In this episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Dr. Johann D'Souza engages in a heartfelt conversation with Brooke Joiner, the CEO of Catholic Owned. Brooke shares her journey of aligning her work with her Catholic faith, the mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy, and the importance of making reparations for the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Key Discussion Points:

• The mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy by connecting Catholic businesses with Catholic consumers

• Brooke's personal journey of aligning her work with her Catholic faith and the decision to focus exclusively on serving Catholics

• The success of Catholic Owned in providing a platform for Catholic businesses and consumers to connect with trust and shared values

• The vetting process and founding pillars of Catholic Owned to ensure businesses align with the teachings of the Catholic Church

• The Five First Saturdays devotion and its role in making reparations for the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary

• The surprising challenge of dealing with individuals who claim to be Catholic but are not in full communion with the Church

• Encouragement for Catholic business owners to persevere in running their companies according to their faith

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00:01 - Introduction and background on Brooke Joiner's role as CEO of Catholic Owned

00:11 - Discussing the mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy

02:13 - Exploring Brooke's personal motivation for starting Catholic Owned and aligning her work with her faith

04:51 - Examining the success and positive impact of Catholic Owned on Catholic businesses and consumers

06:35 - Addressing the challenge of ensuring businesses in the directory align with traditional Catholic values

08:09 - Discussing the founding pillars and vetting process of Catholic Owned to maintain trust and authenticity

11:13 - Reflecting on Catholic Owned's mission to propagate devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

11:59 - Explaining the Five First Saturdays devotion and its role in making reparations for blasphemies against Mary

16:27 - Providing information on how businesses and consumers can join and access the Catholic Owned directory

17:24 - Discussing the surprising challenge of dealing with individuals who claim to be Catholic but are not in full communion

19:54 - Offering encouragement for Catholic business owners to persevere in running their companies according to their faith

Resources and Links:

• Watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Listen to this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dr. Johann D'Souza

Clinical Psychologist

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Values First Therapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X(Twitter)

Brooke Joiner

CEO of Catholic Owned

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookejoiner/

#CatholicOwned #CatholicEconomy #FaithAndWork #ImmaculateHeart #FiveFirstSaturdays #CatholicBusiness #TraditionalValues #VirtuousLeaders #ValuesFirstCollective #DrJohannDSouza

In this episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Dr. Johann D'Souza engages in an insightful conversation with Gabriel Omat, founder of Energetic Alignment Academy and AI Coachbox. Gabriel shares her deep authenticity, bridging technology and humanity, and utilizing AI to empower innovation and personal growth.

Key Discussion Points:

• The importance of authenticity in sales and marketing, seeing sales as service

•The exponential growth of AI and its potential to revolutionize the way we work and live

• Empowering workforce adoption of AI through literacy, governance, and decentralization

• Clever uses of AI for research, content creation, coding, and building apps

• Dr. Johann D'Souza's vision of forming a million loving families through AI-powered parenting skills practice

• The future of AI, concerns around safety and bias, and the need for virtuous leaders to guide innovation

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00:00 - Introduction and Gabriel's deep authenticity in sales and marketing

02:35 - Overcoming fear and surrounding yourself with authentic people

04:13 - The spiritual aspects of Gabriel's approach and bridging opposites

07:05 - Dr. Johann D' Souza's thoughts on the underestimated impact and importance of AI

10:51 - The potential future of AI, workforce displacement, and universal basic income

12:27 - Gabriel's clever uses of AI as a CEO, marketing expert, and coach

16:12 - Prompt hacks for getting tailored results and pushing back on assumptions

18:09 - Using AI for coding, building apps, and creating interactive lead magnets

23:45 - Refining AI outputs by having it judge and improve upon itself

26:05 - The future mainstreaming of AI and the need for safety considerations

31:11 - Dr. Johann D' Souza's vision of using AI to help form a million loving families

33:54 - Gamifying parenting skills practice and providing real-time support with AI

37:12 - The exciting yet uncertain future and empowering ourselves through AI

Resources and Links:

• Watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Listen to this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dr. Johann D'Souza

Clinical Psychologist

⁠⁠⁠⁠Values First Therapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X(Twitter)

Gabriel Omat

Founder of Energetic Alignment Academy and AI Coachbox

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielomat/

https://www.instagram.com/gabriel.omat/

#AIAuthenticity #EmpoweringInnovation #SpiritualSales #PromptMastery #ParentingWithAI #LovingFamilies #AILiteracy #WorkforceAdoption #DrJohannDSouza #VirtuousLeaders #ValuesFirstCollective #GabrielOmat #AICoachbox #energeticalignmentacademy

In this episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Johann D'Souza engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Christopher Check, the president of Catholic Answers.

Christopher shares his vision for the organization, the importance of cultivating a strong team, and the challenges of spreading the Catholic faith in an increasingly dynamic and secular world.

Key Discussion Points: • The mission of Catholic Answers and its commitment to answering questions about the Catholic faith through various media platforms

• The role of the president in cultivating a fertile environment for the team's success and preserving the brand's joyful, charitable, and accessible approach

• The importance of building a strong, transparent, and fraternal executive team, as emphasized by Pat Lencioni's work

• The vision of Catholic Answers to be ubiquitous and accessible to everyone who has a question about the Catholic faith

• The challenge of making the rich and deep Catholic faith accessible to a less educated and more relativistic audience

• The importance of charity and love in engaging with those who hold different beliefs or worldviews

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00:00 - Introduction and background on Christopher Check's role as president of Catholic Answers

01:13 - Discussing the mission of Catholic Answers and its commitment to answering questions about the Catholic faith

02:01 - Exploring Christopher's role as president in cultivating a fertile environment for the team's success

03:56 - Examining the influence of Christopher's education at the Heights and his experience as a Marine in shaping his leadership style

06:00 - Discussing the best practices for spreading the message of Catholic Answers from a business perspective

07:56 - Reflecting on Christopher's journey to becoming president of Catholic Answers and the importance of virility and piety

11:18 - Exploring Christopher's vision for Catholic Answers during his tenure as president

13:33 - Addressing the challenge of making the rich and deep Catholic faith accessible to a less educated and more relativistic audience

15:56 - Discussing the areas of confusion or interest that surprise Christopher in his work at Catholic Answers

19:27 - Examining the qualities that make a successful apologist and the secret to the popularity of Catholic Answers' apologists

22:14 - Reflecting on the importance of leadership in building a strong team and overcoming adversity

22:48 - Sharing a striking example of overcoming adversity and the importance of daily personal conversion

25:49 - Discussing the practical challenges faced by Catholic Answers, including dynamic media platforms, team cohesion in a hybrid office environment, and communicating the transcendent nature of the Catholic Church.

Resources and Links:

• Watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Listen to this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dr. Johann D'Souza

Clinical Psychologist

⁠⁠⁠Values First Therapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X(Twitter)

Christopher Check

President of Catholic Answers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-check-4b1b5b5/

https://x.com/christophercheck

#CatholicAnswers #christophercheck #virtuousleadership #apologetics #faith #media #challenges #teamdynamics #personalgrowth #Catholicdoctrine #podcast #virtuousleaders #valuesfirstcollective #drjohanndsouza