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Andy Maurer
The Pursue Whole podcast is for high-level leaders in business and entertainment, who are seeking to achieve greatness without sacrificing the things money, success, and fame cannot buy back -- their emotional health, relationships, and quality of life. In this podcast, former therapist turned CEO & leadership coach, Andy Maurer, shares his expertise and insights on some of the most pressing questions facing leaders today. Andy will sit down with leaders in business, entertainment, and human performance to teach leaders how to uncover barriers to growth and how to pursue wholeness in their life, work, and relationships. Tune in weekly and learn more at pursuewhole.com
Sometimes, the things we long for are the same things we are most scared to receive.
Scot Sustad has a unique ability to intuitively know, see, and hear the deepest needs, desires and fears of people. Yet, what happens when his worth is defined by utility, rather than identity? In this episode, Scot opens up about the incredible journey he has been on to work from his worth rather than working for his worth and how this subtle yet powerful shift has enhanced his passion for business, community, and impact.
Scot Sustad is 5x startup co-founder and is currently the Visionary and President of Inbox Booths.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
If leaders don't know who they are on the inside, they will absorb one of the infinite models set before them. They'll spend their entire life trying to lead, speak, and live like others in an attempt to become what others want them to become. Christina Spicer has a unique ability to see limitless possibilities. As she reflects on her own journey, what role did community and connection play in helping her heal from her pain, rather than simply coping with it?
Christina Spicer is the Co-CEO at Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
In the midst of our grief and loss, we often push down what we feel and desperately seek for solutions to escape our current reality. Landry Fields has a unique ability to bring harmony to chaos. What was the breaking point that led Landry to move beyond denial and into grief, and more importantly, what was the hope that inspired him to courageously get back up again?
Landry Fields is the General Manager of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
When leaders feel empty on the inside, they turn to success, hard work, and a life of excess. They work for their worth rather than working from their worth. Aaron Shaw has a unique ability to push himself beyond his limits. Through his own journey of healing and health, he has come to believe that we cannot be healthy and whole unless we learn to accept every part of ourselves.
Aaron Shaw is the Co-Founder of a family office specializing in the acquisition and optimization of small businesses within eCommerce.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
In a world of transactional networking and shallow conversations, finding our tribe -- a community of people who know us fully from the inside out -- is vital. Brian Mohr believes that authentic connection is the catalyst for meaningful change and growth. Reflecting upon seasons of loneliness and disconnection in his own life, he has been able to heal his past and cast a meaningful vision for his future.
Brian Mohr is the Co-Founder & CEO at anthym, a company dedicated to building connected teams in the workplace & beyond.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
When leaders prioritize their pursuit of performance, they can lose sight of the impact they want to have on the people who matter the most. Josh Allen has come face to face with things that most people won't encounter until the end of their lives. And through his journey, one thing has become crystal clear: our life is meant to be given away so that others might experience life to the fullest.
Josh Allen is the Co-founder and CEO of Global Disposal Reduction Services, a national leader in waste consulting and management services.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
Jason Richardson grew up feeling like he didn't fit in. Through his journey of wholeness and healing, Jason has come to believe that everyone, no matter how different, possesses a unique gift that deserves to be seen, known, and empowered. What drew Jason to build such an innovative and creative brand? And how would he use it to unlock people's true potential?
Jason Richardson is the founder and CEO of Bad Birdie, one of the fastest-growing and most popular apparel brands in golf.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. That's why we created the Purpose & Identity Vision Guide*, a framework designed to help you craft a meaningful vision for your life, leadership, and relationships.
Experience part one TODAY with a free digital download here and enjoy 20% off when you pre-order until August 28th.*
At a young age, Ben Goddard found that belief and positivity could save him from the painful realities he found himself in and allowed him to reach beyond what he thought was possible. But what happens when our positivity and performance can't get us what our hearts truly long for: connection, impact, purpose, and meaning? Ben had to come face to face with this question and shares his story on the podcast.
Ben Goddard is the President/CEO of BPG Designs. Ben founded BPG 23 years ago in 2000 and leads his company and team with a motivation that inspires a focus on precise results.
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We believe all leaders should have access to uncovering their true identity and purpose. We created a FREE exercise that offers a sample of Andy's coaching framework used by Ben to create his Big Vision mentioned in this episode. Access your free download here.
Pursue Whole is on a mission to inspire and equip high-level leaders to pursue a meaningful vision for their life, leadership, and relationships. Start your journey at pursuewhole.com
Scott's passion for children, financial literacy, and value creation as an entrepreneur was birthed through his experience of pain in childhood. He believes that one of the greatest ways that we as humans can love one another in this life is through creating value that helps empower, inspire, and heal.
Scott Donnell is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Value Creation Kid, host of Smart Money Parenting, the #1 parenting podcast on Apple Podcasts, and founder of GravyStack, the viral banking app and game for kids and teens to learn financial literacy.
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Pursue Whole is on a mission to inspire and equip high-level leaders to pursue a meaningful vision for their life, leadership, and relationships. Start your journey at pursuewhole.com
"Leaders must create the vision, but it's the vision that creates the legacy."
Jacob Bozarth spent the majority of his life casting a compelling and catalytic vision for his business. In 2014, he co-founded Resonate Recordings and grew it to be a leader in the podcast production space working with brands like Twitter, Colgate, Amazon, and Salesforce. In 2021, he founded Resound, an AI editing platform.
Beneath the surface of all this success, Jacob lacked vision for himself, and as this reality came to a head, he had to decide to either push it down and run faster or face it with courage and allow it to transform him from the inside out.
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Pursue Whole is on a mission to inspire and equip high-level leaders to pursue a meaningful vision for their life, leadership, and relationships. Start your journey at pursuewhole.com
*Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can’t wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we’re going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!*
Original show notes:
Today, Andy breaks down 10 questions intended to help you build better relationships. These can be applied to a wide variety of relationships, such as those with co-founders, executive team members, spouses, friends, and even your children.
These 10 questions will help you stay present with someone and help you foster depth, awareness, & growth as a person.
The best gift you can give someone is being fully present with them. We’d encourage you to re-listen to this episode, write down 2-3 of the questions that connected with you the most, and start practicing them in your relationships today.
Original episode available here.
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
*Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can’t wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we’re going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!*
Original show notes:
In this episode, Andy interviews Marco Shepherd about his experience working as SVP of Production and Development at Centropolis Entertainment. Marco shares his journey as a resilient leader, how he approaches navigating compassion and candor with his team, and shares his contagious passion for storytelling and its greater purpose in speaking to the human experience. Marco's story is an inspiring depiction of what it means to show up as a resilient leader.
