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Sometimes, the things we long for are the same things we are most scared to receive.
Scot Sustad has a unique ability to intuitively know, see, and hear the deepest needs, desires and fears of people. Yet, what happens when his worth is defined by utility, rather than identity? In this episode, Scot opens up about the incredible journey he has been on to work from his worth rather than working for his worth and how this subtle yet powerful shift has enhanced his passion for business, community, and impact.
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If leaders don't know who they are on the inside, they will absorb one of the infinite models set before them. They'll spend their entire life trying to lead, speak, and live like others in an attempt to become what others want them to become. Christina Spicer has a unique ability to see limitless possibilities. As she reflects on her own journey, what role did community and connection play in helping her heal from her pain, rather than simply coping with it?
Christina Spicer is the Co-CEO at Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.
--We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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In the midst of our grief and loss, we often push down what we feel and desperately seek for solutions to escape our current reality. Landry Fields has a unique ability to bring harmony to chaos. What was the breaking point that led Landry to move beyond denial and into grief, and more importantly, what was the hope that inspired him to courageously get back up again?
Landry Fields is the General Manager of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
--We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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When leaders feel empty on the inside, they turn to success, hard work, and a life of excess. They work for their worth rather than working from their worth. Aaron Shaw has a unique ability to push himself beyond his limits. Through his own journey of healing and health, he has come to believe that we cannot be healthy and whole unless we learn to accept every part of ourselves.
Aaron Shaw is the Co-Founder of a family office specializing in the acquisition and optimization of small businesses within eCommerce.
-We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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In a world of transactional networking and shallow conversations, finding our tribe -- a community of people who know us fully from the inside out -- is vital. Brian Mohr believes that authentic connection is the catalyst for meaningful change and growth. Reflecting upon seasons of loneliness and disconnection in his own life, he has been able to heal his past and cast a meaningful vision for his future.
Brian Mohr is the Co-Founder & CEO at anthym, a company dedicated to building connected teams in the workplace & beyond.
-We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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When leaders prioritize their pursuit of performance, they can lose sight of the impact they want to have on the people who matter the most. Josh Allen has come face to face with things that most people won't encounter until the end of their lives. And through his journey, one thing has become crystal clear: our life is meant to be given away so that others might experience life to the fullest.
Josh Allen is the Co-founder and CEO of Global Disposal Reduction Services, a national leader in waste consulting and management services.
--We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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Jason Richardson grew up feeling like he didn't fit in. Through his journey of wholeness and healing, Jason has come to believe that everyone, no matter how different, possesses a unique gift that deserves to be seen, known, and empowered. What drew Jason to build such an innovative and creative brand? And how would he use it to unlock people's true potential?
Jason Richardson is the founder and CEO of Bad Birdie, one of the fastest-growing and most popular apparel brands in golf.
--We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
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At a young age, Ben Goddard found that belief and positivity could save him from the painful realities he found himself in and allowed him to reach beyond what he thought was possible. But what happens when our positivity and performance can't get us what our hearts truly long for: connection, impact, purpose, and meaning? Ben had to come face to face with this question and shares his story on the podcast.
Ben Goddard is the President/CEO of BPG Designs. Ben founded BPG 23 years ago in 2000 and leads his company and team with a motivation that inspires a focus on precise results.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
Experience part one TODAY with a free digital download here and enjoy 20% off when you pre-order until August 28th. -
Scott's passion for children, financial literacy, and value creation as an entrepreneur was birthed through his experience of pain in childhood. He believes that one of the greatest ways that we as humans can love one another in this life is through creating value that helps empower, inspire, and heal.
Scott Donnell is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Value Creation Kid, host of Smart Money Parenting, the #1 parenting podcast on Apple Podcasts, and founder of GravyStack, the viral banking app and game for kids and teens to learn financial literacy.
--Pursue Whole is on a mission to inspire and equip high-level leaders to pursue a meaningful vision for their life, leadership, and relationships. Start your journey at pursuewhole.com
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"Leaders must create the vision, but it's the vision that creates the legacy."
