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Who is Mitchell?Mitchell Levy is a passionate advocate for purpose-driven business relationships. Through his work, Mitchell observed a common frustration among professionals on platforms like LinkedIn: many reach out without a clear purpose or differentiation, often leading with sales pitches rather than genuine value. Recognizing this disconnect, he champions the power of having a “North Star”—a clear vision and understanding of the problem you solve and the unique value you bring. Mitchell encourages business owners, regardless of their size, to approach networking with intention and a customer-centric mindset. His insights help professionals articulate their purpose and foster meaningful, effective connections in the digital age.Key Takeaways* Mitchell Levy reveals the power of clarity: leaders and business owners need a simple North Star—a CPOP—in under 10 words. When you know where you're headed, decisions get easier and credibility follows.* Tired of random LinkedIn messages? Mitchell shares why real connection starts when you understand who you truly serve and their real pain or joy. Purposeful outreach beats cookie-cutter pitches every time.* Small business? Big CEO? Mitchell's “executive abundance” works for all. Growth happens when you get clear on your purpose, your people, and the possibilities you can create. Alignment is everything.* Elevator pitches are overrated. What matters is knowing, in a few words, who you're helping and why. That's your true vibration—one you won't need to memorize, just live.* Want credibility? Keep learning, stay coachable, and be willing to reset your focus. Mitchell's path: clarity, purpose, connection. Change your story, and your impact grows—no matter your size.Don't forget: If you want to connect, ask questions, or get notified about upcoming guests like Mitchell, subscribe to the Systemise.Me newsletter here. You only need your first name and email—easy as (coffee) pie!Thanks for sharing a cup with us this week. 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Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Do You Need a P.A.T.H. to Scale?We help established business owners with small but growing teams:go from feeling stuck, sceptical, and tired of wasting time and money on false promises,to running a confident, purpose-driven business where their team delivers results, customers are happy, and they can finally enjoy more time with their family -with a results-based refund guarantee: if you follow the process and it doesn't work, we refund what you paid.This is THE P.A.T.H. to scale your business.————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSexecutive coaching, credibility, LinkedIn sales tactics, business owners, CEOs, executive abundance, fast-growing companies, Inc 5000, Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches, clarity, North Star, customer point of possibilities, CPOP, marketing cookie cutter, business scaling, founders, path to scale, leadership, business strategy, elevator pitch, business clarity, operating system of credibility, business growth, credibility expert, solopreneurs, company purpose, personal compass, decision-making, business differentiation, referral partners, customer focusSPEAKERMitchell Levy, Stuart WebbStuart Webb [00:00:31]:Hi and welcome back to five Questions over Coffee. Here is my coffee. Now be careful spill that, it's quite full at the moment. Mitchell. Yeah, well done. It's a Guinness, so well done. Mitchell Levy here is a leading executive coach, a global credibility expert and I'm looking forward to him walking through his process today talking to us a little bit about how he helps get leaders real credibility. So Mitchell, thank you for making a few minutes available to come and speak to us here on It's Not Rocket Science.Stuart Webb [00:01:06]:Five Questions over Coffee.Mitchell Levy [00:01:08]:My pleasure. Thanks for having me Stuart. Really nice to, really nice to engage with you.Stuart Webb [00:01:14]:Well that's terrific. So let's start by trying to understand the sort of person you're reaching out to with helping them with their credibility.Mitchell Levy [00:01:25]:You know it's interesting, I, I have two distinct audiences. So as an executive coach, so I'm part of The Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches, some of the top executive coaches on the planet. And for that audience it is fast growing CEOs leading the future with executive abundance. Now in if you were in the U.S. i say Inc 5000, which basically is the, the top five, 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. but yeah, since this is Australian, I'll just say fast growing company. So that is one group of one audience. And, and executive abundance is a new framework I'm introducing into the marketplace.Mitchell Levy [00:02:12]:It's been my executive coaching for years. But one of the things you, you asked me in the green room, how you doing? Last week I advanced to candidacy on my PhD program and so I am actually doing a dissertation and then we'll, we'll write a book, do coursework and chatbots on executive abundance.Stuart Webb [00:02:33]:On your Congratulations. Thank you doctor. Not a, not a, not an easy thing to do as I recall. So tell me a little more about sort of the people that you're helping that you've just sort of described. Give us an example of sort of things that they might have tried before and the ways in which you help them.Mitchell Levy [00:02:54]:Well so by the way, let me do the second audience and then you could tell me which one you want me to.Stuart Webb [00:02:59]:Oh, no problem.Mitchell Levy [00:03:00]:So the second audience is business owners escaping slimy LinkedIn sales tactics. Perfect. Perfect. That's exactly what I want to get right. It's, I've been on LinkedIn since before they were making money. Now a couple hundred thousand people could say that, but there's one thing I could say that nobody else in the planet can say and that is I was in the room with two, with two of the five founders And I was commissioned to have written and published the first book on LinkedIn. I've looked at a couple hundred thousand LinkedIn profiles and I have a system and approach that helps people drive one to one business relationships with people on LinkedIn. And I can do it at scale.Mitchell Levy [00:03:43]:And so it's the 5% on LinkedIn functionality that brings 80% of value. So that sort of answers that question for the business owner side. On the executive coaching side, the question is what sort of things, what have they tried before? You know, I think I'm going to generically say something and then you could, you could drill me in if we need to. Life is, and business is really, really simple.Stuart Webb [00:04:14]:It's not easy, right?Mitchell Levy [00:04:17]:And what's not easy about it is the fact that even if you know the answer in your heart, in your head, in your body, you know exactly what to do. There's chaos out there and there's these experts who have what I call marketing cookie cutter approaches. And so in, in your vernacular, there's a wicked problem they have and they're trying to solve it. They're going to go out and talk to a ton of people and they get such a diverse range of answers and then they hit one they like, but they don't hold on to it. And so for those that I work with on executive coaching, the first thing we need to do is establish the clarity, establish the playground they play and establish what I call their cpop, their customer point of possibilities. And that is in less than 10 words, where they're executing on their purpose. That's for the company or for the individual. And once you have that, then you can deploy an operating system of credibility.Mitchell Levy [00:05:23]:But until you have that, it's really hard to make decisions because you need a compass, you need a personal compassion that you can actually live by. You need your own North Star. And, and so that's, in terms of business, we need a North Star and that's, that's where we start. And after that, when I hang out with somebody who's doing executive coaching, I'm just, I'm just helping them understand how they're making decisions in their North Star, how they propagate it throughout the organization. It's, it's always fun to see and everyone's different. Some are really fast, some take a little bit more time, some need to fall down a couple of times so they can get up. But generally speaking, what I do is extremely simple, but apparently it's not so easy.Mitchell Levy [00:06:18]:Let me just try and link those two customer types together. In some way, I think something like LinkedIn requires somebody to have what you've just described in terms of the Northstar, what they're doing and be very clear about what their problem solution is. I see an awful lot of people on LinkedIn just sort of, you know, reaching out quite randomly to people, sending the immediate, why don't we just. Why don't we just cut to the chase? Buy my. Buy my stuff, buy my thing. And I find myself very frustrated by the fact they don't actually have, as you've just described it, a real purpose, a real point of differentiation, a real customer focus behind that message, because they're not able to actually articulate what it is they're actually going to do. So there's a great deal of sort of overlap between those two things that you've described, because business owners, even if they're small, need to have that North Star about what it is they're reaching out to do with LinkedIn and why they need to do it. Am I wrong?Mitchell Levy [00:07:24]:No, no, no. It's, it's a great observation. Thank you for seeing it. It shows a little bit about who you are. It turns out that if I'm working with a CEO with a couple hundred, couple thousand, tens of thousands employees, there's a lot more what to say, politics and vested interest and vested groups in place. When I'm working with a CEO who's a solopreneur, where they've got five or 10 people in their organization, it's a whole lot easier to make change. And so it's a different price point, a lot less expensive for the LinkedIn work. And it turns out that the lessons I learned in both places apply to each other.Mitchell Levy [00:08:14]:I call the LinkedIn guys mini executive abundance, even though I don't necessarily call it to them. In my mind, I, I'm deploying executive abundance at the individual level as well, which is a great way to. So it's, it's technically the same thing, but most of the time I don't, I don't say it that way.Stuart Webb [00:08:33]:Yeah. And thank you for. Thank you for sort of endorsing the fact that I had misunderstood it, because I do think that this idea of executive abundance applies to some smaller businesses. They just don't know it applies. They just don't recognize it in themselves. And I think a lot of business owners probably don't grow because they don't know how to do that. They don't know how to start to let themselves have that abundance. So talk to me a bit, a little bit Mitchell about.Mitchell Levy [00:09:01]:Well, I know you've got a valuable offer that you're going to put. And we've got this, we're going to have this in our vault, which I'm going to show now on screen, which is a www.systemize sys t e m I s e me free stuff. So you'll be able to get hold of some of the stuff that Mitchell is going to talk about there. So Mitchell, talk to me a little bit about the process that you go through. So if people were thinking I need to get and understand this guy a bit more, talk about the process. Talk about how you help them with this abundance as you're talking about.Mitchell Levy [00:09:38]:So we'll practice on you. Stuart, you've demonstrated that I should do that. What, what I ended up doing. And I'll share. This is actually what I do second, but I'm, I'm sharing on screen. Oh, not working at the moment. Looks like I, looks like I have a small problem with my, my screen sharing. So I will not do that.Mitchell Levy [00:10:00]:I ended up interviewing 500 thought leaders on, on credibility. And with those 500, I was able to articulate the definition of credibility, which turns out to be a good operating system. We live by credibility is the quality which we TR light. And it turned out that I unlocked a superpower. My superpower is deploying the framework of clarity. So I sit with any company, any human, help them articulate in less than 10 words where they're executing on their purpose. Now, I call that a C pop. Your customer point of possibilities, that's, that's that north star.Mitchell Levy [00:10:36]:That's the compass we're talking about. And Stuart, let's create that view. I looked at your LinkedIn, looked at your website. There's nothing wrong with it. There's nothing wrong. What I will promise you is that after you hear your C pop, you're going to go, oh, I have to make changes because it's just going to help focus you right. Now let me say something and I'm going to guess right away. I'm going to guess that you're in a 10%.Mitchell Levy [00:11:03]:And I'll tell you what I mean by that. When I share a C pop with somebody, I'm they. We as humans, we vibrate out of frequency. And so what happens is the, the C pop represents in words, the frequency you vibrate at. It's who you are. It's, it makes you feel aligned with who you are. I've done this over 1200 times and in 1200 cases, the person's Feeling aligned. Now here's the scary part.Mitchell Levy [00:11:37]:In 90% of the cases, they will get unaligned between two hours and two weeks because of the chaos and noise out there. I'm going to assume that you're going to be in the 10%. So we'll see next time we talk.Stuart Webb [00:11:49]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:11:52]:Now, I also will tell you something else. I will give you the formula. It's a secret formula. And I will gift that to you and we'll go through the exercise together. When I was doing the interviews, I created a video and I would share the formula and say, listen, what I found so far. I created the video somewhere around interview 50. And what I said, what I found so far is even when somebody had the formula, only 2% would actually articulate their C pop. Because even with the formula, it's hard because we get stuck on this marketing cookie cutter stuff.Mitchell Levy [00:12:30]:And even after they got the video, they. There was still only 2% of people could walk in. So I'm gonna give you. I'm gonna give you in the audience the formula and we'll walk through it together. The C pop is less than 10 words, and it's really two components. The first is the who. And I'm gonna go in and ask you the questions. Who do you serve? If we're credible, we're servant leaders.Mitchell Levy [00:12:55]:So who do you serve? And the second piece is from their perspective. What is their pain point? Or what is their pleasure point?Stuart Webb [00:13:04]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:13:05]:So let me ask you these questions. So who is it that you serve?Stuart Webb [00:13:10]:So I serve a business leader who has a really bright idea but doesn't know how to get that and make it into a positive business reality.Mitchell Levy [00:13:20]:Now, it's funny because you're LinkedIn says founders.Stuart Webb [00:13:26]:That's true. It is true.Mitchell Levy [00:13:28]:So when you think about where 80% of your revenue comes from, is it from corporate businesses and business leaders, or is it from founders? Or who. Who is it?Stuart Webb [00:13:38]:It's 80% comes from founders.Mitchell Levy [00:13:41]:Okay, so good thing I looked at your LinkedIn. All right, so from the. I think you said it, but I'm going to ask you both pain and pleasure, what's their primary pain point?Stuart Webb [00:13:58]:They have no ability or starting point to make that business strategy or business idea an actual reality in the marketplace. They are unable to articulate, possibly even to themselves, where they start to go from. This would be brilliant to. It is there and it's making me money.Mitchell Levy [00:14:29]:So you're talking about really founders, pre revenue founders.Stuart Webb [00:14:34]:Now, a lot of the people that I deal with are. They've already Got a product, but they've got one product. They need two because they want to scale. And the problem they have is I've got a great idea for my second product, but the way I did it first, but now I've got a small team, it doesn't work the second time.Mitchell Levy [00:14:57]:Interesting. Okay, so they, they have money because they've, they've been able to get something in the marketplace, but now they want to scale. Either scale what they're doing or scale into another product.Stuart Webb [00:15:14]:Essentially, yes.Mitchell Levy [00:15:16]:Oh, oh, Tell me how to get it wrong. Tell me what you got.Stuart Webb [00:15:20]:No, no, no, you're absolutely right by saying essentially, yes. The only other thing that I would add into that is there are. There are sometimes businesses who have managed to get that second product, but it's now tanking because they have got all the wrong. They're trying to do it the way they did it before, and therefore, you know, the, the mechanisms they're using are wrong for where they are because they're now a bigger company. You were talking about politics. They're now sort of saying, it's got to be done by other people, but it's got to be done my way, in the way that I started this. And that just doesn't work if they start instructing in that way. Whilst we're doing this.Mitchell Levy [00:15:55]:While we're doing this, Mitchell, I know you're just doing a bit of typing, such like, I'd invite anybody. If anybody's hearing this and thinking to themselves, I need to make comments or I need to actually sort of, you know, leap in. At this point, Mitchell and I will be monitoring the comments on LinkedIn after this. So if you've got questions or if you're looking at this and thinking, I want somebody to talk to me about this, post your questions there. I can guarantee Mitchell will get onto that and we'll answer your questions because he's that sort of guy.Mitchell Levy [00:16:22]:Thank you, Will. Interesting. Okay, give me a pleasure point, not a pleasure point of working with you, but we'll just fast forward to a period of time after they've had a chance to spend time with you. How are they feeling? What are they doing? What. What makes sense to them?Mitchell Levy [00:16:41]:Let me give you a very real example of that. Working with a company, the founders needed to start to scale something. We turned their service that was poorly defined couldn't be delivered because they couldn't really articulate it. It's now much more of a sort of defined product idea, although it's still a service, but it's got a Logo. It's got a description, it's got a series of processes which their staff can operate, and they're selling that multiple times per week. And it's now. It's now. Then they're now proud of it.Mitchell Levy [00:17:18]:They're now saying, I'll use the name of it. They're now saying, threat sure is a great product. It was a great idea, and now it's something which is actually making us money. And customers love it.Mitchell Levy [00:17:32]:Cool. Nice. Okay, thank you. So yours is easy.Mitchell Levy [00:17:42]:I don't want it to be easy, Mitchell.Mitchell Levy [00:17:44]:Let me rephrase that. Yours was really simple. And it was only after I started talking to you to see who I was seeing this morning that I. Because, remember, we talked in the green room. Should we do this live? And sometimes there's a lot of marketing, cookie cutter stuff that gets in the way, but everything you said reinforced. Wait, let me count the words. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 words. Would you be happy if you could describe yourself?Mitchell Levy [00:18:11]:Wow. Okay, that is now. I will say now. This is where people. If you are watching this live and if you are going to go onto LinkedIn, you need six words. I have never been able to articulate this in six years. Six words. I can articulate it in two or three hours if you ask me to.Mitchell Levy [00:18:26]:But six words, that's impressive.Mitchell Levy [00:18:28]:So let me. Let me say that. Or just say less than 10.Stuart Webb [00:18:34]:Right?Mitchell Levy [00:18:34]:Because if you. If you think about it, and, and this is. This is for people paying attention. When you asked me my two audiences, I gave you my seat, my two C pops. C POP stands for customer Pointed Possibilities. So my executive coaching is nine words. Inc. 5000 CEOs leading the future with executive abundance.Mitchell Levy [00:18:55]:The goal when you share your CPOP is that the referral partner or the prospect says, oh, tell me more, Mitchell, what's this executive abundance thing?Stuart Webb [00:19:02]:Right? Or.Mitchell Levy [00:19:04]:Or the other one when I'm talking to a business owner. By the way, Stuart, you're a business owner, right? So when I talk to your founders or business owners, When I talk to business owners, it's business owners escaping slimy LinkedIn sales tactics. And I either get the laugh that you gave before or the visual reaction because you just remember being slimed recently.Mitchell Levy [00:19:23]:Yeah. Yeah.Mitchell Levy [00:19:24]:In either case, the goal when I share those words or is to paint a compass, to paint a. A playground that I plan. And then when I answer what comes next, I get more credibility because I've been so finite in terms of the playground. So in your particular case, your playground is six words. And I'm Putting it in chat, because I'm a visual person, so you could see it as well. But I'll share it out loud. Founders needing a path to scale.Mitchell Levy [00:20:01]:Brilliant.Stuart Webb [00:20:02]:Right?Mitchell Levy [00:20:03]:And so, by the way, once again, anybody who is watching this, that is such a brilliant summary. I could not. I couldn't have done. I couldn't have done that without Mitchell's help. But that is a fabulous summary.Mitchell Levy [00:20:18]:I'm going to say thank you. And it's. By the way, it's you. Because, by the way, although what happened, you're marketing cookie cutter stuff, which I'm glad I looked at your LinkedIn. You said the word founders, and that seemed important to me, so I had to ask you, where does 80% of revenue come from? Yeah, right. And it's. But other than that, everything you said reinforced. And you already have this on your LinkedIn.Mitchell Levy [00:20:46]:You have a couple other things which I might encourage you to remove. But everything you said reinforced. Having a path to scale. Even the pleasure point was talking about a path to scale.Stuart Webb [00:20:59]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:20:59]:And so when you now have these six words, and by the way, what I was typing in on the back end is, I have a Mitchell Levy chatbot, and I said, if this is your C pop, what could the acronym path stand for? And I'm putting it in chat. We don't have to talk about it, but this is just my gift for you. You know, path could stand for, you know, basically, purpose, action. Ooh, team, and. And. And harmony. Sorry, I. It didn't cut.Mitchell Levy [00:21:37]:It didn't cut and paste really well. And then it talks about what. That what stuff is. But. But I think. I think the way to think about it for you is, is when you share with somebody. Let me do your. Tell me more, if you don't mind.Stuart Webb [00:21:54]:I'll.Mitchell Levy [00:21:54]:I'll do it. Because we're recorded. Right, so. And now a superpower I have is the ability to do this. It's a formula, and I've just done it over 1200 times, so it's easy. I'm happy for people to grab it. It's the who and the what. Who in the what comes before why.Stuart Webb [00:22:12]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:22:12]:Just to be clear. Comes before Simon Sinexy. Who in the what comes first? It's a C Pop. And a ancillary superpower is if I know somebody C Pop most of the time, I could do their tell me more better than them until they feel good about it. So let me tell you, Stuart, what I mean by this. When in the future, when you share your cpop now, if somebody says to you, hey, what's your cpop? Now, maybe a couple hundred thousand people know this word, so most likely they're gonna say, who are you?Stuart Webb [00:22:45]:Right?Mitchell Levy [00:22:46]:What do you do? Who are you? And in that particular case, you need to put a.Stuart Webb [00:22:51]:A.Mitchell Levy [00:22:51]:A hook up front. The hook is, hey, there's an audience I spend a lot of time with, or there's an audience I do really well with, or my clients all get success in a certain area.Stuart Webb [00:23:01]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:23:02]:Whatever the hook is. Then you do a pause, and then you say, founders needing a path to scale. Then you drop the mic, and then you may say something. Oh, let me tell you a little bit more. Listen, I work with a series of founders. A lot of times they've already put their first product out there. They've already been successful, and they need to scale. They need to get to the next level, and they get stuck.Mitchell Levy [00:23:29]:They either don't know how to move forward or they've already moved forward, but they've deployed what worked in the first product to the second, and it doesn't work. What I do is help them lay out the path that will allow them scale going forward.Mitchell Levy [00:23:45]:Mitchell, that is the best way I have ever heard somebody describe what is effectively an elevator pitch. You'd have heard elevator pitch. And they're all. They're all very difficult for people to do, and most of the time, they're not very good. So I'm not going to say that, because there are a lot of people on here will be offended by that. But that.Mitchell Levy [00:24:04]:Oh, I'm gonna say it. I'm gonna say to you and everyone else, if you've memorized an elevator pitch, please forget it.Mitchell Levy [00:24:13]:Yes.Stuart Webb [00:24:15]:Right, stop.Mitchell Levy [00:24:15]:Now.Mitchell Levy [00:24:16]:It comes from here. Your elevator pitch comes from your head. And your goal when you talk to somebody is you want them to feel the energy inside. You want them to feel your heart. So memorize the six words or nine words or three. A couple people have three words, right? So memorize your C Pop. But you won't have to memorize it. It's your.Mitchell Levy [00:24:38]:It's your vibrational energy. And then your.Stuart Webb [00:24:40]:Your.Mitchell Levy [00:24:41]:What would have been your elevated pitch is more the tell me more. Which you custom tailor to the person you're talking to.Stuart Webb [00:24:47]:Yeah, absolutely. I love what you're saying. Look, Mitchell, I could keep you here for another couple of hours, but I have a feeling you have important business to go and speak to other people who need this. Once again, I'm going to invite anybody listening live or in future, when you see this, drop comments into the comments Below, Mitchell, I know, will come back, give you some very, very good advice to try and get this sort of thing into your life, because we need more clarity. I am, as Mitchell has probably managed to sort of convince me. I spend a lot of my time with people who haven't got the clarity they need. And it is always difficult to get that clarity because in their own head, they're trying to rationalize, they're trying to sort of apply a set of rules. You know, they've done all the courses, they've read all the books, they've.Mitchell Levy [00:25:43]:They've been out and seen all the YouTube videos, and somehow that's actually created less clarity than if they just sat down and did a very simple exercise like Mitchell is doing here. So drop your questions, drop your comments. I know we can get some clarity back in the world. But Mitchell, how did you get to this? Where did you come from that this became your mission in life?Mitchell Levy [00:26:07]:It's really interesting, I think, what happened because of time. I'll try to do this super quick. My undergraduate was a Bachelor of Science in Stochastic and Deterministic Models of Operational Research. In essence, I was taught how to model. Well, as long as I could say the words and the syllables come out of my mouth, I'm still happy. And one day I won't be able to do that anymore, right?Mitchell Levy [00:26:34]:So.Mitchell Levy [00:26:36]:But I was taught how to model people and systems and improve them. And what I learned then I got an MBA, and as I mentioned previously, I'm doing the PhD thing, right? So what. What I learned was, although I only speak English and it's American English, and so it's bad English, I don't speak those multiple languages. I do speak multiple languages of functions, you know, so marketing. Funny. Marketing, talking to sales, talking to engineers. I mean, it's just, whoever you are, I could speak your language because I'm feeling the energy of what does it mean to be who you are? And then it was in 2019 that I went on a Napoleon Hill journey And I interviewed 500 thought leaders on credibility between 2019 and 2020. And so I.Mitchell Levy [00:27:27]:It turns out I asked everyone five questions. And the first question that just sort of magically appeared to me is, what's your C Pop? That's the first thing I wanted to. I wanted to learn from people. And. And it took me a couple years, post the interviews, post the TED Talk, post the book that I wrote on it. By the way, I've written 65 books. My 66 is the most important. It's the one I'm writing now called Executive Abundance.Mitchell Levy [00:27:57]:It took a number of years afterwards to really understand. As a matter of fact, what happened is I went to the Purpose Summit. Now, when you go to a summit called the Purpose Summit, you got a lot of people talking about purpose, bringing purpose into corporations, what people's purpose are. And, you know, everyone had a different definition and it meant many different things to different people. And at some point in time, I thought the C pop had to do with purpose. But as it turns out, the C pop is where one is executing on their purpose today.Stuart Webb [00:28:30]:Yeah, brilliant, right?Mitchell Levy [00:28:32]:And I'm like, oh, my God. And then once that started happening, and then. I'll give you one last. One last thing. It was about seven months ago, eight months ago. So, by the way, if you haven't figured this out, being credible means you're always learning, you're always growing, you're always coachable.Stuart Webb [00:28:47]:Right?Mitchell Levy [00:28:49]:About seven, eight months ago, I realized something, and this put everything into perspective. I've known this my entire life. I've been in Silicon Valley, started 20 companies, and sat on the board of a public firm.Mitchell Levy [00:29:01]:And.Mitchell Levy [00:29:01]:And I've known this my whole entire life, but have not ever executed on it until about seven or eight months ago. Sell them what they want, deliver what they need.Stuart Webb [00:29:13]:Yeah, brilliant.Mitchell Levy [00:29:14]:So let me. I'll just finish that. So what's interesting is I ended up spending five and a half years of my life focused on what people need. Clarity and credibility are what people need. It's not what they want. So you sell them something else, but behind the scenes. So I'll make a. I'll make an offer for you.Mitchell Levy [00:29:31]:And listen, there are many people who actually sell clarity, and they could still use the CPOP and what they work. So I do, once a month, I do a clarity session. Have your clients come with your client to one of my clarity sessions. Have them get their CPOP and then do your thing and do your magic, right? And. And it's. It's the. It's the partnership thing that we've been taught not to spend time on and not to focus on. But, you know, if you can bring your client to get a C pop.Mitchell Levy [00:30:03]:And. And then all of a sudden, everything you do from then out in is so much easier. You know, just an offer, if that's interesting here.Mitchell Levy [00:30:12]:Brilliant. Mitchell, I am very aware that there must be a question that you are waiting for that you are begging me to ask, but I haven't yet asked, and I am obviously unable to articulate that question because I don't know what it is. So what's the question you think I should have by now asked? And then clearly you're gonna have to answer it because I haven't yet thought about.Mitchell Levy [00:30:35]:You know, that's always my favorite. That's my favorite question.Mitchell Levy [00:30:39]:It's the one. It's one I like best because I don't have to do any work for that one.Mitchell Levy [00:30:43]:Yeah, you know, I didn't really, given I'm looking at the time, I didn't really have anything. I guess the. Probably the biggest question is it's along the lines of, Mitchell, what you did with Stuart was so simple and so straightforward and so quick. Why is it that Stuart didn't already know that? Or why? Why? If you say you've done this 1200 times and every time they've had the same reaction with Stuart, how come you're not known universally around the world? That would probably be the answer.Mitchell Levy [00:31:30]:And the answer.Mitchell Levy [00:31:32]:I'm still, I'm still grokking. I'm still trying to grok all that.Stuart Webb [00:31:35]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:31:35]:Still trying to figure that out. The, the. A lot of the answers. There are many people who, who focus on clarity and focus on credibility and, and I think ultimately it's the best way I could think about it now. It really is what people need, but not exactly what they want. What I found is that 90% of. Of. Of people, or let's even go down to the C pop level, 98 of people don't know their C pop.Mitchell Levy [00:32:14]:And if you ask them if they have clarity, they're either going to say yes or they're going to say, I don't care, I don't need it. But 98% of people, 98% of the audience has figured out that. That understanding where they're executing their purpose in less than 10 words is not important to them yet. And so it's hard to imagine that you could sit with somebody and they could look at you and they could. They could actually present a summarized version of how you're showing up in the world so quickly. And, you know, there are people who watch us who would think it's staged, that we did it ahead of time.Stuart Webb [00:33:00]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:33:01]:And it's not. So. But the answer, I don't. I don't know exactly. I just know that when I talk to somebody, whether it's a CEO of a large company, if, if you're my client, I'm going to stick with you and you're going to play in your playground.Stuart Webb [00:33:15]:Right.Mitchell Levy [00:33:16]:But if you're somebody who I'm just Sort of giving a gift to or you're. You've paid me to be in my clarity session. The it, it's so easy to get off track. It's so easy to get out of alignment that people often do. And they go, yeah, it was good talking to Mitchell for a period of time, but I didn't do anything with it. Right when and, and what I'll say to you is last week was also, it was a great gift. It's when I advanced a candidacy for the PhD. I also had a woman join me and apparently I had talked to her three years, three years earlier.Mitchell Levy [00:33:56]:And the first words out of my mouth, out of her mouth was, Mitchell, I've been thinking about you for the last three years. Which is one of those things that are really, you know, you know, how do I interpret that? And she goes, I was about ready to enter an extremely difficult chapter of my life. And what you gave me, that C pop was the best gift I've ever received in my life because it allowed me to actually pull myself out of that chapter to focus on my business. And I've served 259 clients over a five year period. Most of those came after year two because that's when you and I spoke. And I am just so honored to have spent time with you. That's an example of somebody who heard it, understood it and used it. And I did.Mitchell Levy [00:34:54]:I challenge anyone. If you get your C pop and I'm someone who supports you or where you could take the formula in the 2% and you can make it work for you, I'm going to encourage you to live it and see what happens. I guarantee that your life will be different.Stuart Webb [00:35:10]:Mitchell, that is a brilliant story to end on. I've got nothing very much else to say. I'm going to ask people if they would just go to this link www.systemize.me subscribe. You need to go to that link because that link is a link to a form which will allow me to send you an email and you will then get an email once a week when we have brilliant guests like Mitchell on. And you can just sit and learn from people like Mitchell because they are worth listening to. Mitchell, you have been an inspiration. I have got some words to add to my LinkedIn profile, but better than that, I've got some living to do now because I have now got a challenge from you to live up to something that you have set down as a standard for me. I cannot believe what you do and you should be world famous and I'm going to try and make it so.Stuart Webb [00:36:05]:Mitchell, thank you so much for spending a few minutes with us. I really appreciate it.Mitchell Levy [00:36:09]:Oh, Stuart, my. My pleasure. I. I look forward to whatever our next conversation and seeing who you are the next time I have a conversation with you.Stuart Webb [00:36:19]:Terrific. Thank you. Mitchell. Mitchell, that. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe

