In Pursuit of Purpose

In this episode, I'm joined by Jamie C. Grace, Transformation Advisor, educator, and founder of the School of Original Design and Medicine For The People. With a background in Molecular and Cellular Biology and advanced training in neuroscience, psychology, trauma-informed transformation, and human development, Jamie has spent her career bridging faith, science, and practical wisdom to help people...

In this episode, I'm joined by SaCola Lehr, a veteran educator, work-life harmony strategist, and host of the Work It, Live It, Own It! podcast. SaCola has spent her career helping women move from burnout to brilliance, and she's just released her new book, Harmony Hustle for Women. Together, we talk about the boss babe mentality and what happens when hustle becomes your identity instead of a seas...

If your calendar is packed and your business still feels unclear, the problem isn't your work ethic. It's that you haven't decided what actually matters yet. Most founders aren't overwhelmed because they lack discipline. They're overwhelmed because they've been trained to treat busyness as proof they're building something real. A full calendar is not always progress. A packed schedule is not alway...

In this episode, I'm joined by Jeff Hittner, executive coach, leadership expert, and founder of the Ambitious Dads Initiative, with a career that includes founding and leading IBM's global Corporate Social Responsibility consulting practice. Jeff has spent 25 years building better leaders and teams, and now coaches CEOs and senior executives across three continents. Together, we talk about what ha...

Episode Description There is nothing wrong with studying your competitors. But there is a point where research stops informing your strategy and starts replacing your self-trust. In this episode, I’m unpacking one of the sneakiest traps first-time founders, coaches, consultants, and independent experts fall into: competitor comparison. You look at someone else’s website, offer, content, testimonia...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sara Bliss Cohen, former Head of Content at Headspace and a veteran creative executive with experience across NBCUniversal, MTV, A. Smith & Co. Productions, and The Content Co-Op. Sara has spent her career developing stories, leading creative teams, building content strategies, and helping ideas find their audience. Together, we talk about overcoming imposter syn...

You have been sitting on this decision long enough. Changing jobs, leaving your role, building something on your own. You know it. And if you are being honest, the thing stopping you is not confusion. It is not timing. It is the weight of making a real commitment. This episode is for anyone who has been stuck in that in-between space where everything feels possible but nothing is actually moving....

Most companies talk about PURPOSE like it's a charity project. A nice thing to do when the budget allows. But here's the truth: purpose is strategy, and if you're not measuring it, you're leaving serious money on the table. In this episode, I sit down with Julie Davitz , Founder and CEO of Plus Media Solutions , to dismantle the myth that purpose is a soft, unmeasurable idea. This is not a convers...

You’ve spent years building expertise inside someone else’s company. You became the reliable one. The strategic one. The person people trusted to solve problems, lead clients, manage teams, and deliver results. But lately, something feels different. Maybe you’ve outgrown the role. Maybe you’re burned out. Maybe you keep thinking about consulting, coaching, freelancing, or building something of you...

Most entrepreneurs are taught that success is a straight line climb faster, earn more, sacrifice everything in between. But what happens when you hit every external milestone and still feel empty on the inside? Kareen Zahr spent nearly two decades building and exiting 7 and 8-figure companies across tech, finance, and entrepreneurship. On paper, she was winning. In reality, she was functioning hig...

Too many founders jump straight into strategy without ever stopping to define what they are actually building toward. They chase growth, revenue, and momentum, only to wake up years later feeling burned out, boxed in, or disconnected from the life they thought entrepreneurship would give them. In this opening of season two, I wanted to create a hard reset. Before tactics. Before scaling. Before op...

If your business feels stuck — stalled growth, inconsistent momentum, or the sense that you’re working harder without getting further — this episode is for you. Because here’s the truth most founders miss: when growth stalls, it’s rarely a strategy issue. It’s a belief issue. In this solo coaching episode, Chase breaks down the concept of the belief bottleneck — the invisible assumptions, stories,...

Too many leaders are exhausted, reactive, and stuck chasing short-term wins—while the world around them grows more complex, divided, and uncertain. In this episode of In Pursuit of Purpose , Chase Friedman sits down with Hamse Warfa for a deeply human and strategic conversation on what transformational leadership really requires in this moment. From growing up as a refugee fleeing civil war, to be...

Here’s a hard truth: you don’t have a competition problem — you have a clarity problem. When your message tries to resonate with everyone, it ends up resonating with no one. The result? Burnout, slow growth, low conversions, and a brand that disappears into the noise. In this fast, high-impact Quick Hit, Chase reveals why real momentum starts by focusing on your super consumers — the 20% of your a...

50% of businesses fail in the first five years—not because they don’t care or don’t work hard, but because they can’t clearly explain why they exist and why it matters. When your message is muddy, your marketing is dead on arrival. In a post-trust, BS-sensitive marketplace, customers can smell misalignment faster than you can throw ad dollars at it. In this solo coaching episode of In Pursuit of P...

Most founders talk about purpose — but the ones who win are the ones who can prove it. In today’s post-trust, post–purpose-washing economy, saying you care about impact isn’t enough. Stakeholders, customers, investors, and employees expect evidence. And the brands that can measure their impact are the ones gaining loyalty, improving performance, and widening their competitive moat. In this powerfu...

Every brand makes promises. But only a few deliver proof. In a noisy world full of marketing claims, trust has become the ultimate competitive edge. In this week’s episode of In Pursuit of Purpose, I unpack how to turn proof—your results, reputation, and real-world impact—into lasting customer loyalty using the “Reasons to Believe” (RTB) framework. It’s not about what you promise. It’s about what...

But in today’s overcrowded, AI-driven, post-trust marketplace, purpose isn’t your story — it’s your strongest strategy and competitive edge for market differentiation in a ‘sea of sameness’. Purpose Positioning is a new framework that turns your mission into greater margin, market share, and momentum. It’s how purpose-driven businesses build trust, charge premium prices, and scale with integrity —...

When the C-suite grind stops feeling like success, what comes next? In this conversation, strategist and Prime Alchemy founder Marie Genevieve Pawlak shares how a layoff became the catalyst for a purpose-driven pivot—and why play is her unfair advantage in leadership transformation. Together, she and Chase unpack the power of transferable skills, authentic positioning, and building confidence by l...

Most entrepreneurs aren’t stuck because they’re lazy or unmotivated — they’re stuck because they’re fragmented. In this solo episode, Chase unpacks the hidden cost of chasing every shiny object, the illusion of “busyness,” and how fragmented focus keeps founders trapped in overwhelm and burnout. Using his own story from agency life, he introduces the 3C Framework — a simple method to cut through t...

Every Entrepreneur faces the same fork in the road: Are you building a business that fuels you — or one that drains you? One that gives you freedom, fulfillment, and meaning…or one that keeps you stuck chasing money, metrics, and momentum that never feel like enough? In this solo episode, Chase dismantles one of the biggest myths in entrepreneurship—the belief that you have to choose between profi...

What happens when you realize the business you built no longer aligns with who you’ve become? In this debut episode, Parker Williams—producer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Light Beam—joins Chase Friedman to explore the messy middle between ambition and alignment. From his early agency days and rapid success at Wheelhouse Media to walking away and rebuilding a purpose-driven company, Parker opens up ab...

In this Prologue episode of In Pursuit of Purpose™, host Chase Friedman shares his personal journey from filmmaker to brand strategist—revealing the burnout, breakdowns, and breakthroughs that shaped his mission to help founders do good and do well. Through raw honesty and hard-earned wisdom, Chase explains why purpose isn’t fluff—it’s fuel—and how aligning strategy with soul can completely transf...