From Bathroom Floor to Multi–7-Figure CEO: Stefanie Gass On Letting God Lead In Business

In this episode, I sit down with multi–seven-figure CEO and top 1% former network marketer Stefanie Gass, host of the globally ranked business podcast God Led Business.

Stefanie spent years building her business "the world's way" — hustling, striving, and burning out — before hitting what she calls her "bathroom floor moment" and rebuilding everything with God leading the process.

We talk about what it actually looks like to surrender your business to God when your old hustle wiring is still screaming at you, how Stefanie now runs a multi–seven-figure company in roughly 16 hours a week, and why she believes podcasting is still one of the most powerful, sustainable ways to grow a business without relying on social media.

If you've been feeling that holy restlessness that tells you something about the way you're building isn't aligned anymore, this conversation is going to give you both language and practical direction for your next step.

Timeline Summary

[0:00] – Why this episode is for anyone who believes in a higher power and is tired of carrying their entire business alone.

[2:24] – Stefanie's first 7 years of entrepreneurship: hustle, burnout, identity rooted in money, and the "quicksand" of building the world's way.

[4:43] – The bathroom floor moment: losing her business, borrowing from her kids' savings, struggling with health and alcohol, and finally fully surrendering to God.

[8:29] – Starting over with $150, the gym she "couldn't afford," and learning to fight old wiring while slowly trusting God with her business.

[14:25] – "Discernment alarms," holy restlessness, and how God uses discomfort with kids, work, or even your phone to get your attention.

[19:22] – How Stefanie practically creates balance: her annual CEO retreat, habit tracking, Sunday planning, and building a dream life in 16 hours of work per week.

[28:23] – Why she doubled down on podcasting, how it quickly outperformed social media, and why she believes audio is making a comeback as people detox from short-form content.

Top 5 Quotes from Stefanie Gass

1. "Funny enough, when you build with the world's way and not God's way, it's quicksand."

2. "I shifted from just doing more on my own to trusting God more so that I can do less."

3. "I'm literally building the business that God created for the people it's meant to serve."

4. "Whenever God's trying to get our attention, it creates a holy restlessness in you."

5. "Audio consumption is healing. It's something that allows you to be at peace in your day and not overstimulated and chaotic."
   
   

Links & Resources

• 🎧 Stefanie's Podcast: God Led Business

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