"Consistency, not intensity, is what transforms a life." Every January, millions of people promise themselves that this will be the year everything changes. They set goals. They make declarations. They swear this time will be different. And yet by February, most resolutions are quietly abandoned, not because people are lazy, broken, or lacking discipline but because they've been taught the wrong model of change. In this powerful episode of SoulTalk, I invite you to look deeper, beyond willpower, hype, and the "New Year, New You" myth and into the real mechanics of lasting transformation. If you're tired of starting over… If you're done beating yourself up for "failing"… If you sense that something deeper is calling you forward… This episode is a compassionate wake-up call and a grounded roadmap for real, embodied change. We explore why behavior change alone never lasts, how identity shapes your results, why consistency always beats intensity, and how your environment may be quietly deciding your future. This isn't about forcing yourself to become someone else. It's about remembering who you already are and living from that truth. Timestamps (00:01:10) – Why most New Year's resolutions fail (and it's not your fault) (00:02:09) – Challenging the "New Year, New You" myth (00:03:12) – Invitation to the Purpose Summit 2026 (free global event) (00:05:27) – Why changing behavior alone never creates lasting change (00:07:20) – The real foundation of transformation: identity (00:08:31) – You can't outgrow your self-image (00:10:38) – Shift #2: The power of small, consistent actions (00:12:41) – How tiny habits compound into massive change (00:13:29) – Self-trust: the hidden key to confidence and momentum (00:14:32) – Shift #3: Your environment is shaping your future (00:16:28) – Designing a life that supports your highest self (00:17:59) – Who are you becoming in 2026? (00:19:06) – Let this be a year of purpose, boldness, and alignment In this Episode, you will learn: Why willpower alone is never enough to create lasting change The real reason New Year's resolutions don't stick How your identity silently controls your results Why consistency beats intensity every single time How small daily actions rewire your brain and build self-trust The role your environment plays in success, habits, and self-sabotage How to stop chasing goals — and start magnetizing them What it truly means to live from alignment instead of force Some Questions I Ask: Who do I need to become to live the life I desire?  What version of me already lives this reality naturally? Where am I trying to fix myself instead of trusting myself? What small commitment can I keep daily, no matter my mood? Does my environment support who I'm becoming… or who I used to be? What is my soul inviting me to master in 2026? Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com   Resources with Kute Blackson: Purpose Summit: www.purposesummit2026.com Register now! Kute's Life changing Path to Abundance & Miracles : https://www.8levelsofgratitude.com Free masterclass: Learn The Manifestation secret to Remove Mental Blocks & Invisible Barriers to Attract The Life of Abundance You Desire. REGISTER NOW : https://www.manifestationmasterclassonline.com    

