Hard But Worth It: Leadership Stories for Entrepreneurs and Executives

Kirk and Mitch joins us for Episode 15 of the Hard But Worth It Podcast. As an author, you hold in your hands the paintbrush of imagination, capable of crafting worlds, challenging norms, and changing the hearts and minds of readers. Every story has the potential to reshape results, influence decisions, and inspire actions.

Joshua Johnson joins us for Episode 14 of the Hard But Worth It Podcast. Ever wonder how a successful company like Emmaus Development was built from scratch?

In this episode of The Hard But Worth It Podcast, Kirk busts out the trusty whiteboard to outline some key principles to understand what it takes to start, build and scale a business. Watch on YouTube to follow along with the diagrams.

Brooke Winter joins us for episode 12 of the Hard But Worth It Podcast to talk about her journey of founding and operating Clarity HR Consulting. Brooke's journey boils down to the issues of recognition and control. A need to feel recognized led to a paradigm where she had to be in control of everything, because failure in the business would mean failure as a person. Learning to unravel this issue...

Welcome back to The Hard But Worth It Podcast! In this episode, Kirk and Hope discuss the question, "Why would a business leader want goals for their employees?" The answer may seem obvious, but you'll be surprised to find out how deep this question goes.

In this episode of The Hard But Worth It Podcast, Fab Altamura shares his story of transformation. From acting in Hollywood to pursuing entrepreneurship and real estate, Fab has always had a drive for excellence and success. That success came at a cost though. It replaced his source of identity with a toxic pursuit of external validation. This conflict of identity came to a head in an encounter wi...

In this episode of The Hard But Worth It Podcast, Kirk tells the story of his biggest failure as a leader. Early in his leadership career, Kirk was involved in the merging of three companies. All of the signs of success were there, and in the end, they were successful, but the road there had many sacrifices. Join us to hear what made this experience so hard, and so worth it. https://www.ikoncoachi...

Welcome to another episode of The Hard But Worth It Podcast, where we explore the stories of the development of leaders Today, we're joined by special guest Chris Lamm, a top 1% mortgage banker and a coach for The Core. While his successful career is unquestionably impressive, Chris shares that his true sense of fulfillment stems from a deeper source: the clarity of purpose that he has found in li...

Change is the only constant in life, yet humans hate change. How do we deal with this conflict? Especially in business, where adapting to and embracing change is the difference between success and failure?

We've set up a false dichotomy between contentment and ambition. In this episode of the Hard but Worth It Podcast, we explore the tension between these two concepts and reveal that life is actually best lived in the gray area between them.

In this week's episode, we dive deep into personal development, leadership, and business systems. Our special guest Ron Brewster, executive director of Mission Builders International, shares his incredible leadership story, starting from his early days in a discipleship training school in Montana to his work overseas. Ron's journey is a powerful testament to the importance of taking risks and expl...

In this episode of the Hard But Worth It Podcast, the team dives into the idea of "worth it." and share stories and insights from their coaching and personal experiences.

We're thrilled to be joined by Jason Odell, founder and pit master of Odell Craft BBQ. In this episode, we talk about how he found success in one of the riskiest industries out there, and how overcoming himself was harder than launching a restaurant in the heart of the COVID pandemic.

In this episode, the Ikon team unpacks the common experience of 'hard' and discusses the value and necessity of choosing your 'hard' well.

Mitch Santala tells the story of his transition from ministry to entrepreneurship, and how he overcame not only the challenge of starting a business, but also the challenge of finding meaning and purpose in it.