You can connect with Marco on LinkedIn + Instagram and visit centropolis.com to learn more about the projects currently underway at Centropolis. Link to Marco's original episode is available here.
*Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can't wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we're going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!*
Original show notes:Today's episode is with Trish Robinson, Executive Director at Eastmark with Cohere, an innovative market leader providing a distinct approach to community design and management driven by intentional connection and partnership. Trish has developed her leadership over the last 20 years and shares her experience exploring her strengths and the unavoidable shadow sides to those traits. "Performance" worked to a point, but self-awareness was the catalyst that spurred her leadership forward.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Her core value of authenticity and the personal cost of not living into it
- Her experience as an enneagram 3, shifting from a grind mindset, learning to create space to pause, and the unexpected positive impact on her performance.
- How to approach the continual success and failure that leadership requires.
- And more!
Ways to connect with Trish and link to her original episode here:
- Cohere website: coherelife.com
- Trish Email: trobinson@coherelife.com
- Trish's LinkedIn
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If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Thanks for being a listener of the Pursue Whole podcast! Our team has been working behind the scenes to relaunch this platform, and we can't wait to share these changes with you in just a few short weeks.
In the meantime, we're going to be re-airing some of our top podcasts, giving you the opportunity to revisit our best episodes as we prepare for launch!
Original show notes:
This week's episode is with Alex Stavros. Alex is the CEO at Embark Behavioral Health - the premier Mental Health Treatment for Teens and Young Adults.
Alex is on the show to share how and why leaders who are parents need to connect with their kids in more authentic ways. In this show you'll hear:
- The importance of treating the relationship with your children differently than you treat relationships in business.
- How early, unresolved emotional trauma has lead to the vast majority of mental health issues today.
- The difference between joy and happiness
- Practical ways for parents can help their kids identify things that need to be addressed & how to find the resources they need to heal.
& much more!
You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn and visit embarkbh.com to learn more about their Big Hairy Audacious Goal to lead the way in helping take anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028.
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today's episode is with Chuck Loftin, a husband, father, and CEO of Loftin Equipment, a family-owned business since 1976. Most notable about Chuck's interview is his relentless attitude towards growth and his intentional heart towards relationships.
He talks about growing up in a family business and his experience with the obstacle of imposter syndrome. Chuck also details his 5-year vision statement and the clarity that has given him to pursue a deep level of intentionality in his life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The constant drive for "more" and what it's really about under the surface
- How practicing the embracement of pain builds resilience and continuous growth
- Chuck's 5-year Pursue Whole® Big Vision
And more!
Ways to Connect with Chuck:
www.loftinequip.com | LinkedIn
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today's episode is with Gabe Cooper, CEO of Virtuous, a responsive fundraising platform helping charities increase generosity and do more good. In this powerful episode, Gabe authentically shares his struggles throughout his leadership journey and provides practical and strategic tips for listeners.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The pain points of taking a company from 40 employees to 140
- How people pleasing got in the way of his sense of peace, grounding, and productivity
- Gabe's personal 5-year Pursue Whole® Big Vision
And more!
Way to connect with Gabe:
Virtuous | LinkedIn
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today, we're re-airing an episode of Roadmap to Joy: A Mental Health Podcast, highlighting a conversation between Andy and Embark Behavioral Health CEO, Alex Stavros.
In this conversation, Andy shares what being an emotionally present parent means. Alex and Andy also dive into why parents may struggle to find balance in their lives and how to create a purposeful and joyful life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why It's Important To Find Balance
- Improving Relationships with Your Children
- How Vulnerability Leads to Being Emotionally Present
And more!
Ways to connect with Alex and Embark Behavioral Health:
- You can find Embark on their website, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter
- Follow Alex on Twitter & LinkedIn
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today's episode is with Bryce Butler, Founder and Managing Director of Access Ventures.
On today's podcast, Bryce shares his personal growth story and strategies he's implemented with his team to cultivate a culture of self-reflection. He also shares why he believes success comes from how leaders positively shape and impact the people in their lives.
In this episode, you'll hear:
* How Bryce has actively worked to put himself in a position to grow his self-awareness
* Specific strategies he's implemented in his business to cultivate rest
* His desire to bring about flourishing in the lives of the people that he leads
And more!
Way to connect with BryceEmail: bryce@accessventures.org | Access Ventures | LinkedIn
Links to Bryce's articles:Why Transactional Leadership Hurts | Why A Day Away is Vital
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call
Today's episode features a recent conversation between Andy and Renee Dee on the ICONIC Hour Podcast. Renee is the Founder & Publisher of ICONIC LIFE Luxury Lifestyle Magazine. In this conversation, Renee interviews Andy on pressing struggles leaders face as they grow their influence in business. We share the episode with our listeners, knowing they'll benefit from this pertinent interview.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why learning to say “no” is the most important skill for high performers
- What it looks like to prioritize what matters most in life
- How to gain clarity about your purpose and identity in life
And more!
Ways to connect with Renee:
- You can find ICONIC LIFE on their website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest
- Follow Renee on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, & Clubhouse
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call
Over the last 12 months, the Pursue Whole team has worked on creating a framework that helps high-level leaders clearly define their identity, purpose, and impact on the world around them. We call this your Big Vision, a one-page document developed with our leaders throughout their coaching program.
The leaders we work with at Pursue Whole understand the pressure and skill it takes to perform at the highest level. Yet, in pursuit of success, they often realize they've forgotten their needs and molded themselves around what everyone wants. They don't need more growth or success - they need clarity about their identity and purpose.
In today's short, 14-minute episode, Andy breaks down:
- The five sections that make up the Big Vision
- Excerpts from Andy's personal Big Vision document
- How you can craft your own Big Vision
And more!
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Want to learn how you can craft your own Big Vision? On January 24th, we’re launching the Uncover Your Identity and Purpose Challenge.
Join our waitlist here and be the first to get lifetime access to an online course containing six emotional fitness exercises, each with a 2–5-minute video led by Andy and corresponding reflections.
At the end of the challenge, you will have created a clean, one-page document that we call your Big Vision — the clearly stated “why” behind your life, leadership, and relationships.
Today's episode is a recording Andy was recently on of Built on Purpose with Max Hansen, CEO at Y Scouts. Max is a hiring process strategist who partners with CEOs, Presidents, and other executive hiring champions.