Richard Socher is our guest. We discuss with the German wunderkind the role of LLMs in business and how architectures are changing. We met Richard Socher at the AI with Purpose Summit hosted by Siemens.

In this insightful episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty is joined by Davin Salvagno—bestselling author, speaker, and co-founder of The Purpose Summit—to explore the life-changing power of purpose. Davin shares his personal journey, including a defining car accident that transformed his perspective, and offers actionable advice on how to uncover your purpose through reflection and past experiences. He also highlights key mindsets, such as fear and comparison, that rob us of purpose and how to overcome them. Davin emphasizes the connection between purpose and profit, debunking the myth that the two are incompatible. If you're seeking to bridge the gap between a paycheck-driven job and a purpose-driven career, this conversation is for you.   About the Guest:Davin Salvagno is a recognized thought leader on purpose, author of Finding Purpose at Work and Thieves of Purpose, and co-founder of The Purpose Summit. He's worked with Fortune 500 leaders and organizations to help individuals align their work with purpose for greater impact and fulfillment. Reach: https://www.davinsalvagno.com/    Key Takeaways: Purpose is where your passion and the world's pain intersect. Tragedies often trigger purpose discovery, but reflection on past challenges can guide you there naturally. Unbelief, fear, and comparison are key thieves of purpose that can be overcome by focusing on personal growth. Purpose and profit are interlinked: greater clarity of purpose leads to better outcomes and financial success. Bridge the gap between work and purpose by assessing your strengths and connecting them to a broader impact. Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PodMatch: DM Me Here:PodMatch Subscribe to Newsletter:Healthy Mind Newsletter Join Community:Healthy Mind Community Stay Tuned and Follow Us: YouTube:Healthy Mind Instagram:@podhealth.club Threads:@podhealth.club Facebook:Healthy Mind Podcast LinkedIn:Avik Chakraborty #podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #wellness

Davin Salvagno is a bestselling author and dynamic speaker known as one of the top voices on purpose and leadership. His bestselling books include: “Finding Purpose at Work” and his new book “Thieves of Purpose: 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Purpose and Potential.” Davin is also the CoFounder of The Purpose Summit, one of the most significant annual gatherings of purpose-driven leaders and organizations in the world. After spending nearly two decades serving in various leadership roles in operations, human resources, marketing, and finance, Davin found a passion for inspiring leaders to revisit their founding purpose for who they are, and what they do. Since 2018, he has served as an Executive Coach to many CEOs and as a leadership and organizational development consultant to a wide variety of companies in the retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial service sectors. His clients have included many Fortune 500 companies, universities, and collegiate teams, and his work has been featured in Forbes, Worth, Newsweek, and the Harvard Business Review. He is an honored member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, which recognizes the best coaches in the world, a member of C12 Business Forums, a global peer advisory group comprised of 4000 Christian CEOs and Buisness Owners, and is represented by Greg+Miller Agency, which represents the world's most diverse, engaging, and influential speakers, authors, and thought leaders. Davin is originally from Philadelphia, PA and recently moved from Michigan to Charlotte, NC with his wife Amy, their two children, and their Golden Retriever, Brinkley. For books, podcasts, resources, or speaking inquires, please visit DavinSalvagno.com

Happy New Year from Stories from the River! Charlie Malouf offers a comprehensive reflection on an eventful 2024 for Broad River Retail, dubbed the year to "Connect." 2024 will be remembered as the year in which Broad River Retail was recognized as the Retailer of the Year by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA).   The year saw numerous initiatives and accomplishments designed to foster deeper connections among the company's Memory Makers and their communities. Highlights included the Purpose Summit, attended by 105 Memory Makers, which featured transformative leadership experiences and culminated in a 12-episode podcast series. The Company's Annual Awards Gala celebrated outstanding achievements, including Frank Gastelum's two million dollar year and various accolades for top performers. Numerous events throughout the year, like Memory Maker Appreciation Week, the Home Furnishings Expert Soirée, and the Sleep Connection events, underscored the Company's commitment to celebrating and investing in its people. The reflection also brought attention to the exemplary performance and community-oriented initiatives led by Broad River Retail's various departments. The CX All-Stars' contact center achieved a remarkable ranking as the number two large call center in the country, and the Operations department broke records with new, elevated KPIs. Significant recognition was given to efforts during crises, including Hurricane Helene relief. The episode wrapped up with exciting announcements for 2025, which include store remodels and a focus on innovative storytelling through the podcast. The overarching theme was a commitment to stewardship, positivity, and creating a legacy that ensures Broad River Retail continues to thrive as a purpose-driven business, inspiring others and contributing positively to their communities.    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zhc_Vl4UQ0Q  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                             Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

Happy New Year from Stories from the River! Charlie Malouf offers a comprehensive reflection on an eventful 2024 for Broad River Retail, dubbed the year to "Connect." 2024 will be remembered as the year in which Broad River Retail was recognized as the Retailer of the Year by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA).   The year saw numerous initiatives and accomplishments designed to foster deeper connections among the company's Memory Makers and their communities. Highlights included the Purpose Summit, attended by 105 Memory Makers, which featured transformative leadership experiences and culminated in a 12-episode podcast series. The Company's Annual Awards Gala celebrated outstanding achievements, including Frank Gastelum's two million dollar year and various accolades for top performers. Numerous events throughout the year, like Memory Maker Appreciation Week, the Home Furnishings Expert Soirée, and the Sleep Connection events, underscored the Company's commitment to celebrating and investing in its people. The reflection also brought attention to the exemplary performance and community-oriented initiatives led by Broad River Retail's various departments. The CX All-Stars' contact center achieved a remarkable ranking as the number two large call center in the country, and the Operations department broke records with new, elevated KPIs. Significant recognition was given to efforts during crises, including Hurricane Helene relief. The episode wrapped up with exciting announcements for 2025, which include store remodels and a focus on innovative storytelling through the podcast. The overarching theme was a commitment to stewardship, positivity, and creating a legacy that ensures Broad River Retail continues to thrive as a purpose-driven business, inspiring others and contributing positively to their communities.    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zhc_Vl4UQ0Q  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                             Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

