What does it look like to live fully in your calling while building bold ideas that shape the future?

In this episode, Nathan, a multi-passionate entrepreneur and Head of Operations at a VC-backed tech startup, joins host C.W. Elliott to talk about vocation, purpose, and faith in the startup world.

Nathan shares how he went from missionary work to leading operations at a VC-backed tech company building a distributed cloud (think: the world’s largest supercomputer without data centers). He also opens up about mentorship, life planning, and the importance of humility, gratitude, perseverance, and prayer.

You’ll learn:

• How to discern when it’s time to pivot in your career
• How to find and engage the right mentors
• Why writing a life plan can transform your focus
• How to keep faith at the center of your work - even in high-pressure environments
• Why listening and “humble curiosity” are essential to long-term success

A conversation on vocation, calling, and courage for anyone navigating life’s next step.

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Born in a 9x9 room in Lagos, Nigeria, sleeping on concrete beside six siblings, Adeola Ajayi learned early what it means to dream against all odds. In this episode, Adeola shares his powerful story from selling fruit barefoot on the streets, to earning a basketball scholarship to America at 16, to founding the AOA Impact Foundation, which now provides clean water, shoes, education, and hope to children in the very community where he grew up.

We talk about his new book, Footprints on Concrete: The Story of a Barefoot Dreamer Who Refused to Quit, the faith and perseverance that carried him through unimaginable hardship, and how he’s turning pain into purpose through his foundation’s work today.

This conversation will challenge your perspective, deepen your gratitude, and inspire you to discover your own purpose, no matter where you start.

📚 Resources Mentioned

• Adeola’s Book: Footprints on Concrete
  
  
• Book Website: FootprintsOnConcrete.com
  
  
• Foundation: AOAImpact.com
  
  

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Shaun McDonald, NASA engineer at Johnson Space Center, dives into guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), Artemis prep, “work as worship,” and practical career tips for building a meaningful vocation.