In this conversation, Max interviews Andy on some of the most common struggles leaders face on their journey to success, one of which is a loss of identity.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The system Andy uses to prioritize what’s most important in life
- Getting clear on your core motivations,
- How to curate your inner circle
And more!
Want to learn how you can craft your own Big Vision? On January 24th, we’re launching the Uncover Your Identity and Purpose Challenge.
Join our waitlist here and be the first to get lifetime access to an online course containing six emotional fitness exercises, each with a 2–5-minute video led by Andy and corresponding reflections.
At the end of the challenge, you will have created a clean, one-page document that we call your Big Vision — the clearly stated “why” behind your life, leadership, and relationships.
Ways to connect with Max:
- Max's Co-authored Book: Hiring on Purpose
- Y Scouts Website
- Max's Linkedin
Our guest today is Jared Kredit, President & CEO of K2 Electric. In this episode, Jared talks about the unique complexities and challenges of growing up within and taking over a family business. He shares vulnerably about alcohol dependence and how he is actively working to repair relationships in his life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Jared's story of taking over K2 Electric from his father
- What facing addiction was truly about for Jared: facing himself.
- How Jared has learned to be fully present with his children by shifting between work & home
Ways To Connect with Jared:
LinkedIn | K2 Electric Instagram | Website | Email: jkredit@k2elec.com
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If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
In this short, 7-minute episode, Andy offers three simple tips to actively create space for rest as the end of the year draws near. At Pursue Whole, we believe that rest is a catalyst for growth, and as we prepare our team for a time to rest, we invite you to engage in the same!
Our next episode will air on January 3rd, 2023. From the entire Pursue Whole team, we wish you a warm Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Link to "No" email templates mentioned in this episode:
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“When we say no to something, or we have to wait for something, when we get it, man it means so much more. There are things that I’ve wanted in my life that I’ve had to wait on for a year or two years, or even just two months, and I appreciate them so much more. They mean so much more to me versus just those things that I go out and buy all the time. Part of this, saying “no” to things, brings a lot of joy and gratitude to life. Putting restrictions in your life, and barriers, is not going to hold you up in life—it’s actually going to bring you greater joy, purpose and meaning.”
Today's episode is a recording of The Brands That Book Podcast with Davey Jones. In this recording, Davey interviews Andy on one of the most important skills for High-Performers: the ability to say no. Learning how to say no is a critical skill for any high performer. It gives someone the space to focus on the best opportunities for them, it builds trust because people know that what you do end up committing to you’ll actually follow through on, and it allows you to create boundaries so your work-life balance doesn’t suffer.
Included with this episode are Pursue Whole's FREE email templates to help you implement this skill into your own life. These can be easily downloaded, filled out, and sent to an EA to utilize on your behalf. Download our email templates here:
- Andy’s FREE email templates for saying ‘no’
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Our guest today is Paul Komadina, a Senior Managing Director and Market Leader at CBRE. Paul shares about his entry into leadership at an early age after leaving his Basketball career, driven by his desire to drive business strategy and build teams. In this episode, Paul shares the meaningful leadership lessons he's learned over the 17.5 years he's been with CBRE.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The less-celebrated leadership qualities that most shaped Paul in his early years from those leading him: humility and wisdom
- Flow vs. force: why fear drives force and how we can grow beyond it
- How Paul has learned to navigate one of the most challenging leadership capabilities: candor. He shares how he learned to graciously lead through the tough conversations that inevitably make up leadership.
And more!
Ways To Connect with Paul:
If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Our guest today is Paul Javid, whose career highlights include having started 3 companies (including Cody, acquired by Alo Yoga and rebranded as their Alo Moves platform). He's lived in half a dozen countries and is passionate about helping others (people and businesses) achieve their dreams.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Leadership lessons about building company culture: your values are more critical than any KPI
- 2 things Paul integrated into his company that had a significant impact: Leadership off sites & monthly team meetings for reiterating "why"
- Paul's experience and re-evaluating identity after selling a company
And more!
Ways To Connect with Paul:
- Twitter: @pauljavid
If you want to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
One of our core beliefs at Pursue Whole is that "pain is the pathway to growth." Andy addresses this core belief today, breaks it down, and shares whygreat leaders spend their time, energy, and resources allowing pain to transform them rather than working hard to avoid it.
In this episode, you'll hear:
-Why pain is inevitable, and why trying to outpace it isn't an effective tactic
-The 3 mental shifts to embrace in order to start transforming your pain into growth
-How pain has the power to allow you to connect deeply with others and cultivate meaning
and more!
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Jonathan Keyser is the founder of Keyser, one of the country's most innovative and trustworthy technology-enabled occupier services commercial real estate firms. In this candid episode, Jonathan shares the slow erosion of his core values in pursuing wealth and his radical transformation to putting morals, ethics, and customers first in a cutthroat industry, consequently becoming unexpectedly more successful. Join today's episode to hear Jonathan's transformation story, powerfully representing one of our core beliefs at Pursue Whole: pain is the pathway to growth.
In this episode, you'll hear:
-The dangerous, slow erosion that happens when you compromise your core values over time
-The importance of letting image die to pursue authentic growth (Jonathan shares his real-life example)
-How the most complex challenge in life is often facing yourself
And more!
Ways to connect with Jonathan:
- Website
- Email: jk@keyserco.com
- Book: You Don't Have to Be Ruthless to Win: The Art of Badass Selfless Service
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Dr. Jay Wiles is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Hanu Health. Dr. Wiles has an extensive history of working with top-performing athletes in the PGA, MLS, and MLB. Hanu Health is a venture-backed health technology company dedicated to the enhancement of lives and well-being of individuals who are looking to become more resilient to stress and elevate their mental game. In today's conversation, Andy and Dr. Wiles discuss self-regulation, health optimization tools, and tips for pursuing holistic health.
In this episode, you'll hear:
-Dr. Jay's own journey to finding contentment as a high-performer and learning to define what's enough
-The importance of self-awareness and self-regulation and the difference between the two
- The helpfulness of health optimization tools and resources (and defining what they can't resolve: emotional voids and trauma)
And more!
Ways to connect with Dr. Jay Wiles:
Instagram: @hanuhealth | @drjaywiles
Twitter: @HanuHealth
Facebook: @hanuhealth
Website: https://www.hanuhealth.com/
Hanu Health is supplying Pursue Whole listeners with a generous discount code: PURSUEWHOLE40 for 40% off when used at checkout.
