Ken Gosnell the Chief Servant Officer of CEO Experience recently sat down with the Christian Times Magazine for an interview about CEO Experience, The CXP CEO Executive Guide and how Christian CEOs can have the most significant impact in both this world and for all eternity. CEO Experience helps Christian CEOs hear the words Well Done.

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Hi, Ken thank you to give for your time for the
Interview. i would like to ask you first, You and
your team work with Christian CEOs.
Why Christian executives ?
KEN GOSNELL
KEN: Christian CEOs have the potential to be the most
amazing leaders because they both impact the world
today and the Kingdom of God for all eternity. God
has placed these special leaders in businesses that
have the opportunity to make a difference through
their influence while doing that, bring salt and light
into the world that points people to God who is in
heaven.
How do you work with Christian CEOs?
KEN: CEO Experience works with CEOs with five
pathways. We offer CEO Retreats, excursions,
coaching, team development and tools. One tool that
we use is the CXP CEO Executive Guide. This is a
monthly publication that is one part magazine, one
part personal journal, and one part executive coach.
The guide is designed specifically for Christian CEOs
and is filled with business insights based on biblical
business principles. It is an amazing journal that our
CEOs love to receive each month.

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When did you first realize you wanted to be a
writer?
KEN: I have always loved books and enjoyed
reading. I experienced firsthand the power of a
book through reading the Bible and then several
other key books that changed my life. Books such
as "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by
Dale Carnegie and "Think and Grow Rich" by
Napoleon Hill. When I started my consulting
practice, I knew that I wanted to become both a
speaker and a writer. Each month my company
CEO Experience (www.ceoexperience.com)
publishes a monthly CEO Executive Guide for
Christian CEOs. This guide is a 32 page publication
that is one part magazine, one part journal, and
one part executive coach. Each guide focuses on a
biblical principle and businesses practices that will
help leaders learn faster to lead further.
How long does it take you to write the CXP CEO
Executive Guide?
KEN: Each guide is a labor of love and takes several
weeks to produce. Each guide starts in prayer and
then several hours are spent reviewing various
ideas applied to one of the business biblical
principles. Then over the next several weeks, each
aspect of the guide is written and rewritten with
the Christian executive is mind. Each guide is
comprised of devotion, a review of a biblical
business principles, ideas of business
application related to the business principle,
vetted and researched resources that can help a
leader to deepen their study of the topic, a next
level leader pull out to share with their team,
bonus materials, and CEO tools for strategic
planning.
Where do you get your information or ideas
for your executive guide?
KEN: Ideas for the guide can come from various
places. One of our favorite places is from our
subscribers and members. Members
recommend topics and ideas that they believe
will be helpful in growing their business. The
guides are fresh and current and deal with
practical business issues and business skills to
enhance a leader's performance.
What was one of the most surprising things
you learned in creating of the executive
guide?
KEN: We learned the power of biblical business
principles. Biblical business principles are not
just good ideas, but they are essential to building
a great business. Successful businesses still
practice biblical business principles like "develop
a second-mile mentality,""know the order of
things," and "grow profit with a purpose." God's
principles are good principles and every Christian
CEO, and leader should strive to master the
principles that make a difference and will help
those leaders hear the words "Well done good
and faithful servant."
Do you hear from your readers much? What
kinds of things do they say?
KEN: Yes, we strive to keep a close relationship
with subscribers of the guide. The readers report
how impressed they are with the publication.
They love the pictures in the guide and the
quotes that they can share on their social media
platforms. Members report how the guide
encourages them each month to explore new
ideas and new concepts to enhance their
businesses and their performance.

