Masterclass Facilitators

  • Stephen Jackson

    Stephen Jackson’s passion for gospel-centered, Kingdom formation has led him into numerous pastoral discipleship roles over the years. In 2019, the Lord shifted his focus toward kingdom investing and took him on a journey of surrender and learning as he traveled the globe engaging with faith-driven entrepreneurs in frontier markets. This journey significantly altered his personal investment strategy, activating his heart to support both like-minded investors looking to steward their investments for kingdom outcomes and the portfolio companies actively pursuing kingdom impact through their businesses.

    Now, Stephen is proud to serve as the Chief Impact Officer for The Steward Investor. Stephen is a servant of God, husband to Misty, and dad to Oakley, Oxley, and Olive.

  • Kyle Bochat

    Kyle Bochat is a seasoned Certified Private Wealth Advisor, CPWA® and founder of the investment firm Financial Potential Wealth Management in Gainesville GA.  God has stirred an immense passion inside of him for helping other believers unleash the Kingdom building financial potential the Lord has entrusted them with.  After reading Steward Investor and going through the Steward Investor Masterclass, Kyle’s eyes have been opened to what God’s design for wealth truly is which has completely transformed his personal and professional approach to financial stewardship.  He hopes to make a Kingdom impact by walking with others through this challenging, yet massively rewarding journey. 

    Kyle resides in NE Georgia with his wife Erin and three girls, Jaelynn, Natalie and Mallory. He is an ASA certified sailor, poor golfer and active dad passionate about his faith, family, clients, and community.

  • Cody Hobelmann

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  • Aaron Batkay

    Aaron is a follower of Jesus motivated to encourage the Body of Christ in aligning their whole person to Jesus Christ. He hopes a biblical foundation around the area of financial stewardship will encourage people deeper in their discipleship with Jesus and launch a new wave of Kingdom impact. Aaron served on Young Life staff for 8 years, as a local Area Director and later as a Regional Initiatives Coordinator and ministry coach. He spent a year conducting business development for a Business as Mission tech start-up before earning his Series 65 and entering the world of financial services.


    Aaron and his wife Kelsie have two young children and hold loyal to their Sunday homemade pizza tradition. Along with finance and financial planning, Aaron loves fancy coffee, cooking for his family, and time spent in community.

  • Craig Shugart

    In 1998, Craig co-founded Ibex International Associates, a private investment fund that provides investment capital, facilitates the deployment of entrepreneurs and business professionals, and provides mentoring, coaching, and consulting services to small and medium size companies (SMEs) across North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

    Craig has served on a number of international not-for-profit and for-profit boards, including a satellite television media organisation (North Africa and the Middle East), a maternal mortality reduction program in East Africa), a civil engineering company (Pakistan), a commercial goat dairy (India), a manufacturing enterprise (Bangladesh) and a geo-tourism resort (Indonesia). 
     
    He has led in an executive and consulting capacity to a number of global organisations engaged in professional, humanitarian, and business enterprise in the developing world.
     
    He presently makes his home in Toronto, where he lives with his wife Krista.  Craig and Krista are parents of four daughters, and grand-parents of six.

  • Benjamin Simmons

    Ben finished his bachelor’s degree at Roberts Wesleyan College in Spring 2021. During the last two years of his college career, he developed an interest in personal finance and found out that he enjoyed helping his college friends build budgets and think through their finances. Shortly after that, he got a Financial Coach Certification through Ramsey Solutions and over a year of experience working as a Financial Para-planner at a Firm based out of upstate New York. After reading the Steward Investor he began to get excited not only in helping people reach their financial goals but also helping them manage the resources God has given them in a way that brings honor to God.

    Ben now works as a Associate Financial Advisor at the Firm and he is excited to help people to connect their faith convictions to the management of God’s money.

    Ben loves spending time in God’s creation and as of 2021 is an accomplished “Adirondack 46er.” He seeks to continue finding larger mountains to hike each year alongside his work and continual exploration of this beautiful world God has created for us.

  • Luke Massey

    Luke spent the previous decade working in Real Estate and Sales Operations with a global insurance broker and his passion for personal finance began many years before.