In this episode of Win Monday, we revisited a conversation from early 2022 with Davin Salvagno, someone who epitomizes purpose-driven leadership, and delved into the profound concept of purpose-driven leadership. We explore how understanding and embracing one's purpose can serve as a powerful motivator and guide in personal and professional settings. By weaving together compelling stories and practical strategies, they illustrate how purpose can fuel resilience, inspire teams, and drive meaningful impact. From maintaining momentum through challenging times to making a lasting difference in the lives of others, this episode offers invaluable insights for anyone looking to live and lead with greater intention. Key TakeawaysPurpose-driven leadership inspires resilience, guides actions, and drives meaningful impact.Living with purpose focuses on understanding the deeper "why" behind your actions.Leaders can enhance team performance by fostering a shared sense of mission.Reflection and consistency help sustain momentum through challenging times.Leveraging unique talents allows for creating positive and lasting impacts.Small, intentional actions can lead to significant and meaningful results.Aligning efforts with deeper motivations fosters fulfillment and success. In This Episode:00:00:06: Introduction to the episode and the guest, Davin Salvagno00:00:33: The importance of conversation and why highlight this episode00:01:42: The spirit of winning Monday00:02:14: Introduction to Playmakers on Purpose00:03:05: Welcoming Davin Salvagno00:04:50: Davin's background and formative years00:10:55: Focusing on today to make an impact00:12:04: Exploring the being game vs. the doing game00:16:19: Davin's purpose and why00:17:37: Difference between your why and your who00:20:18: Importance of Finding Your Why00:21:22: The Concept of 'Who' in Relation to 'Why'00:22:00: Family and Influence on Purpose00:24:37: Rocky Movies and Lessons on Purpose00:28:06: Personal Connection to Your Why00:29:57: Transition to Discussing Purpose Point00:30:42: Davin's Corporate Background00:36:00: Origin and Mission of Purpose Point00:38:14: Impact of Living Organizational Purpose00:39:27: Introduction to Business and Purpose00:42:22: Discussing Purpose and Impact in the Workplace00:44:22: Announcement and Collaboration News00:46:48: Excitement and Future Goals Notable Quotes[00:10:58] "We're so focused on where we're going that we often don't see where we're at. And because we don't see where we're at, we miss those opportunities to make a difference and make an impact in that moment." — Davin[00:22:59] “We try to make it as accessible as possible so it doesn't feel like some distant north star, something that is in the future that maybe one day I can become or tap into. We really try to get it down to the ABCs as best we can. — Paul Our GuestDavin Salvagno is a bestselling author and dynamic inspirational speaker recognized globally as a leading voice on purpose and leadership. He is the Founder of PurposePoint and The Purpose Summit, and co-founder of Heartcount. His clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies, universities, and Division I collegiate teams, with his work featured in Forbes, Worth, Newsweek, and the Harvard Business Review. After nearly two decades in leadership roles across operations, human resources, marketing, and finance, Davin authored the bestseller "Finding Purpose at Work," with his forthcoming book, "Thieves of Purpose: 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Purpose and Potential," set for release in February 2025. Resources and LinksMonday Momentum Emails (sign up here)Monday MomentumWin Monday Community (join here)Win Monday CommunityPaul EpsteinConfidence QuizWebsiteLinkedInInstagramDavin SalvagnoWebsiteLinkedInInstagram

In this episode of The Modern Man Podcast, host and guest Davin Salvagno explores the concept of purpose, its importance in personal and professional life, and how to cultivate it. They discuss the idea of multiple purposes, the significance of being present, and the impact of work on overall fulfillment. Davin shares insights on the 'thieves of purpose' that can hinder individuals from stepping into their true potential and emphasizes the journey toward significance over mere success. In this conversation, the host and guest explore the profound impact of purpose on individual lives and organizations. They discuss the Purpose Summit, a platform designed to connect people amplify their voices, and share personal stories that highlight the importance of finding and living one's purpose. The discussion emphasizes that it's never too late to discover purpose, the significance of measuring life by its impact on others, and the necessity of being intentional in our pursuits.   Takeaways Life should be measured by the impact we have on others. Community and support are essential in pursuing potential. Purpose is defined as the reason for being, distinct from motivation. Individuals can have multiple purposes that coexist and overlap. Presence is crucial in fulfilling one's purpose. Work plays a significant role in shaping our lives and relationships. Finding joy in any job can provide meaning and purpose. Unique gifts and talents contribute to our purpose, regardless of job title. There are various thieves of purpose that can distract us from our goals. Pursuing significance is more fulfilling than chasing success. It's all about being a faithful steward of time. Success can be found in small, meaningful moments. The Purpose Summit was created to amplify voices. Purpose can transform individuals and organizations alike. It's never too late to find your purpose. Measuring life in faces can bring clarity and fulfillment. Intentionality is key in today's world. Pursuing purpose is worth the discomfort. The ripple effect of purpose can lead to significant change. You have one life; make it count. Chapters 00:00 Measuring Life by Impact 01:07 Introduction to Purpose and Community 02:01 Defining Purpose 04:47 The Concept of Multiple Purposes 07:57 The Importance of Presence 09:49 Purpose in the Workplace 14:08 Cultivating Purpose 16:46 Thieves of Purpose 20:52 The Journey to Significance 24:47 The Impact of Purpose 30:49 The Purpose Summit: A Catalyst for Change 34:40 It's Never Too Late to Find Purpose 37:56 Measuring Life by Faces 40:28 The Worth of Pursuing Purpose   Davin's Links:  Linkedin:purposepoint  Website: www.davinsalvagno.com Facebook: PurposePoint Youtube: PurposePoint   Free eBook Here: Mastering Self-Development: Strategies of the New Masculine: https://rebrand.ly/m2ebook   ⚔️JOIN THE NOBLE KNIGHTS MASTERMIND⚔️ https://themodernmanpodcast.com/thenobleknights   

In this episode of Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf wraps up the Ron Carucci series by welcoming special guests Marcus Benjamin and Davin Salvagno. Both guests provide insights into Ron Carucci's impactful talk delivered at Broad River Retail on Friday, September 20, 2024. Marcus Benjamin, CEO at Benjamin Strategy, and Davin Salvagno, founder of PurposePoint and the Purpose Summit, share their admiration for Carucci and his ability to inspire and educate his audience. Having collaborated with Carucci on numerous occasions, Davin describes Ron's talk as one of the best he has ever given, highlighting the impactful message of understanding not just who people are but "whose they are you." Marcus adds that Ron's stories and data-driven insights resonated well with Broad River's culture, emphasizing the importance of having robust "seams" within organizational structures to facilitate growth. Both guests reflect on the key takeaways from Carucci's talk, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and trust in fostering a healthy work environment. Davin mentions the visual analogy of an ill-fitting sport coat to describe organizational growth and the need to adapt to new sizes and challenges. He stresses that genuine trust can only be built through honesty and vulnerability. Marcus discusses how leadership can inadvertently break trust by not aligning actions with communicated expectations. He shares a personal example of leading by action to reinforce company objectives, emphasizing that Memory Makers should see their leaders model the behavior expected of them.  Davin also unpacks the benefits of looking at feedback as "Feed Forward." And, he descibes the concept and story of "balcony people" from the book of Hebrews as people cheering you on during a race in describing how Memory Makers welcome you when you come to the River and cheer you on. The episode closes with praise for Broad River Retail's culture of purpose leadership, encouraging other organizations to follow suit in fighting for a purpose greater than profit and using business as a force for good. Additional Resources: Ron Carucci:  Connect with Ron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/   Navalent - https://www.navalent.com   "To Be Honest" by Ron Carucci - https://tobehonest.net  Ron Carucci from The Purpose Summit - episode of Stories from the River - https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI     Davin Salvagno: Connect with Davin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvagno/   PurposePoint - https://www.purposepoint.com   The Purpose Summit 2025 | Charlotte, NC - https://www.thepurposesummit.com   HeartCount - https://heartcount.com   "Thieves of Purpose: Overcoming the 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Potential" by Davin Salvagno - https://www.amazon.com/Thieves-Purpose-Overcoming-Mindsets-Potential/dp/1684816785   Marcus Benjamin: Connect with Marcus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdbenjamin/   Benjamin Strategy Group - Bullish About Tomorrow - https://www.advantagetmrw.com   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_DvAr2WWhmY   Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

In this episode of Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf wraps up the Ron Carucci series by welcoming special guests Marcus Benjamin and Davin Salvagno. Both guests provide insights into Ron Carucci's impactful talk delivered at Broad River Retail on Friday, September 20, 2024. Marcus Benjamin, CEO at Benjamin Strategy, and Davin Salvagno, founder of PurposePoint and the Purpose Summit, share their admiration for Carucci and his ability to inspire and educate his audience. Having collaborated with Carucci on numerous occasions, Davin describes Ron's talk as one of the best he has ever given, highlighting the impactful message of understanding not just who people are but "whose they are you." Marcus adds that Ron's stories and data-driven insights resonated well with Broad River's culture, emphasizing the importance of having robust "seams" within organizational structures to facilitate growth. Both guests reflect on the key takeaways from Carucci's talk, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and trust in fostering a healthy work environment. Davin mentions the visual analogy of an ill-fitting sport coat to describe organizational growth and the need to adapt to new sizes and challenges. He stresses that genuine trust can only be built through honesty and vulnerability. Marcus discusses how leadership can inadvertently break trust by not aligning actions with communicated expectations. He shares a personal example of leading by action to reinforce company objectives, emphasizing that Memory Makers should see their leaders model the behavior expected of them.  Davin also unpacks the benefits of looking at feedback as "Feed Forward." And, he descibes the concept and story of "balcony people" from the book of Hebrews as people cheering you on during a race in describing how Memory Makers welcome you when you come to the River and cheer you on. The episode closes with praise for Broad River Retail's culture of purpose leadership, encouraging other organizations to follow suit in fighting for a purpose greater than profit and using business as a force for good. Additional Resources: Ron Carucci:  Connect with Ron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/   Navalent - https://www.navalent.com   "To Be Honest" by Ron Carucci - https://tobehonest.net  Ron Carucci from The Purpose Summit - episode of Stories from the River - https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI     Davin Salvagno: Connect with Davin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvagno/   PurposePoint - https://www.purposepoint.com   The Purpose Summit 2025 | Charlotte, NC - https://www.thepurposesummit.com   HeartCount - https://heartcount.com   "Thieves of Purpose: Overcoming the 12 Mindsets Robbing You of Your Potential" by Davin Salvagno - https://www.amazon.com/Thieves-Purpose-Overcoming-Mindsets-Potential/dp/1684816785   Marcus Benjamin: Connect with Marcus - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdbenjamin/   Benjamin Strategy Group - Bullish About Tomorrow - https://www.advantagetmrw.com   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_DvAr2WWhmY   Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

Welcome back to the behind the scenes series at Stories from the River. Host Charlie Malouf welcomes Memory Makers Sara Callahan, Joanna Innocenti, Jeff Willis, Stacie Pittman, and Nathan Jeter to reflect on Ron Carrucci's impactful talk given at The River on September 20th. The central theme of Carrucci's talk, and the series of discussions following it, revolve around the importance of connection, which is also central to Broad River Retail's 2024 word of the year - Connect. The episode underscores the significance of in-person events to foster genuine connections amongst Memory Makers, especially in a work culture increasingly dominated by virtual meetings. They discuss how these events make them feel valued and invested in by Broad River, creating opportunities to eliminate distractions, feel the energy of their fellow Memory Makers, and engage in meaningful conversations. The Memory Makers share various ways they aim to maintain connections, both with coworkers and customers. They emphasize the value of in-person interactions and regular team events, like the Sleep Summits at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Purpose Summit held earlier this year in Charlotte, in strengthening team bonds. Techniques like virtual coffee breaks and quarterly lunches are highlighted as effective ways to stay connected in a remote work setting. On a personal note, some Memory Makers also discuss how staying connected helps them be more mindful and balanced, enabling them to slow down and approach work with renewed energy and clarity. They express gratitude for Broad River Retail's investment in their development and well-being, culminating in endorsements of the company's leadership and community culture. Favorite Stories from the RIver episodes from the Memory Makers:  Nathan's favorites - https://youtu.be/4db0fnBUXTU  & https://youtu.be/aMmd-p7FV1Q   Jeff's favorites - https://youtu.be/WWzZB7lOD2k   Sarah's favorite - https://youtu.be/eIA_tya2bt8     Joanna's favorites - https://youtu.be/C2qsfxLnxkk   & https://youtu.be/QWpakgwwV-o   Stacie's favorite - https://youtu.be/asVT_zJIMrM  Additional Links and Resources:  Connect with Ron Carucci - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/    Navalent - https://www.navalent.com     "To Be Honest" by Ron Carucci - https://tobehonest.net     Ron Carucci - From the Purpose Summit - Stories from the River - https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI      Surgeon General's Warning on the Epidemic of Loneliness - https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html   Our Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZLUz3QjW88  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to the behind the scenes series at Stories from the River. Host Charlie Malouf welcomes Memory Makers Sara Callahan, Joanna Innocenti, Jeff Willis, Stacie Pittman, and Nathan Jeter to reflect on Ron Carrucci's impactful talk given at The River on September 20th. The central theme of Carrucci's talk, and the series of discussions following it, revolve around the importance of connection, which is also central to Broad River Retail's 2024 word of the year - Connect. The episode underscores the significance of in-person events to foster genuine connections amongst Memory Makers, especially in a work culture increasingly dominated by virtual meetings. They discuss how these events make them feel valued and invested in by Broad River, creating opportunities to eliminate distractions, feel the energy of their fellow Memory Makers, and engage in meaningful conversations. The Memory Makers share various ways they aim to maintain connections, both with coworkers and customers. They emphasize the value of in-person interactions and regular team events, like the Sleep Summits at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Purpose Summit held earlier this year in Charlotte, in strengthening team bonds. Techniques like virtual coffee breaks and quarterly lunches are highlighted as effective ways to stay connected in a remote work setting. On a personal note, some Memory Makers also discuss how staying connected helps them be more mindful and balanced, enabling them to slow down and approach work with renewed energy and clarity. They express gratitude for Broad River Retail's investment in their development and well-being, culminating in endorsements of the company's leadership and community culture. Favorite Stories from the RIver episodes from the Memory Makers:  Nathan's favorites - https://youtu.be/4db0fnBUXTU  & https://youtu.be/aMmd-p7FV1Q   Jeff's favorites - https://youtu.be/WWzZB7lOD2k   Sarah's favorite - https://youtu.be/eIA_tya2bt8     Joanna's favorites - https://youtu.be/C2qsfxLnxkk   & https://youtu.be/QWpakgwwV-o   Stacie's favorite - https://youtu.be/asVT_zJIMrM  Additional Links and Resources:  Connect with Ron Carucci - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/    Navalent - https://www.navalent.com     "To Be Honest" by Ron Carucci - https://tobehonest.net     Ron Carucci - From the Purpose Summit - Stories from the River - https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI      Surgeon General's Warning on the Epidemic of Loneliness - https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html   Our Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZLUz3QjW88  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome to Stories from the River and this new mini-series from Ron Carucci's visit to Broad River Retail. Host Charlie Malouf welcomes guest speaker Ron Carucci, a bestselling author, and the co-founder and managing partner of Navalent. Carucci is known for his expertise in building trust within organizations and has spoken multiple times at the Purpose Summit, including the recent Purpose Summit this spring in Charlotte, North Carolina. This episode features a Q&A session with Carucci, who engaged with Broad River Retail's Memory Makers at their Fort Mill, South Carolina, campus following his talk and presentation to Broad River's Memory Makers on Friday, September 20th. The discussion focuses on insights into organizational trust, collaboration, and effective communication across different departments, or ways to 'stitch the seams' and keep the seams better connected. Carucci delves into ways to handle and improve tension in relationships within the workplace, emphasizing the importance of consistent and honest communication. He suggests practical steps like having regular, informal conversations to build trust slowly and advocates for the use of 3rd party facilitators when necessary. Carucci also addresses the need for scalable operating models and warns against relying on "heroics"—short-term, unsustainable efforts to fix problems. Instead, he encourages organizations to create standardized processes that can support long-term growth and innovation.  Come back on Thursday for more behind the scenes footage and reactions following Ron's talk! This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vLOUco3Pe8c  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                          Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

