sheWorks4Him Podcast
To encourage and equip Christian working women
Welcome to the sheWorks4Him Podcast! A place where we celebrate and validate the diverse experiences of today’s Christian working women by providing a digital gathering space that connects them to God, resources, and one another.
Each week join hosts Catherine Gates, Nadya Dickson, and Martha Brangenberg as they interview women of faith that embrace their workplace mission field. Full of incredible stories, biblical encouragement, and real-life tips and tricks, sheWorks4Him will empower you to live out your calling at work, so the world knows, “Hey, sheWorks4Him!”
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sW4H 13 | Lynn Ewonaitis: Bold Faith In The Everyday
Guests: Lynn Ewonaitis
Lynn Ewonaitis came to know Jesus after a “chance” meeting with Jim Brangenberg led to a conversation about having a personal relationship with Christ. After that, Lynn began reading the Bible and discovered what it meant to have Jesus as a friend. Today, Lynn’s full-time job is going to doctor appointments and preparing for a bone marrow transplant to treat her leukemia. It’s not easy, but God has given her a gift in life to live boldly, and she’s doing exactly that every day.
Memorial dedication:
Dec 10, 1960 – Nov. 20, 2021
At the time of this recording Lynn Ewonaitis, the guest was fighting a battle against leukemia. But, with God’s favor, Lynn had a very good day for this interview, and you get to hear a little piece of her testimony and love for Jesus.
We are so grateful for the friendship we found in Lynn and how she wore Jesus on her sleeve for all to meet. On November 20, 2021, Lynn got to meet Jesus face-to-face and is finally healed.
Guests: Lynn Ewonaitis
Lynn Ewonaitis came to know Jesus because He was calling her. A “chance” meeting with Jim Brangenberg - our host, Martha’s husband - led to a conversation about having a personal relationship with Christ. After that, Lynn began reading the Bible and discovered what it meant to have Jesus as a friend. From praying with clients at the Christian radio station where she worked to speaking kind words even when she doesn’t feel like it, Lynn is learning daily how to live her life so that people can’t help but see Jesus.
Today, Lynn’s workplace looks a little different. Her full-time job is going to doctor appointments and preparing for a bone marrow transplant to treat her leukemia. During this season, she is praying over the outcome of medical tests and showing Jesus’ love to the nurses that take care of her. It’s not easy, but God has given her a gift in life to live boldly, and she’s doing exactly that every day.
Resources from today’s show:
The verse Lynn shared today was Psalm 139:1-4. The word of the Lord is powerful, and Lynn has tapped into that power by giving away dozens of Gospels of John through The Pocket Testament League. It’s what led her to Christ, and her hope is that it will do the same for those she shares it with.
Encouraged or motivated by today’s show? Connect with us more at www.sheWorks4Him.com or tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 that’s 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
sW4H 12 | Sandy Olsson: Becoming the Best Version of You
Guests: Sandy Olsson
Ministry/Business: Sandy Olsson, Mentor & Speaker
Finding a professional mentor can be a complex process that requires things like mutual learning and development, life-long experience and guidance, tools for growth in key areas of life, and most importantly, someone who is experienced in listening and able to help shift you in the right direction. Today’s guest, Sandy Olsson, has years of experience in professional mentorship and talks with hosts Martha Brangenberg and Nadya Dickson about the power of women mentoring women.
Guests: Sandy Olsson
Ministry/Business: Sandy Olsson, Mentor & Speaker
According to a recent survey by Olivet Nazarene University, there is a significant gender discrepancy in professional mentorship, with 82% of men having had male mentors. In comparison, just 69% of women have had female mentors. Finding a professional mentor can be a complex process that requires things like mutual learning and development, life-long experience and guidance, tools for growth in key areas of life, and most importantly, someone who is experienced in listening and able to help shift you in the right direction. Today’s guest, Sandy Olsson, has years of experience in professional mentorship and talks with hosts Martha Brangenberg and Nadya Dickson about the power of women mentoring women.
