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After building $25M across 10 franchise units, Josh Rathweg is now President of Cloudbound, and as Co-Founder of Presence on Purpose, he teaches entrepreneurs to lead with intention, integrity and impact. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Your business doesn't plateau because of strategy; it plateaus because of your leadership presence. 2. Presence means pausing, reflecting, and responding intentionally instead of reacting on instinct. 3. You don't fix culture by fixing your team; you fix culture by fixing your presence first. Play Above the Clouds. Curated for fun, cultivated for development - CloudBound Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. 50 Days - Join JLD on his free '50 Days to Something' video series on YouTube and create something special in 50 days.
#822 What happens when life forces you to reinvent your identity — and that reinvention ultimately leads to entrepreneurial success? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, host Brien Gearin sits down with Josh Rathweg — president of Sky Zone and Cloudbound and one of the largest Sky Zone franchise operators — for a powerful conversation about resilience, leadership, and scaling businesses with purpose. Josh shares his emotional journey from being a Division I athlete whose career was cut short by injury, to building a successful executive career at JP Morgan Chase, and eventually stepping into entrepreneurship following a life-changing family health crisis. Along the way, he reveals the mindset shifts, leadership principles, and operational strategies that helped him grow underperforming franchise locations into high-performing businesses — starting with building trust, leading shoulder-to-shoulder with his team, and mastering every role inside the organization! What we discuss with Josh: + Athlete identity loss + “Find a new sport” mindset + Pivot to business career + Mentorship at JP Morgan + Learning to scale teams + Daughter's cancer battle + Leadership under pressure + Entrepreneurship decision + Sky Zone turnaround strategy + Lead shoulder-to-shoulder + Culture through action + Master every role first Thank you, Josh! Check out Part 2 of this episode. Check out Sky Zone at SkyZone.com. Check out Cloudbound at Cloudbound.com. Check out Presence on Purpose. Learn more about Josh's journey. Follow Josh on LinkedIn. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#823 What if the secret to building a high-performing business isn't just better systems — but stronger culture and more courageous leadership? In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, host Brien Gearin continues his deep dive with Josh Rathweg — president of Sky Zone and Cloudbound — exploring the leadership philosophies and cultural frameworks that have fueled his franchise success. Josh unpacks why authentic service starts with strong culture and courageous management, emphasizing the importance of servant leadership, eliminating “bad apples,” and building merit-based teams from within. He shares practical strategies for hiring based on character over skills, developing internal leadership pipelines, and showing up during high-pressure moments to earn trust and credibility. The episode wraps with a powerful discussion on why the next generation of employees thrives in purpose-driven environments — and how leaders can create scalable systems and frameworks that inspire long-term growth! What we discuss with Josh: + Authentic vs. fake service + Culture starts with leadership + Servant leadership in action + Fixing “bad apple” employees + Managerial courage required + Presence during pressure moments + Merit-based promotion systems + Hire for traits, train for skills + Build internal leadership pipeline + Next generation seeks purpose Thank you, Josh! Check out Part 1 of this episode. Check out Sky Zone at SkyZone.com. Check out Cloudbound at Cloudbound.com. Check out Presence on Purpose. Learn more about Josh's journey. Follow Josh on LinkedIn. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Watch the video here. In conversation with Dena Heilik, Department Head of Philbrick Hall, the fiction department of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Kevin Hearne is the author of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, the ancient-Celtic-meets-contemporary-mayhem action-adventure series featuring 2,000-year-old Atticus O'Sullivan. In his latest adventure, the immortal Irishman dodges traps in ancient Egypt and soul-stealing demons at a Kansas carnival. Chuck Wendig's many works include the YA Heartland series, Blackbirds, and the Atlanta Burns books; the Emmy-nominated digital narrative Collapsus; a popular blog, terribleminds.com; and several celebrated books about writing. Wendig's New York Times bestselling Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy tells the canon story of the events that occurred between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Fran Wilde's Nebula Award-nominated debut novel, Updraft, won the 2016 Andre Norton Award and the Compton Crook Award. Cloudbound is the second installment in the inventive Bone Universe saga, a series that explores a lofty society of towers populated by residents who strap on wings and soar the skies in search of their destinies. (recorded 7/14/2017)
Download This episode we dive back into Horizon: Zero Dawn with the new DLC, The Frozen Wilds. We also enthuse about Fran Wilde’s Cloudbound, Destiny 2, and getting the wrong things out of Turtles All The Way Down. Games: Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris Assassin’s Creed Origins Reigns: Her Majesty Books: Canto Bight – John […]
This week, from the World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, Ohio, Gary is joined by Hugo-winning David Levine (Arabella of Mars) and Andre Norton-winning Fran Wilde (Updraft, Cloudbound) to discuss various matters from Regency interplanetary adventures to bone cities to where SF titles come from,and balances between SF, fantasy, pulp traditions, and YA elements in SF's emerging new eclecticism. As always, our thanks to David and Fran for making the time to talk to Gary. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Download This episode we talk about books using different perspectives, scary video games, the Rogue One trailer, and our (accidental) main topic, the Ahsoka novel. Games: The Banner Saga The Last of Us Silent Hill 3 Books: Cloudbound – Fran Wilde The Last Days of New Paris – China Mieville The Silent History – […]
Welcome back to Midnight in Karachi, a weekly podcast about writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, their books and the worlds they create, hosted by Mahvesh Murad. Andre Norton award winner and Nebula Award nominee Fran Wilde joins the podcast this week to talk about her Bone Universe novels, Updraft and Cloudbound. Both are available now from […]
Kennedy and Len catch up with the Up Tribble herself, author Fran Wilde, revving up for the whirlwind launch of CLOUDBOUND, the sequel to her award-winning fantasy novel UPDRAFT. Len gushes all over the world-building of Fran's work and the characters Kirit and Nat. Fran and Kennedy bond over jewelry. And hear how one local author unknowingly influenced the look of Cloudbound. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/black-tribbles/message
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