I had the incredible honor of interviewing Athena Dean Holtz inside my You Are Worthy Network—and what a powerful, wisdom-filled conversation it was. 🙏✨
Athena is a professional speaker, publishing pioneer, and servant-leadership mentor with over 40 years of experience in ministry, nonprofit leadership, and Christian publishing. As the founder of Redemption Press—recognized as a Best Christian Workplace three years running—she has helped countless authors step out of fear and into their God-given calling. 📖🔥
But what makes Athena so impactful isn’t just what she’s built… it’s what she’s walked through.
From her early days showing and training horses 🐎, to moving from Chicago to California, to working alongside Helen Reddy and her husband, Athena’s journey has been anything but ordinary. She went on to build a successful career in the insurance and securities industry before stepping into what would become her true calling.
Through deeply personal seasons—including supporting her first husband, a veteran who courageously wrote about PTSD before it was widely recognized—Athena found herself stepping into the world of publishing in an unexpected way. What began as helping one person share their story turned into a thriving mission to help others do the same. 💡
Today, she is passionate about guiding new authors to overcome fear and boldly write the message God has placed on their hearts. Her newest release, No Longer Hidden: You Cannot Resist What You Do Not Recognize, and her forthcoming book, Redemptive Way: Leading from the Inside Out, remind us that awareness is the first step toward freedom—and that true leadership begins within. 👑✨
In this conversation, Athena shares powerful insight on discerning the enemy’s tactics in both ministry and the marketplace, and how leaders can rise above adversity to create lasting Kingdom impact. 🔥
This is a conversation about courage.
About calling. About stepping out of hiding—and fully stepping into who God created you to be. 🙏✨
http://www.redemption-press.com/
