Success and Significance

Success and Significance

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If you have ever wrestled with wanting to do something with your life that makes an impact and leaves a lasting legacy, but also wanting to provide for your family and achieve financial stability—this podcast is for you. We are tearing down the lie that says you have to choose either success or significance and leaning into the truth that you can have both. Success & Significance is hosted by Eric D. Newman, a childhood cancer survivor, author, speaker and founder of nonprofit Roc Solid Foundation. Subscribe on any major podcast platform or his YouTube channel for updates when new episodes are released.

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    • Nov 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Episode 15: How to endure the start-up years with Chris Ratterman of ShadyRays Sunglasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 27:33


    Eric joins Chris Ratterman, founding CEO of global sunglasses company, ShadyRays, to talk about fueling a dream into a successful business, overcoming the start-up years and building on strong, honest business values.    follow @theericnewman @shadyrays

    Episode 14: Pursuing your passion and prioritizing significance with Chris Taylor of the LA Dodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 20:55


    Hear from two-time World Series champion, Chris Taylor, about creating lasting significance through his professional baseball career and at home with his wife and family.      Follow @theericnewman

    Episode 13: The long game of Significance with Michael Brueseke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 30:16


    Multi-state church Senior Pastor, Michael Brueseke, joins Eric on the podcast to talk practical elements of the marry the mission, not the model value and how to fight for long-term significance in a success hungry culture.      follow @theericnewman 

    Episode 12: Marry the Mission—not the Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 23:20


    Eric Newman shares one of the foundational values of Roc Solid Foundation that has guided the foundation through ups and downs of the nonprofit world since it was founded in 2009. Listen as Eric explains this value and what it can do for your team and personal leadership development.   Follow @theericnewman 

    Episode 11: Navigating the Creative Process with Archie Coates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 27:40


    Eric joins VA Beach native and PlayLab Inc. co-founder, Archie Coates for a conversation around all things creative—vision, strategy, roadblocks and collaboration—in the pursuit of success and significance.    Follow:   @theericnewman    @playlabinc

    Episode 10: The entrepreneur origin story with Brian Holland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 26:56


    From a waiter to a mortgage business trailblazer—hear Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group CEO, Brian Holland's inspiring story about the relentless fight for success from the ground up.    Follow @theericnewman @atlanticbaymortgagegroup

    Episode 9: Start. Stop. Continue.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 19:30


    Podcast host Eric Newman shares the life-guiding, life-shaping practice he uses to make sure his current habits are propelling him toward his long-term goals.    follow @theericnewman

    Episode 8: We have to create a safe relationship with risk—Tamra Andress on the Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 24:39


    Eric joins speaker, nonprofit and for profit entrepreneur, leader, author, mother, wife and follower of Christ, Tamara Andress, for a challenging conversation on the hardest aspects of leadership and entrepreneurship.    follow us @theericnewman

    Episode 7: Personal Values Part 3: Where am I going?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 21:38


    Podcast host, Eric Newman, wraps us the Personal Values series with part three—Where am I going? Eric shares the importance of casting vision for the future and having clear goals. follow Eric @theericnewman

    Episode 6: Personal Values, Part 2: What do I believe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 19:36


    Podcast host, Eric Newman, dives into part two of the Personal Values series—What do I believe? Eric outlines his process for determining personal beliefs and gives perspective on how they impact our future.    Follow @theericnewman on Youtube for more episodes of the Success & Significance Podcast.

    Episode 5: Personal Values, Part 1: Who am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 17:57


    Host Eric Newman dives into the first of three questions in the personal values series—who am I? Eric shares how he has used this question to guide his choices in developing and leading a nonprofit.   

    Episode 4: What is Significance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 20:46


    Eric does a deep dive into the concept of significance and what it means for each of us individually. Hear a thought-provoking conversation about finding your purpose, making a difference and leaving a legacy.

    Episode 3: What is Success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 18:19


    Eric initiates a conversation about what success truly is and how to determine what success looks like for you. Success doesn't look the same for every person and it has a lot more to do with how well we fail than how often we win. Hear how to navigate failure, fight the urge to quit and find the motivation to keep going.

    Success and Significance: Episode 2 - The Tug of War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 13:21


    Eric addresses the tug of war between success and significance and the stigma (especially in the nonprofit world) that you can't, and shouldn't, aspire to have both. Culture has taught us that we have to choose a path: chase financial success and sustainable profitability or make a lasting, significant impact on the world and leave it a better place than we found it.  But it doesn't have to be that way—these two things can exist together.

    Episode 1: Welcome to the S&S Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 15:29


    Intro to host Eric Newman Eric shares his vision for the Success & Significance Podcast on how to be successful and pour out significance. He shares the lessons he has learned to create Roc Solid Foundation through years of failing and learning how to push forward with resilience and community. Follow Eric @theericnewman

    Success & Significance Podcast Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 2:26


    If you have ever wrestled with wanting to do something with your life that makes an impact and leaves a lasting legacy, but also wanting to provide for your family and achieve financial stability—this podcast is for you. We are tearing down the lie that says you have to choose either success or significance and leaning into the truth that you can have both. Success & Significance is hosted by Eric D. Newman, a childhood cancer survivor, author, speaker and founder of nonprofit Roc Solid Foundation. Subscribe on any major podcast platform or his YouTube channel for updates when new episodes are released.

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