According to creative strategist & content creator Rohn Starling, most creators are overthinking it.

"You are the brand. You are the niche."

In this episode of the Faithustle Podcast, we sat down in Rohn’s downtown Austin loft for a raw conversation about personal branding, viral content, calling, creativity and what happens when you stop forcing the timeline God has for your life.

Rohn has worked behind the scenes with major Christian artists, worship movements, churches and brands (Elevation Rhythm, Transformation Church, Chandler Moore, Etc)— helping shape creative direction, content and digital strategy.

And today, he also pastors while continuing to travel and create.

We unpack:

• What is actually working on social media in 2026

• Rohn’s “hurricane” framework for virality

• Why consistency matters more than one big post

• Why “you are the niche”

• The difference between a content problem and an identity problem

• Why creators need to stop reinventing the wheel

• Waiting on God without forcing your timeline

• Playing the long game with your calling

• Why the Holy Spirit matters in creativity

One of the biggest takeaways:

Most people don’t have a content problem. They have an identity problem.

If you are a Christian entrepreneur, creator, business owner or leader building a personal brand online, this conversation will give you a practical framework for creating content that actually connects.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Can God Let You Have Both?

00:51 — Welcome to Austin

03:23 — Losing His Job, Home & Direction

05:16 — Waiting Years to Become a Pastor

07:11 — Play the Long Game

11:28 — Prayer + Preparation

14:06 — Creativity, Ministry & God’s Timing

15:17 — When People Tell You What You Can’t Do

17:55 — Stop Forcing the Timeline

19:57 — Knowing When to Move vs. Wait

21:22 — How Great Leaders Communicate

25:57 — Don’t Forsake the Fundamentals

27:47 — Learning to Receive Correction

30:03 — Play to Your Strengths

32:27 — Letting Go of Control

34:59 — Why 365 Posts Beat One Viral Post

37:58 — The Hurricane Framework for Virality

40:49 — What Works in Content in 2026

41:21 — Build the Brand Before the Viral Moment

42:58 — How Branding Shapes What People Think

44:23 — You Are the Brand

45:22 — You Are the Niche

49:06 — What to Do When the “Wrong” Video Goes Viral

50:00 — Analyze Why Your Content Worked

54:23 — Study Who Is Winning in Your Niche

55:38 — Stop Reinventing the Wheel

58:39 — You Don’t Have a Content Problem

59:30 — The Identity Problem Behind Bad Content

1:02:14 — Your Growth Is Part of Your Brand

1:04:28 — Partnering With the Holy Spirit in Creativity

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This is one of the most meaningful conversations we've ever had on the Faithustle Podcast.

After taking a Sabbath month, we knew there was only one way to begin this new season: by returning to the foundation.

For decades, Corey Russell has been one of the leading voices in the global prayer movement. His books, messages, and teaching have shaped the prayer lives of leaders around the world.

In this conversation, he shares why prayer isn't simply something Christians do—it's the place where leaders are formed.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, founder, creator, executive, pastor, or someone simply trying to follow Jesus more faithfully, this conversation will completely reshape the way you think about prayer, ambition, success, leadership, and intimacy with God.

We talk about:

• Why nobody starts out "good" at prayer

• How prayer transforms the heart of a leader

• The difference between orphan ambition and sonship

• Why the presence of God is greater than every platform

• The biggest mistakes ambitious Christian leaders make

• Why the secret place matters more than public success

• How to finish well in leadership and business

If you're serious about building something that lasts, this episode is essential.

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Faithustle Network is a global community of Christian entrepreneurs learning how to build business God's way.

Inside you'll find:

• Weekly Bible Studies

• Weekly Business Coaching

• Kingdom Community

• Live Q&A Sessions

• Monthly In-Person Meetups

• Hundreds of hours of biblical business content

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Nobody Starts Good at Prayer

01:00 Why This Conversation Means So Much to Faithustle

04:30 Why Every Platform Is a Step Down From God's Presence

09:30 Orphan Ambition vs. Sonship

15:30 How Corey Russell Learned to Pray

18:45 Prayer Begins With a Person, Not a List

21:30 Living From the Secret Place

23:40 Praying Through Boredom, Shame & Suffering

27:00 What Jesus' Prayer Life Taught the Disciples

31:00 How Your View of God Shapes Your Prayer Life

40:00 How Leaders Finish Well

45:30 The Danger of Success

55:00 Why Gen Z Needs Prayer More Than Ever

1:01:30 Corey Russell Online

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This week on the Faithustle Podcast, Mukwenda Kandole sits down with entrepreneur and business coach Landon Rhodes.