Sandy worked in the marketplace from an early age where she learned integrate her faith into her work. As she matured in her faith and personal leadership, Sandy began mentoring other women, later founding The Masters Program for Women, to help them discover and fulfill their God-given purpose through achieving balance, margin, and focus. Though she has handed the baton at The Masters Program for Women to Nadya Dickson, Sandy continues to mentor and encourage women at Biola in the MBA program and through 4Word Women and in her own private mentorship program. She also has her own private mentoring program, which you can learn more about at MentorSandy.com.
Resources from today’s show:
Sandy is giving away a FREE consultation, called her one-hour DNA Assessment, to one of today’s listeners! To enter, call our listener line at 866-713-9675 (WORK) or email Martha@iWork4Him.com. Sandy is the founder of The Masters Program for Women and a mentor at Biola in the MBA program through 4Word Women. To learn more about 4Word women, check out the iWork4Him interview with 4Word women with Diane Paddison.
Encouraged or motivated by today’s show? Connect with us more at www.sheWorks4Him.com or tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 that’s 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 11 | Adele Lacombe: Faith as a Business Strategy
Guests: Adele Lacombe
Ministry/Business: Debbie Macomber Inc
Adele LaCombe has been blessed with a boss who not only brings out the best in her but is also committed to helping others discover their best lives as well. She works for her mother, Debbie Macomber, a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies! As the CEO of the Debbie Macomber organization, Adele talks with us about traveling for work and parenting, imposter syndrome, and being the only woman in a boardroom full of men.
Guests: Adele Lacombe
Ministry/Business: Debbie Macomber Inc
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fall into an assumption trap - the kind where we believe the worst about ourselves and others? We all do it, and we all need people in our lives who are willing to call those assumptions out and help us see what is true. Adele LaCombe has been blessed with a boss who not only brings out the best in her but is also committed to helping others discover their best lives as well. She works for her mother, Debbie Macomber, a #1 New York Times bestselling author known as the “official storyteller of Christmas.” Several of her books have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies!
As the CEO of the Debbie Macomber organization, Adele represents the organization on boards where she serves alongside several powerful men, including an admiral, a CEO, and a senator. These men have made it clear that they value Adele’s ideas and perspectives, which has helped her feel empowered to do what God has called her to. In this show, we talk with Adele about how powerful our words can be and how to use them to lift up other women at the table. Plus, we discuss traveling for work and parenting, imposter syndrome, and being the only woman in a boardroom full of men.
Our Current Reads: Dear Santa, It’s Better This Way by Debbie Macomber
Encourage or motivated by today’s show? Connect with us more at www.sheWorks4Him.com or tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 that’s 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 10 | Natasha Pemberton-Todd Hope for Mental Health
Guest: Natasha Pemberton-Todd
Ministry/Workplace: Conflict Coaching & Consulting, Inc.
Today, 19% of adults in the USA are experiencing a mental illness. That equates to over 47 million Americans. Today we are interviewing Natasha Pemberton-Todd, a licensed clinical mental health counselor & therapist with over 20 years of experience. Natasha talks with us about hope in the midst of overwhelming darkness, miracles, resiliency, & her program Couples Fight School, which offers conflict coaching for married couples.
Guest: Natasha Pemberton-Todd
Ministry/Workplace: Conflict Coaching & Consulting, Inc.
Today, 19% of adults in the USA are experiencing a mental illness. That equates to over 47 million Americans. Today we are interviewing Natasha Pemberton-Todd, a licensed clinical mental health counselor and therapist with over 20 years of experience and a training and performance improvement specialist. Natasha talks with us about hope in the midst of overwhelming darkness, miracles, resiliency, and her program Couples Fight School, which offers conflict coaching skills and resources to married couples.
Resources from Today’s Show:
Outside of her work with Conflict Coaching & Consulting, Inc., Natasha is also a graduate of The Masters Program for Women. To find more resources or schedule a coaching session click: MasteringConflict.com
CouplesFightSchool.com and MasteringAnger.com
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 9 | Sabrina Donley A Strong Business Strategy Starts with Prayer
Our culture is filled with messages that encourage us to make a name for ourselves, do it our way, & live according to our own truth - but that’s not how God designed us! Today we talk with Sabrina Donley with CybrCastle, a family-owned company designed to protect small companies from cyber-attacks, about workaholism, democratizing security, equipping the next generation, & crazy God collaborations!