Welcome to Stories from the River and this new mini-series from Ron Carucci's visit to Broad River Retail. Host Charlie Malouf welcomes guest speaker Ron Carucci, a bestselling author, and the co-founder and managing partner of Navalent. Carucci is known for his expertise in building trust within organizations and has spoken multiple times at the Purpose Summit, including the recent Purpose Summit this spring in Charlotte, North Carolina. This episode features a Q&A session with Carucci, who engaged with Broad River Retail's Memory Makers at their Fort Mill, South Carolina, campus following his talk and presentation to Broad River's Memory Makers on Friday, September 20th. The discussion focuses on insights into organizational trust, collaboration, and effective communication across different departments, or ways to 'stitch the seams' and keep the seams better connected. Carucci delves into ways to handle and improve tension in relationships within the workplace, emphasizing the importance of consistent and honest communication. He suggests practical steps like having regular, informal conversations to build trust slowly and advocates for the use of 3rd party facilitators when necessary. Carucci also addresses the need for scalable operating models and warns against relying on "heroics"—short-term, unsustainable efforts to fix problems. Instead, he encourages organizations to create standardized processes that can support long-term growth and innovation.  Come back on Thursday for more behind the scenes footage and reactions following Ron's talk! This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vLOUco3Pe8c  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com                          Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

My guest today is a good personal friend of mine and culture guru, Jake Herway. I had the opportunity to meet Jake at The Purpose Summit a couple of years ago and am grateful for his friendship and mentorship Jake understands that your business needs more than a short-term fix; it requires a clear vision, a defined identity, and a cohesive team to succeed. As an accomplished culture and business advisor, he offers an approach beyond traditional leadership development to customer outcomes. Jake's Culture to Customer™ approach fosters rewarding work – a culture of passion, purpose, and profit, where individuals are inspired and fulfilled daily and make a difference in areas they deeply care about. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience in various sectors, including education, healthcare, and financial services, Jake focuses on helping your business achieve its full potential. This show is dedicated to Jake's journey. This conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture™. Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.jakeherway.com  

Welcome back to the 12th and final episode of The Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River. Host Charlie Malouf interviews Kent Chevalier, the Team Chaplain of the Pittsburgh Steelers, at the Purpose Summit held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Gear Shop. Kent shares his backstory, highlighting his transition from a youth pastor to becoming an NFL chaplain.  Kent describes how a Steelers player, Vance McDonald, introduced him to the role after attending the church where Kent was a pastor. Initially unfamiliar with the concept of a sports chaplain, Kent was nonetheless intrigued and felt a calling that led him to take on this unique ministry. Working with Athletes in Action, Kent serves as the team chaplain and has access to the team. Kent expresses how supportive Coach Mike Tomlin and the Rooneys have been as he enters his 6th year of being the chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers.   Kent explains his daily activities as a chaplain, focusing on building relationships and providing spiritual guidance to players, coaches, and their families. He emphasizes the importance of addressing the spiritual side of the athletes' lives, which is often neglected amidst their intense schedules. Through various programs like Bible studies, chapels, and couples' ministries led by Kent and his wife Erica, they support the team both on and off the field. In this episode, Kent shares an impactful transformation story of one of the players, and he also expresses his favorite part of his job. Over a decade of ministry experience and reconnecting with Davin Salvagno brought Kent to The Purpose Summit, where he expresses excitement about sharing his journey and insights as one the keynote speakers this year. The episode also delves into the broader topic of integrating purpose and ministry within business environments, as seen at The Purpose Summit. Kent's stories reflect the transformative impact of his role and underscore that business, much like sports, can serve as a powerful platform for ministry and deeper purpose. Connect with Kent:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentchevalier/   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kentchevalier/  Kent's Website - https://www.kentchevalier.com    Additional Resource:  Athletes in Action - https://athletesinaction.org   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UJuLje81LNE   Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com            Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

Welcome back to the 12th and final episode of The Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River. Host Charlie Malouf interviews Kent Chevalier, the Team Chaplain of the Pittsburgh Steelers, at the Purpose Summit held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Gear Shop. Kent shares his backstory, highlighting his transition from a youth pastor to becoming an NFL chaplain.  Kent describes how a Steelers player, Vance McDonald, introduced him to the role after attending the church where Kent was a pastor. Initially unfamiliar with the concept of a sports chaplain, Kent was nonetheless intrigued and felt a calling that led him to take on this unique ministry. Working with Athletes in Action, Kent serves as the team chaplain and has access to the team. Kent expresses how supportive Coach Mike Tomlin and the Rooneys have been as he enters his 6th year of being the chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers.   Kent explains his daily activities as a chaplain, focusing on building relationships and providing spiritual guidance to players, coaches, and their families. He emphasizes the importance of addressing the spiritual side of the athletes' lives, which is often neglected amidst their intense schedules. Through various programs like Bible studies, chapels, and couples' ministries led by Kent and his wife Erica, they support the team both on and off the field. In this episode, Kent shares an impactful transformation story of one of the players, and he also expresses his favorite part of his job. Over a decade of ministry experience and reconnecting with Davin Salvagno brought Kent to The Purpose Summit, where he expresses excitement about sharing his journey and insights as one the keynote speakers this year. The episode also delves into the broader topic of integrating purpose and ministry within business environments, as seen at The Purpose Summit. Kent's stories reflect the transformative impact of his role and underscore that business, much like sports, can serve as a powerful platform for ministry and deeper purpose. Connect with Kent:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentchevalier/   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kentchevalier/  Kent's Website - https://www.kentchevalier.com    Additional Resource:  Athletes in Action - https://athletesinaction.org   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UJuLje81LNE   Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com            Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

In this episode of the Purpose Summit Series on Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Ron Carucci, an esteemed consultant and author with extensive experience in organizational development and organizational psychology. The conversation is centered around Ron's experiences and insights from both his professional journey and personal stories.  Ron shares how he first attended the Purpose Summit through a connection with Richard Sheridan and then became a speaker at the event the following year. He discusses the themes of his talks, including how to create environments that foster honesty and his latest material that dives into the topic of our own origin stories. He touches on the importance of understanding behavior patterns and the formative stories that drive them, emphasizing the value of self-awareness and the courage to confront one's own narrative. The discussion also highlights Ron's work at Navalent, a consulting firm he co-founded, which helps leaders navigate transformational changes within their enterprises. He details the comprehensive and data-driven approaches used in his consulting practice, which often helps clients recognize and address patterns of behavior that may be hampering their effectiveness.  The episode concludes with Ron's reflection on the power of redemption and the importance of living an authentic and purposeful life where the pen is in your hand and you get to decide what the next chapter is as long as you're honest about the chapter that you're currently in.  Ron also mentions a TV series based on his book "To Be Honest," offering listeners multiple avenues to further explore his book of heroes and moments of truth. Additional Resources: Connect with Ron Carucci on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/   Navalent: https://www.navalent.com   "To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose" by Ron Carucci - https://www.amazon.com/Be-Honest-Power-Justice-Purpose/dp/1398600660   "Moments of Truth" Videos (from the To Be Honest website) - https://tobehonest.net/   More Books by Ron Carucci: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ron-A.-Carucci/author/B001JSDKRM  Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) by Amy C. Edmonson, Ron Carucci, et al. - https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Safety-HBR-Emotional-Intelligence/dp/1647829968/   Richard Sheridan's Book "Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear" - https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Joy-Officer-Leaders-Eliminate/dp/0735218226/   Ron's Book featuring Richard Sheridan - "Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives" - https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Power-Journey-Exceptional-Executives/dp/1626341087   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com            Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

In this episode of the Purpose Summit Series on Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Ron Carucci, an esteemed consultant and author with extensive experience in organizational development and organizational psychology. The conversation is centered around Ron's experiences and insights from both his professional journey and personal stories.  Ron shares how he first attended the Purpose Summit through a connection with Richard Sheridan and then became a speaker at the event the following year. He discusses the themes of his talks, including how to create environments that foster honesty and his latest material that dives into the topic of our own origin stories. He touches on the importance of understanding behavior patterns and the formative stories that drive them, emphasizing the value of self-awareness and the courage to confront one's own narrative. The discussion also highlights Ron's work at Navalent, a consulting firm he co-founded, which helps leaders navigate transformational changes within their enterprises. He details the comprehensive and data-driven approaches used in his consulting practice, which often helps clients recognize and address patterns of behavior that may be hampering their effectiveness.  The episode concludes with Ron's reflection on the power of redemption and the importance of living an authentic and purposeful life where the pen is in your hand and you get to decide what the next chapter is as long as you're honest about the chapter that you're currently in.  Ron also mentions a TV series based on his book "To Be Honest," offering listeners multiple avenues to further explore his book of heroes and moments of truth. Additional Resources: Connect with Ron Carucci on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/   Navalent: https://www.navalent.com   "To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose" by Ron Carucci - https://www.amazon.com/Be-Honest-Power-Justice-Purpose/dp/1398600660   "Moments of Truth" Videos (from the To Be Honest website) - https://tobehonest.net/   More Books by Ron Carucci: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ron-A.-Carucci/author/B001JSDKRM  Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) by Amy C. Edmonson, Ron Carucci, et al. - https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Safety-HBR-Emotional-Intelligence/dp/1647829968/   Richard Sheridan's Book "Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear" - https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Joy-Officer-Leaders-Eliminate/dp/0735218226/   Ron's Book featuring Richard Sheridan - "Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives" - https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Power-Journey-Exceptional-Executives/dp/1626341087   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hrLdtLE6ztI  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com            Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail    

