Path for Growth with Alex Judd
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Path for Growth exists to help impact-driven leaders step into who they were created to be SO THAT others benefit and God is glorified.
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What Do You Do When Your Business Stalls Out?
July 09, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutesIn a market that’s constantly changing, you may find that what worked for you in the past no longer works today. So, what do you do when you realize your business has stalled? In this episode, Alex walks through a series of areas to focus on if you feel like your business is in a rut. From evaluating yourself, to evaluating your team, to casting a vision for the future, he lays out the most important questions you can ask to understand where your business is today and start moving forward int...
5 Leadership Lessons from 25 Years of Business with Rusty Fulling
July 02, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutesExperience is often the best teacher when it comes to leadership, and today, Rusty Fulling is sharing the top 5 lessons he’s learned through his 25 years of business ownership. Rusty is the founder and CEO of Fulling Management and Accounting, a company helping business owners access financial clarity and peace of mind. He talks with Alex about five key insights for leaders and explains what each of them has looked like in practice in his business. You won’t want to miss this one! Today Rus...
Back to the Basics: 3 Foundational Questions for Leaders
June 25, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutesDon’t let yourself get so caught up in running your business that you forget about the foundations of good leadership. In this episode, Alex takes us back to the basics by answering three important questions: Who is a leader? What is leadership? And what makes a good leader? He explains why these foundational questions are so important to examine and shares insights that will apply to any leader, no matter what role you’re in or how many people are depending on you. It’s easy to get distrac...
Training and Developing Leaders with Josh Etress
June 18, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutesThe process you follow in a new hire’s first 30 days can have a dramatic impact on their success as an employee and a leader. This belief inspired Anchor Investments COO Josh Etress to develop 100x Leadership, a framework he uses for intentional onboarding. In this episode, Josh shares his 5 foundations for developing managers and talks through the process he uses with each new employee. He also explains why the first week and the first 30 days are so important and offers insights that will a...
A LinkedIn Playbook for Leaders with Josh Etress
June 11, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutesHave you ever considered how LinkedIn can elevate your impact? In this episode, Alex talks with Josh Etress, COO of Anchor Investments and a leader who’s excelled at sharing quality, insightful content on LinkedIn. Josh shares his top advice for staying consistent on LinkedIn, using frameworks to make posting more efficient, and building habits and boundaries around your relationship with the platform. Make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss part 2 of the conversation with Josh! T...
6 Deficits that Kill Business Growth
June 04, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutesIf you want your business to achieve different results, you need to take different actions. In this episode, Alex breaks down 6 of the most common deficits that keep businesses from growing beyond their current level. He also shares actionable steps you can take to overcome this deficit, so you can experience healthy growth and see your impact increase. What got you here won’t get you there (0:40) Today we’ll look at 6 common deficits that kill business growth (1:44) 1. Vision Deficit: Ma...
Navigating Succession with Purpose and Clarity with Brooke Hodnefield
May 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourYou may not think your business needs a succession plan, but laying the groundwork early will allow your organization to thrive through periods of transitions, not just survive them. Slingshot Group VP Brooke Hodnefield is an expert at helping businesses navigate leadership succession, and today she’s joining Alex to share some of her wisdom. They discuss why it’s so important to think honestly and strategically about the concept of succession, whether you’re preparing to leave or plan to sta...
Pursuing Healthy Growth while Leading Two Businesses with Dan Chapman
May 21, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourExpanding any business will naturally come with growing pains, but that doesn’t mean your stress has to increase whenever your business grows. Dan Chapman is living proof that you can grow your business — or even multiple businesses — while still pursuing healthy growth and making marriage and faith a priority. He’s the founder and CEO of Redd Remedies and CEO of Sunrise Health Food Stores, and in this episode, Dan shares the lessons and practices that have helped him succeed at leading two b...
Rules of Engagement for Marriage
May 14, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutesBusiness matters, but marriage matters more. In this episode, Alex explains why marriage should always be the top priority, and then unpacks the framework he and Aspen use in their marriage to navigate conflict in a healthy way. He defines the concept of “rules of engagement,” then shares his own 5 rules as an example for the kind of commitments you can establish with your own spouse. Today we’re looking at some rules of engagement for a healthy marriage (0:57) God, marriage, kids, work. I...
Strategic Marketing for Impact-Driven Leaders with Trey Sheneman
May 07, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourIf you own or run a small business, you also need to be its chief marketer. To that end, Alex talks in this episode with Trey Sheneman about some of the foundational principles of marketing for small, impact-driven businesses. Trey is the founder of the brand strategy and growth firm Herald, and he’s especially passionate about helping entrepreneurs who want to make a kingdom impact. He shares practical tips for evaluating your marketing budget, approaching B2B versus D2C marketing, prioritiz...
