Building a Christ-Centered Workplace with Mike Wheeler

Culture isn’t what you write on the wall—it’s what you live out.

In this episode, David introduces guest Mike Wheeler, an IT professional and leadership coach, who shares how he’s helped transform unhealthy teams into thriving ones.

Together they explore what it means to build a workplace that honors God, values people as image-bearers, and shifts culture through lived-out leadership, not lip service.

Mike’s story highlights how culture starts with leadership, why measuring the right things matters, and how prayer and feedback can reshape even the toughest teams.

This conversation moves from generational differences to healthy communication, offering practical steps for creating a Christ-centered workplace.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

By treating people as image-bearers with purpose and dignity.

One Challenge from Today:

Identify one behavior you’re modeling that shapes your culture—and commit this week to model it in a way that honors God.

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Website: coachmikewheeler.com

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Connect: coachmikewheeler@gmail.com

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Culture eats strategy for breakfast. The way you treat people—employees, customers, vendors—is the true mission field of your business. In this episode, we talk about how to build a culture that honors God and why it begins with character, not strategy.

My guest is Oscar West, a law enforcement officer and pastor in Louisiana. He shares how soft skills and emotional intelligence have reduced crime in schools—and how those same principles can transform your workplace.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

By letting character shape culture and choosing faith over fear in how we lead.

One Challenge from Today:

Take inventory of your culture. Ask someone you trust: What does it feel like to work with me?

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Website: oscarjwest.com

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When your business succeeds, who gets the credit—you or God? And when things go wrong, who gets the blame? In this episode, David Schmidt reminds us that correlation does not equal causation. Prosperity isn’t proof of our power—it’s evidence of God’s goodness.

From Jeremiah’s warnings to Deuteronomy’s promises, David shares why remembering the Lord in every season is central to leading well in business and in life.

How can we honor God in our business?

By giving Him the credit for our success, humbling ourselves, and keeping His Word at the center of our work and decisions.

One Challenge From Today:

Read God’s Word daily. Let humility and the fear of the Lord guide how you lead your business and your life.

Key Takeaways:

• Perspective matters—only God’s view is true.
• Prosperity can tempt us to forget God; Scripture warns us not to.
• By humility and the fear of the Lord come riches, honor, and life.

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With men this is impossible, but not with God, for with God all things are possible.

Every so often you run across someone or something that defiles the natural course of events that transform your perspective on life. You might even call them miracles.

The story of Josh Cantwell’s surviving cancer is one such story. You will be moved as you listen to the experiences he went though, and the lessons God has taught him through it all.

It is a challenge to seriously reflect on your life today and not put it off until you are sick and on your death bed.

Reflect today when you still have an opportunity to adjust and create an outcome that glorifies God in all things.

With a 7% survival rate of this type of cancer, 14 years later he is one of the seven out of 100 that are still alive.

God has a purpose for his life and has taken Josh from a proud, self-centered boss to a place of humility and learning from others.

Quote to remember: “The bigger you get in business, the lower on the totem pole you go.”

Listen in and be inspired by God’s goodness and greatness and learn to be daring in your life.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

Serve your people in humility as a leader. How you treat others is the biggest way you can honor God in your business.

One challenge from today:

BE DARING.

Daring: Adventurously bold in action or thought.

Bold: Fearless before danger.

Live your life in a daring way and do great things with God.

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Website: Freeland Ventures

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How did Jesus lead? Is that something I can learn and apply today?

Jordan Ames asked that same question and so began a journey through the Gospels to document and define the various leadership skills demonstrated by Jesus.

In his new book Red Letter Leadership Jordan not only talks about how Jesus lead but also how we can apply those same principles in our life.

Whether leadership in your home, business, or as a professional, we can learn and should learn how Jesus led.

As a former Marine Jordan stayed connected with his family by being intentional to spend time with them and live out his faith in everyday life.