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River!  Host Charlie Malouf sits down to talk with Sam Thevanayagam, also known as Sam T. Sam, who owns two companies in the defense space, speaks about the vital role of purpose in his work. He emphasizes that his businesses, Parts Life and DeVal Lifecycle Support, are dedicated to supporting the U.S. warfighter by extending the life of critical defense equipment through remanufacturing and repair. This not only safeguards national security but also ensures fiscal responsibility by reducing the need for new acquisitions.  Sam's personal mission statement is to create environments where others can achieve their God-given potential, and he highlights how his faith and stewardship are integrated into his work culture. The conversation also delves into Sam's journey from working in a Philadelphia manufacturing company to starting his own businesses in 2007. Facing initial challenges and setbacks, particularly during the Great Recession, Sam pivoted to the defense industry and landed small contracts that eventually led to larger, more critical projects. He shares a touching story of transforming a person's life (who was released from prison for a welding work program) by offering him a second chance through employment, symbolizing the broader impact of his company's mission.  Sam wraps up by discussing his upcoming breakout session titled "Running with Scissors," which focuses on risk mitigation, and to be able to ultimately take care of others.  Additional Resources:  Sam's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samthevanayagam/   Sam T Network Page - https://www.samtnetwork.com/   Parts Life, Inc. - https://www.partslifeinc.com/   DeVal Life Cycle Support - https://www.devallcs.com/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IAs3mpBANug  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River!  Host Charlie Malouf sits down to talk with Sam Thevanayagam, also known as Sam T. Sam, who owns two companies in the defense space, speaks about the vital role of purpose in his work. He emphasizes that his businesses, Parts Life and DeVal Lifecycle Support, are dedicated to supporting the U.S. warfighter by extending the life of critical defense equipment through remanufacturing and repair. This not only safeguards national security but also ensures fiscal responsibility by reducing the need for new acquisitions.  Sam's personal mission statement is to create environments where others can achieve their God-given potential, and he highlights how his faith and stewardship are integrated into his work culture. The conversation also delves into Sam's journey from working in a Philadelphia manufacturing company to starting his own businesses in 2007. Facing initial challenges and setbacks, particularly during the Great Recession, Sam pivoted to the defense industry and landed small contracts that eventually led to larger, more critical projects. He shares a touching story of transforming a person's life (who was released from prison for a welding work program) by offering him a second chance through employment, symbolizing the broader impact of his company's mission.  Sam wraps up by discussing his upcoming breakout session titled "Running with Scissors," which focuses on risk mitigation, and to be able to ultimately take care of others.  Additional Resources:  Sam's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samthevanayagam/   Sam T Network Page - https://www.samtnetwork.com/   Parts Life, Inc. - https://www.partslifeinc.com/   DeVal Life Cycle Support - https://www.devallcs.com/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IAs3mpBANug  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to The Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River.  In the 9th episode of The Purpose Summit series recorded in front of a live studio audience at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Gear Shop, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Joe Colavito to discuss his journey and experiences related to The Purpose Summit.  Joe has attended the summit four times, beginning as a participant and evolving into a speaker. Joe shares the story of how he initially discovered the summit through a business partner and how he first attended. Over the years, his involvement deepened, culminating in him presenting at the University of Notre Dame in 2022 and at the most recent event in Charlotte in 2024 with a breakout session titled, "Struggling to Navigate with Purpose in a Panini Maker Generation." The session aims to help attendees understand the importance of balancing purpose amidst life's pressures, akin to the heat and pressure in a panini maker. Joe dives deeper into his personal journey, detailing his pivotal transition from a life centered around material success and self-centered activities such as golf, travel, and the country club lifestyle to one focused on purpose and spiritual fulfillment. This transformation began after a life-changing conversation with a co-worker named Scott Kaufman, which ultimately led Joe to embrace faith and redirect his career path.  Joe's experiences, including the profound impact of losing five teenagers to suicide within his community, have driven him to dedicate himself to helping others find and activate their purpose. He now runs Life Purpose Scan and promotes the idea of "Run after One," a concept grounded in biblical principles, aiming to impact individual lives deeply. At his breakout session, Joe instructed attendees to pay careful attention to where they give their "a-tension" and stated that your purpose isn't something that you have to find because it is your GPS that's built into you.  That you just have to access it and instructed attendees how to activate it.  Joe wrote the book "Inside Out, Upside Down" for parents, coaches, and teachers of these young lives who are struggling. Through his work, Joe emphasizes the importance of accessing and activating one's purpose and understanding the difference between perception and reality. Joe's future foundation will be called "The Run After One Foundation." Additional Resources and Books  Life Purpose Scan: https://www.lifepurposescan.com/  Purpose is More than a Side Hustle: It's Our Built in GPS by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Purpose-More-than-Side-Hustle-ebook/dp/B0CY8ZWCBG    The Inside Track: Turnaround Principles for Business and Life by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Track-Turnaround-Principles-Business/dp/1615840362   Job Track to Joyride by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Job-Track-Joyride-Joe-Colavito/dp/B00D1B0KIW   Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecolavito/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AD9pJharu8A  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail     

Welcome back to The Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River.  In the 9th episode of The Purpose Summit series recorded in front of a live studio audience at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Gear Shop, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Joe Colavito to discuss his journey and experiences related to The Purpose Summit.  Joe has attended the summit four times, beginning as a participant and evolving into a speaker. Joe shares the story of how he initially discovered the summit through a business partner and how he first attended. Over the years, his involvement deepened, culminating in him presenting at the University of Notre Dame in 2022 and at the most recent event in Charlotte in 2024 with a breakout session titled, "Struggling to Navigate with Purpose in a Panini Maker Generation." The session aims to help attendees understand the importance of balancing purpose amidst life's pressures, akin to the heat and pressure in a panini maker. Joe dives deeper into his personal journey, detailing his pivotal transition from a life centered around material success and self-centered activities such as golf, travel, and the country club lifestyle to one focused on purpose and spiritual fulfillment. This transformation began after a life-changing conversation with a co-worker named Scott Kaufman, which ultimately led Joe to embrace faith and redirect his career path.  Joe's experiences, including the profound impact of losing five teenagers to suicide within his community, have driven him to dedicate himself to helping others find and activate their purpose. He now runs Life Purpose Scan and promotes the idea of "Run after One," a concept grounded in biblical principles, aiming to impact individual lives deeply. At his breakout session, Joe instructed attendees to pay careful attention to where they give their "a-tension" and stated that your purpose isn't something that you have to find because it is your GPS that's built into you.  That you just have to access it and instructed attendees how to activate it.  Joe wrote the book "Inside Out, Upside Down" for parents, coaches, and teachers of these young lives who are struggling. Through his work, Joe emphasizes the importance of accessing and activating one's purpose and understanding the difference between perception and reality. Joe's future foundation will be called "The Run After One Foundation." Additional Resources and Books  Life Purpose Scan: https://www.lifepurposescan.com/  Purpose is More than a Side Hustle: It's Our Built in GPS by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Purpose-More-than-Side-Hustle-ebook/dp/B0CY8ZWCBG    The Inside Track: Turnaround Principles for Business and Life by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Track-Turnaround-Principles-Business/dp/1615840362   Job Track to Joyride by Joe Colavito - https://www.amazon.com/Job-Track-Joyride-Joe-Colavito/dp/B00D1B0KIW   Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecolavito/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AD9pJharu8A  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com           Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail     

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River! Guest host Heather Greenwood speaks with Carolyn Sakstrup, who represents Thrivent at the Purpose Summit 2024. Carolyn, fresh from her breakout session titled "Purpose at Scale: How to Empower Teams, Customers, and Community," shares her insights on the importance of embedding purpose into every facet of an organization's operations. She emphasizes that Thrivent's purpose, "to empower lives of service and faith," is the driving force behind her work and participation at the summit. This purpose not only attracted her to the company but also aligns perfectly with the summit's theme, making it a natural fit for Thrivent's involvement. Carolyn also discusses Thrivent Action Teams (TAT), a program designed to help clients implement their service ideas by providing them with resources like a $250 gift card and "Live Generously" t-shirts. She shares a personal story about how she involved her children in a community cleanup project, illustrating how purpose can be integrated into everyday life. Additionally, Carolyn highlights how Thrivent empowers its employees through flexible work arrangements, volunteer time off, and a generous donation matching program. She concludes by reflecting on the inspiring atmosphere of the Purpose Summit and the positive reception of Thrivent's newly articulated purpose statement, which clearly resonates with both the employees and the clients they serve. Thrivent Website – About Carolyn:  https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/our-leadership/carolyn-sakstrup   Thrivent Action Teams - https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/membership/thrivent-action-teams   Carolyn Sakstrup's LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-sakstrup-03672a3/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iwC6mDaSbwY  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com          Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River! Guest host Heather Greenwood speaks with Carolyn Sakstrup, who represents Thrivent at the Purpose Summit 2024. Carolyn, fresh from her breakout session titled "Purpose at Scale: How to Empower Teams, Customers, and Community," shares her insights on the importance of embedding purpose into every facet of an organization's operations. She emphasizes that Thrivent's purpose, "to empower lives of service and faith," is the driving force behind her work and participation at the summit. This purpose not only attracted her to the company but also aligns perfectly with the summit's theme, making it a natural fit for Thrivent's involvement. Carolyn also discusses Thrivent Action Teams (TAT), a program designed to help clients implement their service ideas by providing them with resources like a $250 gift card and "Live Generously" t-shirts. She shares a personal story about how she involved her children in a community cleanup project, illustrating how purpose can be integrated into everyday life. Additionally, Carolyn highlights how Thrivent empowers its employees through flexible work arrangements, volunteer time off, and a generous donation matching program. She concludes by reflecting on the inspiring atmosphere of the Purpose Summit and the positive reception of Thrivent's newly articulated purpose statement, which clearly resonates with both the employees and the clients they serve. Thrivent Website – About Carolyn:  https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/our-leadership/carolyn-sakstrup   Thrivent Action Teams - https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/membership/thrivent-action-teams   Carolyn Sakstrup's LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-sakstrup-03672a3/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iwC6mDaSbwY  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com          Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Peter and Robert report on their highlights from the AI with Purpose Summit and feature some topics that will be published in the coming weeks. For Robert, Rainer Brehm's ‘Industrial Copilot' development journey was the highlight of the event. Peter spoke to NXAI and Rocket Science. And this is what the event host says? Boris Scharinger shares his impressions with us. In the main section, we learn from the shipping industry how GenAI can be used to develop fundamentally new designs. Our guest: Shahroz Khan from Bar Technologies. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Some Links Embraceable AI [more](https://embraceable.ai/) Rocket Science [more](https://www.rocket-science.ch/press-releases) NXAI [more](https://www.nx-ai.com/de) Our guest [Shahroz Khan ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahrozkhan2020/) Our guest [Boris Scharinger ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisscharinger/) #machinelearning #ai #aimodel #industrialautomation #manufacturing #automation #genai #datascience #mlops #llm #IndustrialAI #artificialintelligence

It's the seventh episode of the Purpose Summit Series here on the Stories from the River, and guest host Heather Greenwood welcomes Mboone Umbima to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Mboone shares how she and Davin, who she met at the Society for Hospitality and Food Service Management, realized they were both advocating for the same principle: taking care of people to ensure organizational success. Mboone, who is local to Charlotte, joined the Purpose Summit to mutually inspire and learn about the impact of purpose-driven business models. Just before this conversation, she had finished a breakout session where she discussed how her company, David Rio, integrates purpose, profit, and innovation by creating space for play and creativity. At David Rio, they anchor their brand mission in producing sustainably sourced chai and beverages while supporting wildlife conservation efforts, like their notable "Elephant Vanilla Chai" program that funds elephant preservation in Kenya. Mboone's multifaceted career also extends to authorship and coaching. She outlines her published works, including the "29-Day Gratitude Challenge" journal and a "New Year Workbook" designed to help individuals reflect, let go of non-serving energies, and set focused intentions for the future. She also previews her upcoming book, "Who Moved My Comfort Zone," which explores methodologies for making successful life pivots. As a coach, she specializes in guiding individuals at career crossroads towards aligning with their passions. Reflecting on the Purpose Summit, Mboone shares her admiration for the event's supportive and positive environment and encourages individuals to extend beyond their comfort zones to achieve their desires.  Speaking Event – Davin & Mboone Meet: https://shfm-online.org/   Mission Page - https://www.davidrio.com/about   Elephant Vanilla Chai - https://www.davidrio.com/product-page/elephant-vanilla-chai   Book 1: The 29 Day Gratitude Challenge - https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Day-Gratitude-Challenge/dp/B09NV6SZC6   Book 2: Reflect and Renew: A New Year Workbook - https://www.amazon.com/Reflect-Renew-New-Year-Workbook/dp/B0CM1NVLF4  Book 3: Who Moved My Comfort Zone – Coming Soon – June 2024 Mboone's Coaching Website– Coaching — Luscious Mother - https://www.lusciousmother.com/coaching   Mboone Umbima, MSOD | LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbooneumbima/   Mboone's Instagram: Maragoligirl - https://www.instagram.com/maragoligirl/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9h4CGV6-zT4  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com         Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit series on Stories from the River! In the sixth part of the series, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Dwight Eberts as a guest. Dwight, who works in the same building as Davin and has attended four Purpose Summits, sat down for a podcast interview before he was scheduled to lead a breakout session titled "Breaking Boundaries."  In this episode, Dwight shares his background, revealing that he met Davin at church during a mission trip to Guatemala, which led to their friendship and professional relationship. He discusses his early career in the Detroit area, where he co-founded an insurance marketing organization. Dwight elaborates on the challenges of managing rapid business growth and learning to lead effectively without prior experience, which led him to seek a business coach. Dwight's journey into coaching began after realizing the negative impact his demanding career was having on his family life. His coach, whom he humorously refers to as a life coach, helped him prioritize and balance his personal and professional life. This transformative experience motivated Dwight to embrace leadership and eventually pursue coaching for his own career.  He realized that he loved walking alongside other people. Now, Dwight's coaching business focuses on helping individuals identify and overcome areas where they are not reaching their full potential. In his breakout session "Breaking Boundaries," he aims to provide attendees with the tools to develop clear, actionable plans to improve various aspects of their lives. His focus is to help people get clear, confident, and committed. Getting clear is about understanding your values, your priorities, and evaluating your time. Getting confident refers to the mind. Our actions and results are rooted in our thoughts and beliefs. Focusing on a growth mindset, and addressing limiting thoughts and beliefs, can often help us grow and develop. Regarding commitment, that includes understanding our different roles in life, and creating a game plan with accountability. It's the R, the I, and the S of, the R.I.S.E. acronym. Dwight's R.I.S.E. acronym stands for:    - Restore Your Vision    - Increase Your Confidence    - Systemize For Success    - Embrace The Journey Dwight's Coaching Website: Executive Life Coaching | C122 | Be Renewed - https://www.coaching122.com/     The "122" in his Company's name ("Coaching 122") comes from Romans 12:2 - "Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."  Dwight Eberts | LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-eberts-3a293a14/?original_referer=   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bi5QC5JXVMo  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com        Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail  