Get Your Life in Order with Redd Remedies CEO Dan Chapman
April 30, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourIf you want to get your business in order, you need to first get yourself in order. Dan Chapman is someone who exemplifies this principle, and as founder and CEO of the supplement company Redd Remedies, he’s helping others to do the same. In this episode, Dan talks with Alex about what it looks like to put your faith, marriage, and personal health in order. He explains why health in these areas is vital for business owners and leaders, and he also provides a quick crash course on using supple...
Think Like an Entrepreneur with Stephen Carter
April 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourWe all want people on our teams who are growth-minded and willing to think outside the box to solve problems. But how can we help our people develop these entrepreneurial traits? In this episode, Alex talks with Stephen Carter, author of “Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset.” Stephen shares the 4 key attributes of an entrepreneurial mindset, which he’s learned through years of teaching entrepreneurship to teens at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. He also outlines some practical actions le...
Business & Leadership Lessons with Path for Growth's Newest Coach
April 16, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourEvery Path for Growth coach has experience owning and leading a business, and Matt Aiken is no exception. In this episode, Matt joins the podcast to talk about the lessons from his career that inform his approach to coaching today. He reflects on the experience of working under a toxic leader, shares how he’s stayed committed to learning new skills, and explains why he decided to become a coach. Matt is the former CEO of Keymaster Games and has a strong background in finance, so he has valuab...
10 Actions to Practice Effective Listening
April 09, 2024 09:00 - 22 minutesEffective listening is not just a useful skill to have; it’s a vital part of leading well. In this episode, Alex explains why listening is so important for leaders. Then, he breaks down ten practical actions that will help you become a more effective listener. With time and practice, you’ll find yourself listening better and see your leadership improve as a result. To lead is to listen (0:58) 1. Ask curious questions (6:30) 2. Practice non-verbal affirmation (7:56) 3. Seek out perspectiv...
How to Run Like You Might Win with Zack Estes
April 02, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutesThe Bible is full of insights for every aspect of our lives, and business is no exception. In this episode, Path for Growth COO Zack Estes joins the podcast to talk about a passage that has him excited right now: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Zack explains what these verses are teaching him about leadership, and then he and Alex discuss their approaches to reading the Bible in context and then applying it to their lives. They also share some practices for staying focused on what matters in the midst...
How to Win in an Economic Downturn with Michael King
March 26, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourDid you know you can go beyond just surviving today’s economy and find opportunities to set yourself up for long-term success? In this episode, Michael King returns to the podcast to share his “Movers’ Framework” for winning in 2024. He explains why each step is important and shares practical action items you can implement today if you find that you’re struggling in those areas. Michael is the Founder and CEO of the fractional CFO company KFE Solutions, where he helps businesses increase prof...
5 Things That Keep CEOs Stuck
March 19, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutesAre you feeling stuck or like you’ve been in a rut for a while now? Getting stuck is a natural part of leadership, but it’s important to take action so you don’t end up staying there. In this episode, Alex shares five things that keep many CEOs stuck, along with a step or two you can take to solve each problem. Whether you’re struggling to grow your business without increasing your stress or feeling like you’ve lost momentum in your personal life, this episode has useful insights. Getting s...
5 Pillars for Building and Stewarding Wealth with Jeff Socha
March 12, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutesIf you want to get better at managing wealth in your business and your personal life, you won’t want to miss part 2 of our conversation with Jeff Socha! Jeff shares the five pillars of wealth building he recommends for business owners and leaders who want to learn to better steward their finances. He also provides one or two action items to go along with each pillar, and he explains his philosophy about putting your money toward the past, present, or future. Episode Recap: Today we’re contin...
Unlocking the Mindset and Motive Behind Wealth with Jeff Socha
March 05, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutesGreat business owners know that responsibly stewarding wealth is a key part of their job. But so many of us struggle to develop a healthy mindset toward finances. In this episode, Jeff Socha discusses the limiting beliefs, shame, and fear that hold many leaders back from building and stewarding true wealth. Jeff is the founder of Socha Capital, where he’s helping leaders and high-net-worth families preserve and manage their wealth. Make sure to check back next week for part 2, where Jeff will...