When kids are younger, time spent with our children is quality time, no matter what you are doing. Learn to invest in your children when they are young so they will continue with you when they are older.

Join us as we talk about leadership as a whole and specifically how we lead our family in the home to bring up children who love the Lord.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

Day by day live out your faith. People will not listen to what you have to say unless you have the character to back up what you are saying.

One challenge from today.

Fathers, spend time with your children. Under 13 years old, any time spent with your kids is quality time for them.

More About Jordan Ames

Website: https://www.redletterleadership.com

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Sometimes things go as planned, many times they do not. But God’s plans always work out according to God’s plan.

What if you could hear from God so you knew the direction you should go with your business? That would be a game changer.

Today we have on Steve Meisenheimer from The Effective Leader to talk about how God speaks to us.

Steve speaks from his many years of experience in learning to hear from God and then acting upon it.

It’s not a telephone call, letter, or email but God does still speak to His people if we seek His face.

This is not a mystical seance where you empty your mind and have it filled with ideas, but a seeking of God’s direction and accepting of what is given you. It is also validating what God is saying through the Bible and other means.

Steve has changed the phrase, “This idea might have been from God, but it was probably me” to “This idea might have been from me, but it was probably God.”

God may be speaking to you more than you know. Jesus said, My sheep hear my voice, they know me, and they follow me (John 10:3-4).

Steve hears from the Lord different from how I believe I hear from the Lord, but this is an interesting case study of seeking God’s face and being guided by Him.

I believe that God speaks to us today through the Holy Spirit and uses the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and other believers. When these four are in alignment that is an indication that a purpose or action is from God. God works through unity, not majority rule.

Listen in to Steve’s journey and how he has learned to hear God’s voice to lead in business and life.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

When building and operating your business seek to listen and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, and not just follow the money.

One challenge from today:

Get started today to seek to listen to God and grow in your intimacy with God. It’s like a muscle that gets stronger over time. Seek God today.

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Website: The Effective Leader

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Is there a purpose after profit for your business? What happens when you make profit your leading purpose of your business?

If you have ever pursued profit over people, you may find out like Jeremy did that it doesn’t lead to long term satisfaction.

Jeremy Reyes started out his entrepreneurial journey in marketing with the goal of making money. He did, but he was not proud of the way he did it.

He was miserable and became convicted about the way he was doing business, so he took a very courageous step and shut it all down.

Having restarted his marketing business, he is now passionate about using his gifts to love people rather than using people to love money.

Join us in a candid conversation about the change he made as well as pointers on honing in on your marketing skill so you too can have a purpose beyond just making a profit.

Having mission clarity on what the purpose of your business is foundational to a healthy, transformed business.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

Honor God by your intentions and motivations of why you do what you do in your business. Be honest with yourself, if you are honest and don’t like your motivations, you can always change.

One challenge from today:

Walk in humility. God is love and you are loved.

More About Jeremy Reyes

Website: Purpose Beyond Profit

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While there is no one key element to raising godly children while being a business owner one super important thing is to show up for your kids.

You show up for work ready to make it run smoother, stronger, faster but what about your family.

Today we enter into a practical conversation with J Hall, author of the book “God Help Me! I’m a Young Dad”. A practical guide on what you need to know as a young father.

Learn the value and benefit of just being there for your kids as an example and support in your journey of rearing godly children who love the Lord.

If being a dad who is connected and intentional with the activities and training does not come natural for you this episode will give you practical tools to help you down that road. Enjoy.

Redeem Your Business Today by the Following:

How can we honor God in our business?

Take the opportunity in being a representative for Jesus in a place not always friendly to Christianity to talk about God when it comes up. Pray for those around you. If you are open, God will give you ample opportunity to be a light in this dark world.

One challenge from today:

1. Your kids have a perfect Father, and it’s not you. But you are the perfect father for your kids.

2. Keep showing up for your children.

More About J Hall

Website: https://www.jhallwriter.com/

Podcast: https://www.okiebookcast.com/

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