The Workmatters Podcast

The conversations on The Workmatters Podcast inspire, equip, and empower Christians to embrace work as one of the most fertile fields for spiritual transformation. You will hear powerful stories from practitioners on how they have been formed into the image of Christ in their work, at their work, and through their work.

The Workmatters Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #35

  How to Live Out Your Faith at Work (Without Making It Weird) with Julia Oltmanns

  Aug 17, 202632 min

  Faith and Work - How to live out your faith at work with wisdom, legal clarity, and courage, without making it weird. HR and employment law expert Julia Oltmanns (Coca-Cola Consolidated, Zurich, Strategic People Partners) joins the Workmatters team to unpack what it actually means to be a disciple of Jesus at work - legally, practically, and relationally. From starting a Christian employee resource group to praying before your day even begins, Julia shares hard-won wisdom on discernment, workplace boundaries, and building trust-based relationships that naturally open the door to faith conversations at work. ⏱️ CHAPTERS [00:00] Intro [01:07] Meet Julia Oltmanns: HR, employment law & faith [03:31] Staying "neutral" vs. living out faith at work [04:54] Julia's awakening: what God really wanted from her at work [06:55] Starting a Christian employee resource group at Zurich [09:13] Whole-life discipleship and the faith-work gap [10:54] Practicing your faith at work — legally [12:18] Sharing your story without making it weird [14:01] Discernment: knowing when and how to engage [16:16] Demanding your rights vs. showing love [19:03] When your faith request gets denied [21:26] Persecution, blessing, and being a disciple at work [22:20] Case study: how Coca-Cola Consolidated shows up for employees [24:47] Living out love as a workplace pillar [25:58] How love opens doors to faith conversations [29:21] One thing to try tomorrow: start with prayer [31:14] Where to find Julia Oltmanns --- CONNECT WITH JULIA LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-oltmanns/ --- TAKE THE NEXT STEP Ready to connect your Sunday faith to your Monday work? Join the Work Matters Institute - a transformational 10-session course covering practical teaching, spiritual formation, leadership development, and workplace discipleship. Learn more: https://workmatters.org Subscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, and finding purpose in your work. #WorkMattersPodcast #FaithAndWork #ChristianLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #ChristianEntrepreneur #PurposeDrivenWork

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  Episode #34

  Finding Purpose at Work: Stop Building Your Own Kingdom with Jennifer Cristofaro

  Aug 3, 202627 min

  Finding Purpose at Work - Realtor and nonprofit founder Jennifer Cristofaro shares how a near-fatal heart attack rewired the way she saw success, calling, and business as a mission field. Jennifer, co-founder of Mission House Real Estate and the food-truck ministry For the Love, unpacks what it looks like when your vocation and your mission stop competing and start working together. Darrell and Brandon dig into faith and work integration, Christian leadership in business, and what it actually costs to build a company around generosity instead of gain. ⏱️ CHAPTERS [00:59] Meet Jennifer Cristofaro [02:52] "I stopped dreaming for myself and started dreaming for others" [04:00] Her favorite quote on committed, thoughtful action [06:37] The origin story of the For the Love food truck [07:51] Living on "the edge of yikes" [09:11] What Neighbor Night is really about [10:14] Lives changed around the table [13:09] Growing to 4 locations, 1,400 people fed weekly [14:18] Why real estate is kingdom work [16:41] Navigating hard ethical moments in business [17:27] "People are the purpose. Work is the mission field." [18:11] Discerning the Holy Spirit's voice in daily decisions [19:51] Building a Christ-centered team culture [20:34] The heart attack that changed everything [23:11] 3 things you can do right now to rethink your work [26:19] Where to find Mission House Real Estate & For the Love --- CONNECT WITH JENNIFER Mission House: https://missionhouserealestate.com/ For the Love: https://www.forthelovenwa.com/ --- TAKE THE NEXT STEP Ready to connect your Sunday faith to your Monday work? Join the Work Matters Institute — a transformational 10-session course covering practical teaching, spiritual formation, leadership development, and workplace discipleship. Learn more: https://workmatters.org Subscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, and finding purpose in your work. #WorkMattersPodcast #FaithAndWork #ChristianLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #ChristianEntrepreneur #PurposeDrivenWork

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  Episode #33

  What AI Reveals About How You Really See Your Team with Matt Randerson

  Jul 20, 202631 min

  Faith and work integration means wrestling honestly with how fast the world is changing, including AI, without losing sight of who we are. In this episode, you'll learn why every leader is headed toward a defining moment: will you treat people as a cost to manage, or as true image bearers of Christ entrusted to your stewardship? Darrell sits down with Matt Randerson, Founder & CEO of Human Culture, to explore christian leadership in business through the lens of AI adoption. Matt shares why efficiency isn't the whole story, how leaders can redeploy human capital instead of cutting it, and why using AI doesn't make you "less human" it can actually reconnect you with your calling to create as an image bearer of God. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:23 – Welcome to the Workmatters Podcast 1:00 – Meet Matt Randerson, Founder & CEO of Human Culture 2:28 – Family update: baby #2 on the way 3:20 – Matt's faith story and how he landed in business, not ministry 4:49 – Why Matt started Human Culture: protecting the human element 6:19 – What Human Culture actually does for organizations 7:41 – How leaders and companies are really responding to AI 8:54 – Why AI's rapid rise triggers identity questions 10:06 – The moment every leader will face: commodity or image bearer? 12:09 – Jensen Huang's quote on imagination vs. layoffs 13:56 – Redeploying human capital instead of cutting it 17:16 – AI, distraction, and our relationship with God 17:55 – Rewiring the narratives we tell ourselves about AI 20:39 – Is using AI "cheating"? Wrestling with integrity 22:50 – Reintroducing friction: Matt's practice for staying human 26:03 – Two practical steps: engage your narrative, go create 28:39 – Rapid-fire: unplugging, stargazing, and country music 30:15 – How to connect with Matt and Human Culture ---- CONNECT WITH MATT Human Culture: https://www.humanculture.ai/ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-randerson/ ---- TAKE THE NEXT STEP Ready to connect your Sunday faith to your Monday work? Join the Work Matters Institute — a transformational 10-session course covering practical teaching, spiritual formation, leadership development, and workplace discipleship. Learn more: https://workmatters.org Subscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, and finding purpose in your work. #WorkMattersPodcast #FaithAndWork #ChristianLeadership #BlueCollar #FamilyBusiness #EdgertonGear #CraftsmanWithCharacter #WorkplaceCulture #ChristianEntrepreneur #PurposeDrivenWork

