Episode 362 – How Hobby Lobby Built an $8B Business Without Losing Its Soul | David Green


00:00 Introduction: The MyPad CEO

02:27 David’s trusty MyPad technology

04:06 Tech observations from an analog CEO

04:54 From pastor’s son to retailer

06:14 The five-and-dime dream

06:27 Why frames? The $600 loan story

08:18 Mark and Steve: The first employees at 7 cents per frame

09:27 From 600 square feet to $8 billion

10:43 The black sheep finds his calling

12:44 The pivotal $30,000 moment

15:14 Being anointed as a retailer

16:03 What it means to be a merchant

18:56 The faith that went to the Supreme Court

21:36 Family unity in crisis

22:50 Doing right over doing profitable

24:54 Being bold about faith from day one

25:47 Why he still needs a job at 84

27:36 Learning generosity from pastor parents

30:47 Making eternal purpose normative

33:32 Creating the family constitution

36:35 48 and counting: All in Oklahoma City

37:43 The wealth that could ruin everything

40:55 Telling the story to inspire others

43:39 Finding the best places to give eternally

46:55 The danger of “I earned it” thinking

48:45 Legacy in a thousand-year framework

50:30 Closing thoughts on faithfulness



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