Real Stories | Real CEOs | Eternal Impact
Real Stories | Real CEOs | Eternal Impact
Impact CEO exists to inspire and equip Kingdom-minded business leaders to live fully integrated lives — where faith, leadership, and business integrate for eternal impact. Hosted by Duane Donner, Founder and CEO of Founders Advisors and Abide & Lead, each episode features authentic conversations with CEOs, founders, and industry leaders who are building companies that are making an eternal impact.
Impact CEO exists to inspire and equip Kingdom-minded business leaders to live fully integrated lives — where faith, leadership, and business integrate for eternal impact. Hosted by Duane Donner, Founder and CEO of Founders Advisors and Abide & Lead, each episode features authentic conversations with CEOs, founders, and industry leaders who are building companies that are making an eternal impact.
We invite you to join us for these transformative stories, practical wisdom, and Kingdom-centered leadership conversations about abiding in Christ, integrating faith into business, building legacy through stewardship, and turning success into significance — and significance into surrender.
We invite you to join us for these transformative stories, practical wisdom, and Kingdom-centered leadership conversations about abiding in Christ, integrating faith into business, building legacy through stewardship, and turning success into significance — and significance into surrender.
IMPACT CEO
EPISODES
IMPACT CEO is LIVE! You can listen on all podcast platforms and watch on YouTube.
IMPACT CEO
EPISODES
IMPACT CEO is LIVE! You can listen on all podcast platforms and watch on YouTube.
The Impact CEO Story
Duane Donner
Founder and CEO of Founders Advisors
Welcome to Impact CEO, where real CEOs share how they integrate faith and leadership to build companies with eternal impact. In this kickoff episode, Duane Donner, founder of Abide & Lead and CEO of Founders Advisors, shares the story behind Abide & Lead, how his faith reshaped his approach to business, and why abiding in Christ is the foundation for effective leadership. You’ll hear practical insights on servant leadership, culture-building, and what to expect from future conversations with high-impact leaders.
Life with Purpose
Chris Hodges
Founding Pastor | Chancellor, Pt. 1
In this episode, Duane and Pastor Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor of Church of the Highlands and Chancellor of Highlands College, talk about the defining moments that shaped Duane's faith. Duane shares how God used key mentors, challenges, and seasons of refining to reveal his calling and what it means to discover purpose through surrender. This conversation sets the stage for intentional living and seeing your work as worship.
The Integrated Life
Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor | Chancellor, Pt. 2
Chris Hodges and Duane continue the conversation of what it means to live an integrated life where your faith and leadership align with your God-given design. Drawing from Ephesians 2:10, they discuss how the way you’re made points to what you’re called to do, and how servant leadership, discipline, and intentional giving reflect true Kingdom success. With humor, wisdom, and heart, this episode challenges you to give God your first, add value to others, and steward every gift for eternal impact.
Going All In
Heath Hill, CEO of Lime Media
Heath is known for creative campaigns with brands like Nike, Google, and Netflix, but his real story is about partnering with God through obedience and faith. From experiential marketing to spiritual stewardship, Heath shares how going all in reshaped his career, his leadership, and his view of success. He and Duane explore what it means to give more than you take, steward people well, and create a pattern of obedience that invites divine favor.
Playing the Long Game
Scott Wozniak, CEO of SWOZ Consulting
Scott joins Duane Donner to discuss his unique perspective on how excellence and purpose shape thriving organizations and create raving fans. Drawing from his experience at Chick-fil-A, Scott breaks down how trust and intentionality build lasting impact in business, family, and faith. Together, they explore how your business can become your ministry and why long-term thinking matters for Kingdom impact.
Success to Surrender
Pete Ochs, CEO of Enterprise Stewardship
Entrepreneur and Kingdom builder Pete Ochs joins Duane to explore what it means to move from success to significance to surrender. Together, they unpack how honoring the Sabbath, wisely stewarding your finances, and integrating economic, social, and spiritual capital lead to sustainable impact.
The Impact CEO Story
Duane Donner
CEO, Founders Advisors
Welcome to Impact CEO, where real CEOs share how they integrate faith and leadership to build companies with eternal impact. In this kickoff episode, Duane Donner, founder of Abide & Lead and CEO of Founders Advisors, shares the story behind Abide & Lead, how his faith reshaped his approach to business, and why abiding in Christ is the foundation for effective leadership. You’ll hear practical insights on servant leadership, culture-building, and what to expect from future conversations with high-impact leaders.
Life with Purpose
Chris Hodges
Founding Pastor | Chancellor, Pt. 1
In this episode, Duane and Pastor Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor of Church of the Highlands and Chancellor of Highlands College, talk about the defining moments that shaped Duane's faith. Duane shares how God used key mentors, challenges, and seasons of refining to reveal his calling and what it means to discover purpose through surrender. This conversation sets the stage for intentional living and seeing your work as worship.
The Integrated Life
Chris Hodges
Founding Pastor | Chancellor, Pt. 2
Chris Hodges and Duane continue the conversation of what it means to live an integrated life where your faith and leadership align with your God-given design. Drawing from Ephesians 2:10, they discuss how the way you’re made points to what you’re called to do, and how servant leadership, discipline, and intentional giving reflect true Kingdom success. With humor, wisdom, and heart, this episode challenges you to give God your first, add value to others, and steward every gift for eternal impact.
Going All In
Heath Hill, CEO of Lime Media
Heath is known for creative campaigns with brands like Nike, Google, and Netflix, but his real story is about partnering with God through obedience and faith. From experiential marketing to spiritual stewardship, Heath shares how going all in reshaped his career, his leadership, and his view of success. He and Duane explore what it means to give more than you take, steward people well, and create a pattern of obedience that invites divine favor.
Playing the Long Game
Scott Wozniak
CEO of SWOZ Consulting
Scott joins Duane Donner to discuss his unique perspective on how excellence and purpose shape thriving organizations and create raving fans. Drawing from his experience at Chick-fil-A, Scott breaks down how trust and intentionality build lasting impact in business, family, and faith. Together, they explore how your business can become your ministry and why long-term thinking matters for Kingdom impact.
Success to Surrender
Pete Ochs
CEO of Enterprise Stewardship
Entrepreneur and Kingdom builder Pete Ochs joins Duane to explore what it means to move from success to significance to surrender. Together, they unpack how honoring the Sabbath, wisely stewarding your finances, and integrating economic, social, and spiritual capital lead to sustainable impact.
© Copyright 2025. Abide & Lead.
All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2025. Abide & Lead. All Rights Reserved.