Included on this page:
Contact Information:
Patrick and Holly may be contacted by using the contact link in the right navigation bar.
Company History and Background
KingdomBusinessAsMission.com was founded by Patrick and Holly Bell in October, 2009. Following their sudden
return from Kenya to the USA (their work permits never came through and they refused to pay the bribes), Patrick
and Holly sought new avenues of income to stay financially afloat. These efforts included working on several
websites.
In October, Patrick and Holly decided to return to their life motto of "Seek first His Kingdom" and this Kingdom
business website was born. It was first of all to be a resource site. Patrick's research showed that many sites were
offering success stories, devotionals, scriptural support, case studies and motivational thoughts. However, there
was no apparent site that offered these along with practical ideas to grow a business.
As a Kingdom Business Entrepreneur, Patrick and Holly knew that the difficulty came, not in following God's call,
but actually in the day-to-day details of running a business and making a profit. Therefore, Patrick and Holly's
goal for this site is to see how much practical information they can give away that would be useful to grow
Kingdom Businesses.
Examples of free information are not only the traditional areas such as case studies and success stories, but also
Furthermore, Patrick developed a number of courses and trainings at reasonable prices that people can take
advantage of. Examples are
All of the services come with definite guarantees which removes the risk from the shoulders of the client.
The website went live in November, 2009 and Patrick started marketing the website through various mediums.
Patrick and Holly Bell Biographies
Patrick and Holly can be seen here with their children Grace (12), Sam (10) and Mark (6).
About Patrick
Born January 14, 1965 in Peterborough, Canada.
Post-secondary School Graduations:
2005 – 2007 Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship,
1994 – 1995 Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, IL, USA
1990 – 1993 Sonoma State University, CA, USA
1985 – 1987 Algonquin College, Nepean, Canada.
Significant Career and Missions Experience:
2008 - 2009
Owner and Managing Director, Alpha International Consultancy, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
• Responsible for building and growing a “business growth consultancy” that sought to find hidden profit
opportunities for businesses in Kenya, and to use the vehicle of business to bring about economic change in the
communities within which we work.
• Adept at promoting and conducting business acceleration events for the Kenyan business community
• Consulting and in-house trainings for small and medium-size companies
• Internet/SEO consulting and trainings.
1995 - 2007
Owner, Bell English Conversation School
President, Achieve Corp., Hagi City, Japan
Responsible for daily operations of two schools of over 300 students and a staff of 8. Led both schools to the
dominant position in their respective cities, quadrupling initial revenues after we purchased the schools.
2000 – 2007
Wedding Minister, Hiroshima City, Japan
Performed over 2,000 bilingual weddings for the Japanese.
1988 - 1990
Bible Courier with International Teams into Communist Eastern Europe.
Other Hobbies and Interests:
• Walking with my wife
• Playing sports or wrestling with my kids
• Playing golf
• Reading
• Public speaking
• Writing fiction and non-fiction
Testimonials about Patrick's work:
See the Testimonials Page.
Current Favorite Quote:
"Life is hard, but it's even harder if you're stupid." (John Wayne) Patrick admits that he has a lot to learn.
About Holly Bell
Born sometime close to Patrick in California, USA.
Post-secondary School Graduations:
1994- 1995 M.A., Intercultural Studies and Certificate in TESOL,
1980 – 1984 B.A. Communications, Public Relations concentration,
Significant Career and Missions Experience:
2008 - 2009
Consultant for Seminars and Special Events, Alpha International Consultancy Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
* Responsible for helping to hire and train international staff.
* Directed and coordinated business logistics for Alpha seminars, as well as worked closely with the Managing
Director as project coordinator for his marketing auditing and consulting programs.
2000 – 2007
Owner, Vice Principal, Bell English Conversation School, Hagi City Japan
* Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of 2 school locations with an international staff
* Recruited, hired, and trained native English speakers from North America to live and work cross-culturally in
Japan.
* Hired and trained bilingual Japanese staff. Helped West and East understand and work together.
* Conducted monthly staff meetings to keep people, projects and goals in focus.
* Developed and sponsored extra-curricular events for various ages and levels that increased the student
enrollment and enhanced the Bell School image.
* Researched and developed the personnel manual for the Bell School.
* Responsible for public relations and advertising.
* Helped to negotiate contracts to teach in junior high and elementary public schools.
* Between 2002 - 2004, our international staff grew to 12 adults plus children as we hired additional teachers to
work for the Hagi Public Schools.
