Mark Whitacre has been engaged with the faith at work movement the past twenty years. Mark is Vice President of Culture & Care and Executive Director of the t-factor initiative at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. and Mark has worked with Coca-Cola Consolidated since 2019. Coca-Cola Consolidated is a faith-friendly,publicly traded (NASDAQ) company with an official purpose statement “To honor God in all we do, by serving others, pursuing excellence, and growing profitably”.Mark had served as National Director and then COO of Christian Business Men’s Connection (CBMC) from 2013 to 2019. Mark was the COO and Chief Science Officer from 2006 to 2013 at Cypress Systems, Inc., a California faith-based biotechnology company where Mark still serves on Cypress’ advisory council. ​

After completing his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Ohio State University, Mark earned his Ph.D. degree at Cornell University in biochemistry. He worked as an executive for some Fortune 500 companies, including Ralston Purina (now Nestle), Degussa(now Evonik), and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). He was recruited at ADM when he was 32 as the President of the Biotech Division and Corporate Vice President of ADM. Mark has extensive international business experience, having lived in Germany for four years working for Evonik at their world headquarters in Frankfurt.​

Brian Lillie is the former President of Private Cloud at Rackspace Technology, a global leader in multicloud solutions. In this role, he oversaw the strategy and delivery of private and hybrid cloud services, helping organizations design, build, and operate mission-critical cloud environments across private, hybrid, and hyperscale public platforms.

Prior to Rackspace, Brian served as Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zayo Group, a global communications infrastructure provider. Before that, he spent over a decade at Equinix, a premier digital infrastructure company, where he held multiple executive roles including Chief Product Officer, Chief Customer Officer, and Chief Information Officer. At Equinix, he played a pivotal role in expanding and evolving the company’s portfolio of data center, colocation, interconnection, and digital services.

Earlier in his career, Brian held executive positions at VeriSign, Inc., including Vice President of Global Information Systems and Vice President of Global Sales Operations. He also held senior IT leadership roles at Silicon Graphics, including serving as Senior Director of Enterprise Applications and Head of IT Infrastructure for EMEA, based in Switzerland.

Brian began his career in the United States Air Force, serving over 8 years on active duty (4 in the reserves) as a space technologist, satellite operator, and communications commander. He holds a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, a Master of Science in Telecommunications Management from Golden Gate University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Montana State University.

Jack Phillips is the Colorado cake artist who was at the center of one of 2018’s most talked-about U.S. Supreme Court decisions. From an early age, Jack had developed his expertise in painting, drawing, and cartooning. When Jack started Masterpiece Cakeshop in 1993, it was to honor God through his work every day. In 2012, Jack declined a request to create a custom cake celebrating a same-sex wedding, explaining that he would be happy to design a cake for the customers for a different event, or sell them anything else in his shop, but that he could not create cakes expressing messages that conflict with his deeply held religious beliefs. But for more than twelve years, Jack was pulled away from his work in order to defend his freedom to express what he believes without fear of government punishment. After three wins — including one at the U.S. Supreme Court — Jack’s rights have been vindicated again and again. 

Before founding Reason for Life, Samuel spent five years at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), where he engaged in litigation to defend the sanctity of life, freedom of speech, and religious liberty. Samuel has also worked as a litigation associate at a large law firm, as a member of a presidential campaign’s legal team, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Robert Wynalda, Jr. is a business owner, inventor, and elder in his local church in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. Wynalda has around 50 patents related to business ventures that he launched, including Wyndscent, Fourth Arrow, and Final Rest. Rob’s contributions to the business community and his ongoing involvement in real estate highlight his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the local economy. He loves the Lord and his family and seeks to advance the Gospel and the Kingdom of God.

A Christian, husband, and father, Scott Moffat is also the Co-Founder/Head of Partnerships for Ideal Strategic Partners in Tampa, Florida. Scott's professional career has been focused on helping entrepreneurs succeed in the marketplace. He has been recognized by Marquis Who's Who for his significant contribution to entrepreneurship and the people who he has helped in their journeys. Scott has worked directly with over 100 portfolio partners in his career to take their business concept from ideation to revenue generation. His greatest professional joy is being able to help/mentor young adults who aspire to take the daunting yet rewarding path of entrepreneurship. As part of this mission, he has partnered with two Cedarville University students to launch Kingdom Kommerce, a podcast centered on equipping Christians with the practices and principles necessary to succeed as entrepreneurs.

Kary Oberbrunner is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen books. As CEO of Igniting Souls and Blockchain Life, he helps authors, entrepreneurs, and influencers publish, protect, and promote their Intellectual Property and turn it into 18 streams of income. He’s been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, CBS, Fox News, Yahoo, and many other major media outlets.

Kary has several earned degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts, Masters in Divinity, and Doctorate in Transformational Leadership. He also serves as the Berry Chair of Entrepreneurship at Cedarville University, where he teaches on the topics of Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing. He lives in Ohio with his wife Kelly and three children: Keegan, Isabel, and Addison. 

Austin planted Grace Church in Cincinnati, OH 2022 and founded Co:Mission Collaborative Coworking shortly after in January 2023.

Austin’s undergraduate degree and background is in Operations Management, but he also holds an Master of Arts and Master of Divinity from Liberty University. In addition to pastoring Grace Church and managing Co:Mission Collaborative, he also works as the Strength and Conditioning coach at his local high school.

Austin is married to his high school sweetheart, Amy, and they have one son – Easton.

Dr. Jeremy Kimble is a Professor of Systematic and Applied Theology at Cedarville University. He holds a ThM in systematic theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD in theological studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is passionate about teaching college and graduate students the truth of God’s Word. His hope is that through his courses, students will grow in their love for God and others, rightly understand the grand narrative of Scripture, and apply theological truths to everyday life