12 Takeaways from “Beyond Order” by Jordan Peterson
February 27, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutesIf you want to turn the things you read into practical applications that impact your life, there’s enormous value in writing down and sharing the insights you learn. In this episode, Alex does just that with “Beyond Order” by Jordan Peterson. Alex shares his top 12 takeaways from the book and explains how they’ve transformed the way he thinks about leadership, marriage, following Jesus, and more. Today Alex is sharing his 12 takeaways from Jordan Peterson’s “Beyond Order” (1:03) 1. Isolatio...
A Former Chick-fil-A VP Shares His Top Leadership Lessons
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 1 hourMark Miller’s whole life changed when he realized that becoming a leader would require him to never stop learning and growing. Mark is the former vice president of high performance leadership at Chick-fil-A and co-founder of the organization Lead Every Day. In this episode, he joins Alex to share his five fundamentals for uncommon leadership. He also reflects on some of the high-impact leadership lessons he learned from working with Truett Cathy and Chick-fil-A. Today we’re talking with Mar...
Leading from the Middle with Mikel Bowman
February 13, 2024 10:00 - 1 hourMikel Bowman believes personal growth is all about committing to a daily revolution, but he wasn’t always this way. After experiencing radical transformation in his own life, Mikel now helps other leaders and organizations build great cultures, leave lasting legacies, and develop more leaders. In this episode, Mikel joins Alex to talk about the life-changing work he’s doing at Bowman Legacies, the crucial connection between personal growth and leadership, and what it means to live a daily rev...
Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders with Jerold Nichols
February 06, 2024 10:00 - 1 hourTaking over a business will always require a period of transition, and Jerold Nichols is a great example of someone who navigated that change effectively. As president of Amber Electrical, Jerold has had a significant impact on the company’s growth, operationalization, and commitment to workforce development. In this episode, he talks with Alex about how the EOS framework has transformed his approach to leadership, along with other lessons he’s learned from leaving his first business and then...
7 Mistakes Amateur Coaches Make - Part 2
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutesIf you want to be a great leader, you need to develop your coaching abilities. In this episode, Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham continue their discussion of the 7 most common mistakes amateur coaches make. They remind us that a coach’s purpose is to serve and share important advice about setting expectations, focusing on limiting beliefs, and knowing your blind spots. Make sure to check out part 1 of the conversation if you haven't’ already! Episode Recap: Today we’re continuing ou...
7 Mistakes Amateur Coaches Make - Part 1
January 23, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutesEffective leaders know how to coach their people, and great coaching is not a skill you can acquire overnight. In this episode, Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham begin a conversation about the 7 most common mistakes they see amateur coaches making. They focus on the importance of coaching belief, building long term relationships, and prioritizing preparation. Alex and Olivia also share some steps you can take to start developing your coaching skills. Make sure to follow the podcast so y...
The Leader that Prays
January 16, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutesPrayer isn’t just something we do because we should, it’s a vital practice for healthy leaders to commit to. In this episode, Alex shares a sermon he gave at Cornerstone Church about the fundamentals and framework of prayer. He explains why it’s so important to practice prayer like a professional, and he gives a helpful acronym you can use when you pray. Healthy leaders need a vibrant, flourishing prayer life (0:55) Are you focused on the outcome or the practice? (4:38) When a profession...
Building a Faith-Based Business, Determining Your Aim, and Developing Confidence with Ben Steuart
January 09, 2024 10:00 - 1 hourBen Steuart has an incredible transformation story from struggling with drugs and alcohol to meeting Jesus and eventually becoming a successful business owner and leader. He’s the founder and CEO of the dietary supplement manufacturer Steuart Contract Packaging, and in this episode, he joins Alex talk to share his story and discuss some of the biggest leadership lessons he’s learned. Ben and Alex cover a wide variety of practical topics, including sticking to your aim, advice for aspiring ent...
A Higher Standard for the New Year (Repost)
January 02, 2024 08:00 - 9 minutesAre you happy about the new year that’s coming, or are you just tired of the old one? Whatever your answer, there’s good news: you have the ability to do something different this year. In today’s episode, Alex shares a motivational message about practicing healthy growth in 2024, from taking intentional action to having faith in the things we can’t control. You have the ability to do something different this year (0:00) Growth is methodical and intentional (3:04) You don’t control it all,...
Leadership Lessons from the Beatitudes
December 26, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutesWhat does it mean to live a blessed life? In this episode, Alex walks through the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which outline the heart postures you need to live a joyful, blessed life. He explains how each of those statements apply to impact-driven leaders and encourages us to take the time to intentionally embrace these postures in our own lives. The Beatitudes outline the heart postures you need to live a blessed life (0:39) Blessed are the poor in spirit, who recognize ju...
Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #8-12
December 19, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutesHealthy growth won’t happen accidentally in your organization; it requires intentional effort from you as the leader. In this episode, Alex wraps up our “Fundamentals of Healthy Growth” series by talking through fundamentals 12 through 8: an organizational role chart, leadership team success statements, leadership team one-on-one meetings, team communication, and an organizational vision chart. With these fundamentals in place, you’ll find that you can grow your business without increasing yo...
Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #4-7
December 12, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutesIf you want to grow your business without increasing your stress, the 12 Fundamentals of Healthy Growth are a powerful tool for you. In this episode, Alex continues our healthy growth series by discussing fundamentals 4 through 7: an aspirational mission statement, immoveable core values, a product guide, and financial health metrics. Make sure to catch up on the first two episodes of the series if you haven’t already! To escape the cycle of toxic growth, make sure you’re leading instead of...
Fundamentals of Healthy Growth #1-3
December 05, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutesAt Path for Growth, we’ve identified 12 fundamentals that will help leaders grow their businesses without increasing their stress. In this episode, Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham dive into the first 3 fundamentals: a personal growth plan for the leader, leader success statements, and a leadership team that meets weekly. They explain why it’s so important to start with these 3 steps and share practical advice for implementing them in your own business. Make sure to follow the podcast ...
12 Fundamentals of Healthy Growth
November 28, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutesWhat if there was a way to grow your business without increasing your stress? Our team set out to answer this question, and we found that there were 12 fundamentals all healthy businesses and leaders have in place. In this episode, Alex kicks off a new series on these 12 fundamentals of healthy growth. Make sure to follow the podcast for future episodes where we’ll break down each of these characteristics and explain how you can implement them in your own business. Many leaders find that th...
Turning Your Vision Into an Actionable Plan
November 21, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutesVision will define where your organization is headed, but without an actionable plan to get you there, vision will easily fall by the wayside. In this episode, Alex wraps up our series on expansionary vision by sharing the principles and practices that will help you consistently and strategically execute on your organization’s vision. He describes the importance of quarterly strategic planning meetings and weekly strategic accountability meetings and then breaks down the success statements th...
Catch, Cast and Coach Vision
November 14, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutesOne of the greatest responsibilities for leaders is to cast an expansionary vision, but the work doesn’t end there. In this episode, Alex continues our series on vision by explaining how impact leaders can catch, cast, and coach vision within their organizations. He also walks through Path for Growth’s 5 qualities of effective coaching, which you can use to develop your people and bring them into the mission you’re pursuing. We all want to know where we are going (0:52) While casting visio...
5 Steps for Creating Expansionary Vision
November 07, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutesHow do you develop a vision that moves beyond survival and service and into expansion? In this episode, Alex continues our series on vision by breaking down 5 practical steps that will help you craft a compelling, expansionary vision for your organization. He also shares a valuable tool you can use to distill that vision down into a clear, actionable, and inspirational format. Make sure to listen to the end of the episode to learn how you can access this resource for free! Aim is essential,...
The Hierarchy of Vision
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutesIf you want your business to succeed, you need to clearly define why it exists, what you stand for, and where you’re going. In this episode, Alex shares the Path for Growth definition of mission, core values and vision and explains why each is so important for impact-driven leaders. He then breaks down the three types of vision that leaders may fall into, demonstrating why expansionary vision should be your goal. Stay tuned for future episodes where we’ll discuss the process of moving from su...
Building a 9-Figure Media Brand with Morning Brew Founder Alex Lieberman
October 24, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourWhen Alex Lieberman realized that business school students like him lacked an engaging news source, he decided to create one himself. Today, Morning Brew is a wildly successful newsletter reaching millions of subscribers. Alex joins the Path for Growth podcast to talk about the experience of building Morning Brew from the ground up. He also shares his insights about the importance of finding co-founders and other partners with strengths that differ from his own. Wherever you are in your entre...
6 Enemies of Productivity - Part 2
October 17, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesIf you want to be more productive, start by recognizing the barriers that get in your way. In this episode, Alex and Path for Growth Coach Kyle Guemmer continue their conversation about the six enemies of productivity, focusing on pride, exhaustion, and aimlessness. They explain how these things keep us from being productive and share practical strategies for combating them in your business and your personal life. Make sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t already! Today we’re continuing ...
6 Enemies of Productivity - Part 1
October 10, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutesWhat stands in the way of our productivity, and how can we better manage those blockers? Today, Alex talks with Path for Growth Coach Kyle Guemmer about three of the most common enemies of productivity: Busyness, distraction, and friction. Alex and Kyle share tactical advice for how to fight these three enemies, with examples from their own lives and from their coaching conversations. Make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss part 2 of this conversation! Today we’re talking about pr...