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  Episode #32

  From Prison to Purpose: How Faith Transformed a Family Business with Dave Hataj and sons

  Jul 6, 202631 min

  He swore he'd never come back to the family business. 34 years later, Dave Hataj — along with his sons Jason and Caleb — is running Edgerton Gear as a place where faith and work aren't separate at all. In this episode of the Work Matters Podcast, Dave, Jason, and Caleb Hataj open up about generational dysfunction, burnout, a father-son surrender in the middle of the night, and what it actually looks like to bring God into a blue-collar machine shop every single day. 🔑 In this episode: - Why Dave initially refused to return to the family business - The 20-year wrestling match that finally broke in a moment of surrender - How burnout and health struggles reshaped Dave's leadership - Caleb and Jason's honest take on growing up in the shop - Breaking generational cycles of dysfunction - What "embracing the suck" really means - Three practical ways to bring your faith into your workday ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:41 – Meet Dave, Jason & Caleb Hataj 01:24 – Introducing Edgerton Gear & Craftsman with Character 02:23 – When faith and work first clicked for Dave 03:08 – Regent College and the calling he tried to run from 03:45 – The vocational test that sent him home 04:29 – Wrestling with God for 20 years 05:33 – The bedroom surrender that changed everything 06:54 – From "prison" to "happy place" 07:31 – Burnout, health issues & changing the culture 08:37 – Losing employees who wanted "the old Dave" back 10:34 – Caleb's winding path back to Edgerton Gear 12:23 – Jason's story & Dave's dinner-table faith lessons 13:56 – The Isle Royale trip and healing as a family 15:56 – Discipleship of work & breaking generational cycles 17:52 – "Embrace the suck": what stress reveals in us 19:46 – What it's really like working together as family 21:07 – Advice for young people starting their careers 22:11 – Why work itself is good — not just a means to an end 23:40 – Jason's honest struggle to keep God in focus daily 25:45 – Encouragement for every listener 26:17 – 3 practical ways to practice your faith at work 29:12 – Recap: awareness, brokenness, influence 29:46 – Where to find Edgerton Gear & Craftsman with Character 30:29 – Closing thoughts & final encouragement 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE, JASON & CALEB Edgerton Gear: https://edgertongear.com Craftsman with Character: https://www.cwcharacter.org/ Dave's book: "Good Work: How Blue Collar Business Can Change Lives, Communities, and the World" 🎓 TAKE THE NEXT STEP Ready to connect your Sunday faith to your Monday work? Join the Work Matters Institute — a transformational 10-session course covering practical teaching, spiritual formation, leadership development, and workplace discipleship. 👉 Learn more: https://workmatters.org 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, and finding purpose in your work. #WorkMattersPodcast #FaithAndWork #ChristianLeadership #BlueCollar #FamilyBusiness #EdgertonGear #CraftsmanWithCharacter #WorkplaceCulture #ChristianEntrepreneur #PurposeDrivenWork

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  Episode #31

  Why I Quit Chasing Success: The Surprising Secret to Authentic Faith at Work with Idalia LeJune

  Jun 22, 202633 min

  Finding purpose at work — Idalia LeJune shares how a career plateau and season of burnout led her from a "check-the-box" faith to a genuine relationship with God that transformed how she shows up in the workplace every day. A first-generation Mexican-American and senior relationship manager in the financial industry, Idalia spent over 25 years chasing achievement before discovering that true purpose at work isn't about the next title or paycheck. In this episode, she opens up about choosing obedience over optics when she stepped back in her career, the workplace conflict that cracked her open to a new way of leading, and how integrating faith at work became her personal mission field — no overseas trip required. ⏱️Chapters [00:00] Intro [00:45] Meet Idalia: Senior Relationship Manager & 2025 Rising Star [02:09] Her Dad's Work Ethic and What Drove Her Early Career [04:59] When Faith Was Just a "Check the Box" [05:55] The 2023 Breaking Point — Career Plateau, Unbalanced Life [07:03] The Trifecta: How She Reset Her Spirit, Body, and Mind [07:37] The Biggest Career Decision She Ever Made [09:36] How She Found Work Matters and Said Yes to the Conference [13:34] What Happened in the Parking Lot After the Conference [15:37] A Workplace Conflict That Changed Everything [17:16]Faith at Work Without Leaving Your Job [20:41] What God Is Doing in Her This Year: Obedience and Listening [22:07] The Airplane Story — When God Nudged Her Toward a Stranger [29:09] Advice for Anyone Feeling the Stirring Right Now 🔗Resources & Links https://www.workmatters.org/ https://www.corebridgefinancial.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonswoboda/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrel-harvey-80703a60/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/idalia-salazar-lejune-98352321/ If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your pastor or a coworker who needs to hear it.

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