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The Redemptive Edge features conversations with entrepreneurs about creativity, sacrifice, faith, and risk. Host Andy Crouch talks with founders about the triumphs, setbacks, and epiphanies of their startup journey; about the role of sacrifice in the work of restoration; and about how their Christian imagination and practices have shaped their work. A production of Praxis and Narrativo.
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Jessica Kim & Dave Blanchard: Introducing The Redemptive Business Playbook
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ianacare Co-Founder & CEO Jessica Kim and Praxis Co-Founder & CEO Dave Blanchard—both serial business entrepreneurs—introduce our latest Praxis Playbook at the 2021 Praxis Academy. The Redemptive Business is the third in our playbook series, following A Rule of Life for Redemptive Entrepreneurs, and The Redemptive Nonprofit. Jessica and Dave served…
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Andy Crouch & Dave Blanchard: After the K-Shaped Recovery
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In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy Crouch and Dave Blanchard proposed that we would likely face a "blizzard" of weeks to a few months, a "winter" of perhaps 12-18 months, and a "little ice age" of ripple effects in our economic and cultural lives that would last for years. Now, just over a year later, they discuss Andy's latest artic…
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Andy Crouch & Dave Blanchard: Designing for a Different Future
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As our societies move from the “blizzard” of initial COVID lockdowns into the “winter” of ambiguity and change, how can leaders respond with true hope rather than empty optimism or false certainty? Everyone's natural response to the initial threat of the pandemic included retreating to places of Control and/or Withdrawal. Mary Elizabeth, Dave, and …
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Donna Harris: Creative Action Begins With Lament
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Andy Crouch interviews Donna Harris, Founder of Builders + Backers, a movement of community-focused entrepreneurs. They discuss the biblical practice of lament as an essential step to deal faithfully and productively with the uncertainty and loss that all of us face in a worldwide pandemic. Lament is an encounter with God that precedes redemptive a…
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Praxis Co-Founder and CEO Dave Blanchard and Praxis Partner for Theology & Culture Andy Crouch share a sobering take on the likely impact on the COVID-19 virus of our organizations, urging Christian leaders to treat COVID-19 as an economic and cultural change that is likely to affect our lives and organizations for years. Go further by reading our …
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Mary Elizabeth Goodell & Scott Kauffmann: Honesty About the World
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In this episode, we compare what each of us loved about this season’s interviews; why “hero” is the wrong word for our guests; the role of family in professional success; how Praxis helps founders come up with ideas; the answer to “how many vocations should we have?”; and who gets to ask the questions in this show. We also preview our next podcast,…
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Ben & Laura Harrison: Making the World More Beautiful for Us
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Our guests are Ben and Laura Harrison, Co-Founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear, a socially responsible provider of glasses for kids and teens. In this episode, we learn that the Harrisons already had two design-oriented startups underway when their son Jonas Paul was born with Peter’s Anomaly, a rare disorder that causes blindness. Their journey with Jon…
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Our guest is Brit Gilmore, President of The Giving Keys, a pay-it-forward jewelry company based in Los Angeles. In this episode, Brit traces her roots as an aspiring leader seeking a way to merge her passion for serving people experiencing homelessness with her natural interest in fashion and design. Brit now leads The Giving Keys, a jewelry compan…
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Our guest is Terry Looper, founder and CEO of Texon, an oil and gas services business based in Houston. In this episode, Terry begins by describing the misdirected ambition and false starts of his early years, as he sought leadership status without the possibility of conflict; pursued success without an understanding of the importance of sustained …
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Jeff Huber: Pulling the Future Into the Now
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Our guest is Jeff Huber, Co-Founder of Standard Cyborg, a Silicon Valley startup that uses 3D modeling to help developers to build spatially aware applications. In this episode, Jeff and Andy discuss the value of an epic name; the boundaries and overlaps between our definitions of “technology” and “humanity”; the difference between devices and inst…
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Pete Ochs: A Whole New Reason to Be In Prison
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Our guest is Pete Ochs, founder and CEO of Capital III, a firm that owns and operates companies in the U.S. and Latin America. In this episode, Pete describes how his views on poverty, wealth, capital, and stewardship have evolved over four decades into a portfolio of companies operated by redemptive principles. One of Capital III’s companies, Seat…
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Jessica Honegger: Starting, Staying, and Making Courage Inescapable
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Our guest is Jessica Honegger, founder and Co-CEO of Noonday Collection, the fastest-growing fair trade accessories brand in the world. In this episode, Jessica recounts the story of Noonday Collection as an expression of the power of interdependence. Noonday was started almost accidentally as a way to fund international adoptions; grew through cov…
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Derwin Sisnett: Dogged Optimism & Bridging the Economic Divide
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Our guest is Derwin Sisnett, founder of Maslow Development, which co-designs and develops real estate and community ecosystems. In this episode, Derwin reflects on his life’s work to build “communities that people won’t forget, but for all the right reasons.” Derwin grew up in a struggling neighborhood in Queens, New York, and was singled out as so…
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Sara Miller: This is the Life of My Neighbors
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Our guest is Sara Miller, founder of A House on Beekman, a nonprofit joining God in the renewal of the South Bronx. In this episode, Sara shares her story of being welcomed into her neighborhood, and her team’s work to build a venture that aims to create generational change for its neighbors within a six-block radius. Sara moved to New York City fo…
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