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
In this episode, Charity Maurer, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Pursue Whole, shares her framework for crafting and integrating convicting mission statements and core values within your company. She shares her unique perspective on the importance of leading with clarity and focus within your business and how to translate that into messaging and communication that can become a north star for you and your leadership team. Listen in for her 4-step framework for creating your own company values and mission statements that serve as anchors in the pressured moments of business and life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The importance of establishing what you do, why you do it, and how it prepares you to navigate the highs and lows of business
- A step-by-step framework for creating clear, concise, and convicting company statements
- How to integrate your core values into your company culture
And more!
Ways to connect with Charity
- Email: charity@pursuewhole.com
- Website
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today's episode is with Dan O'Brien, the 1996 Olympic decathlon champion, TV personality, motivational speaker, author, and coach. Having experienced the highest highs, and the lowest lows, Dan's life tells a story that the road to success is not easy, and failure, being the ultimate price to pay, can lead to major successes in the long run. In this inspiring conversation, you'll hear about Dan's journey to an Olympic gold medal and the struggle for identity after accomplishing a major life goal.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why being at the top is the most challenging place to be (even harder than getting there)
- The gifts and shadow sides of being driven and constantly pushing for more
- The identity struggle that can follow accomplishing a significant life goal
Ways to connect with Dan:
- Website
- Book: Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be The World's Greatest Athlete
- Legacy Sports USA
Julia Carter is the founder and CEO of Flaire. She spent the past 15 years growing technology companies, split between working at Google and building and selling startups alongside serial entrepreneur Tripp Rackley. In this episode, you'll hear reflections from Julia's journey as a startup founder and how she's intentionally sought to cultivate confidence in her leadership ability, especially and insightfully as a female CEO in a male-dominated industry.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How Julia learned to embrace the ability to make unconventional decisions that others didn't approve of
- The importance and skill of making fear work for you
- A brief conversation on patriarchy in which Andy poses this question: "Are you putting yourself in positions to be led by women?"
- Critical characteristics for cultivating confidence as a leader
Ways to connect with Julia
- Email: julia@flaire.co
- Website
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
In today's episode, we are re-airing an episode initially recorded for the Athlete CEO Podcast with Athlete Wealth Management. This original conversation between Andy and Erik aired in 2021. Their pertinent discussion remains relevant today, and we invite you to experience this original recording on the Pursue Whole Podcast.
Original episode recap (provided by Athlete CEO Podcast):
It's often said, "it's lonely at the top."
As venture capitalists, business executives, and professional athletes at the highest level, there can often be a mentality that you should focus on performing and avoid feelings of burnout, toxic stress, or loneliness. However, we've all seen examples of - or felt ourselves - this mentality not being sustainable over the long term.
In this episode of the Athlete CEO, Erik is joined by Andy Maurer, a previously licensed therapist and current emotional wellness coach specializing in leadership, trauma, and emotional health. Andy utilizes cutting-edge clinical research paired with therapeutic best practices and strategies to help high-performance leaders - including CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs - operate at a higher caliber and in healthy and sustainable ways.
Erik and Andy discuss pursuing wholeness and avoiding fragmentation while leading and give practical steps to starting work on your inner game.
Link to additional episodes mentioned in this recording:
- Original AWM posting
- Episode 8 - How to Cultivate Wealth to Maximize Your Impact
- Episode 38 - Erik Averill: Relational Barriers and Finding Growth Amidst Adversity
Connect with Erik Averill:
AWM Website | AWM Instagram | Erik Instagram | Email: erik@awmcap.com
Today's episode is with Max Hansen, CEO & Co-Founder of Y Scouts. He is a hiring process strategist who partners with CEOs, Presidents, and other executive hiring champions to grow their businesses by hiring purpose-aligned and performance-proven leaders. In this conversation, you'll hear how Max finds and prioritizes key relationships in his life that help him live out who he wants to be. You'll be inspired by his intentional lifestyle choices that set him up for success as a high-performing leader pursuing a well-rounded life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How Max filters and prioritizes his inner circle of relationships to make sure his network is pushing him forward (while balancing life with 5 kids)
- What Max has learned about communication: sooner and clearer is always better, and the importance of listening.
- Making metric-driven decisions and applying this even to his personal life (metrics in fitness, relationships, etc.)
- How to go further in life by facing your emotions rather than pushing them down
And more!
Ways to connect with Max:
- Max's Co-authored Book: Hiring on Purpose
- Y Scouts Website
- Max's Linkedin
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Today's episode is with Erik Korem, a high-performance thought leader and founder of AIM7. AIM7 seeks to solve the data and action gap that exists in wearable technology today. Before founding AIM7, Erik spent over 15 years as a sports scientist and a high-performance director in collegiate and professional football. In this episode, Erik shares what the best high-performers in the world have in common: an ability to adapt fast.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- All about psychological adaptability and why it's important
- How to adapt to stress so that it's not costing you the most important things in life
- The five things that create conditions to become more adaptable (it's the same list that leaders tend to neglect)
- Psychological adaptability vs. mental toughness
And more!
Ways to connect with Erik:
- Twitter: @ErikKorem
- Erik Website
- Aim 7 Website
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Roughly 90% of our clients at Pursue Whole continue coaching after their initial six-month program. This statistic has been true for the last two years. However, without fail, the very same leaders that remain in the program are initially hesitant to begin. Why does this gap exist?
Change will always be disruptive, and the path of least resistance is always easier. But pursuing the things that are hard and uncomfortable often have the most significant benefit in our lives.
In this episode specifically for leaders considering a Pursue Whole coaching program, Andy explores three internal drivers to help you assess if you're ready to join the journey to Pursue Whole.
www.pursuewhole.com/coaching for more.
Today's episode is with Trish Robinson, Executive Director of Cohere, a program that creates and manages residential communities through the lens of a unique community-building model. Trish has developed her leadership throughout the last decade and shares her experience exploring her strengths and the unavoidable shadow sides to those traits. "Performance" worked to a point, but self-awareness was the catalyst that spurred her leadership forward.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Her core value of authenticity and the personal cost of not living into it
- Her experience as an enneagram 3, shifting from a grind mindset, learning to create space to pause, and the unexpected positive impact on her performance.
- How to approach the continual success and failure that leadership requires.
- And more!
If you're a leader looking to grow your leadership capability by exercising your self-awareness skills regularly, visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to explore our unique coaching program and schedule a free discovery call.
