Brian Fehringer
Brian is the founder of Catholic Business Coaching & Fehringer Fitness.
I first discovered God’s gift of networking & entrepreneurship in my life at the age of 13 when I scaled my first marketing agency to a collective reach of several million people across multiple platforms. From there, I ventured into dropshipping, software development, & b2c sales.
Though I was a cradle Catholic, I never had a personal relationship with God until an experience in Eucharistic adoration at the age of 14, during which I felt the Lord telling me to move on from the business to focus on deepening that relationship.
As such, I sold my businesses and invested into my tuition at Catholic High School. It was then that I spent several years involved with my parish youth group, campus ministry, local food banks, young adult retreats, & even discerned the priesthood for some time.
Tragedy struck around my senior year of high school through the death of multiple family members & close friends over a very short period of time and I began to seek comfort in the material, straying away from my relationship with God.
Sparing too much detail, I discovered the emptiness of a life apart from God in the scene of partying & self medication - but he never left my side. Even when I was at my lowest points he was sustaining me & patiently waiting for my return home.
For several years, I allowed my shame and feelings of unworthiness from the life I’d been living to prevent me from coming back to the fullness of the faith.
I started by going back to non-denominational churches. It felt ‘easier’ at the time because I didn’t have to face my past or encounter familiar faces. But I was still unfulfilled - knowing that I was missing out on the mass, sacraments, & communion of saints.
Then, I had a profound spiritual experience alongside my grandfather during his final days - where I was able to break free of the shame & fear in order to start living in alignment with the fullness of the Church again.
Fast forwarding to today, I have reconnected with my passion for entrepreneurship and built a fitness business with an audience of 22,000 men across the world, employing five full time employees.
I’ve also had the opportunity to travel & network alongside hundreds of entrepreneurs where I learned that I have a passion for helping other business owners thrive with digital marketing.
I noticed there were quite a few Christian online business coaches, but not tailored toward Catholics. This led me to discern & start helping Catholic business owners specifically.
Without God, absolutely none of this would have been possible. My goal is to network with as many Catholic business owners as possible & glorify Him in the process. One day soon, I’d also like to start a non-profit organization helping those lost to trauma & addiction turn back to God.