Who are the mentors in your life that you are learning from? Are they leading you to God or down the wrong path?

In this episode, Jeff and Mark discuss:

• Doing the right thing even when nobody else is.
• The importance of following the compass of the Lord, not of mammon.
• Seeing the miracles of God in the worst moments of our lives.
• Introducing God to others through your business.

Key Takeaways:

• If you don’t have God, money will become your God.
• If you find yourself going down the wrong path, change your mentor, and you will change your whole future.
• God and purpose will fill the voids in your life far more than money or notoriety ever will.
• As long as it remains optional, you can absolutely talk about faith and have a chaplain in your business.
• Be bold about your service to God. Legally, you gain protections because people know who you are, know what you’re about, and know your values from the get-go.
• You can never go wrong by doing the right thing.

"Show me your mentor, and I’ll show you your future." — Mark Whitacre

About Mark Whitacre: Mark Whitacre has been engaged with the faith at work movement for the past twenty years. Mark is Vice President of Culture & Care and Executive Director of the t-factor initiative at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., and has worked with Coca-Cola Consolidated since 2019. Coca-Cola Consolidated is a faith-friendly, publicly traded (NASDAQ) company with an official purpose statement: “To honor God in all we do, to serve others, to pursue excellence, and to grow profitably”. Mark had served as National Director and then COO of Christian Business Men’s Connection (CBMC) from 2013 to 2019. Mark was the COO and Chief Science Officer from 2006 to 2013 at Cypress Systems, Inc., a California faith-based biotechnology company where Mark still serves on Cypress’ advisory council.

Mark’s story is also a story of redemption and a second chance, where he now works for his largest victim of price-fixing from 35 years ago, and Mark is still married to his wife who turned him into the FBI 35 years ago.

After completing his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Ohio State University, Mark earned his Ph.D. degree at Cornell University in biochemistry. He worked as an executive for some Fortune 500 companies, including Ralston Purina (now Nestle), Degussa (now Evonik), and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). He was recruited at ADM when he was 32 as the President of the Biotech Division and Corporate Vice President of ADM. Mark has extensive international business experience, having lived in Germany for four years working for Evonik at their world headquarters in Frankfurt.

Mark and his wife Ginger have been married for 47 years and have three adult children.

Connect with Mark Whitacre:

Website: https://markwhitacre.com/

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Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

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