1996 – 2002
Head Teacher, Bell English Conversation School, Hagi City Japan
* Responsible for hiring and managing teaching and administrative staff.
* Developed teaching curriculum with other teachers, ideas and resources for various ages ranging from pre-
school through adults.
* Developed and implemented achievement report cards and certificates for students.
* Built credibility in the community by sponsoring and organizing various public relation events that enhanced the
Bell School image.
2000 – 2002
TV English Co-host for local Hagi Channel 8 network, Hagi City, Japan
* Co-developed, directed and acted in English conversation scripts for “English Studio”, a bi-weekly English show
2000 - 2002
University English Teacher, Hagi International University, Hagi City, Japan
* Taught English courses to university students part time.
1990 - 1993
Office Manager, Glyko Biomedical Inc., Novato, California, USA
* Responsible for overseeing the daily management of new start up biotech office and helping the president with
various administrative duties.
Suggested Interview Questions
Patrick and Holly are experienced in front of the television cameras and provide an entertaining and thought-
provoking interview which will delight and challenge your audience.
- Contact Information
- Kingdom Business as Mission History and Background
- Patrick and Holly's Biographies
- Photos
- Suggested Interview Questions
Contact Information:
Patrick and Holly may be contacted by using the contact link in the right navigation bar.
Company History and Background
KingdomBusinessAsMission.com was founded by Patrick and Holly Bell in October, 2009. Following their sudden
return from Kenya to the USA (their work permits never came through and they refused to pay the bribes), Patrick
and Holly sought new avenues of income to stay financially afloat. These efforts included working on several
websites.
In October, Patrick and Holly decided to return to their life motto of "Seek first His Kingdom" and this Kingdom
business website was born. It was first of all to be a resource site. Patrick's research showed that many sites were
offering success stories, devotionals, scriptural support, case studies and motivational thoughts. However, there
was no apparent site that offered these along with practical ideas to grow a business.
As a Kingdom Business Entrepreneur, Patrick and Holly knew that the difficulty came, not in following God's call,
but actually in the day-to-day details of running a business and making a profit. Therefore, Patrick and Holly's
goal for this site is to see how much practical information they can give away that would be useful to grow
Kingdom Businesses.
Examples of free information are not only the traditional areas such as case studies and success stories, but also
- Patrick's business acceleration software that he developed,
- his 220-page ebook,
- his Alpha Process Map,
- his enormous resource of his "Marketing A-to-Z" where people can find advice specific for their businesses,
- his list of tools and resources,
- and the large volume of information and advice found on his blog.
Furthermore, Patrick developed a number of courses and trainings at reasonable prices that people can take
advantage of. Examples are
- his Business Acceleration Club,
- his Internet Training Club,
- his SEO intensive (SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and essentially involves getting a website to
the top of the search engines), - his SEO Outsourcing Service,
- his DVD Training Collection,
- Kingdom Business Coaching (through coaching master, John Nowacki),
- and the Alpha Mastermind Group.
All of the services come with definite guarantees which removes the risk from the shoulders of the client.
The website went live in November, 2009 and Patrick started marketing the website through various mediums.
Patrick and Holly Bell Biographies
Patrick and Holly can be seen here with their children Grace (12), Sam (10) and Mark (6).
About Patrick
Born January 14, 1965 in Peterborough, Canada.
Post-secondary School Graduations:
2005 – 2007 Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship,
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA
MBA, International Business
1994 – 1995 Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, IL, USA
- M.A., Intercultural Studies
1990 – 1993 Sonoma State University, CA, USA
- B.A., English
1985 – 1987 Algonquin College, Nepean, Canada.
- Law & Security Administration diploma
Significant Career and Missions Experience:
2008 - 2009
Owner and Managing Director, Alpha International Consultancy, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
• Responsible for building and growing a “business growth consultancy” that sought to find hidden profit
opportunities for businesses in Kenya, and to use the vehicle of business to bring about economic change in the
communities within which we work.
• Adept at promoting and conducting business acceleration events for the Kenyan business community
• Consulting and in-house trainings for small and medium-size companies
• Internet/SEO consulting and trainings.
1995 - 2007
Owner, Bell English Conversation School
President, Achieve Corp., Hagi City, Japan
Responsible for daily operations of two schools of over 300 students and a staff of 8. Led both schools to the
dominant position in their respective cities, quadrupling initial revenues after we purchased the schools.
