born to impact

Other topics discussed: 

• the identity crisis of faith driven entrepreneurs that keeps us from creating truly impactful ventures
• the different tensions faith driven entrepreneurs experience vs secular entrepreneurs
• what Henry says every faith driven entrepreneur must know and must do in order to thrive in faith and business
• getting rid of the artificial secular vs sacred divide

Trust me, listen to this episode! - Ellis

Guest Bio: 

Henry Kaestner is a co-founder and managing principal of Sovereigns Capital, an investment fund that invests in faith driven entrepreneurs in the United States and Southeast Asia. Previously, Henry was the Co-Founder and previous CEO, and then Chairman of Bandwidth.com (NASDAQ:BAND), along with Republic Wireless he grew with his best friend and business partner, David Morken. 

The values of Bandwidth have always been: Faith, Family, Work and Fitness (in that order). Bandwidth was the 4th fastest growing privately held company in the country from 2003 through 2007, a position it achieved without acquisition or institutional funding. Prior to co-founding Bandwidth, Mr. Kaestner founded Chapel Hill Brokers (a predecessor to ICAP Energy), an institutional energy derivatives broker that became the top ranked electricity broker in the country. 

Mr. Kaestner has also been involved in a number of ministry and philanthropic activities. He co-founded Faith Driven Entrepreneur, Faith Driven Investor, DurhamCares, and most recently, Generosity: Bay Area. 

Additionally, Henry serves as an elder in the Presbyterian Church of America, serves on various ministry and business boards along with the board of Valley Christian Schools in San Jose. Henry lives in Los Gatos, CA with his wife Kimberley and their three sons.

Guest Links: 

LinkedIn

https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/

https://www.faithdriveninvestor.org/

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Topics we discuss:

How to stand out in an industry of "sameness"

What Heath focused on in order to go from $70 million in revenue to over $220 million.

Why he says all of his growth came from failures

How to become radically efficient so you can spend more time with those you love.

How cancer taught Heath the true meaning behind Jesus's words in 2 Corinthians 12:9, "...my power is made perfect in weakness."

Books mentioned:

Tools for Titans

Never Split the Difference

Outliers

The Second Machine Age

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