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Which author (living or dead) do you think is most
underrated?
KEN: I think Dale Carnegie is one of the most
underrated authors. He books "How to win friends
and influence people" and "how to stop worrying
and start living" are filled with inspirational stories
and practical leadership applications. Those books
are life-changing, and everything that he wrote is
grounded in biblical principles.
I also like Norman Vincent Peale's books. His book
entitled "The power of positive thinking" should be
read by every leader. These books are powerful
and can often be overlooked for something new
and different, but these books have stood the test
of time.
KEN: I measure success based on influence and
change of actions. Books that inspire are those
that are applied. People can read a lot of
information, but if that information is not
applied, then the guide has made little difference
in the life of the reader. The CEO Experience
executive guide is not designed to give all the
answers. I believe that the leaders whom we
write for have the answers inside of them, but
our guide is designed to help the reader find
their answers and then implement their
responses.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
KEN: I have been blessed with many great mentors
and been given great counsel through the years.
One of my favorite pieces of advice is "experiences
matter." This piece of advice is what led me to
name my company CEO Experience. I want to help
CEOs and business leaders have experiences that
matter to their life and their leadership.
What type of topics do you discuss with business
owners and what material ends up in the guide?
KEN: CXP partners with business owners as a
second set of eyes on the business. We look at
many different aspects of businesses but we do it
through the lens of biblical principles. The Bible
give insight and is the best leadership book ever
written. The writing in the guide is authentic and
real. We try to live out the principles so that we
know that they are tested and true. We believe
that only authentic writing is what resonates and
influences. Each guide is filled with practical how
to’s for business but those how to’s are built on
biblical business principles. These principles have
been proven through time and have proven to be
successful and significant.
How, in your opinion, should we measure a
guide’s success?
What makes a Christian Business?
KEN: Christian businesses are those that have an
impact on the kingdom of God. Many people can
be a Christian in their business but never really
make an impact that pleases or honors God. The
Christian business owner knows that they are
making an impact when they hear the words well
done. This can be done through practical steps
such as giving away Bibles, promoting Christian
community events, bringing people to salvation,
or Bible studies in the workplace. It can also be
done through unique ways such a kingdom
perspectives letter or in the owner sharing their
testimony on their website. CXP believes that the
marketplace is a place for the movement of God
and He has called business owners and leaders
to make an impact through their leadership. We
are passionate about helping these leaders make
their impact.
What was the best money you ever spent as a
writer?
KEN: To hire a good editor. Writers need a good
team around them. An editor can ask great
questions and help to bring clarity to a piece of
written work. I have several people review
written work before it is produced, but one key
person and the best money that has ever been
spent is on a good editor who understands what
you are trying to write and create.
What does literary success look like to you?

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KEN: Literary success is when something that you
have written influences over time. When a reader
tells me about something that changed their life,
and it was written in a different time and space, I
know that I have experienced literary success. We
develop our executive guides to last however we
never repeat material like that is done in other
CEO groups. We believe the Bible is fresh and
speaks to the times and so should the CXP
material.
What kind of research do you do, and how long do
you spend researching before beginning a book?
KEN: Writers are great researchers. I am always
researching. I research before I write something
and I research while I am writing something.
What do you edit out of the executive guides?”
KEN: We take out many pages of content each
month to keep the guides readable and usable.
We ask questions such as (1) is this useful; (2) is
the information able to be implemented by the
busiest of leaders; (3) and is it reflected and can
this principle be supported by the Bible? When the
material does not meet that criteria, it is
eliminated.
What do you read on the New Year holiday?
KEN: I love the beginning of each new year. I
select several books that I want to read in the next
year. These books are by the best thinkers of the
world. I also develop a Bible reading plan as I
know that the Bible is the source of all knowledge
and wisdom.
Would you like to say something about Christian
Times Magazine?
KEN: I am impressed with Christian Times Magazine.
Christian leaders need to pay attention to what is
happening in the world around us; this is true in life
and business. The Bible reminds the Christian
leader to be a person of influence, and one of the
ways to be influential is to know what is happening
in the world. I am excited to use this resource and
be associated with an organization to highlights
Christian values in their writing and publication.
Thank You So much Ken and We believe God
using you for HIS work. I hope many Christian
CEOs and Leaders get benefits from your CXP
CEO Experience Journal.
Thank You once again to give us time to talk
with you. God Bless You