#1 May 16, 25

How to Win the Room w/ CJ Alvarado

CJ Alvarado joins Mark to talk leadership, movie magic, and how to “win the room”—whether it’s in business, faith, or life. Packed with insight, humor, and cinematic nostalgia.

Creators and Guests

Host

Mark Clark

Mark Clark founded Village Church, a multi-site church with locations in multiple cities across Canada and online around the world, that seeks to reach skeptics and challenge Christians. He is now one of the Senior Lead Pastors at Bayside Church, California. He is the author of The Problem of Jesus (Zondervan, 2021) and The Problem of God (Zondervan, 2017) winner of the 2018 Word Award for Evangelism. His new book, The Problem of Life releases February 2025. He is also the host of The Mark Clark a podcast. He has been the subject of several articles in Christianity Today and Outreach Magazine voted him one of the Top 25 Leaders to Watch. He has three beautiful daughters with his wife, Erin.

Guest

CJ Alvarado

CJ Alvarado is an award winning brand strategist and marketing veteran helping brands take new ground. His work includes grammy-award winning products used by MTV, Pixar, Sky Walker Ranch, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, U2 and many more. He is a champion for new ideas and future focused strategies. He was recognized as a 40 Under 40 business leader, has built and sold businesses and currently leads Bamboo Creative Inc., a brand strategy and digital agency in Sacramento serving clients such as History Channel, Stanford University, Yamaha and more.