    Described as someone who could make friends with anybody, Luke loves cultivating relationships and serving individuals in the areas of their lives that appear the most daunting. He believes that laughter is truly the best medicine, and that no conversation should be spent without sharing joy together. Although a native of Upstate New York, Luke and his wife of 8 years, Emmi, now live with their two kids and Golden Retriever in Greenville, South Carolina. Outside of his passion for business and finance, Luke also enjoys history, reading, cinema, and finding hidden treasures at garage sales.

  • Tamanno Hodjihanova

    Tamanno is a disciple of Jesus who is passionate about building the Kingdom in every tribe, nation, and tongue through stewardship and generosity. Originally from Uzbekistan, she is fueled by conversations about deploying capital for mission and discipleship in frontier markets.

    She avidly believes that every generation plays a pivotal role in kingdom investing and is excited to have conversations about stewardship that allows us to wrestle and explore ways of using all that we have (including our finances) in God’s work!

    She holds a BBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Dallas Baptist University and is currently in the process of getting her Series 65. In her free time, you can find her painting, running marathons, thinking deeply about spiritual formation, and being rooted in her church community in DFW, Texas.

  • Zach Holdsworth

    Zach is a Jesus follower who loves empowering and encouraging others towards joyful surrender to the Lord in every facet of life, including finances. Born and raised in the country of Turkiye, his heart for the nations and discipleship was solidified from a young age.

    He is excited to be continuing to step deeper into this journey of worshipful, wholistic stewardship that arises from a recognition that God owns it all. He has also seen up close the transformative impact that businesses can have on people, communities, and the world, and longs to see the global church better utilize redemptive business as a vehicle for kingdom impact.

    Zach holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology from McMaster University (located in Ontario, Canada), and is working as an associate advisor based out of upstate NY. He loves the outdoors, is always learning, and treasures the time he gets with his friends and family.

  • Joseph Henderson

  • Patrice Tsague

    Patrice Tsague

    Patrice Tsague is a distinguished figure in the world of entrepreneurship, inheriting a legacy of business acumen from a family line of entrepreneurs that includes his grandfather and mother. He embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 19. As a seasoned business trainer, international speaker, best-selling author, and kingdom business coach, Patrice has made a significant impact in the field. His expertise lies in guiding families to integrate their faith and values into their business operations, with a focus on sustaining their enterprises beyond the third generation.

    A co-founder of several ventures in the for Profit and Non Profit sector such as Nehemiah Entrepreneurship Community, PG & Associates LLC, Kingdom Business Coaching, and Smart Oregon Solutions, Patrice has a wealth of experience in diverse business domains. He has imparted his knowledge to over 25,000 individuals globally, teaching them how to start and grow their businesses using principles rooted in the Bible. Through his proven training and coaching system, Patrice’s clients have successfully raised considerable funding, generated revenues exceeding $200 million, and created numerous job opportunities.

    Patrice is the author of multiple books and training programs. His notable works include “Biblical Entrepreneurship” (available in both adult and youth editions), “The Nehemiah Business Life Cycle,” “40 Day Coaching Devotional,” “Nothing but a Jar of Oil,” “The Passive Income Continuum,” “The Buck Stops with You,” among others. Additionally, he reaches a global audience through his weekly e-devotionals, blogs, inspirational moments, and a podcast tailored for entrepreneurs and business executives.

    In his current roles, Patrice serves as the Chief Servant Officer of the Nehemiah Entrepreneurship Community and the Chief Executive Officer of Smart Oregon Solutions. His roles extend to being an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship at George Fox University and Portland Bible College. Additionally, he is on the boards of various for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including the Timothy Plan, Common Good Capital, the US Christian Chamber of Commerce, and Cornerstone Christian Academy for Learning and Leadership. Patrice is an active member of Mannahouse Church where he leads the marketplace Ministry. He shares his life with his wife and life partner, Gina, and they are both proud parents to two daughters, Gabrielle and Danielle Tsague. The Tsague family resides in Vancouver, Washington.