Guest: Sabrina Donley
Ministry/Workplace: CybrCastle
Our western culture is filled with messages that encourage us to make a name for ourselves, do it our way, and live according to our own truth - but that’s not how God designed us! Today we talk with Sabrina Donley with CybrCastle, a family-owned company designed to protect small companies from cyber-attacks, about workaholism, democratizing security, equipping the next generation, and crazy God collaborations! Speaking of collaborations, did we mention that Sabrina and CybrCastle are partnered up with our friends over at At Work On Purpose? Sabrina gains encouragement and support through the AWOP's young professional group and like-minded working women.
Resources from Today’s Show:
CybrCastle is offering our listeners a 30-day risk-free CybrCastle Defend subscription. To learn more or access the risk-free trial of Cyber Defend, connect with Sabrina at sabrina.donley@cybrcastle.com. You can learn more about CybrCastle at www.CybrCastle.com
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 8 | Danya Jordan: From Fundraising to Faith Raising
In today’s show sheWorks4Him hosts Nadya Dickson & Martha Brangenberg talk with Danya Jordan, a coach for The Master’s Program for Women & founder of Blessings Brokers - a Christian Donor Development & Organizational Consulting Firm - about the spiritual gift of generosity, dreaming big, & effective fundraising!
Guest: Danya Jordan
Ministry/Workplace: Blessings Brokers
Giving USA, a well-respected resource on nonprofit donor development, recently produced their 2020 data showing that the USA's giving actually INCREASED by 5.1% amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Today we are going to Charlotte, NC, to talk to Danya Jordan, a writer, speaker, coach for The Master's Program for Women, and founder of Blessings Brokers - a Christian Donor Development and Organizational Consulting Firm. With 26 years of nonprofit leadership, Danya formerly served as Proverbs 31 Ministries Executive Director of Donor Development. In this show, we discuss the spiritual gift of generosity, dreaming big, and effective fundraising!
Resources from Today’s Shows:
Besides being a coach for The Master’s Program for Women, Danya is offering two amazing gifts from her organization Blessings Brokers to our listeners:
How to Raise the first $50,000 for Your Dream Non-Profit Webinar Series
A complimentary Blessings Brokers Consultation Session for 30 minutes
For either of these, just send an email to info@blessingsbrokers.com and mention sheWorks4Him and the listener’s gift. To stay connected for more inspiration, Danya is a co-writer on the Christian Women Leading blog site to celebrate and encourage other women leaders. Oh for more information about Danya, don’t forget to check out her website at DanyaJordan.com
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 7 | Rayna Neises: A Season of Caregiving
In today’s show host Martha Brangenberg talks with Rayna Neises, author of No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season & founder of the nonprofit A Season of Caring, about walking through difficult seasons with hope… especially when those seasons involve caring for a sick or dying loved one.
Guest: Rayna Neises
Ministry/Workplace: A Season of Caring
Life is full of changing seasons – sometimes we experience seasons of growth and abundance, and sometimes we experience seasons of drought and difficulty. But no matter what the season is, we know for sure it has a beginning and an end. Sometimes the change can be abrupt and other times, oh so subtle. In today’s show, we talk with Rayna Neises, author of No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season and founder of the nonprofit A Season of Caring, about walking through difficult seasons with hope… especially when those seasons involve caring for a sick or dying loved one. Remember, God doesn’t waste our experiences, and in this show, we hear how He is using Rayna now to help others live with no regrets.
Resources from Today’s Show:
Rayna Neises organization, A Season of Caring, has tons of FREE resources for finding peace that can be found at ASeasonOfCaring.com/peace. Rayna can’t imagine this season without her faith, and we hope the same is true for you so you can finish the season with no regrets.
Our Current Reads:
No Regrets Hope for Your Caregiving Season by Rayna Neises
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 6 | Viviana Russell: Trusting God's Plan for You
Sometimes God has bigger plans for us than we have for ourselves. Today we talk with a longtime friend of host Catherin Gates, Viviana Russell, a mom turned public official & the first African American woman to be elected to the North Hempstead town board. Tune in as we discuss what happens when God’s unexpected & unmistakable purpose comes calling, issues of race and gender in the public office, non-negotiables, & how to build up a community of support.
