Creators and Guests

Mark Clark founded Village Church, a multi-site church with locations in multiple cities across Canada and online around the world, that seeks to reach skeptics and challenge Christians. He is now one of the Senior Lead Pastors at Bayside Church, California. He is the author of The Problem of Jesus (Zondervan, 2021) and The Problem of God (Zondervan, 2017) winner of the 2018 Word Award for Evangelism. His new book, The Problem of Life releases February 2025. He is also the host of The Mark Clark a podcast. He has been the subject of several articles in Christianity Today and Outreach Magazine voted him one of the Top 25 Leaders to Watch. He has three beautiful daughters with his wife, Erin.

Brad Lomenick is a leadership consultant, speaker, and author best known for founding BLINC, a leadership advisory agency, and previously serving for more than a decade as the lead visionary and president of Catalyst—one of America’s largest and most influential young-leader movements, which convened hundreds of thousands through high-energy conferences. Over the past two decades, he has earned a reputation as a strategic connector and convener of widely respected leaders, working alongside thought leaders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs. He is the author of two notable books: The Catalyst Leader: Eight Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker and the best-selling H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle. Brad also hosts the H3 Leadership Podcast, where he curates weekly insights for high-capacity leaders and interviews world-class thinkers and authors. He continues to serve as a strategic advisor for various organizations while writing, speaking, and convening conversations in the global leadership space. An Oklahoma native now residing near Atlanta, Brad holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. He is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys hunting, skiing, and golf—and humorously hopes someday to host a hunting show or play on the Senior PGA Tour.

CJ Alvarado is an award winning brand strategist and marketing veteran helping brands take new ground. His work includes grammy-award winning products used by MTV, Pixar, Sky Walker Ranch, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, U2 and many more. He is a champion for new ideas and future focused strategies. He was recognized as a 40 Under 40 business leader, has built and sold businesses and currently leads Bamboo Creative Inc., a brand strategy and digital agency in Sacramento serving clients such as History Channel, Stanford University, Yamaha and more.