2000 – 2007
Wedding Minister, Hiroshima City, Japan
Performed over 2,000 bilingual weddings for the Japanese.
1988 - 1990
Bible Courier with International Teams into Communist Eastern Europe.
Other Hobbies and Interests:
• Walking with my wife
• Playing sports or wrestling with my kids
• Playing golf
• Reading
• Public speaking
• Writing fiction and non-fiction
Testimonials about Patrick's work:
See the Testimonials Page.
Current Favorite Quote:
"Life is hard, but it's even harder if you're stupid." (John Wayne) Patrick admits that he has a lot to learn.
About Holly Bell
Born sometime close to Patrick in California, USA.
Post-secondary School Graduations:
1994- 1995 M.A., Intercultural Studies and Certificate in TESOL,
- Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois, USA
1980 – 1984 B.A. Communications, Public Relations concentration,
- Biola University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Significant Career and Missions Experience:
2008 - 2009
Consultant for Seminars and Special Events, Alpha International Consultancy Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
* Responsible for helping to hire and train international staff.
* Directed and coordinated business logistics for Alpha seminars, as well as worked closely with the Managing
Director as project coordinator for his marketing auditing and consulting programs.
2000 – 2007
Owner, Vice Principal, Bell English Conversation School, Hagi City Japan
* Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of 2 school locations with an international staff
* Recruited, hired, and trained native English speakers from North America to live and work cross-culturally in
Japan.
* Hired and trained bilingual Japanese staff. Helped West and East understand and work together.
* Conducted monthly staff meetings to keep people, projects and goals in focus.
* Developed and sponsored extra-curricular events for various ages and levels that increased the student
enrollment and enhanced the Bell School image.
* Researched and developed the personnel manual for the Bell School.
* Responsible for public relations and advertising.
* Helped to negotiate contracts to teach in junior high and elementary public schools.
* Between 2002 - 2004, our international staff grew to 12 adults plus children as we hired additional teachers to
work for the Hagi Public Schools.
1996 – 2002
Head Teacher, Bell English Conversation School, Hagi City Japan
* Responsible for hiring and managing teaching and administrative staff.
* Developed teaching curriculum with other teachers, ideas and resources for various ages ranging from pre-
school through adults.
* Developed and implemented achievement report cards and certificates for students.
* Built credibility in the community by sponsoring and organizing various public relation events that enhanced the
Bell School image.
2000 – 2002
TV English Co-host for local Hagi Channel 8 network, Hagi City, Japan
* Co-developed, directed and acted in English conversation scripts for “English Studio”, a bi-weekly English show
2000 - 2002
University English Teacher, Hagi International University, Hagi City, Japan
* Taught English courses to university students part time.
1990 - 1993
Office Manager, Glyko Biomedical Inc., Novato, California, USA
* Responsible for overseeing the daily management of new start up biotech office and helping the president with
various administrative duties.
Suggested Interview Questions
- Tell us how God has led you from a support-raising mission basis to a Kingdom Entrepreneur mission basis.
- What are the most significant challenges you have faced in your business?
- What would you say are your greatest successes?
- What have been your greatest setbacks or failures?
- Why do you think God allows people to fail in their mission?
- What practical advice would you give people before they embark on a business-as-mission venture?
- Your software is one-of-a-kind. Tell us how you came to conceive it.
- If someone wanted to grow their business by the end of the month with measurable results, what three to
five tactics would you have them try which would minimize their risk and maximize their impact? - Why are you giving away so much information on your website? How can you possibly make any money if
you give away your best information? - What do you think is the future of Kingdom business?
- What is your website address?
- If someone wanted to work with you, how would they get a hold of you?
- What is the single biggest mistake that small and medium sized business owners make and what to they
need to do to fix it? - What is the #1 marketing tactic that will have the biggest impact for a business owner today? Why do you
think so? - How would marketing be different under your “preemptive” approach over what the mainstream is currently
employing and why? - What is the number 1 weapon that everyone should master and how should they get started.
- What do you think is the key to creating and implementing innovative marketing or selling breakthroughs in
a small or medium-size business? - If you had to sum up in 3 minutes or less what it takes to outperform competitors, what would you say?
- What’s the number 1 question you wished I would have asked you and how would you answer it to give
people a greater advantage? - Do you have a gift for our listeners/viewers today? (The answer is always "yes")
Patrick and Holly are experienced in front of the television cameras and provide an entertaining and thought-
provoking interview which will delight and challenge your audience.
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