Jacob Bozarth spent the majority of his life casting a compelling and catalytic vision for his business. In 2014, he co-founded Resonate Recordings and grew it to be a leader in the podcast production space working with brands like Twitter, Colgate, Amazon, and Salesforce. In 2021, he founded Resound, an AI editing platform.
Beneath the surface of all this success, Jacob lacked vision for himself, and as this reality came to a head, he had to decide to either push it down and run faster or face it with courage and allow it to transform him from the inside out.
--Pursue Whole is on a mission to inspire and equip high-level leaders to pursue a meaningful vision for their life, leadership, and relationships. Start your journey at pursuewhole.com
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Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can’t wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we’re going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!Original show notes:
Today, Andy breaks down 10 questions intended to help you build better relationships. These can be applied to a variety of relationships, including those with co-founders, executive team members, spouses, friends, and even your children.
How can I be in this with you?Could you summarize what you're saying into one sentence?Based on what you just shared, what do you most want me to know about you? Can you say that again in a different way? I really want to hear you, but I'm having a hard time understanding.Can you tell me more?What's the hardest part about that?If you were to step back, what are you noticing in yourself? When you think about that, does it light you up or does it drain you?If that emotion had a voice, what would it say?Can I share with you what I'm noticing?
The best gift you can give someone is to be fully present with them. We’d encourage you to re-listen to this episode, write down 2-3 of the questions that connected with you the most, and start practicing them in your relationships today.
10 Questions to Build Better Relationships:These 10 questions will help you stay present with someone and help you foster depth, awareness, & growth as a person.
Original episode available here.
–-If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
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Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can’t wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we’re going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!Original show notes:
In this episode, Andy interviews Marco Shepherd about his experience working as SVP of Production and Development at Centropolis Entertainment. Marco shares his journey as a resilient leader, how he approaches navigating compassion and candor with his team, and shares his contagious passion for storytelling and its greater purpose in speaking to the human experience. Marco's story is an inspiring depiction of what it means to show up as a resilient leader.
You can connect with Marco on LinkedIn + Instagram and visit centropolis.com to learn more about the projects currently underway at Centropolis. Link to Marco's original episode is available here.
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Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can't wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we're going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!
Original show notes:
Today's episode is with Trish Robinson, Executive Director at Eastmark with Cohere, an innovative market leader providing a distinct approach to community design and management driven by intentional connection and partnership. Trish has developed her leadership over the last 20 years and shares her experience exploring her strengths and the unavoidable shadow sides to those traits. "Performance" worked to a point, but self-awareness was the catalyst that spurred her leadership forward.In this episode, you'll hear:
Her core value of authenticity and the personal cost of not living into itHer experience as an enneagram 3, shifting from a grind mindset, learning to create space to pause, and the unexpected positive impact on her performance.How to approach the continual success and failure that leadership requires.And more!Ways to connect with Trish and link to her original episode here:
Cohere website: coherelife.comTrish Email: [email protected]'s LinkedIn--
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Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can't wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
The importance of treating the relationship with your children differently than you treat relationships in business. How early, unresolved emotional trauma has lead to the vast majority of mental health issues today. The difference between joy and happinessPractical ways for parents can help their kids identify things that need to be addressed & how to find the resources they need to heal.
In the meantime, we're going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!
Original show notes:
This week's episode is with Alex Stavros. Alex is the CEO at Embark Behavioral Health - the premier Mental Health Treatment for Teens and Young Adults.
Alex is on the show to share how and why leaders who are parents need to connect with their kids in more authentic ways. In this show you'll hear:& much more!
You can Connect with Alex on LinkedIn. and visit embarkbh.com to learn more about their Big Hairy Audacious Goal to lead the way in helping take anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028. Check out the link to the original publication of this episode here.
--If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
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Today's episode is with Chuck Loftin, a husband, father, and CEO of Loftin Equipment, a family-owned business since 1976. Most notable about Chuck's interview is his relentless attitude towards growth and his intentional heart towards relationships.
