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

In this inspiring episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Dr. Johann D'Souza sits down with Jason Evert, a world-renowned speaker who has dedicated the last 20 years to speaking to millions of people about the virtue of chastity.

Jason shares his insights on breaking free from pornography addiction, the importance of accountability and community support in the recovery process, and his mission to promote chastity and healthy relationships through digital evangelization.

Key Discussion Points:

• Jason's personal journey of overcoming pornography addiction and the recovery resources he recommends for those struggling

• The importance of accountability, community support, and addressing the deeper cravings that drive individuals to pornography

• The concept of interoceptive mindfulness and its effectiveness in managing cravings and anxiety, promoting mental health and personal growth

• Jason's time management strategies and the importance of prioritizing prayer, physical health, and family life

• The mission to rehabilitate the word "chastity" and promote it as a virtue that frees people to love authentically

• The need for more preemptive marriage preparation, starting from a young age, to foster healthy relationships

• Jason's entrepreneurial journey and the importance of delegating tasks to complement his strengths

• The role of spiritual warfare in fighting pornography addiction and the importance of not becoming obsessed with the demonic realm

• The three biggest problems in digital destruction: anxious moms, weak dads, and social isolation

• Advice for speakers and content creators on growing their audience and reaching more people with their message through digital evangelization and consistent, quality content

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00:01 - Introduction and discussion on Jason's optimism about breaking pornography addiction

06:33 - Exploring the technique of interoceptive mindfulness for managing cravings and anxiety

08:07 - Jason's time management strategies and the importance of prioritizing prayer, physical health, and family life

09:46 - The mission to rehabilitate the word "chastity" and promote healthy relationships

11:33 - Discussing the need for more preemptive marriage preparation, starting from a young age

13:24 - Advice for aspiring chastity speakers on how to get started and make an impact

14:31 - Jason's entrepreneurial journey and the importance of delegating tasks to complement his strengths

17:29 - Addressing the role of spiritual warfare in fighting pornography addiction

22:49 - Advice for speakers on helping families combat digital destruction and protect their children

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)

Jason Evert

Speaker and Author

Chastity Project

https://www.instagram.com/jasonevert

https://x.com/jasonevert

#pornographyaddiction #chastity #accountability #digitalevangelization #parenting #spiritualwarfare #mentalhealth #recoveryresources #communitysupport #personalgrowth #JasonEvert #DrJohannDSouza #VirtuousLeadersPodcast

In this episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Dr. Johann D'Souza sits down with Roni Fouks, host of the Human Nature Show, to discuss the importance of strong men and women in society, the concept of toxic femininity, and the impact of parenting on child development.

Roni shares her insights on traditional values, the challenges of modern relationships, and her mission to bring common sense and truth to these critical topics.

Key Discussion Points:

• The importance of strong men in maintaining and building society, families, and relationships

• The role of strong husbands and fathers in providing stability and guidance

• The concept of toxic femininity and its manifestations in society and relationships

• The impact of unhealthy mothering on child development, including anxiety, depression, and social difficulties

• The importance of discipline and limits in parenting and the role of fathers in enforcing them

• The mission of the Human Nature Show to bring common sense and truth to modern issues

• The importance of traditional values and the pushback against woke agendas

• The role of psychology, biology, and mythology in understanding relationships

• The upcoming book on relationships and the roadmap to healthier partnerships

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00:00 - Introduction and background on Roni Fouks and the Human Nature Show

00:13 - Discussing the importance of strong men in society and families

02:25 - Exploring the role of strong husbands and the dynamics of healthy relationships

03:48 - Addressing the concept of toxic femininity and its impact on society

08:44 - Examining the effects of unhealthy mothering on child development

11:54 - Discussing the importance of discipline and the role of fathers in parenting

16:09 - Reflecting on the mission of the Human Nature Show and the importance of traditional values

18:35 - Exploring the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of relationships

19:52 - Discussing ways to amplify Roni's impact and share her message

20:28 - Introducing Roni's upcoming book on relationships and the roadmap to healthier partnerships

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)

Roni Fouks

Host of The Human Nature Show

https://www.instagram.com/ronifouks

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

https://www.youtube.com/@ronifouks