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THIS PODCAST IS FOR YOU IF:
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You're tired of business advice that ignores your faith and family.
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You've invested in courses but still feel stuck.
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You want profit WITHOUT the burnout.
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You're ready to build your calling into cashflow.
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You believe rest is a strategy, not a reward.
YOU ARE in the RIGHT PLACE!
The Graceful Founder™ Podcast
Calling meets cashflow — without the burnout
230+ episodes helping aspiring Christ-centered founders build profitable businesses with grace, not grind.
(Formerly Known as Christian CEO Podcast with Kelly Baader)
Every week, I share the behind-the-scenes of building a sustainable and profitable business as a Christ-centered founder — plus conversations with hand-picked experts who align with our grace-over-grind approach.
No hustle culture. No "rise and grind." No guilt trips about not doing enough.
Just real talk about building a business that honors your faith, your family, and your sanity.
Meet Your Host
I'm Kelly...
and I built the "successful" business that almost cost me everything that mattered.
After nearly two decades coaching women across 3 continents, God showed up in my kitchen on my 50th birthday with a mandate:
gather His Esthers and Josephs and equip them to take their places in the marketplace.
Since 2008, I've helped founders like you:
- →Go from nearly giving up to $18,500 in 30 days (Shannon Spencer)
- →Land multiple long-term corporate contracts from zero revenue (Havard Lillethun)
- →Build a team of 8 and still scaling (Ingrid Rounds Hardy)
- →Hit 50% closing rates on their first live launch (Terri Delhamer)
- →Experience breakthroughs in 6 sessions that used to take 6 years (Jinnia Low)
Now I'm on a mission to help aspiring Christ-centered founders build businesses that honor their faith, families, and sanity — without the hustle, the overwhelm, or the burnout.
Because here's what I learned the hard way: Grace is the fastest accelerator.
Top 15 Business Coach in Zurich, Switzerland, TEDx speaker, Amazon bestselling author, John C Maxwell and ICF-certified coach — but that's not what qualifies me to walk this path with you. The scars do.
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