Ways to connect with Trish:
- Cohere website: coherelife.com
- Trish Email: trobinson@coherelife.com
- Trish's LinkedIn
In today's episode, Erik Averill, Co-Founder and Partner at AWM Wealth Management, rejoins the podcast to share his personal story as a professional athlete facing the unexpected. It's a story of heartbreak, redemption, and finding purpose and growth amidst adversity.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Erik's story as a professional athlete facing the unexpected
- Common relationship patterns and struggles of the well-known and successful
- Tips for establishing effective relational boundaries (I.e., how to distinguish between a friend and a business relationship and how to prioritize each)
- & so much more
If you're a leader navigating relational barriers, you won't want to miss Erik's story on how to meet those struggles head-on and lean in with growth and intentionality. If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. Visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to learn more about our unique leadership program and to schedule a free discovery call.
Ways to connect with Erik:
Website | Instagram | Email: erik@awmcap.com
Link to episode mentioned in this recording: Episode 8 - How to Cultivate Wealth to Maximize Your Impact
We are currently hearing weekly news about inflation, market crashes, VC funding drying up, and more. Leaders are doing more now than ever to stay afloat in these uncertain times. The question is, what are you going to do in this time of uncertainty? Are you going to pull back in fear or press forward with courage?
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The three key leadership traits Andy believes every leader needs to survive trying times
- The critical distinction between grit and resilience
- How to fight for perspective when options feel narrow
- & more!
If you need guidance and support, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. Visit pursuewhole.com/coaching to learn more about our unique leadership program and to schedule a free discovery call.
In today's episode, Andrew Dettelbach, co-founder of Whealth, brings his expertise as a mobility expert to this discussion with Andy on the integration between mental health and physical mobility.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Andrew's personal journey managing chronic pain
- Small, actionable tips to manage stress and anxiety from a mobility (Andrew) and mental health (Andy) perspective
- The long-term impact of starting small, adjusting expectations, and the interplay between pain and growth
- & so much more
We hope you enjoy this insightful conversation between Andrew and Andy. You can connect with Andrew on Instagram and his website.
Visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to learn more about our unique leadership program and to schedule a free discovery call.
In today's episode, Alex Vailas shares her story of resilience amidst the pain she's endured throughout her life. From divorce to old childhood wounds resurfacing as she was at the peak of her success, she talks about what's most important to her now as she leads as SVP of Brand Marketing at Dyper and as a parent and a leader. Life can take an unexpected turn, but as you'll hear from Alex's story, sometimes the most painful moments become the catalysts for the transformation we are longing for.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The struggle for identity and why money and titles can never produce what's most important in life
- What qualifies as a true friend vs "friends" only after your success
- One of the biggest questions leaders face at the peak of their success: "what now?"
- & so much more
If you're facing unexpected hurdles in life, you'll be inspired by Alex's story of purpose in pain. If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. Visit www.pursuewhole.com/coaching to learn more about our unique leadership program and to schedule a free discovery call.
You can connect with Alex on Instagram or at her website.
In this episode, Andy interviews Marco Shepherd about his experience working as SVP of Production and Development at Centropolis Entertainment. Marco shares his journey as a resilient leader, how he approaches navigating compassion and candor with his team, and shares his contagious passion for storytelling and its greater purpose in speaking to the human experience. Marco's story is an inspiring depiction of what it means to show up as a resilient leader.
You can connect with Marco on LinkedIn + Instagram and visit centropolis.com to learn more about the projects currently underway at Centropolis.
Being present is crucial because it allows us to live life rather than observe it from a distance. One of the biggest regrets Andy hears from leaders is that they spent so much time in future-thinking that they forgot to enjoy the family right in front of them. Leaders who experience the most tremendous peace and rest are those leaders who have cultivated the ability to be present in the present. On today's podcast, Andy offers strategies to produce more presence at home.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The importance of delegating more than you're comfortable with
- How to prepare for the transition back home after your workday
- The root cause of why presence might be hindered in your life
- & more!
If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. You can learn more at pursuewhole.com or by reaching out to hello@pursuewhole.com
Research consistently shows that having 1-2 close friends enhances every aspect of health and increases longevity and happiness, yet so much of life isn't set up to naturally foster rich friendship. The Leaders we coach often describe their relationships as a mile wide and an inch deep. They know a lot of people but don’t feel that those relationships are as close as they'd like them to be. So, in this episode, Andy explains how we can, in the midst of families, work, team member crises, and our busy lives, find time to cultivate deeper friendship and how to do it.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- What research says about friendship
- The 4 pillars of connection to grow relationships
- The importance of actively creating space for friendship
- & so much more
You'll come away with tips for fostering better friendships in your life. If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. You can learn more at pursuewhole.com or by reaching out to hello@pursuewhole.com.
Previous Episode mentioned in this podcast: 10 Questions To Build Better Relationships
When work is too much of your life, your relationships - the most significant components of your life - will inevitably suffer. How do we continue to be successful leaders while maintaining balance with the things and relationships that are known to create the most meaning in life? In this episode, Andy and Kim address this topic and share 5 easy techniques you can implement to cultivate more balance in your life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How to create rituals and boundaries with technology
- What "Intentional Transitions" are, and why you need them
- The importance of cultivating an identity beyond your work
- & so much more
You'll come away with 5 techniques you can implement to create more meaning and balance in your life. If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. You can learn more at pursuewhole.com or by reaching out to hello@pursuewhole.com.
One area that our coaches often see disrupting wholeness and peace in the life of our leaders is the inability to find proper rest. Leaders crave to find those moments or windows of rest, but once they have the opportunity, they usually resort to checking out instead of finding proper self-care and refueling their tank. In today's episode, our coaches, Andy and Kim, break down how to pursue rest in your life.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- 3 questions you can use to assess if you are checking out (disconnection) or practicing healthy self-care (connection)
- How to quickly determine whether your activity is motivated by a positive or negative intention
- Quick and simple changes you can make to pursue rest
- & so much more
You'll come away with a framework to equip you to practice healthy self-care and pursue more connection in your life. If you need guidance and support in this process, we have coaches uniquely skilled to help. You can learn more at pursuewhole.com or by reaching out to us at hello@pursuewhole.com.
Today, Andy is joined by Embark Behavioral Health CEO Alex Stavros. Alex’s appearance last year on cultivating connection with your children was our most downloaded episode of 2021 so we invited him on for a second time to share his insight on developing a sense of grit & resiliency in children that leads to true joy.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How joy is distinctly different than happiness
- What you can do if your child is being bullied
- How to model gratitude & empathy for your children
- & so much more
You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn and visit embarkbh.com to learn more about their Big Hairy Audacious Goal to lead the way in helping take anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028.