After building and scaling a multi-million dollar video agency, Landon now helps videographers, creatives, and agency owners simplify their business, scale to seven figures, and stop chasing every new strategy.

But this conversation goes far beyond business.

We talk about:

• Why most entrepreneurs stay stuck

• The "Rule of Five Ones" that helped Landon scale

• Why changing your offer is hurting your business

• The identity shift every entrepreneur must make

• How to build with focus instead of chasing trends

• How God healed Landon from cancer

• What it means to truly be Spirit-led in business

• Why faith is one of the greatest assets an entrepreneur can have

One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation is simple:

✅ Do one thing.

✅ Make it excellent.

✅ Stay faithful long enough to see the fruit.

If you're tired of shiny object syndrome, constantly pivoting, or wondering why your business isn't growing, this episode will challenge the way you think about entrepreneurship.

The Faithustle Network is a global community of Christian entrepreneurs learning how to build business God's way.

Inside you'll find:

📖 Weekly Bible Studies

💼 Weekly Business Coaching

🤝 Kingdom Community

🎙 Live Q&A Sessions

📍 Monthly Meetups

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

03:02 Meet Landon Rhodes

05:20 How Landon Built His Video Agency

13:20 Why Niches Build Better Businesses

17:40 The Rule of Five Ones

21:45 Stop Reinventing Your Offer

29:20 The Identity Shift Every Entrepreneur Must Make

39:50 Stewarding Your Gifts Well

47:50 Landon's Healing Journey

55:00 How to Build Your Faith Daily

1:02:30 Prayer for Christian Entrepreneurs

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In this powerful episode of the Faithustle Podcast, Mukwenda Kandole sits down with entrepreneur, coach, and industry pioneer Vince Del Monte.

For over 20 years, Vince helped shape the online fitness coaching industry, building multiple seven-figure businesses and eventually an eight-figure coaching company.

But after years of success, God began asking him deeper questions about ambition, identity, purpose, and surrender.

This conversation isn't about making more money.

It's about understanding what it actually means to build God's Kingdom in the marketplace.

Vince shares his powerful testimony of surrendering his business, laying down ambition, and allowing God to rebuild his identity from the ground up.

He challenges the idea that bigger businesses automatically mean bigger Kingdom impact and offers a biblical framework for leadership, success, and entrepreneurship.

Some of the topics we cover:

✅ Why scaling doesn't always mean Kingdom growth

✅ The difference between ambition and obedience

✅ How entrepreneurs build their own kingdoms

✅ Why success can become an idol

✅ The danger of attaching identity to performance

✅ Why God cares more about formation than outcomes

✅ The cost and reward of doing business God's way

One of Vince's most powerful statements was:

"You don't expand the Kingdom through scaling. You expand it through surrender."

And another:

"It's not add God to your goals. It's reorder your goals around Him."

If you're a Christian entrepreneur, business owner, coach, creator, or leader trying to build without losing your soul, this episode is for you.

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The Faithustle Network helps Christian entrepreneurs learn how to build their business God's way.

Inside you'll find:

✅ Weekly mentorship calls

✅ Bible studies & prayer

✅ Kingdom business training

✅ Monthly events

✅ Christian entrepreneur community

✅ Leadership development

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0:00 You Don't Expand the Kingdom Through Scaling

2:15 Meet Vince DelMonte

5:30 Building an 8-Figure Coaching Business

10:00 Identity, Success & Ambition

15:00 What Does "Seek First the Kingdom" Mean?

20:00 Building Your Kingdom vs God's Kingdom

25:00 Why Success Doesn't Satisfy

30:00 The Cost of Surrender

34:00 Why Entrepreneurs Feel So Much Pressure

38:00 Fear, Relevance & Identity

43:00 Why God's Way Feels Slower

47:00 The Benefits of Building God's Way

52:00 Peace That Revenue Cannot Give

57:00 The Real Definition of Freedom

1:02:00 Final Encouragement for Entrepreneurs

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In this episode of the Faithustle Podcast, Mukwenda Kandole sits down with StacyAnn Patrice, startup strategist, innovation expert, and founder advocate who has helped more than 1,000 startups navigate growth, secure funding, and build companies that solve real problems.

Collectively, the founders and startups she's supported have raised nearly $200 million in funding.

But this conversation isn't just about raising capital.

It's about building something that actually matters.

Before becoming one of the most respected voices in the startup ecosystem, StacyAnn was a nuclear engineer working on some of the most complex projects imaginable.

Today, she helps founders navigate uncertainty, validate ideas, find product-market fit, understand customers, raise capital, and avoid the mistakes that cause startups to fail.

If you're building a startup, launching a company, raising investment, creating a new product, or trying to figure out if your idea is worth pursuing, this episode is a masterclass.

