The SAVEDpreneur™ Spotlight: Michal Renee Carlock, Founder of The Her Promise Circle Foundation

Michal Renee Carlock did not start with a plan. She started with a faceless Instagram page and a nudge from God to share. What followed was a Bible study with a small group of girls she had to personally remind to show up. Then a podcast — with her mom as the only listener. Then consistency. Then growth. Today, The Her Promise Circle Podcast ranks in the top 3% globally, and The Her Promise Circle Foundation is transforming lives across communities. Michal is a Preventive Wellness Strategist who saw a pattern no one was naming — women who love God, who are doing all the right things, yet silently falling apart. She built what she never had when she needed it most. And she is still building.

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Tell us who you are and when did you know God was calling you to do more and be more?

I am Michal Renee — a Preventive Wellness Strategist, Founder and Executive Director of The Her Promise Circle Foundation, and host of a top 3% global podcast.

God called me to do more through my story — through pain that I did not just experience, but was transformed by. I have lived in the very places many of the women I am called to reach are still in. The darkness. The burnout. The emotional instability. The pressure of holding everything together while silently falling apart.

What I began to see was a pattern. Women who love God, who are doing all the right things — staying busy, serving, showing up — yet not living from a healed place. Like women were stuck in their healing journey and never able to live the life God promised. They were moving, but never established in a whole place. Functioning, but not from a peaceful, loving place. Just like I was.

And I saw the missing piece. They were not integrating their spiritual health into their overall wellness. They were disconnected from God in the very areas they needed Him most — and burnout was the result.

That is when I knew I was called to more. Not just to inspire, but to bring women out. To help them experience true healing by integrating faith, emotional wellness, and practical lifestyle change all in one. God gave us the manual to live — not just a to-do list of pray, fast, and journal. Health is more than working out and getting therapy. It should be integrated into every moment of our lives.

Today, my work expands beyond individuals into systems. As a wellness strategist and consultant, I help organizations design preventative, whole-person wellness programs that support people before they break — not after.

What was your first encounter with God and how did you know you were saved?

I grew up in church as a preacher’s kid, so I was always around God — but I had not truly surrendered to Him. For a long time, my relationship with God was proximity and a to-do list, not intimacy.

When I truly met God, He did not meet me at the altar. He met me in a dark place, on my bathroom floor. This is how I know Jesus leaves the 99.

It was at my lowest point — battling anxiety, burnout, and emotional instability — that I stopped trying to manage my life on my own and fully surrendered to Him. I finally realized my need for a Savior and made room for Him to become that for me. That encounter redefined what salvation meant to me. I had said the words as a kid, but I was now experiencing His Holy Spirit in real time.

It was no longer about repeating words or showing up on Sundays. It became a full release of control — where I gave God my plans, my expectations, and the pressure I had been carrying to figure everything out on my own.

I knew I was saved because it was no longer about me. God transformed my heart, my mind, and my spirit in a way I could not have done on my own. The desires I once held, I no longer craved. The habits I once depended on, I no longer needed. The relationships I once settled for, I no longer entertained.

For the first time, I understood that God was not angry with me — He was saving me through His unending love and grace. It was never about forcing myself to align with what was right. It was about allowing Him to change me from the inside out so that my character was aligned with His, and therefore my ways and desires followed.

It was through this heart change that God revealed my purpose — to show others the freedom I was now experiencing in Him.

Success in the Kingdom looks different from the success of the world. How do you explain the difference?

Success in the world looks like fame, numbers, and power. Who has more money, more followers, or the biggest trends.

But the Kingdom completely redefines success. Even Jesus had people who doubted His purpose, yet He lived a successful life in His three-year ministry. God often calls and uses those who feel the least qualified. Gideon was called a mighty man of valor while he still saw himself as weak. The Israelites saw themselves as grasshoppers in a land they were already called to possess.

The world measures success by how big you appear. The Kingdom measures success by how aligned and obedient you are. We are all working toward hearing “well done, good and faithful servant” in the end — and I believe love is the vehicle to hearing those words.

True success is not about money or recognition. Money is meaningful, but how will you use it? Being known is great, but what are you known for?

It is about helping others experience the abundant life found in Him — a life where you are not just surviving, but healed, whole, and free. A life where your impact points others toward God’s light, even those who do not yet believe. Because when your life reflects Him, it becomes evidence. And that evidence becomes the invitation for others to step into their own freedom.

When God gave you a vision for your life and work, what did it look like? Are you working to fulfill it? How?