He talks about growing up in a family business and his experience with the obstacle of imposter syndrome. Chuck also details his 5-year vision statement and the clarity that has given him to pursue a deep level of intentionality in his life.In this episode, you'll hear:
The constant drive for "more" and what it's really about under the surface How practicing the embracement of pain builds resilience and continuous growthChuck's 5-year Pursue Whole® Big VisionAnd more!
Ways to Connect with Chuck:
www.loftinequip.com | LinkedIn
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
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Today's episode is with Gabe Cooper, CEO of Virtuous, a responsive fundraising platform helping charities increase generosity and do more good. In this powerful episode, Gabe authentically shares his struggles throughout his leadership journey and provides practical and strategic tips for listeners.
In this episode, you'll hear:
The pain points of taking a company from 40 employees to 140How people pleasing got in the way of his sense of peace, grounding, and productivityGabe's personal 5-year Pursue Whole® Big VisionAnd more!
Way to connect with Gabe:
Virtuous | LinkedIn
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
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Today, we're re-airing an episode of Roadmap to Joy: A Mental Health Podcast, highlighting a conversation between Andy and Embark Behavioral Health CEO, Alex Stavros.
In this conversation, Andy shares what being an emotionally present parent means. Alex and Andy also dive into why parents may struggle to find balance in their lives and how to create a purposeful and joyful life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why It's Important To Find BalanceImproving Relationships with Your ChildrenHow Vulnerability Leads to Being Emotionally PresentAnd more!
Ways to connect with Alex and Embark Behavioral Health:
You can find Embark on their website, LinkedIn, Instagram, or TwitterFollow Alex on Twitter & LinkedIn–-
If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
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Today's episode is with Bryce Butler, Founder and Managing Director of Access Ventures.
On today's podcast, Bryce shares his personal growth story and strategies he's implemented with his team to cultivate a culture of self-reflection. He also shares why he believes success comes from how leaders positively shape and impact the people in their lives.
In this episode, you'll hear:
How Bryce has actively worked to put himself in a position to grow his self-awarenessSpecific strategies he's implemented in his business to cultivate restHis desire to bring about flourishing in the lives of the people that he leadsAnd more!
Way to connect with Bryce
Email: [email protected] | Access Ventures | LinkedIn
Links to Bryce's articles:
Why Transactional Leadership Hurts | Why A Day Away is Vital
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Today's episode features a recent conversation between Andy and Renee Dee on the ICONIC Hour Podcast. Renee is the Founder & Publisher of ICONIC LIFE Luxury Lifestyle Magazine. In this conversation, Renee interviews Andy on pressing struggles leaders face as they grow their influence in business. We share the episode with our listeners, knowing they'll benefit from this pertinent interview.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why learning to say “no” is the most important skill for high performersWhat it looks like to prioritize what matters most in lifeHow to gain clarity about your purpose and identity in lifeAnd more!
Ways to connect with Renee:
You can find ICONIC LIFE on their website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or PinterestFollow Renee on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, & Clubhouse–-
If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call
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Over the last 12 months, the Pursue Whole team has worked on creating a framework that helps high-level leaders clearly define their identity, purpose, and impact on the world around them. We call this your Big Vision, a one-page document developed with our leaders throughout their coaching program.
The five sections that make up the Big VisionExcerpts from Andy's personal Big Vision documentHow you can craft your own Big Vision
The leaders we work with at Pursue Whole understand the pressure and skill it takes to perform at the highest level. Yet, in pursuit of success, they often realize they've forgotten their needs and molded themselves around what everyone wants. They don't need more growth or success - they need clarity about their identity and purpose.
In today's short, 14-minute episode, Andy breaks down:
And more!
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Want to learn how you can craft your own Big Vision? On January 24th, we’re launching the Uncover Your Identity and Purpose Challenge.Join our waitlist here and be the first to get lifetime access to an online course containing six emotional fitness exercises, each with a 2–5-minute video led by Andy and corresponding reflections.
At the end of the challenge, you will have created a clean, one-page document that we call your Big Vision — the clearly stated “why” behind your life, leadership, and relationships.
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