We cover:

✅ How startup founders should validate ideas

✅ Why most startups fail before they ever get traction

✅ Revenue vs fundraising

✅ What investors actually look for

✅ Product-market fit explained simply

✅ Customer discovery and startup validation

✅ Why founders must stay coachable

✅ Building systems that scale

✅ The danger of chasing funding too early

✅ Biblical principles of entrepreneurship

✅ Faith, obedience, and leadership

✅ The role curiosity plays in startup success

One of the most powerful lessons StaceyAnn shares is that startups succeed when founders stay curious, hungry, coachable, and committed to solving real problems—not just telling great stories.

Whether you're a first-time founder, tech entrepreneur, startup CEO, or aspiring business owner, this conversation will save you years of mistakes.

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Faithustle helps Christian entrepreneurs learn how to build their business God's way.

Inside you'll find:

✅ Weekly mentorship calls

✅ Kingdom business training

✅ Bible studies & prayer

✅ Christian entrepreneur community

✅ Monthly live events

✅ Leadership development

Join the Network: https://bit.ly/43uzV2i

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:00 From Nuclear Engineer to Startup Advisor

7:00 Why Most Startup Ideas Fail

11:00 Radical Obedience & Entrepreneurship

16:00 Revenue vs Raising Money

22:00 Product-Market Fit Explained

28:00 The Biggest Founder Mistakes

34:00 Why Coachability Matters

40:00 Startup Validation Framework

45:00 How Faith Impacts Leadership

51:00 Helping Founders Raise $200M

57:00 Customer Discovery Process

1:03:00 Why Great Ideas Die

1:08:00 Advice for Every Startup Founder

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What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't strategy...

What if it's the condition of your soul?

In this historic live podcast conversation recorded in front of 350+ Christian entrepreneurs, creatives, and leaders at The Meet Up in Dallas, Tim Ross and Touré Roberts sit down Mukwenda Kandole and Ty Headlee for one of the most powerful conversations we've ever hosted.

Together, we explored the themes behind Tim Ross' new book, The Missing Peace, and Touré Roberts' new book, Knowing: The Journey to Certainty in an Uncertain World.

The result was a transformational conversation on leadership, emotional health, hearing God's voice, entrepreneurship, peace, purpose, discernment, trust, and building God's way.

Whether you're building a business, leading a team, starting a ministry, creating content, or simply trying to discern God's next step for your life, this conversation will challenge and encourage you.

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Faithustle helps Christian entrepreneurs learn how to build their business God's way.

Inside you'll find:

✅ Weekly mentorship calls

✅ Kingdom business training

✅ Bible studies & prayer

✅ Christian entrepreneur community

✅ Monthly live events

✅ Leadership development

Join the Network: https://bit.ly/43uzV2i

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📚 GRAB YOUR COPY OF "THE MISSING PEACE" & "KNOWING"

The Missing Peace by Tim Ross

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Knowing: The Journey to Certainty in an Uncertain World by Touré Roberts

➡️ https://www.toureroberts.com/books-by-toure-roberts

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CONNECT WITH TIM ROSS

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🔥 WHAT WE COVER IN THIS LIVE CONVERSATION

✅ How to develop certainty in an uncertain world

✅ Why peace is more important than information

✅ Trusting God when you don't know what's next

✅ Healing from past failures and disappointments

✅ Emotional health and leadership

✅ Why provision is not necessarily God's vision

✅ The danger of good ideas vs God ideas

✅ How to hear God's voice more clearly

✅ Entrepreneurship, purpose, and obedience

✅ Finding clarity when life feels confusing

One of the most powerful moments of the night came when Tim Ross shared:

"You don't have to know about your future because you know who holds your future."

And Touré Roberts challenged the room with this truth:

"You can either be a wanderer or a knower."

This wasn't just a podcast. It was a holy moment.

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0:00 Peace vs Panic

1:00 Introduction & The Meet Up

3:20 Why These Books Had to Be Written

8:00 Finding Certainty in an Uncertain World

12:00 Leadership, Opposition & Perseverance

17:00 Good Ideas vs God Ideas

21:00 Business Partnerships & Discernment

24:00 How God Leads Entrepreneurs

28:00 Why Emotional Health Matters

31:00 Trust Issues & Leadership

34:00 Failure Is Not Your Identity

38:00 Developing Your Knower

42:00 Why We Fill In The Blanks

46:00 Peter Sleeping In Prison

53:00 Learning to Trust God

54:00 Being Multi-Passionate & Called

1:01:00 Finding Your Assignment

1:07:00 Advice for the Next Generation of Leaders

1:14:00 Prayer for Entrepreneurs & Builders

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