God-Employed: Larry Silver on Building a Faith Centered Life
💡 What does faith driven entrepreneurship actually look like after 30 years? Larry Silver calls it being God-employed…and the results are hard to argue with.
🔥 Quote
“I owed $300,000 and I raised $300,000 for a film. That should have been impossible.” – Larry Silver
⚡ TL;DR
Larry Silver sold souvenirs outside Eagles games at age 8, put himself through NYU on straight commission, navigated a brutal divorce and $300K in debt, and still raised $300K to make his first film. Now at 63, he is working 25 hours a week, closing half-million-dollar deals, and funding a $3M faith-based film. This is a conversation about what that kind of life actually requires — and why faith, not hustle, is what made it possible.
📄 Show Notes
Larry Silver has been self-employed for nearly 30 years, which he calls being God-employed. He built a recruiting and consulting practice, produced a faith-based film while $300K in debt, traveled to India three times in 14 months, and is now raising $3M for his next project. He works roughly 25 to 40 hours a week and has for most of his career.
In this conversation, Larry and Rick get into what actually makes that kind of life possible — focus, character, generosity, wise counsel, and a faith that holds when the finances, the marriage, and the plan all fall apart at once. This is not a motivational framework. It is a 44-year track record of faith-driven entrepreneurship tested by real hardship and rebuilt through discipline, perseverance, and conviction.
For founders who are grinding without a center or building without a foundation, this episode will give you something real to think about.
✅ Key Takeaways
- Working 40 hours or less for 30 years is possible, but it requires knowing exactly what you are good at and paying other people for the rest.
- When Larry was $300K in debt, he raised $300K to produce his first film. His explanation of how faith drove that outcome is worth hearing.
- God-employed is not a motivational phrase. For Larry, it is an operating philosophy with 44 years of evidence behind it.
- Focus with perseverance is the key. Not just working hard. Working in the right direction on the right things with the right people.
- Generosity is a business strategy. Larry has consistently given away time and money throughout his career, and credits it as a reason for his sustainability, not a cost of it.
- Character is the foundation. Debt, divorce, and setbacks did not break Larry’s trajectory because his center held. That center was faith.
👑 Host Info — Rick Meekins
Rick Meekins is a serial entrepreneur, strategic business disruption advisor, podcast guest, and host of The Relentless Pursuit of Winning Podcast, where he explores what it actually takes to build, lead, and sustain meaningful businesses. With over 30 years of experience working alongside founders and leadership teams, Rick focuses on helping companies develop and implement disruptive advantages and developing platforms to explore and distribute human insight.
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🧭 Chapters
00:00 Welcome and the monk named Brother Lawrence
03:28 Twin brothers, six days apart: from Jewish roots to living faith
05:30 Selling souvenirs at age 8 – early entrepreneurial lessons
12:06 What makes an entrepreneur: seeing opportunities and acting on them
16:16 Paying the bills, pacing work, and why 40 hours was always enough
23:37 Faith, family, homeschooling, and resisting workaholism
31:34 Navigating debt, divorce, and rebuilding without bitterness
36:04 Trusting direction when God keeps looking away from your comfort zone
40:23 Focus, perseverance, and a $500K deal after three weeks of work
43:04 The new film: Chris T and a Messiah as a hospital middle manager
45:49 The Relentless Pursuit of Winning: Larry’s final word
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