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Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. The influential leader we will learn from this month is Maria Tapias. A highly-successful marketing professional living in the Dallas area, the Maria Tapias of today is a night and day difference from the little girl who was born in Colombia and ultimately raised in Miami. Even though she grew up in a religious family, Maria wrestled from an early age with questions about what a genuine relationship with God should look and feel like.  When her parents divorced and her father went back to Colombia, Maria had to navigate becoming a US citizen and helping her mother and sister do the same. As the three of them adjusted to a new life in a new country, Maria began to learn more about who she was and what she wanted to do with her life. Listen below as Maria begins her story. Guest Bio: Maria has 25+ years of experience in advertising working for clients such as Walmart, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, DIAGEO, Home Depot, Samsung and City of Dallas; among many others. Born in Colombia and raised in Miami, FL, she’s dedicated her entire career to advertising and marketing. Over the years, Maria has built a reputation for being a creative problem solver who thrives on turning business relationships into high value partnerships. She has simultaneously led multiple Top-10 global brands; each with teams of 15+ direct reports. Always seeking new challenges, she likes endurance sports and has completed the MS150 as well as several triathlons. Originally Broadcast: May 2022 Find our latest podcast on www.4wordwomen.org/podcast/

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. In the last episode, we met Favor Lee, Director of Business Development at EisnerAmper and “Mom to two and wife to one.” After getting the opportunity to leave Korea and attend college in the U.S. for a year, Favor took a leap of faith and followed a dream that she had spoken into existence with her mother years prior. As Favor graduated, started her career and her family, she began to notice that her personal spiritual community and the community she was building with her professional colleagues lacked a bridge between them. She soon began to see the direct relationship influence and community share and leaned into God’s path for her life which led her to finding a beautiful answer to finding a way to join all areas of her life together under the umbrella of faith. Guest Bio: Favor Lee is a Director of Business Development with over 10 years of public accounting experience, servicing both public and private companies. She is responsible for leading and driving business development initiatives for the Southwest region, primarily focusing on the real estate and construction companies as well as manufacturing and distribution, health care, and oil and gas. By utilizing her accounting background, Favor creates a unique accounting solution for clients, and prospect by working closely with the client service team. She attributes much of her success to her diligence and willingness to learn from every opportunity. Favor strives to serve clients and prospective clients not only with the utmost professionalism but also with a serving heart. Prior to joining the firm, Favor was the Controller for a national restaurant franchise, and led the corporate accounting team and oversaw the full-cycle accounting. She began her accounting career at a Big 4 accounting firm as an auditor, where she was responsible for the overall planning and execution of external audit of a multi-billion-dollar construction company. In the community, Favor is passionate about serving and giving back. She is on the board of the Dallas chapter for 4word, a non-profit organization supporting Christian women in the workplace reach their potential with confidence, and United Nations Association of the U.S., a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting political and public support for the United Nations among Americans. As an active member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA), Favor, was recently recognized as a 2021 Rising Star and Committee Member of the Year for TXCPA Dallas. Orginal broadcast dated: Apr 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. The influential leader we will learn from this month is Favor Lee. From a difficult childhood in Saipan and Korea to her current role as Director of Business Development at EisnerAmper in Dallas, TX, Favor’s story is absolutely one you will come away from feeling inspired to keep pushing and never let go of your grip on God’s hand.  One thing that you will hear immediately is the joy and positivity in Favor’s voice, and that truly comes from her heart. As you hear about the beginning years of her life, it will become so apparent that God has always had big plans for her. Favor Lee is a Director of Business Development with over 10 years of public accounting experience, servicing both public and private companies. She is responsible for leading and driving business development initiatives for the Southwest region, primarily focusing on the real estate and construction companies as well as manufacturing and distribution, health care, and oil and gas. By utilizing her accounting background, Favor creates a unique accounting solution for clients, and prospect by working closely with the client service team. She attributes much of her success to her diligence and willingness to learn from every opportunity. Favor strives to serve clients and prospective clients not only with the utmost professionalism but also with a serving heart. Prior to joining the firm, Favor was the Controller for a national restaurant franchise, and led the corporate accounting team and oversaw the full-cycle accounting. She began her accounting career at a Big 4 accounting firm as an auditor, where she was responsible for the overall planning and execution of external audit of a multi-billion-dollar construction company. In the community, Favor is passionate about serving and giving back. She is on the board of the Dallas chapter for 4word, a non-profit organization supporting Christian women in the workplace reach their potential with confidence, and United Nations Association of the U.S., a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting political and public support for the United Nations among Americans. As an active member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA), Favor, was recently recognized as a 2021 Rising Star and Committee Member of the Year for TXCPA Dallas. Orginal broadcast dated: Apr 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. In the previous episode, we met Jennifer Jackson, an entrepreneur and distinguished leader in the legal technology industry. Though her professional life has been highly successful and rewarding, her spiritual walk didn’t come into its own until she was in her thirties. As she grew in her faith and began to identify all the points in time that God had been right there beside her, Jennifer started to really see and value the impact that being an influence on others can have. Guest Bio: Jennifer Jackson has been a business and ministry leader for almost 30 years. She currently serves in an executive business leadership role, in multiple board roles, and as an ordained minister.  