Many clients we coach at Pursue Whole tell us they want a life with depth and meaning. The problem is that trying to access depth is rarely achieved through activity or strategy. So how does a leader cultivate a life that will lead to the joy and connection they want most in life?
In today’s episode, you’ll hear:
👉 Why slowing down is hard for leaders
👉 5 powerful exercises to practice being more present
👉 What it means to cultivate a life of silence
👉 & so much more
If you need guidance and support along this process, we have coaches who are uniquely skilled to help. You can learn more at pursuewhole.com or reach out to us via email at hello@pursuewhole.com. We’d love to grab a coffee and hear more of your story and journey thus far.
Today's podcast is with A.W. Simmons, Operating Partner at Saturn Five. Prior to joining Saturn Five, A.W. had the privilege of leading America's best as both a Ranger-qualified infantry and Green Beret officer, commanding highly-enabled teams worldwide from Afghanistan to the Pacific Rim and Eastern Europe.
Given A.W.'s extensive 10 year career in the military, he offers a raw, practical, and extremely heartfelt perspective on leadership.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The highs & lows of A.W's story
- How to foster authentic connection & intimacy in a team
- Why he believes that the only true long-term asset is trust
- & so much more.
You can connect with A.W. on LinkedIn and learn more about the work he's doing to build companies that bring real value to individuals, families, and communities at Saturn Five by visiting saturnfive.com
Over the last 4 weeks, Andy and Kim have been exploring different patterns in relationships that ultimately lead to dysfunction. So far, they've reviewed three patterns that they named The Stagnation, The Void, and The Pinch. If you missed any episodes in this series, you to listen to them here.
Today, Andy & Kim are finishing out this series by discussing what they define as The Whole Relationship.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- What a Whole Relationship looks like
- Common blocks that keep people from pursuing wholeness in relationships
- Practical ways to start cultivating Whole Relationships in your life
- & much more!
If you're looking for clarity, relief, and growth in your own relationships, working with a coach who can personally support you might be a great option. We'd encourage you to visit pursuewhole.com/contact to learn more.
What happens when you suddenly realize that you’re in a relationship that has become disconnected? Andy and Kim explore this dynamic in part 3 of our series on dysfunctional patterns in relationships: The Pinch.
At Pursue Whole®, we define “The Pinch” as the wedge that comes between people in a relationship. Usually, these partnerships start strong, but the stressors or complexities of life have gotten in the way. This can happen slowly, but eventually, there is a moment of “waking up” and recognizing that it’s harder to agree or relate to one another.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What to do if you find that your partner's values or goals have changed
- Dealing with normal stressors that lead to disconnection
- Reconnecting after traumatic experiences
- & so much more!
In part 2 of our series on Dysfunctional Patterns in Relationships, Andy and Kim explore the more avoidant type they call, The Void.
This type often focuses more on things outside the relationship and can forget to look inward, becoming disconnected in relationships and from themselves.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What type of experiences can lead to becoming more avoidant
- How this dynamic can be perceived as highly successful or high-performing
- The Drawbacks/Shadowside of this type
- Building awareness and skills to trust and open up
- & so much more!
If you want to dig deeper into these dynamics in your relationships, our associate coach, Kim, is uniquely skilled at bringing wholeness to these relationships. You can learn more about Kim and the coaching we offer by visiting pursuewhole.com/about
Today, Andy and Kim continue their discussion on dysfunctional patterns in relationships. In the intro to this series, they presented three models of relational dysfunction: The Stagnation, The Void, and the Pinch. Today's episode dives into “The Stagnation."
If you struggle with asking for help or find yourself constantly adjusting yourself to make other people happy, this episode is for you.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How someone arrives at being more codependent in relationships
- The benefits and shadow side of The Stagnation
- How to move towards wholeness if you’re this type
- & so much more!
Missed the first episode in this series? You to listen to it here.
"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." - Winston Churchill
In today’s episode, Andy interviews Jack Debartolo, co-founder and principal architect of Debartolo Architects. For over twenty-five years, Jack’s studio in Downtown Phoenix has served a diverse range of clients and earned numerous AIA design awards, as well as the 2012 AIA AZ Firm of the Year.
As leaders, we often underestimate how much the environment we place ourselves in impact and shape us. Jack offers a unique perspective on how physical space can bring motivation, productivity, significance, and even order to the daily human experience.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How space & place impact people’s ability to connect and work
- The significance design has on human behavior and mental health
- Practical tips leaders can implement today to cultivate more connection
- & so much more!
If you’re interested in checking out Jack’s work or connecting with him for a project, visit debartoloarchitects.com or email his team at info@debartoloarchitects.com
Leadership cannot be untied from relationships. While Pursue Whole focuses heavily on a leader’s relationship with themself (self-leadership), today, Andy and Kim specifically discuss relationships with others.
In part 1 of this 5 part series on relationships, Andy and Kim discuss:
- Deeply rooted patterns that lead to relational dysfunction
- Three models of relational dysfunction: The Stagnation, The Void, and the Pinch
- An overview of The Whole Relationship model
- & much more!
Leadership is about relationships. It is about people. If you feel mentally or emotionally exhausted, we hope this series will help you increase your bandwidth in all areas of life & work and gain the ability to have deep relationships with others without compromising your unique giftings and identity.
Today's podcast is with Deborah Calla. Deborah has served as the Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the West Coast Chair of Women's Impact Network (PGA), and currently runs the Media Access Awards.
Since Deborah started running the Media Access Awards in 2010, the organization has grown into the premier showcase for disability inclusion in film, TV, and new media. Many A-List TV & film writers and producers have praised the awards for showing them the importance of inclusion and depiction of characters with disabilities, including Betsy Beers and Shonda Rhimes ("How to Get Away with Murder," "Grey's Anatomy"), Noah Hawley ("Fargo," "Legion"), and others.
In this episode, Deborah shares:
- How her values have been shaped by being around people with disabilities
- What Deborah learned through dealing with the grief over the loss of her husband
- How low self-esteem actually hurts those you care about
- Deborah's vision for the future of inclusion in the entertainment industry
- & much more
Connect with Deborah:
Calla Productions | Media Access Awards | Email
Today, Andy breaks down 10 questions intended to help you build better relationships. These can be applied to a wide variety of relationships, such as those with co-founders, executive team members, spouses, friends, and even your children.
These 10 questions will help you stay present with someone and help you foster depth, awareness, & growth as a person.
