Channeling Business Success into Eternal Significance

July 8, 2024

Have you ever wrestled with the idea of achieving career success while staying true to your values, especially in the context of making a meaningful impact in your family and God’s kingdom?

In this episode of the Leveraging Success Podcast, Jeff Gerhardt is joined by Tom Dosch, a notable figure in the real estate investment and land brokerage industries to delve into the nuances of balancing career success with personal values and making a meaningful impact through business ventures.

During the conversation, Tom shares his career journey and the influence of his upbringing on his success. He discusses transitioning from investment banking to real estate, guided by the StrengthsFinder assessment, and the importance of enjoying one’s work. Tom highlights working with family, expanding their business portfolio, and his passion for missions through 100X Harvest. He emphasizes aligning business and ministry efforts, maintaining life balance, and prioritizing family. The episode concludes with discussions on pastoral training, global church planning, and Tom’s desired legacy as a godly man, husband, and father.

In This Episode

[00:48] – Introduction to Tom Dosch
[18:07] – Impact of 100X Harvest
[20:47] – Integrating business and ministry
[21:23] – Purpose behind growth and investment
[23:53] – Balancing work, family, and faith
[27:50] – Reading and learning as a stabilizing factor
[34:07] – Parenting and marriage priorities
[37:53] – Passion for impactful ministries
[40:00] – Paving the path of a true legacy

Notable Quotes

[04:38] “Change to me is something I’ve been very open to as an adult because I grew up with that frame of mind.” – Tom

[07:48] “’I want to be independent, I want to be a man, I want to be responsible for my family and for my wife.” – Tom

[18:07′] “We started 100X Harvest as a way of really taking our clients and business and offering this up to them, whether or not they would be interested in giving to these organizations, just in a really easy way where they could.” – Tom

[20:35] “We feel like God has called us to look at everything we have as stewards, not owners, and that’s the challenge we’re always facing.”- Tom

[34:20] “Kids are going to grow up, they’re going to be gone, and I’m hoping they can be out making a huge impact for the kingdom if we raise them right.” – Tom

[39:21] “So many people compartmentalize a business life, a family life, and a kingdom life, but you aren’t a different person in all three of those realms.”- Jeff

Our Guest

Tom Dosch is the co-founder of 100X Harvest, Inc., established in 2018 with Principals David Marshall and Tim Dosch to build a community of 100X Givers supporting impactful projects for the Kingdom of God. He also co-founded Ascent Investment Partners in 2022 with Britton Church, Tim Dosch, and David Marshall, overseeing strategic vision and new opportunities. Additionally, as co-founder of Dosch Marshall Real Estate (DMRE), Tom manages daily operations, leads the Dallas/Fort Worth office, and has facilitated over $2 billion in land transactions since 2012. A graduate with honors in Finance from Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School, Tom is a licensed real estate broker and serves on non-profit boards. He resides in Texas with his wife, Jackie, and their three children.

Resources & Links

Tom Dosch

Jeff Gerhardt