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Set Apart Startup | Christian Business Podcast, Business Clarity, Small Business with God for Women
Set Apart Startup | Christian Business Podcast, Business Clarity, Small Business with God for Women
Set Apart Startup is a Christian business podcast aimed at women who are starting or rebuilding a business with faith at the center. Host Sim Lobo walks listeners through business burnout, stronger foundations, simple systems, and money handled through biblical stewardship rather than pressure. Each episode offers practical structure, steady encouragement, and one clear next step. The focus is on building a faith-led, set-apart business with God.
Episodes
Trusting God When the Economy Shakes Your Business: What Hezekiah Can Teach Christian Women in Business | Set Apart Startup
If you're searching "trusting God in difficult times," "how to trust God" or "economic uncertainty," this episode is for you.
Trusting God When the Economy Shakes Your Business
Your clients are buying slower. They ask for discounts. They take longer to say yes. Your software, contractors and internet all cost more. You tell everyone you're trusting God with your business, then you open the bank ap
Waiting for a Guaranteed Outcome Before You Invest? God Calls You a Good and Faithful Servant, Not a Guaranteed One. | Parable of the Talents for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
If you're searching "parable of the talents" or "fear of investing in your business," this episode is for you.
The Parable of the Talents Isn't About a Guaranteed Return
There's a version of investing you'll only do if someone can guarantee the outcome first — show me the return before I hand over the risk. That's not caution, that's fear wearing a business suit. In Matthew 25:14-30, a master hand
Still Skipping Your Self-Pay? God Says the Laborer Is Worthy of Her Wages. | Biblical Stewardship for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Biblical stewardship and self-pay for Christian women in business: why guilt shows up when you pay yourself
If you're searching "self-pay" or "biblical stewardship" — this episode is for you. As a Christian woman in business, self-pay is the one place guilt shows up first. You feel guilty taking money from your own business. But the moment someone buys from you, they feel zero guilt asking for a r
Punished for Integrity at Work? God Is Closing a Door That Was Never Safe. | Toxic Workplace Affecting Christian Women | Set Apart Startuptartup
Toxic workplace for Christian women in business: what quitting or the layoff freed you from
If you're searching "toxic workplace" or "should I quit a toxic job" — this episode is for you. A toxic workplace doesn't always look loud. Sometimes it's subtle enough that you don't notice the cost until you're already worn down — the lazy ones protected, the ones causing problems promoted, and the ones w
Forgetting Tasks You Already Solved? Don't Stay Fixed on the One Path That Keeps Warning You. | Solopreneur Problems as a Christian Woman | Set Apart Startup
Forgetting tasks as a Christian woman in business: the downside of being a solopreneur
If you're searching "why am I forgetting simple tasks" or "downsides of being a solopreneur" — this episode is for you. You're wearing every hat because that's the season you're in, not a flaw in you. But somewhere along the way, exhaustion starts costing you more than time — you forget tasks you already figured
Lost in the Maze You Built? God Only Asks for What's Sufficient. | Business Simplicity for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Simplify your business as a Christian woman: the maze you didn't need to build
If you're searching "simplify your business" or "too many business tools" — this episode is for you. A new way of offering something takes off, everyone joins in, and even with real experience and something unique to offer, the market gets crowded fast. It's overwhelming for the woman trying to choose, and it's just as
Tired of Choosing? God Promised Preservation, Not Success. | Decision Fatigue for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Decision fatigue in your Christian business: when you're just tired of choosing
If you're searching "decision fatigue" or "how do I manage decision fatigue" — this episode is for you. You sit down to do one simple task, and two hours later you're still staring at four different tools, still deciding which platform, which planner, which offer to lead with. The task never gets done. It's not lazines
Funnel Not Converting? Ask God for Discernment, Not a Better Funnel. | Christian Business Funnel for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Why your Christian business funnel isn't converting
If you're searching "why isn't my funnel converting" or "Christian business funnel not working" — this episode is for you. You built the funnel, prayed over it, hit publish — and almost nothing happened. Then you scroll and see someone else's launch going wild, and the question stops being about the funnel and starts being about you. What if the
Doubting Your Calling Over One Harsh Voice? You're Doing a Great Work — Don't Come Down. | Fear of Being Judged for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
When one harsh voice makes you question your calling
If you're searching "what does God say about doubting yourself" or "how do I handle criticism as a Christian in business" — this episode is for you. One kind email and one harsh email can flag the same real problem in your business, and still land completely differently inside you. When you're still building, one harsh voice can shake you down f
Mentally Exhausted From a Hard Family Season? God Still Makes It Prosper. | Mental Exhaustion for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
