Building a Business
that Lasts.
a weekly conversation worth your commute.
Weekly conversations with operators, founders, and church leaders on building businesses that outlast the next economic cycle. Hosted by Jay Owen.
Podcasts
Jay’s Been On.
A video library of Jay's appearances as a guest on other shows. Agency, AI, faith and leadership conversations from across the web.
How Should Christians Think About AI?
Don Miller and Kyle Reed sit down with Jay to explore how smart businesses use AI without losing the human element.
Leadership Lessons From Business + Church
How ministry leadership reshaped Jay's business leadership, the choice of loneliness at the top, and the economics of an AI-native agency.
Should Christians Use AI?
A friendly debate with Doug Smith on whether and how Christians should use AI in ministry, discipleship, and daily work.
The Art Of Customer-Focused Stories
Carl Buccellato hosts Jay on customer-centric storytelling, StoryBrand in practice, and how to double qualified leads with one homepage rewrite.
The Proven System To Scale Your Agency
Why slow growth might be the most underrated agency strategy, and how to build a business that thrives without the founder in every meeting.
How A Megachurch Uses AI In Ministry
Jay and Kenny Jahng unpack the practical AI workflows inside one of America's largest churches, and what church leaders can copy today.
7-Figure Agency That Runs Without You
Systems, delegation, and culture: the operating manual for an agency that does not collapse the day the founder takes vacation.
Building An Agency With EOS
Jay's agency journey from scrappy startup to balanced CEO, and how implementing EOS unlocked the next stage of growth.
Is The Work/Life Balance A Myth?
Jay and Clay Vaughan on the work/life balance question agency owners actually live with, and what a sustainable version of the answer looks like.
The Resilient Entrepreneur
Roger Martin hosts Jay on how storytelling transforms small businesses, faith-shaped resilience, and lessons from 25+ years in the agency game.
Building A Kingdom Business
Jay on running a business as kingdom work: faith, success, and how to scale a company without losing your soul or your family.
Church App Strategy That Actually Scales
From the seat of Chief of Ministry Staff at Church of Eleven22, Jay breaks down what a church app does (and does not) need to do to grow.
Remote Leadership Unleashed
A live conversation on running a fully distributed team without losing culture, accountability, or the founder's energy.
Finding A Balance
The inaugural episode of Agencies That Build, Jay shares the agency operating principles that have actually held up over two decades.
The Road To Curiosity
Jay on staying curious as an operator, how to ask better questions of clients and teams, and why curiosity is a hire-for trait.
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Podcasts That
Influence Jay.
The rotation that shapes how Jay thinks about leadership, faith, AI, and the work. If you’re looking for what to listen to next, start here.
Deepen With Pastor Joby Martin
Pastor Joby MartinWeekly teachings from the lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22, the church where Jay serves as Chief of Ministry Staff.
The Diary Of A CEO
Steven BartlettLong-form interviews with operators, athletes, and founders on what really happened behind the headlines.
EntreLeadership
Ramsey NetworkDave Ramsey and team on the unsexy mechanics of leading a debt-free, hire-slow, fire-fast company.
The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe RoganThe most influential long-form interview show on the internet. Three-hour conversations with scientists, comedians, and operators.
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
Life.ChurchSharp, short leadership lessons from the pastor of Life.Church. Tactical, not theological.
Huberman Lab
Andrew HubermanStanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman on the actual science of sleep, focus, fitness, and dopamine.
This Past Weekend
Theo VonTheo Von’s unmistakable mix of stand-up comedy, blue-collar wisdom, and surprisingly deep conversations.
At The Table
Patrick LencioniThe author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team workshops real leadership tensions with his own team.
Ask Pastor John
Desiring God · John PiperJohn Piper takes one listener question at a time and unpacks it through scripture in under 12 minutes.
2Bobs
Blair Enns & David C. BakerThe business of independent creative firms. Required listening for agency owners and consultants.
Undaunted.Life
Kyle ThompsonKyle Thompson’s no-nonsense show for Christian men who want to lead their families, careers, and faith on offense.
Built 4 More
Denny Thompson & Joby MartinBuilding men who don’t quit. Family, faith, business, fitness. From the team behind the Deepen podcast.
We’re Having A Good Time
Dusty SlayComedian Dusty Slay and friends. Pure decompression for a hard week.
Public Figures
Nate Bargatze & friendsThe show formerly known as Nateland. Nate Bargatze and friends on clean comedy and honest perspective.