Ep.41 - How Catholic Owned Connects Faithful Businesses with Brooke Joiner | Catholic Economy | Catholic Business | Faith And Work

In this episode of the Virtuous Leaders Podcast, Dr. Johann D'Souza engages in a heartfelt conversation with Brooke Joiner, the CEO of Catholic Owned. Brooke shares her journey of aligning her work with her Catholic faith, the mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy, and the importance of making reparations for the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.Key Discussion Points: • The mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy by connecting Catholic businesses with Catholic consumers • Brooke's personal journey of aligning her work with her Catholic faith and the decision to focus exclusively on serving Catholics • The success of Catholic Owned in providing a platform for Catholic businesses and consumers to connect with trust and shared values • The vetting process and founding pillars of Catholic Owned to ensure businesses align with the teachings of the Catholic Church • The Five First Saturdays devotion and its role in making reparations for the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary • The surprising challenge of dealing with individuals who claim to be Catholic but are not in full communion with the Church • Encouragement for Catholic business owners to persevere in running their companies according to their faithTimestamp: 00:01 - Introduction and background on Brooke Joiner's role as CEO of Catholic Owned 00:11 - Discussing the mission of Catholic Owned in building a new Catholic economy 02:13 - Exploring Brooke's personal motivation for starting Catholic Owned and aligning her work with her faith 04:51 - Examining the success and positive impact of Catholic Owned on Catholic businesses and consumers 06:35 - Addressing the challenge of ensuring businesses in the directory align with traditional Catholic values 08:09 - Discussing the founding pillars and vetting process of Catholic Owned to maintain trust and authenticity 11:13 - Reflecting on Catholic Owned's mission to propagate devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 11:59 - Explaining the Five First Saturdays devotion and its role in making reparations for blasphemies against Mary 16:27 - Providing information on how businesses and consumers can join and access the Catholic Owned directory 17:24 - Discussing the surprising challenge of dealing with individuals who claim to be Catholic but are not in full communion 19:54 - Offering encouragement for Catholic business owners to persevere in running their companies according to their faithResources and Links:• Watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts***Dr. Johann D'SouzaClinical Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Values First Therapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X(Twitter)Brooke Joiner CEO of Catholic Owned https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-joiner-catholicowned/#CatholicOwned #CatholicEconomy #FaithAndWork #ImmaculateHeart #FiveFirstSaturdays #CatholicBusiness #TraditionalValues #VirtuousLeaders #ValuesFirstCollective #DrJohannDSouza

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