Bob Caldwell Jr.: Leading Your Business with a Pastoral Heart and Mind

Generous Business Owner

What are you doing with God’s whispers?

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Bob discuss:

• Growing up in the family business from greenhouses to fragrance.
• Willing to try, willing to fail.
• Integrating business, family, and faith.
• Building your business with a pastor’s heart.

Key Takeaways:

• Growth never occurs in a straight line.
• It is easy to write a check. It is harder to be deeply engaged and enter into the story of another.
• God has called us to be salt and light - in our businesses, we can create opportunities for our employees, supplies, and customers to taste and see the goodness of God.
• God is guiding our steps even when we can’t see where he is leading us.
• The greatest thing you’ll ever steward is God’s whispers.

"As someone is kind of struggling through, ‘how do I shape culture’ and wanting to do it in a very gospel-centered way, I'd lean into those three principles: How do I intentionally foster a sense of dependence? How do I practice gleaning in a modern sense in my business? How do I listen and what do I do with those whispers?" — Bob Caldwell Jr.

Episode References:

• Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give by Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert: https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Kings-Economy-Honoring-Jesus/dp/0801075742
• Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Weak-Embracing-Life-Flourishing/dp/0830844430

About Bob Caldwell Jr.: Bob Caldwell, Jr. is President of Grace Management Group, a family owned business founded in 1975. Grace Management Group operates a portfolio of brands and vertically integrated businesses within the fragrance and home décor industries, including Greenleaf, Votivo, Bridgewater Candle Company, The WillowBrook Company, BMC Manufacturing, Notes Candles, Aroma Creations, and Audrey’s. The company operates in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Lebanon, Pennsylvania; and an Asia sourcing office in mainland China.

Bob is a graduate of Wheaton College. He currently serves on the boards of the Greenleaf Foundation and Grace Cares Foundation. He is actively involved in international orphan care, adoption, and foster care efforts; anti-human trafficking efforts; and fostering a redemptive entrepreneurial perspective.

Bob and his wife, Sarah, have six children, and one grandchild. They live in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Connect with Bob Caldwell Jr.:

Website: https://www.gracemg.com/

Website: https://votivo.com/

Website: https://bridgewatercandles.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-caldwell-jr-42b99157

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