Guest: Viviana Russell
Ministry/Workplace: Councilwoman of North Hempstead
Sometimes God has bigger plans for us than we have for ourselves. Proverbs 16:9 tells us that we make plans in our hearts, but it is the Lord who establishes our steps. Today we talk with a longtime friend of host Catherin Gates, Viviana Russell, a mom turned public official and the first African American woman to be elected to the North Hempstead town board. Tune in as we discuss what happens when God’s unexpected and unmistakable purpose comes calling, issues of race and gender in the public office, non-negotiables, and how to build up a community of support.
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
Connect with us at www.sheWorks4Him.com and on social media. All links are on the website.
sW4H 5 | Angelic Gibson: God Reveals Our Way
Did you know that women hold only 10% of executive positions in the tech industry? In this show, we talk to one of these 10%ers – Angelic Gibson, the CIO for Avid Xchange & one of Forbes Magazine’s top 50 innovative CIOs. Join hosts Nadya Dickson & Martha Brangenberg as they discuss miracles, divine appointments, letting go of control, & leading from the C suite with Angelic.
Featured Guest: Angelic Gibson
Ministry/Workplace: Avid Xchange; GROW
Did you know that women hold only 10% of executive positions in the tech industry? (Entelo) Today we are going to talk to one of these 10%ers – Angelic Gibson. Angelic is the CIO for Avid Xchange, one of the fastest-growing mid-sized Fintech companies in the US. Aside from leading from the C Suite and being selected as one of the Top 50 Innovative CIO’s In Forbes Magazine, Angelic is married, the mother of 6 amazing kids, the Founder of GROW, and is a leadership coach for The Master’s Program for Women. Join hosts Nadya Dickson and Martha Brangenberg as they discuss miracles, divine appointments, letting go of control, and leading from the C suite with Angelic.
Resources from Today’s Show:
Angelic is giving away 3 copies of the GROW guide! To enter this FREE GIVAWAY go to GodRevealsOurWay.com, and follow GROW on all three social media links: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram –then tag yourself in a personal post. Angelic is a leadership coach for The Master’s Program for Women and runs the nonprofit GROW (God Reveals Our Way). To hear the full testimony of Angelic’s son being brought from death to life, CLICK HERE.
Our Current Reads:
The GROW Guide from God Reveals Our Way.
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
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sW4H 4 | Celia Swanson: Leading with Grace
The percentage of marketplace executives who are women leaves a LOT to be desired. In this show, hosts Martha Brangenberg & Nadya Dickson talk to Celia Swanson - an author, speaker, executive consultant, and the first female EVP for Walmart - about leading authentically when you’re the only woman at the table.
Featured Guest: Celia Swanson
Ministry/Workplace: The Swanson Group
The percentage of executives who are women leaves a LOT to be desired. In this show, hosts Martha Brangenberg and Catherine Gates talk to Celia Swanson - an author, speaker, executive consultant, and the first female EVP for Walmart - about leading authentically when you’re the only woman at the table. And let’s just say that Celia didn’t get to where she is today without her share of roadblocks. Tune in to hear about how she uses “bright lines” to help her remain on track amid uncertain circumstances and continue to lead with grace, courage, and confidence.
Resources from Today’s Show:
Celia is offering a FREE Leading with Grace download, which you can get by visiting celiaswanson.com. One lucky listener will also win a FREE copy of her book Gracious & Strong by calling the listener line at 866-713-9675. Oh, and Celia Swanson is one of the main stage speakers for the BOLDLY Conference on Friday, October 8, 2021! That conference will be live-streamed so you can attend from anywhere. Visit BoldlyConference.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
Our Current Reads:
Gracious & Strong by Celia Swanson
Encouraged or motivated by today's show? Tell us about it! Tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions!
Connect with us at www.sheWorks4Him.com and on social media. All links are on the website.
sheWorks4Him is Sponsored by Dayspring / Mary & Martha, a Dayspring company, online at www.MaryAndMartha.com or www.DaySpring.com