Faith Driven Entrepreneur Asia

This episode highlights the story of Dylan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-wilk-5323014/] and Anna [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-meloto-wilk-b275936a/] Wilk, the co-founders of the Philippines' biggest brand of affordable natural personal care products: Human Nature. The couple met shortly after Dylan began questioning the purpose of his life. He had accumulated great wealth through his career in the U.K., but still felt that something was missing. God opened his eyes on a trip to the Philippines and gave him new meaning for his money, his career, and for his entire life. He also met and eventually married Anna there, and the two now run the business together.  They join the show to share their story and talk about how God has changed their lives, and the lives of so many others through Human Nature. Let’s listen in.

God can redeem any broken situation. Even for a man who had a lifetime of fraud, lies, and shortcuts that led to 3 different prison sentences. Anil David [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-david-14645a57/recent-activity/articles/] is a living testimony of God’s radical grace and transformative mercy. He met Jesus in a prison cell, not long after authorities burst into his home and took him back to jail for the third and final time. It was during that sentence that he decided to change.   Since then, he’s started Agape Connecting People, a business that equips inmates and other overlooked people groups for a sustainable career.  He joins the show, along with guest co-host Kim Pong, to share how God redeemed his criminal past and how he’s using his experience to love others.

Entrepreneurs are far more likely to deal with anxiety than others. So how do we handle the moments when we feel anxious? Australian author Steve Cuss [https://theascentleader.org/steve-cuss/]joined the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast to discuss how entrepreneurs can go from being managed by anxiety to managing their anxiety in healthy and productive ways. Check out the episode and don’t forget to follow and rate the show wherever you get your podcasts.

How do you balance innovation and tradition in a business that has been around for generations? Reuben Ang has had to ask himself this question as the managing director of Hesed and Emet Holdings, a food solutions company based in Singapore with holdings in various events and institutional catering and food retail businesses. During his time with the company, Reuben has helped scale the company by modernizing the menu and automating processes without sacrificing the important, traditional elements that make the brand special.  He joins the podcast to talk about striking that balance, working with family, and how his faith has informed his work.

Some of the biggest questions we get as a ministry revolve around corruption, and on today’s show, we’re tackling that issue. Our guest is Dr. Mark Lovatt, the CEO and Principle Consultant of Trident Integrity, an internationally-recognised expert at strengthening integrity infrastructure in organisations across Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific region.  Mark has lived and worked on the continent for over a decade and is passionate about helping businesses build integrity and fight corruption. He joins us today to offer practical tips on how we can steward the power that God has given us. If you like this episode, don’t forget to rate and follow the show.