When God first gave me the vision, it did not look like what it is today. It was just supposed to be a faceless Instagram page to share some inspiration. I simply knew I was supposed to share.

But as I said yes, the vision kept expanding. Posting turned into showing up. Showing up turned into teaching Bible study to a small group of girls I had to personally remind to attend. Then I launched my podcast — at first, it was just my mom listening. But I stayed consistent.

Today, that same podcast, The Her Promise Circle Podcast, ranks in the top 3% globally. What started small grew into a full community, then a platform, then a team, and now an organization that helps women heal mind, body, and spirit.

God did not give me the full blueprint. He gave me a starting point. And yes, I am actively walking it out. Through The Foundation, my consulting work, and my voice, I am building what God showed me — creating spaces where women are supported, healed, and equipped before they reach burnout or crisis. They are not just quoting scriptures; they are living out the promises God gave us.

What does being a SAVEDpreneur™ mean to you? What is your kingdom assignment and how are you carrying out your assignment now?

Being a SAVEDpreneur™ means I do not build from hustle — I build from surrender. It means my business is not separate from my faith. God is not someone I consult after I make decisions. He is the one leading them. My steps are truly ordered and He has gone ahead of me.

A SAVEDpreneur™ understands that success is not self-made. It is God-led, God-sustained, and God-purposed. It is about His people.

My Kingdom assignment is to help women break out of cycles of burnout, emotional overwhelm, and surface-level faith — and lead them into true healing by integrating their spiritual, mental, and physical health. I am called to close the gap between knowing God and actually living whole, healthy, and healed.

Through The Her Promise Circle Foundation, I have built spaces where women are supported in real, consistent ways. Through my work as a preventive wellness strategist and consultant, I help organizations design systems that support people before they reach burnout. Through my podcast and speaking, I use my voice to shift how women see themselves, their health, and their relationship with God.

I do not separate ministry and strategy. I integrate both. Because my assignment is not just to inspire — it is to build environments where transformation is inevitable and God gets the glory.

What did God call you to build, and how did you know? What steps did you take to be obedient? How quickly did it take you to answer the call?

God called me to build what I did not see — and what I never had when I needed it most. Spaces where women could be supported in their faith, emotional health, and overall wellbeing before they reached burnout. Where a relationship with God was made practical and they were no longer going through the motions, but experiencing and living a full life from a true place.

I knew because it would not leave me alone. The burden to create something different followed me from my personal healing into my work in healthcare and community. I felt more uncomfortable not doing it than I felt afraid of building something I could not yet see.

I did not have a full plan. I had conviction. My first step was simple obedience — a faceless Instagram page, then showing up, then teaching Bible studies, then creating spaces for women to gather. I began integrating my clinical education and experience, and here we are.

From there, I kept building as God expanded the vision — into a podcast, a community, a platform, and now an organization. I did not wait until I felt ready. I responded as I received clarity. And that is what allowed the vision to grow.

Where did obedience cost you something—money, time, identity, approval? And how did you handle the tension?

Obedience cost me my old identity, control, and my plans. It cost me the version of myself that needed everything to make sense before I moved. It cost me approval from people who did not understand the shift — I remember events we were disqualified from because “faith-based” did not fit what they were looking for.

Still, we stayed true to our foundation. There would be no Her Promise Circle Foundation, and no version of me who built it, without Him.

It cost me time, consistency, and moments of frustration where I showed up without immediate results. There were seasons where it felt like I was pouring out with little visible return.

But I learned to handle the tension by trusting God’s process over my perception. I stopped measuring progress by what I could see and started measuring it by my obedience. I kept showing up, kept saying yes — and eventually, everything came.

I realized that what God is building through you will often require you to let go of who you were comfortable being and step fully into who He has always seen you as.

What upcoming projects are you working on that you want our readers to know about?

I was selected as a subject matter expert to present in Project Echo on holistic initiatives here in Georgia, helping women manage chronic heart disease. I will be presenting a case study alongside the Piedmont Women’s Heart Health Group explaining the measures and programming we have implemented to help women live beyond diagnosis.

We also have an ongoing partnership with Condesa Coffee to bring leaders, founders, entrepreneurs, and the community together for Faith & Business Events — with vendors, coworking mornings, activities, and speakers. Visit herpromisecircle.org/events for the full event calendar.

What is the best way for our readers to keep up with you?

Instagram: @michal.Renee | @HerPromisecircle

Website: www.herpromisecircle.org | www.michalrenee.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michalrenee

Substack: michalrenee.substack.com

TikTok: @herpromisecircle