In the fifth part of the Purpose Summit series on Stories From the River, host Charlie Malouf interviews Mark Whitacre live from the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum gear shop. Mark Whitacre, who is notable for his involvement in a high-profile FBI price-fixing case that later inspired the movie "The Informant!" starring Matt Damon, shares his journey of wearing a wire for the FBI for three years to expose corporate malfeasance at his former company. Whitacre details the impact of his wife Ginger, whose faith and insistence on turning himself in to the FBI played a pivotal role in his decision to cooperate. Despite the initial promise of a six-month plea deal, Whitacre ended up serving eight and a half years in federal prison due to his own prideful actions and refusal to sign the agreement initially. Whitacre's story evolves into one of redemption and faith, highlighting his transformation during his time in prison, where he was significantly influenced by Chuck Colson and Ian Howes. After being released, Whitacre rebuilt his career and currently serves as Vice President of Culture and Care at Coca Cola Consolidated, a company he had stolen from 35 years ago. He now champions a faith-driven corporate culture, overseeing chaplain programs, prayer groups, and bible studies in the company's numerous plant sites. The episode underscores themes of forgiveness, purpose, salvation, transformation, and redemption, as Whitacre shares his journey from corporate executive and FBI informant to a leader fostering workplace culture and care. Episode links and resources:  Coca-Cola Consolidated Website - www.cokeconsolidated.com     Christian Business Men's Connection Website: Christian Business Men's Connection - www.cbmc.com    The Movie: “The Informant” - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130080/   Book 1: Mark Whitacre Against All Odds: How ''The Informant'' and his Family Turned Defeat into Triumph - https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Whitacre-Against-All-Odds/dp/1441541322   Book 2: Surprised by Faith: A Scientist Shares His Personal, Life-Changing Discoveries About God, The Bible and Personal Fulfillment by Dr. Don Bierle - https://www.amazon.com/Surprised-Faith-Life-Changing-Discoveries-Fulfillment/dp/0913367907   Book 3:The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0310345863   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f-kmDfRTJhE  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com         Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail   

Welcome back to the Purpose Summit Series on Stories from the River! In the second episode of the series, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Dr. Amber Selking, who discusses her extensive involvement with The Purpose Summit. Dr. Selking has been with Lippert for six years and serves as an executive in culture and leadership, spearheading a global team dedicated to culture development, leadership coaching, philanthropy, chaplaincy, and more. She shares her journey from corporate America to applied sports psychology and how she integrates mental performance coaching with her role at Lippert and with LSU football. Emphasizing the importance of a high-performance culture, Amber explains how Lippert focuses on making business a force for good by fostering an environment where vision, mission, and values are lived daily. Amber shares her philosophy on high-performing organizations - that they need to be top-down, bottom-up, and contextually relevant. She also talks about the profound influence of Bob Chapman's TED Talk (related to his book "Everybody Matters") on Lippert's cultural transformation, driven by CEO Jason Lippert's realization of the importance of caring for employees. Dr. Selking and Charlie discuss the impact of the Purpose Summit on attendees, encouraging them to take actionable steps based on their current season of life or business.  The episode concludes with a light-hearted anecdote about a mutual friend and Memory Maker, Carl Hillesland, whose interview process at The River involved an impromptu reference call to Amber, showcasing the interconnectedness and supportive network cultivated through their professional journeys. Dr. Amber Selking's Podcast Building Championship Mindsets - https://selkingperformance.com/podcast/     Winning The Mental Game: The Playbook for Building Championship Mindsets by Dr. Amber Selking - https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Mental-Game-Playbook-Championship/dp/1645436187  Bob Chapman's TED Talk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njn-lIEv1LU     Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for your People like Family by Bob Chapman & Raj Sisodia - https://www.barrywehmiller.com/outreach/book  Selking Performance Group:  https://selkingperformance.com/    Lippert's corporate website: https://corporate.lippert.com/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s320dLv6H7M  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com         Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail       

Welcome to The Purpose Summit Series on Stories from the River! To kick off this 12-episode series with selected speakers from The Purpose Summit 2024, Charlie Malouf welcomes Davin Salvagno, Founder and CEO of Purpose Point and a return guest of the podcast. They sat down for this conversation at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Gear Shop during The Purpose Summit 2024. A friend of The River, this episode marks Davin's fifth appearance on the podcast.  Davin shares the experience of bringing the 5th Purpose Summit to Charlotte, and he discusses the intricate planning and teamwork that goes into organizing The Purpose Summit.  Recorded in front of a live audience during the breakout sessions on day two of the Summit, Salvagno shares insights about the opening night of The Purpose Summit, where purposeful and positive speakers like Nick Craig and Jon Gordon set a high standard, delivering messages that were both inspiring and transformative for attendees. He describes the first night as a microcosm of the Summit's larger objective, emphasizing the importance of stopping to follow others' maps and instead becoming map-makers. The Purpose Leadership Awards also shone a spotlight on organizations exemplifying purpose from three different areas (for profit, non profit, and faith-based). The discussion moves to the events of the following morning with presentations by Ron Carucci and Mark Whitacre, both delivering impactful content that challenged and inspired participants. Davin reveals that this year's feedback was particularly positive, noting a stronger emphasis on actionable "how-to" advice compared to previous summits.  He addresses the demanding nature of organizing the Summit, sharing his motivation drawn from the high percentage of disengaged workers and the transformative potential business holds. Both Charlie and Davin underscore the significance of the event for attendees and organizations like Broad River Retail. Looking ahead, The Purpose Summit is set to return to Charlotte in 2025, with Salvagno expressing hope for the Summit to continue its impact and possibly establish a long-term home in Charlotte. Episode References:  To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose by Ron Carucci - https://tobehonest.net/   Davin's What GOOD Looks Like Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-good-looks-like/id1591149494  Be a Map Maker - Nick Craig - https://coreleader.com/impact/  This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EQaEMbxNePM   Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com         Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail     

In the fourth part of this six-part series on Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf welcomes back guest Charlie Workmon, President and CEO of Riverstone Logistics, in a deeply insightful discussion about the transformative journey of Broad River Retail. In this episode, they cover a span from 2016 to 2020, a crucial period during which Charlie W led the turnaround in the Operational side of the business by focusing on the best practices from LEAN; became an owner in 2016; then joined Manny Rodrigues and Charlie Malouf in a management buyout in June 2018; and ultimately launched the Company's Purpose Statement (Furnishing Life's Best Memories) in pursuit of being a purpose-led organization.  The conversation delves into the broader theme of purpose within the corporate and personal realms, highlighted during the company's Purpose Summit in 2019, Purpose 8:28. Charlie W discusses how these ideas of purpose guided the company through subsequent challenges and opportunities.  Workmon elaborates on emotional and professional struggles, including the impact of a devastating fire at their Fort Mill distribution center in early June 2020 during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, which tested his mental resilience and connection to his role within the company.  Both Charlie Malouf and Charlie Workmon share their experiences with mental health challenges, reflecting on the importance of support and community within the workplace.  Reflecting on his five years with Broad River Retail, Charlie W cites his personal and professional growth that happened over those five years and says that there's no way that Riverstone Logistics exists today like it does without that growth.  He recalls how much he loved the people and the partnership. Book mentioned: Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade - Robert O. Martichenko - https://www.amazon.com/Everything-About-Learned-First-Grade/dp/1934109347   Listen to part one of this conversation, Family Business to Logistics Leader: How Charlie Workmon Got Started: https://youtu.be/2dtnhUNHwLs    Listen to part two of this conversation, Parenthood, Prayer, and Perspective Fuel Purpose for Charlie Workmon: https://youtu.be/aqYuV1qQokk  Listen to part three of this conversation, Broad River's 2015 Bold Reset: Turning Challenges into Opportunities with Charlie Workmon: https://youtu.be/1AW0WwZaC4A   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1AW0WwZaC4A    Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. This show is brought to you by Broad River Retail. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com       Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail     

In the latest episode of Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf, welcomes Stephen Knopp, Regional Vice President, Corporate Chaplains of America, and Tim Sayles, Director, Faciliites & Construction, Broad River Retail. Stephen explains what chaplaincy is and how Corporate Chaplains are caregivers in the workplace for employees and family members of employees.  Stephen shares his journey from West Virginia then to NC State and Duke, eventually leading to coming a chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America and then to his current role, emphasizing the organization's recent growth from 180 to 400 chaplains across the contiguous United States.  Stephen illustrates how critical caring for employees in the workplace through chaplaincy programs has become, citing the increased relevance of such programs given the surge of loneliness, isolation, and mental health challenges amplified by the pandemic.  Tim speaks to his personal motivation for overseeing the chaplaincy program, reflecting on his background with churches and community support. Tim has overseen the Corporate Chaplains program at Broad River since its launch nearly five years ago, and has seen it grow to where it is now with 20 chaplains covering 34 locations. They discuss why Broad River Retail introduced Corporate Chaplains of America to its Memory Makers at Purpose 8:28 in 2019, which was essentially to care for its people with purpose.  The Corporate Chaplain program is Employee Care (i.e., Memory Maker Care) and it's there when a Memory Maker needs it.  When crisis comes or when life happens, that's most likely when you might need a chaplain. The aspects of the Corporate Chaplain program are that it is confidential, anonymous, permission-based, available 24/7/365, and the chaplaincy program does not try to push religion or religious beliefs on anyone. They dive into the significance of the corporate chaplaincy program offered to the Memory Makers at Broad River Retail. Highlighting the importance of caring for and providing Memory Makers with chaplain services to help them through personal challenges that impact them or even a member of their family, such as grief counseling, financial struggles, stress and anxiety, relationship problems, depression, isolation, loneliness, illness and mental health issues.  When it was launched at Broad River in the Fall of 2019, the program initially featured chaplains visiting the company's facilities weekly, but it has evolved with technology advancements, such as with the telachap QR code app, to maintain support during the COVID-19 pandemic, which curbed in-person interactions for a period of time.   They continue the conversation with the various aspects of the chaplaincy service, including its remarkable utilization rate being significantly higher than that of traditional Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). This, they attribute to the culture of care that Corporate Chaplains of America fosters within companies, positioning chaplains not just as confidants, but also as liaisons to additional resources like EAPs.  The episode illustrates the broader impact of the chaplaincy program, both within Broad River Retail, and across other businesses, underlining the program's role in nurturing an organization's well-being. Additional Resources:  Corporate Chaplains of America - https://chaplain.org/   TelaChap at Corporate Chaplains of America - https://chaplain.org/corporate-chaplains-of-america-telachap/   LEAPCare (powered by Corporate Chaplains of America) - https://leapcare.org/   2024 Voice of the Workplace Report from Calm - https://business.calm.com/2024-voice-of-the-workplace-report/   Business Insider article (December 11, 2023):  "Gen Z is bringing a whole new vibe to the workplace: anxiety" - https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-fueling-gen-z-job-anxiety-stress-mental-health-2023-12   Surgeon General Warning (May 2023) - Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf   The Purpose Summit 2024 (April 29, 2024 - May 1, 2024 in Charlotte, NC) - https://www.thepurposesummit.com/   Stephen Knopp (LinkedIn profile) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgknopp/   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bis8f7sVyIk  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  

In this solo episode of "Stories from the River," host Charlie Malouf talks about the importance of identity in relation to purpose within Broad River Retail. Charlie delves into the concept of identity and shares the origin story of how Store Identities came to be five years ago during Broad River's "Year of Purpose." He recounts how each General Manager had been asked to come up with a nickname for their store, which culminated in a memorable event where each store's new logo was unveiled in a highly engaging ceremony with balloons and big reveals for each team. Charlie then takes listeners on a detailed journey through the identities of various Broad River's stores, regions, and various departments, explaining that after stores got their nicknames, regions and departments followed, creating a comprehensive system of unique identities. He provides examples such as the stores within the North Stars region, the Wild West region, and the Savage South, among others. These nicknames range from referencing the stores' physical locations to embodying their aspirations or character, like the "Flagship Enterprise" and the "Bull City Bombers."  Charlie shares that not only stores but departments and other locations like the three Distribution Centers, Retail Operations, and Corporate divisions also adopted playful and meaningful identities like "Fort Mill Otters" or "Mar-Com Macaws." Through these unique identities, Charlie emphasizes the culture at Broad River of making business fun, intentional, purposeful, and personal, encouraging each team to create and embrace their specific identity which reinforces how they are seen and how they see themselves.  Ultimately, this builds culture, enhances team spirit, and boosts morale while furnishing life's best memories.  Thinking about joining The Purpose Summit in Charlotte, NC?  This week is the last week to register:  https://www.thepurposesummit.com   This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hzHUE4ub8zI  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  