Answering Common Questions from Business Owners
October 03, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutesAs more and more business owners are looking for community, spaces like Path for Growth’s Office Hours are a powerful avenue for problem solving. In this episode, Alex answers several of the questions that have come up in recent Office Hour conversations, covering topics like team culture, difficult transitions, the pace of growth, and more. He also explains how you can try out the Path for Growth membership for free, so make sure to listen until the end of the episode. People want to solve ...
The Art of Clear Decision Making with Fighter Pilot Hasard Lee
September 26, 2023 10:00 - 1 hourWhat can fighter pilots teach us about leadership and decision making? That’s the question Hasard Lee set out to answer with his book “The Art of Clear Thinking,” where he shares the principles he’s learned from serving as an F-35 fighter pilot and leading training at one of the world’s largest Air Force bases. In this episode, Hasard joins Alex to break down the “ACE” framework for decision making and to explain how you can build a team that excels at clear thinking and execution. You won’t ...
Ownership Mentality with the Path for Growth Team
September 19, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutesOwnership mentality isn’t just important for leaders; it’s a vital part of building a healthy company culture. In this episode, we share a conversation from one of our team meetings about what ownership mentality means, why it’s so important, and what gets in the way of developing it. The team also shares some practical applications of what taking ownership can look like in each of their roles. Today we’re sharing a Path for Growth team session on ownership mentality (0:50) What does owner...
7 Reasons Accountability in Your Organization Might Suck
September 12, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutesAccountability has been a pressing topic in our Path for Growth community, so Alex and Coaching Manager Olivia Graham tackle it head-on in this episode. They explain why accountability is so important but also so challenging to implement. They then talk through seven reasons why your accountability might suck and share specific examples of their own experiences with practicing accountability. Today we’re talking about accountability with Coaching Manager Olivia Graham (0:46) Why is account...
How Sargent Is Building Leaders to Maximize Future Impact
September 05, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutesHerb Sargent is a leader who truly exemplifies what it means to run an impact-driven business. In this episode, Herb returns to the podcast to explain how he’s built Sargent Corporation into a business focused on “building people.” He shares how creating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) has allowed him to focus on making sure this business outlives him, and he offers practical advice about developing leaders, avoiding siloing within a large company, and planning your exit strategy. To ...
What to Do When You Lack Momentum
August 29, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutesWe’ve talked about how to make the most of the seasons when we have momentum, but what do you do when your momentum is lacking? In this episode, Alex shares some encouragement and advice for anyone who’s struggling with a loss of momentum. He then breaks down seven different areas you can audit to better understand why you’re lacking momentum and how you can continue to move forward even when progress feels slow. When you don’t have momentum, things look worse than they actually are (0:44) ...
Doing Hard Things and Committing to Continual Learning with Tracy Panase
August 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hourWhen Tracy Panase became a franchisee for the children’s consignment business, Just Between Friends, she had no idea she’d someday own the business. Now, Tracy is the CEO and owner of JBF, where she’s made incredible progress in growing the business and implementing a mission and values that stick. In this episode, Tracy shares some of the key ingredients that made her transition into ownership a success, along with practical tips for anyone preparing to buy or sell a business. She also talks...
What to Do When You Have Momentum
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutesMany of us squander our seasons of momentum because we don’t know what to do with it. In this episode, Alex talks through three ways we should respond when we notice we’re experiencing momentum. He also breaks down some questions to ask yourself and exercises to implement that will help you maximize your momentum. Momentum is like having a tailwind (0:47) Sometimes things within and outside of your control come together to multiply your performance (4:17) Momentum is momentary, and it can...
Discerning God's Calling as a Business Leader with Brandon Lindsey
August 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hourBrandon Lindsey has such a powerful story of following God’s calling to pursue a new direction. He’s the VP of operations at Hoopaugh Grading Company and the founder and CEO of Dream on 3, a non-profit dedicated to enriching the lives of kids with life-altering conditions. In this episode, Brandon explains how he knew God was calling him to something new and what he did in response. He also talks about his experience of growing into a leadership role and shares how Hoopaugh Grading is changin...
6 Questions About Your Attention
August 01, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutesOur attention is one of the most valuable resources we have, but too many of us don’t treat it that way. In this episode, Alex leads us through six questions to help us determine where we’re spending our limited attention, and how we can sustainably move in a healthy direction. Take some time to reflect on these questions on your own, or share them with your team! Your attention is one of your most valuable resources (0:51) What we choose to look at matters (3:22) Today we’ll walk through...