Shelbi Kate on Instagram. In this episode, Shelbi Kate answers these questions:

• How did your passion for fitness begin?
• What is functional nutrition?
• How did you gain knowledge in this space among so much information out there?
• What is your organization, Beginners Guide to Building Muscle (BGBM)?
• What challenges did you encounter as you built your business, and how did the Lord provide for those?
• How have you seen God use you in the lives of your clients? What’s your perspective on viewing your job as a ministry?
• What is your perspective of the human body from a biblical perspective?
• How do you image God as a functional nutritionist?
• How do you navigate what to wear to the gym? Resources Mentioned:
• Do the Thing by Rebecca George

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Laureen Mgrdichian is an Associate Professor at the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. She teaches courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, promotions, and women in leadership. She also oversees an annual student-led conference designed to encourage women in the workplace.

Laureen was president of a start-up video production company, placing product domestically as well as licensing internationally. In addition, she owns her own baking business specializing in corporate gifts. Her corporate work includes marketing for Universal Studios.

Laureen received her M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at U.C.L.A. focusing on marketing and organizational development. Laureen and her husband are the parents of triplets who are in their mid-twenties.

In this episode, Laureen discusses:

• Her role as an associate professor at Biola University
• What she’s learned about navigating work in various seasons of life, including becoming a mom of triplets after 18 years in the workforce
• What it means to honor and worship God with your gifts through your work
• How to persevere in a job that you don’t love and wish you could leave
• How to work with men well for the common good
• How she images God in the classroom as she teaches and mentors students

Resource Mentioned:

• Women & Work Podcast, Episode 54 with Biola University’s Dr. Joanne Jung and Dr. Richard Langer for their book, The Call to Follow
• Chapter 9 in our book, Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
• Shaunti Feldhahn’s The Male Factor: The Unwritten Rules, Misperceptions, and Secret Beliefs of Men in the Workplace

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