She started her first company at the age of 23 and was named entrepreneur and lifestyle leader of the year by the Chamber of Commerce in the 90s for ecommerce business growth and helping other entrepreneurs learn to conduct ecommerce in these early days. She sold this business by age 30 and joined a Fortune 200 corporation in legal technology services to climb the ranks in leadership and lead award winning sales teams for the following 20+ years. During this time Jennifer spent her vacation days from work ministering in the US and in Africa with the focus of discipling nations by raising up kingdom leaders in Zambia, DRC Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Tanzania.  Over the last 10 years, while still operating fulltime in executive leadership in the legal technology industry and in a global ministry, Jennifer began to grow in understanding that there is no separation between the sacred and secular and her two worlds of business and ministry continue to find synergy. Becoming active in the 4word community has created exponential increase to this understanding and growth in her life. Attending the 4word C-Level Forum has impacted Jennifer’s business and ministry connections and personal growth.  Orginal broadcast dated: Feb 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. This month, we’re sharing the story of influential leader and entrepreneur, Jennifer Jackson. Though she now calls Atlanta, GA, home, she is originally from Huntsville, AL. The only child of two scientists, Jennifer had to learn early on how to fend for herself, as she navigated her parents’ divorce and the demanding expectations of their careers. A self-called latchkey child, Jennifer quickly became outgoing, inclusive, and entrepreneurial. While none of those are bad traits, she still felt like she was missing something. Guest Bio: Jennifer Jackson has been a business and ministry leader for almost 30 years. She currently serves in an executive business leadership role, in multiple board roles, and as an ordained minister.  She started her first company at the age of 23 and was named entrepreneur and lifestyle leader of the year by the Chamber of Commerce in the 90s for ecommerce business growth and helping other entrepreneurs learn to conduct ecommerce in these early days. She sold this business by age 30 and joined a Fortune 200 corporation in legal technology services to climb the ranks in leadership and lead award winning sales teams for the following 20+ years. During this time Jennifer spent her vacation days from work ministering in the US and in Africa with the focus of discipling nations by raising up kingdom leaders in Zambia, DRC Congo, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Tanzania.  Over the last 10 years, while still operating fulltime in executive leadership in the legal technology industry and in a global ministry, Jennifer began to grow in understanding that there is no separation between the sacred and secular and her two worlds of business and ministry continue to find synergy. Becoming active in the 4word community has created exponential increase to this understanding and growth in her life. Attending the 4word C-Level Forum has impacted Jennifer’s business and ministry connections and personal growth.  Orginal broadcast dated: Mar 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. In the previous episode, we met Lori Joe Brown, a Senior Manager within the Global Field Enablement Team at American Express, and she shared about her childhood in Brooklyn, how her parents’ divorce shifted her whole life, and how she stayed true to her dream of being a professional. Listen to the conclusion of Lori’s story below to hear why she thinks it’s so important to find connection in the workplace, and what has driven her forward as she’s traveled God’s path for her life. Guest Bio:  Lori Joe Brown has been working in Corporate American since the tender age of 18, as the summer-intern to VP of tenders & exchanges department, of a Wall Street shareholder relations firm. Currently Lori is a Senior Manager within the Global Field Enablement Team at American Express which serves as the Center of Excellence for a 4,000+ person sales organization, delivering high impact global strategies, content, competencies, and connections that accelerate sales productivity.  She has been with American Express for over 15 years in various roles developing her fellow colleagues in Human Resources and Leadership & Development. Lori’s passion lies within developing and encouraging others in the workplace through her faith which she has been able to do as co-lead to the American Express Christian Colleague Network called SALT.  Through this Christian employee resource group, she provides leadership to a 1,200-member group of employees.  It has been an intricate part of the  American Express employee experience globally for the past 20+ years, while assisting other Fortune 500 companies start their own Christian networks.   Lori’s non-profit work is just as important.  She sits on the board of 4word, a Professional Christian Women’s organization that helps women in the workplace reach their God-given potential with confidence through mentorship, forums, blogs, and conferences.   Lastly, Lori is a certified John Maxwell Executive Coach, Trainer and Public Speaker. She holds a BA in Organizational Behavior & Change Management and a MS in Global Human Resources Management & Development both from New York University.  She currently resides in Richmond, VA with her husband Dwayne Brown.  Orginal broadcast dated: Feb 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. This month’s influential leader story is that of Lori Joe Brown. Born and raised in Brooklyn New York, Lori grew up in a diverse community and as a pastor’s daughter, she was always at church and flourished in her time there. But then her parents divorced, right as Lori was about to enter her teenage years, and the shift in her family caused Lori to question everything.  