Discover the transformative power of aligning your career with your core values as Davin Salvano, founder of Purpose Point and The Purpose Summit, discusses the essence of purposeful leadership. This episode reveals the depth of recognizing individuals for who they are beyond their roles, the profound influence of mentorship, and the never-ending journey of learning that defines true leadership. Davin's personal stories underscore the fulfillment and effectiveness of living and working in unity with one's fundamental beliefs.   As leaders, steering an organization through tumultuous times is a testament to our commitment to our values and mission. Davin explores the resilience required when faced with adversity, how our choices—not our circumstances—shape who we are, and why standing by our principles, even in the face of discomfort, is the hallmark of authentic leadership. Whether you're a job seeker evaluating potential employers or an executive aiming to maintain a thriving culture, this discussion provides a compass for navigating the complexities of organizational alignment and the courage needed to persist with integrity when it matters most. Further key points throughout include:  Rediscovering the founding purpose in organizations   The value of observing employees and workplace interactions   Leading during difficult times and staying true to your values  The impact of leadership and creating lasting memories   The importance of investing in your people and organizational culture     "I think we often feel that leaders have to put on a smiley face and a facade at all times and be the perpetual motivator. But the reality is that all leadership is tested in adversity." – Davin Salvagno.   Real Life Real Leaders is dedicated to exploring the real stories behind some of the world's most outstanding inspirational leaders. Each new episode teaches the highs and lows of building a successful business and uncovers the attributes that make a great leader.     Get connected socially with Davin Salvagno:  https://www.davinsalvagno.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvagno/   https://www.purposepoint.com/events     Purchase Davin's Book: “Finding Purpose at Work” on Amazon   Get connected socially with host host Dave Komar:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekomar/  https://edainc.io/   https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/     Purchase Leading With Vision: The Leader's Blueprint for Creating a Compelling Vision and Engaging the Workforce:  https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Vision-Blueprint-Compelling-Workforce/dp/1473696062      Get connected socially with host Bonnie Hagemann:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagemann/   https://edainc.io/   https://mobile.twitter.com/bonnie_hagemann   https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/real-life-real-leaders-podcast/     This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com 

Send us a Text Message.Davin Salvagno - Global Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Founder of PurposePoint & Co-Founder of the Purpose Summit inspires through his story of how God used his love for music and "the keys" to speak directly to him; the healing power of Sinatra; the memories music can bring; his deserted island "must haves"; the power of Romans 8:28; how to find your purpose; the difference between your "why" and your "purpose"; and celebrating five years of the Purpose Summit.https://www.thepurposesummit.com/https://www.purposepoint.com/Support the Show.

Today in Episode 109 Paul interviews Davin Salvagno, Founder of PurposePoint, The Purpose Summit, and a proud member of C-Suite for Christ! He and Paul talk about one of the most amazing stories of the Bible, and what it means to "be still". You will not want to miss this one. Enjoy! Learn more at https://csuiteforchrist.com Learn more about Davin by connecting with him on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvagno/ Davin's email address is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠davin@purposepoint.com The C-Suite for Christ would like to thank Tom Feldhusen, Executive Advisor, for his support of this program.  To learn more about Tom and the services that he provides, please click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/c-suite-for-christ/message

Davin Salvagno is the Founder & CEO of PurposePoint, the Cofounder of The Purpose Summit, and the author of “Finding Purpose at Work." He is an inspirational speaker and thought leader known for connecting purpose, people, and performance. Having spent nearly two decades serving in various leadership roles in finance, human resources, operations, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies, his insights and talks have helped hundreds of organizations across the world engage their purpose and inspire their people. https://www.purposepoint.com https://www.thepurposesummit.com

On this episode of Positive University, we have a clip from a talk Jon did with his daughter Jade Gordon at the Purpose Summit. Listen as Jon and Jade share their expertise on finding purpose and achieving fulfillment through positive leadership. As the daughter of renowned leadership expert Jon Gordon, Jade has been immersed in the world of positive leadership from an early age. Drawing from her personal experiences in lacrosse and witnessing her father's transformation as a coach, Jade offers valuable insights on the power of encouragement and support in helping individuals reach their full potential.  Through her work as a speaker and advocate for positive leadership, Jade aims to inspire leaders and parents to create a positive and transformative impact in their own spheres of influence. Join us as Jade shares her story and practical strategies for discovering purpose and achieving fulfillment through positive leadership.

Charlie and Davin conclude their conversation, and today they are discussing the Purpose Summit, an event that Davin has been organizing since 2019.  They talk about the various locations where the summit has been held in the past. Davin reveals that the upcoming Purpose Summit will be held in Charlotte. He shares the process of selecting the locations, mentioning how they wanted to create a transformative leadership experience by choosing unconventional venues. Learn more about Davin at https://www.DavinSalvagno.com    The Purpose Summit website: https://www.thepurposesummit.com/  Next Level Nonprofit: Build A Dream Team + Increase Lasting Impact by Dr. Chris Lambert - https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Nonprofit-Increase-Lasting-ebook/dp/B0C6YZJN2K This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s7GJZQ-flYo  We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

Charlie and Davin resume their conversation, this time focusing on Davin's upcoming book "The Thief of Purpose" coming in late 2024. Davin outlines six of the twelve thieves of purpose he discusses in the book, revealing the one that ties them together.  He also tells the story of how this book got written, not once, not twice, but three times due to circumstances not necessarily within his control.  Come back next Thursday for the fourth and final part in this Elevate Your Purpose Series, for a conversation about the Purpose Summit.  Learn more about Davin at DavinSalvagno.com  This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qUCBp0jEq-M  We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

When people feel appreciated for the contributions they make at work, is when we can begin to build thriving workplace cultures. It all starts by creating a vision for why our business exists. Culture is the outcome of where company and individual purposes intersect. Davin Salvagno is the founder of PurposePoint and the Purpose Summit. He's taken a bold step into the culture discussion by hosting the Culture Forum, an event exclusively for CEOs to gather around the topic of how we can build leading cultures. In this episode you'll learn:  The connection between vision and purpose How we can define purpose and where it shows up The "thieves" that can rob individuals and organizations of their purpose. The impact of the Purpose Summit on individuals and companies The place for culture as the central hub to build great companies. CONNECT WITH DAVIN Purpose Point Community The Culture Forum Davin Salvagno website Purpose Point CONNECT WITH LISA Subscribe to the so much more newsletter.  One-idea-at-a-time to move you into your potential of who you can be. LinkedIn Profile  Instagram Website    

In the first part of the four parth Elevate Your Purpose series, Charlie welcomes Davin Salvagno, his longtime friend and the founder of PurposePoint. Davin shares the journey of how PurposePoint evolved from a consulting company to a conceptual flag that brings together speakers, consultants, and authors under a common vision. He reflects on the transformational power of purpose and its impact on his own life.  Davin recounts the story of the inaugural Purpose Summit, where he gave the opening keynote. He discusses his life in Michigan, his family, and his career journey from Costco to Macy's and eventually to CVS. Davin emphasizes the importance of finding purpose at work and discusses his book, "Finding Purpose at Work," which explores inspiring purpose stories. The episode also highlights the transformative work of organizations like Life Remodeled, which repurposes and revitalizes Detroit's blighted neighborhoods. Davin's website: https://www.davinsalvagno.com/     Books mentioned in this episode:  Finding Purpose at Work by Davin Salvagno - https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Purpose-Work-Davin-Salvagno-ebook/dp/B08LFMSM81/   Halftime: Moving from Success to Significance by Bob Buford - https://www.amazon.com/Halftime-Significance-Bob-P-Buford/dp/0310344441/    Anything by Ken Blanchard - https://www.blanchard.com/   The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick M. Lencioni - https://www.amazon.com/Advantage-Organizational-Health-Everything-Business/dp/0470941529/   Leading from Purpose: Clarity and the Confidence to Act When It Matters Most  by Nick Craig - https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Purpose-Clarity-Confidence-Matters/dp/031641624X/   To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose by Ron A. Carucci  - https://www.amazon.com/Be-Honest-Power-Justice-Purpose/dp/1398600660/   Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy Called "Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A" by  Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge - https://www.amazon.com/Helping-People-Win-Work-Philosophy/dp/0137011717/   The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose by Zach Mercurio - https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Leader-Transform-Organization-Authentic/dp/1599328518/   Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More by Mark Batterson - https://www.amazon.com/Win-Day-Habits-Stress-Accomplish/dp/0593192761/   Life Remodeled is a Detroit based organization whose goal is to repurpose vacant properties into one-stop hubs of opportunities for entire families to thrive by filling them with the best and brightest nonprofits. https://liferemodeled.org/     This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q1T2U7Q_xQM    We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

In this enlightening interview, Davin Salvagno, author of "Finding Purpose at Work," joins hosts Gino and Jake to delve into the transformative power of purpose and culture in both personal and professional settings.   Key Takeaways: 1️ Finding Your Purpose: Davin Salvagno breaks down the concept of purpose into actionable steps, urging viewers to align their strengths with societal needs, personal passions, and financial viability. 2️ Culture as a Product: Learn why Davin believes that the most important product a company can produce is its culture. He shares a cautionary tale of a company that scaled rapidly but faced massive turnover due to a lack of focus on culture. 3️ Values as Rules of Engagement: Discover the importance of not just stating your values but living them every day. Davin shares practical tips on how to make values a part of everyday conversations and decision-making processes. 4️ Servant Leadership: The interview touches on the concept of servant leadership, emphasizing that people want to be led, not managed. 5️ Continuous Learning: Davin shares book recommendations and personal reflections that have added value to his life, reminding us of the importance of continuous learning and self-reflection.   Books Mentioned: "Finding Purpose at Work" by Davin Salvagno "The One Truth" by John Gordon Upcoming Events: Culture Forum in San Diego, October 24th and 25th The Purpose Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 29th through May 1st Useful Links: Davin Salvagno's Website The Purpose Summit   Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful interviews and content!

I am thrilled to introduce you to today's guest. Damian Gerke and I originally connected at The Purpose Summit and immediatly hit it off. Damian is a leadership coach, author and learning & development professional with Houston-based coaching firm EntreResults. He's the author of three books, including Are You Who You Want to Be: How Knowing Your Identity Lets You Live Your True Purpose. Damian has coached business startups, leaders at Fortune 500 companies and many in between. He's a credentialed member of the Association for Talent Development, International Coaching Federation, and Harrison Assessments International. He lives in St. Petersburg, FL with his wife Cheryl, and enjoys cycling and writing as a hobby.  His newest book, Are You Who You Want to Be comes out today! This show is dedicated to Damian's journey, this conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture. Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.damiangerke.com  Thank you to our sponosr at https://www.enterinter.xyz 

Today's show was recorded in front of a live studio audience at The Purpose Summit. My guest today is Simon T. Bailey and man alive does he bring the fire! A keynote speaker, a success coach, an author, television host, and philanthropist, Simon T. Bailey's purpose in life is to help you discover your brilliance. Every single person has brilliance within them. The problem is that this brilliance often gets buried by society's rigid rules on how we are allowed to use our talents and abilities. It's only when we learn to shift our way of thinking that we can find our spark. Simon T. Bailey has the insight and inspiration to help you find your spark and unleash your brilliance to the world. With his more than 30 years of experience, he has worked with over 2,000 companies in 50 different countries. He has helped countless people find their spark, and he'll help you find yours too. This show is dedicated to Simon's journey, this conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture. Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.simontbailey.com | www.thepurposesummit.com      

Today's show was recorded in front of a live studio audience at The Purpose Summit. My guest today is Dr. Josh Wymore! This is Josh's second time on the show and it was great having him back! Dr. Josh Wymore has a passion for helping people live and lead with purpose and clarity. As an executive coach, consultant, and trainer with WYMORE, Josh has helped nonprofit and Fortune 500 leaders all around the world become more of who they were made to be. His book, Humbler Leadership, explores the ten mindsets and skill sets leaders can practice to become humbler. He loves helping people leverage their strengths, develop a growth mindset, and become humbler leaders. Before becoming a management consultant, Josh spent a decade in higher education developing leaders as an administrator and adjunct professor. Along the way, he obtained his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University. He and his family now proudly call Fort Wayne, IN, home.  Today, we talk about his book, Humbler Leadership and the importance of having community around us. I am proud to call Josh a friend and have him back on the show! This show is dedicated to Josh's journey, this conversation is what we make it. This, is Counsel Culture. Learn more at: www.ericbrooker.com | www.joshwymore.com | www.thepurposesummit.com 

Live from The Purpose Summit at The University of Notre Dame, my guest today is Jake Brown. Jake is a former NFL athlete turned entrepreneur, transformational speaker, and writer. He is the Chief Transformational Officer for PurposePoint and the Co-Founder of Varlo, a cycling and triathlon apparel brand. He is a 3x TEDx speaker, was 40 Under 40 in 2015, and has been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, as well as Good Morning America. Jacob is mostly known for his thought leadership on LinkedIn, #FailForward posts, and inspirational videos. He travels globally speaking to corporations, colleges, and sports teams about how to take failure and turn it into fuel. He is a family man – a husband of one and a father of four. This show is dedicated to Jake's journey, this conversation is what we make it, this is counsel culture. Learn more at www.ericbrooker.com | www.failforwardbrown.com | https://www.thepurposesummit.com