The best gift you can give someone is being fully present with them. We’d encourage you to re-listen to this episode, write down 2-3 of the questions that connected with you the most, and start practicing them in your relationships today.
Today’s podcast is with our newest coach, Kim Dioszegi. With a background as a licensed therapist and business owner, Kim understands the unique struggles, pressures, and stressors of the high-level leaders she serves. She has successfully grown and built two businesses, one of which is an Olympic Weightlifting Studio in which she is the co-owner with her husband—a 2004 Olympic team member.
In this episode, Andy and Kim discuss:
- Kim’s background working with leaders and specialties that she brings to coaching
- Defining Relational Coaching as it relates to co-founders, business partners, team members, and spouses
- The difference between Executive Coaching, Therapy, and the Pursue Whole model
- & much more
Learn more about Kim and how to get in contact with her at pursuewhole.com/about
Today, Andy dissects the CEO Genome Project - a 10-year study that assessed 17,000 C-suite executives and came up with four essential behaviors all of these leaders shared. Andy shifts the focus to share the emotional and relational barriers that can keep leaders from succeeding in these behaviors.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- 2 important questions to ask yourself in order to become a more decisive leader
- What may be keeping you from being able to listen to the needs and feelings of others
- Strategies to become mindful of everything that is draining your energy
- & much more!
If success is about the elimination of what matters least in life, then we need to focus on the few behaviors that bring about the greatest return on our investment. Remember, wholeness is not about arriving somewhere, it’s about pursuing a pathway that leads to life, joy, purpose, and intention.
David Park is the founder of Supra Solem, a family investment vehicle that collaborates with leaders, organizations, and businesses that are seeking to make all things new.
In today’s podcast, David opens up about the season of his life that led to him leaving his career in real estate investing to pursue wholehearted health, entrepreneurship, and economic development.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- David’s purpose statement, “Provoking Peace,” and how he lives that out in his life
- The two time’s in David’s life that he hit rock bottom
- The highs & lows of his emotional wellness journey and what motivates David to do the hard work of breaking generational trauma
- How David shows up as the “unedited” version of himself
- & much more!
You can connect with David on LinkedIn and follow the work he's doing with Supra Solem at suprasolem.com
If you work with, live with, or are in a relationship with other humans, relational fractures are inevitable. Therefore, the ability to repair them is a key component of having healthy relationships. If apologizing and owning your personal relational failings is hard for you, then this episode is for you!
In today’s episode, Andy covers:
- Why all healthy, whole, and authentic relationships have fractures
- The two most common types of fractures: natural fractures and critical fractures
- How to formulate a meaningful apology
- & much more!
Repairing relational fractures is a key part of leadership, so tune in to this week's episode for practical tips to grow this skill.
Today’s podcast is with Brian Mohr, Co-Founder of Anthym, a company that creates powerful team connection experiences specifically designed for remote teams. Brian has an extensive career ranging from his earlier involvement with Jobing.com, Y-Scouts, and Conscious Capitalism.
Through his experiences, he’s now channeling his energy toward unlocking the power of authentic human connection through music and story, and helping to change company culture in businesses all around the world.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The gaps Brian saw in corporate culture that shaped his unique approach to leadership
- How his business Anthym supports thriving team culture by knocking down artificial walls between teammates and building powerful connections in their place
- How music can serve as a connection point to bond people, and how its done so in his own life.
- & much more!
If you want to learn more about what Brian does, check out brianmohr.com, connect with him on LinkedIn, or email him at brian@anythym.life
In this short 5 minute episode, Andy shares the importance of taking time off during the holidays. We believe that rest is creating space for an opportunity as opposed to constant action and accomplishment.
Our next episode will air on January 4th, 2022 so we encourage you to use this time to pause and reflect on what matters most in your work, life, and relationships.
Today's podcast is with Olenka Cullinan, founder of iStartFirst, a company that empowers women nationally and globally to up-level their business and mindset. As a speaker, consultant, and coach, Olenka brings the conversation of gender EQ to corporate culture.
In this conversation you'll hear:
- The known neurological differences between male and female brains
- How embracing the unique gifts of women has gains for your business
- A fresh perspective that doesn't involve blaming
- How to equip men and women to utilize their best strengths in business
In this final episode of our 3-part series, we’re going to be looking at how you can develop a healthy sense of candor in your life and your leadership. If you struggle with hard conversations or feel anxiety and dread around conflict, this episode is for you.
If you missed parts 1 and 2 of this series, you can find them here.
In today’s episode, you’ll learn:
- Why you may fear candor if you have a high amount of compassion
- Practical steps to make sure your body is in a regulated place before you offer candor
- How candor empowers someone to move into reflection or action
- & much more!
We encourage you to share this 3-part series if you have a team that struggles to communicate or work together with compassion and candor.
Andy offers a 2-hour onsite training for teams that want to cultivate compassion and candor in their relationships and work. If you are interested in working with Andy 1-on-1, feel free to reach out at pursuewhole.com/contact or email Andy at andy@pursuewhole.com.
In today's episode, Andy interviews Lance Villio, Founder and CEO for Think Native. Prior to Think Native, served as President of the international nonprofit, I Am Second, he contributed to scaling the nationally recognized conference, Q Ideas, and was a founding staff member of Restore NYC.
In this episode Lance shares:
- His personal journey that lead to leading national organizations
- Dealing with anxiety & depression in business
- The value of community
- The importance Lance places on being a “connector”
- & much more!
Today we are continuing our discussion around compassion and candor. If you missed the first episode in this series, we'd encourage you to listen to it here.
In part 1 of this series, we expressed that the whole leader is one who possesses both a high level of compassion and candor.
In this second episode, Andy digs deeper into:
- How compassion can shape your leadership for the better.
- 3 practical steps to level up in this area of your life.
- How to tolerate being uncomfortable when you see someone in pain.
- How compassion should lead to connection, and how to redirect someone if it's not.
- Setting up healthy boundaries when opening up to deeper levels in your relationships.
- & much more!
This episode is full of practical tips and you are going to want to listen to it twice!
Today’s podcast is with Erik Averill: Co-Founder and Partner at AWM Capital. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) Professional and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®). Prior to AWM, Erik was a professional baseball player. He is the co-author of “PAID: How To Maximize Your Signing Bonus, Simplify The Money Game and Secure Your Future.” and is the host of the Athlete CEO podcast.
Erik’s vision and passion for educating people to pursue well-being as opposed to using money as a measuring stick for success are so tangible in this conversation.