Listen to Lori below as she starts from the beginning and opens up about how God began working in her life. Guest Bio:  Lori Joe Brown has been working in Corporate American since the tender age of 18, as the summer-intern to VP of tenders & exchanges department, of a Wall Street shareholder relations firm. Currently Lori is a Senior Manager within the Global Field Enablement Team at American Express which serves as the Center of Excellence for a 4,000+ person sales organization, delivering high impact global strategies, content, competencies, and connections that accelerate sales productivity.  She has been with American Express for over 15 years in various roles developing her fellow colleagues in Human Resources and Leadership & Development. Lori’s passion lies within developing and encouraging others in the workplace through her faith which she has been able to do as co-lead to the American Express Christian Colleague Network called SALT.  Through this Christian employee resource group, she provides leadership to a 1,200-member group of employees.  It has been an intricate part of the  American Express employee experience globally for the past 20+ years, while assisting other Fortune 500 companies start their own Christian networks.   Lori’s non-profit work is just as important.  She sits on the board of 4word, a Professional Christian Women’s organization that helps women in the workplace reach their God-given potential with confidence through mentorship, forums, blogs, and conferences.   Lastly, Lori is a certified John Maxwell Executive Coach, Trainer and Public Speaker. She holds a BA in Organizational Behavior & Change Management and a MS in Global Human Resources Management & Development both from New York University.  She currently resides in Richmond, VA with her husband Dwayne Brown.  Orginal broadcast dated: Feb 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome back to Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. Listen below as we wrap up our time with 4word founder, Diane Paddison, and discover who has been most influential in her life, if she’s ever doubted where God has brought her, and how she hopes to be remembered. Guest Bio: Diane Paddison, 4word Founder and Executive Director, is a Harvard MBA, former global executive of two Fortune 500 companies, CBRE and ProLogis, and one Fortune 1000 company, Trammell Crow Company, and serves as an independent director for two corporate and four not-for-profit boards.  Diane is a leading advocate for Christian women in the workplace. Diane published Work, Love, Pray in 2011, and Be Refreshed . . . a year of devotions for women in the workplace in 2017, laying the foundation for 4word. She authors weekly posts at 4wordwomen.org and is a featured columnist for The Washington Times and the 4word Mentor Program has been highlighted in The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Diane and her husband, Chris, have four children and two grandchildren and live in Dallas, Texas. Orginal broadcast dated: Jan 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

Welcome to the brand-new 4word podcast: Driven 4word: Influential Leaders Powered By God’s Will. Join us each month as we share the life story of an influential leader who humbled themselves to God’s plan for their life and embarked on a journey that only He could orchestrate. To kick off the podcast, we sat down with our founder, Diane Paddison, to learn about her childhood growing up on a farm in Oregon, earning her MBA from Harvard Business School, and ultimately building a successful—and fulfilling—career that brought her to the perfect moment in time to found 4word. Guest Bio: Diane Paddison, 4word Founder and Executive Director, is a Harvard MBA, former global executive of two Fortune 500 companies, CBRE and ProLogis, and one Fortune 1000 company, Trammell Crow Company, and serves as an independent director for two corporate and four not-for-profit boards.  Diane is a leading advocate for Christian women in the workplace. Diane published Work, Love, Pray in 2011, and Be Refreshed . . . a year of devotions for women in the workplace in 2017, laying the foundation for 4word. She authors weekly posts at 4wordwomen.org and is a featured columnist for The Washington Times and the 4word Mentor Program has been highlighted in The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Diane and her husband, Chris, have four children and two grandchildren and live in Dallas, Texas. Orginal broadcast dated: Jan 2022 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)

In the previous episode, you met Dr. Nicole Martin, Chief Impact Officer of Christianity Today. Nicole shared about the moment she first realized the true meaning and depth of Christmas, and how she and her family prioritize “BEING” over “DOING” during this typically hectic time of the year.      In this episode, Nicole walks us through her final two talking points which support her personal meaning of Christmas, and both Nicole and host, Jordan Johnstone, share why they think Christ coming as a baby and not as a full-grown adult holds significance for all Christians. Guest Bio: Reverend Doctor Nicole Massie Martin was born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in Human and Organizational Development, Educational Studies, and French. Dr. Martin received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. She earned a Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an emphasis on African American Redemptive Leadership. Dr. Martin serves as the Chief Impact Officer at Christianity Today. She is the founder and Executive Director of Soulfire International Ministries, which accelerates thriving for pastors, churches, and younger leaders. She is also active in her local congregation in Maryland at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church where she supports the Discipleship Ministry. Dr. Martin is a gifted writer and author of Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry and Leaning In, Letting Go: A Lenten Devotional. She serves on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals and has been inducted into the esteemed Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. Dr. Martin is married to her best friend, Dr. Mark Martin, and they have two amazing daughters, Addison and Josephine. Orginal broadcast dated: Dec 2023 Click here for the latest Podcast from 4word - Work Love Pray Podcast - 4word (4wordwomen.org)