When mental exhaustion has nothing to do with your business
If you're searching "how to reset when you're mentally exhausted" or "how do I keep my business going when life is hard" — this episode is for you. Because sometimes the hardest part of running a business isn't the business. It's the phone call before you open your laptop, the person who needs something when you have nothing left, the fri
Doing It All Yourself? It's Too Heavy to Carry Alone. | Christian Business Burnout | Set Apart Startup
When carrying it all starts to feel like proof
If you're searching "christian business burnout" or "what does God say about burnout," this episode is for you. Because so many of us carry every part of the business ourselves and call it faithfulness. The offers, the website, the content, the tech, every decision. And we tell ourselves that if we don't hold every piece, it'll fall apart. But carryin
Calling Your Exhaustion 'Busy'? One Thing Is Needful. | Hidden Burnout Signs for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
What hidden burnout looks like in a real week
If you're searching "hidden burnout signs" or "signs of burnout for Christian women in business," this episode is for you. Because burnout doesn't always announce itself. Sleep stops being sleep. Meals get skipped or grabbed on the run. The walk that used to settle your mind disappears, and you barely notice it go. And the answer to all of it is the sa
Starting Over but Still Carrying the Old Pressure? God Says Forget the Former Things. | How to Start Over in Business for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Why starting over in business feels as heavy as before
There was a season of rebuilding where the old pressure came right along. New direction, same striving — the business looked different, but the woman running it was carrying the exact same weight she swore she'd set down. Measuring every day by how much got done. Treating rest like something to be earned. Building the new thing with the old fe
Had Enough? Rest Comes Before the Rebuild. | Business Burnout for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
Why business burnout doesn't always look like burnout
Burnout doesn't always show up like a crash. Sometimes it looks like opening your laptop and already feeling tired — staying productive on the outside while feeling completely spent on the inside. If you've ever sat down at the end of the day and thought, "I have nothing left to give," this is the place we're starting.
There's a prophet in the
Stuck Overthinking Instead of Moving? Be a Doer, Not Just a Hearer. | How to Start a Small Business for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
When clarity has to become action
At some point, clarity has to leave the page. You can sit with the questions, pray through what's coming up, and write down what God is showing you — but eventually there's a moment where you have to ask: okay Lord, what do I do with this now? James 1:22 reminds us to be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving ourselves. That's where we are today, closi
Offer Feels Vague? Name the One Result You're Equipped to Give. | Clear Result for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
The other side of the problem you solve
Today we're staying with the clarity series and looking at the other side of the problem you help solve. Last time we talked about naming the problem clearly — but the problem is only one side of the conversation. The other side is the result. Where is she trying to go? What kind of relief is she hoping for? What changes when she receives the help you're act
Confused About How You Help People? God Brings Peace, Not Confusion. | Customer Pain Points for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
When people connect with your heart but not your help
Ever felt like people connect with your heart but still leave confused about how you help? Once you know who you're called to serve, the next question makes so many of us pause: what problem am I actually helping her solve? Not in a cold way, not in a way that makes your calling feel small — but in a way that helps the right woman say, "yes, th
Trying to Reach Everybody? Your Gift Opens the Way. | Find Your Niche for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
The question that changes how you show up
Today we continue the clarity series with a question that can change the way you create, speak, and show up in your business: who are you actually called to serve in this season? Proverbs 18:16 says a gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. Don't rush that. Sometimes the thing you keep minimizing is the very thing God has pl
Stuck Choosing a Business Idea? God Already Established Your Plan. | Too Many Business Ideas for Christian Women | Set Apart Startup
When the business idea feels heavier than expected
Let's talk about clarity. Sometimes the business idea is there — something God has been placing on your heart. But when you try to explain it, build it, or take the next step, it starts feeling heavier than you expected. Not because the idea is wrong, but because you need to understand what you're actually building with God before you keep adding
Christian Business Podcast for Women Starting a Business With God | Set Apart Startup
A Christian business podcast for women building with God
Welcome to Set Apart Startup. I'm Sim Lobo, and I'm really glad you're here. I made this show for the Christian woman solopreneur who's trying to build, rebuild, or simplify her business with God — without rushing, overspending, or losing her peace in the process.
When everything in your business feels like it matters at once
And I know that
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