In this podcast, Andy & Erik discuss:
- The true definition of wealth
- Deconstructing wealth to identify what it’s not
- How money is a tool for impact, and how wasted money is wasted impact
- The 3 pillars of successful management of wealth
- How poor emotional health leads to a decrease in your capital
- How to set up boundaries so that you aren’t continually taken advantage of for your wealth (plus, how to get out of this cycle if you’re already in it)
- & much more
Where to Find Erik:
Website | LinkedIn | Podcast Additional ResourcesErik & Andy's podcast on Athlete CEO
How do I balance compassion or empathy with candor? How do I say the things that need to be said without feeling like a jerk or feeling disconnected?
This week, Andy opens a new 3-part series: Compassion & Candor.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The interplay of compassion & candor and why it’s important to possess both in high quantities
- Andy’s definition of both compassion & candor
- How to get uncomfortable with your own limitations
- How to grow in each of these areas.
- & much more!
In today's episode, Andy interviews Trevor Hightower of Craftwork Group who opens up about his own journey to emotional wholeness.
In this episode you'll hear:
- Trevor's story of a missed opportunity
- The power of a second chance,
- Trevor's raw thoughts on why pursuing emotional health is hard but worth it for those you love most
- & much more!
What is grief? What causes it? We all have shared experiences, but no one has the same experience. This is why grief can be so lonely and difficult to deal with.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How undealt grief affects leaders
- How to assess where you are in your journey with grief
- What is means to make meaning out of your grief
- Two options for dealing with your grief
- How grief shapes you as a leader
- & much more!
This week's episode is with Alex Stavros. Alex is the CEO at Embark Behavioral Health - the premier Mental Health Treatment for Teens and Young Adults.
Alex is on the show to share how and why leaders who are parents need to connect with their kids in more authentic ways. In this show you'll hear:
- The importance of treating the relationship with your children differently than you treat relationships in business.
- How early, unresolved emotional trauma has lead to the vast majority of mental health issues today.
- The difference between joy and happiness
- Practical ways for parents can help their kids identify things that need to be addressed & how to find the resources they need to heal.
& so much more!
Does our behavior and lifestyle impact those closest to us in either positive or negative ways?
[02:47] Framingham Heart Study
- People in the study were 57% more likely to become obese if they had a friend who was obese.
[03:12] In researching emotional health, the study found that those who had a happy friend had a 15% increase in their own happiness. Amazingly, they found that having a friend whose friend’s friend is happy (3 degrees of separation), still increased a person’s happiness by 6%
[04:25] Questions to ask yourself
- Who are you surrounding yourself with as a leader.
- How is that impacting your Beliefs and what you engage in as a high performer?
[04:44] Many leaders don’t slow down enough to ask what’s actually happening on the inside, yet they express fear that they’ll reach the end of their life having sacrificed the most important things they value.
[06:00] Andy describes homeostasis. Homeostasis is not about change. It’s about a resistance to change to keep things the same. This is not helpful for a leader who prioritizes growth & success.
[07:30] Growing as a leader reveals growth (or lack of growth) in the people around you. Unhealthy cultures try to pull you back down to a place of dysfunction.
[08:48]The 3 P’s:
- Leaders who know how to be present
- Leaders who know how to prioritize
- Leaders who know how to feel pain
[09:00] How do we identify if a person is present? First, identify a lack of presence.
Are they constantly checking their phone? Do they turn and notice everything going on around them rather than keeping eye contact during a conversation? This indicated that the mind isn’t focused on the present moment.
Someone who is constantly distracted by what matters least in life will consistently distract you from what matters most in life.
[10:00] Identifying a present leader:
- A present leader is going to put their phone away and give you their full attention
- A present leader is going to ask you to tell them more instead of telling you more about themselves.
- A present leader will maintain eye contact around you rather than looking at everyone else around them
- A present leader is going to take deep breaths when they feel anxious, rather than tightening up their body and hiding their anxiety.
[11:32] Friends & leaders who know how to prioritize
If you don’t have the ability to slow down and take a deep breath, you’re not going to get any clarity on what matters most in life.
The part of our brain that allows logic and planning is activated when we breathe. Constantly moving from thing to thing keeps you stuck in survival mode.
Prioritizing as a leader means you can designate something as more important than something else.
[12:30] Identifying a leader who can prioritize:
Can they answer:
- What’s your most important objective this week? Today?
- What 5 things (or people) do you need to say no to right now?
- Who comes first and what matters most in life?
- What are you not willing to sacrifice to gain success?
[14:40] Leadership isn’t about avoiding pain, it’s about allowing it to shape you and transform you as a leader. Working through pain builds grit and opens the window to growth.
How many leaders are experiencing burnout these days?
Burnout doesn’t just happen to us - it occurs because of patterns & systems that aren’t working to our benefit.
This week, Andy walks us through 4 patterns that most often lead to burnout and practical ways to mitigate its effects in your work, life, and relationship.
In this episode you’ll hear:
- When stress becomes toxic. Andy describes why stress is good the positive effects it can have on the brain. He then dives into patterns that lead to toxic stress and explores two habits you can adopt to get your body to baseline and become a more effective leader.
- Who you have to be vs who you are. Leaders are drained of their energy by holding onto responsibilities that they shouldn’t because they don’t know how to let go and trust.
- Incongruence between what is on the inside and what’s on the outside. Andy lays our 1 x 2 rule - learn to be honest yourself and 2 other people to create a rhythm of connecting, engaging, and gaining foresight from these trusted people in your life.
- Addiction to the highs and lows of leadership. Many leaders live life “flatlined” because they’ve learned to numb their lows and have unintentionally numbed their highs.
- How to find, and maintain balance. Andy shares 4 direct responses to these toxic behaviors and our lives and how leaders can embrace the demands of leadership in a healthy and whole way.
This week's episode is with Eddy Badrina, CEO at Eden Green Technology.
In this episode, Eddy shares some of the success he has had in business but dives deep into the hardships that have shaped him into a whole leader.
Learn more about Eddy and Eden Green Technology at edengreen.com
Welcome to The Pursue Whole Podcast. In this podcast, former therapist turned CEO & leadership coach, Andy Maurer, shares his expertise and insights on some of the most pressing questions facing leaders today. How do I show up authentically as a leader?
Why do I sabotage my intimate relationships?
Why do I feel guilty for thriving in business during the pandemic?
When does healthy stress become toxic stress?
What is the antidote to imposter syndrome?
How do I refuel?
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