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After losing her mom, dad, & grandmother in Ethiopia, Zoe Portis found herself living in an abusive household. She had accepted the fact that she had a very hard life ahead of her.  Soon after that, she ended up getting adopted and brought to America. She's now one of 12 siblings! In this episode, she talks about her journey to America and what learned along the way! She also has over 100...

I'm going to start doing a recap, share a few thoughts, and a few action steps after each of my episodes!

When I was at my lowest point, Trent pursued me and asked me to be in a Bible study. Through that group and becoming friends with him, he had a huge impact on my life. There are MANY other people who would say the same thing about him! Trent is on staff for Campus Outreach and is serving college students at Samford University.

Emily Mireault is a marketing leader at Nectar. Nectar helps organizations create a company culture that people won't want to leave. Emily interviewed me about all things culture and leadership development. Check out Wildsparq if you want to learn more about what I do!

Adam Tarnow is the co-author of The Edge. The book teaches you how to stand out by showing that you're all in. It's for emerging leaders and those who lead them. In this episode, Adam talks about how he thought that he would have a successful career by just being a good guy. In other words, he believed that his character would do the job for him. While character is crucial, he discovered that comp...

Anj Bourgeois has a background in ministry, sales, finance, marketing, athletics, and probably everything else you could think of! He's recently grown his TikTok following to 30,000+ people and is having a huge impact on the baseball community. In this episode, we talk about... -Being an aggressive learner & trying new things -The power of mentorship -The importance of having a good foundation...

Christian Huff is a follower of Jesus, Husband to Sadie Robertson Huff , Father to 1 (almost 2), & host of the 4:8 Men Podcast . On this episode, we talk about... -How he started his podcast -Gym/Fitness Stuff -His testimony -Gaining a large platform in a very short amount of time

Chick-fil-A is in the business of people and they do it through chicken sandwiches. I just went to their conference for a week and was blown away at all that I learned. There was not a single number put on the screen all week. It was all about leadership and culture. That is the secret to Chick-fil-A. I'm sharing 12 "nuggets" that I learned from some of the best speakers in the world. Hop in and g...

Maggie Malone is a 2 time olympian, college national champion, & holds the 2nd furthest female javelin throw in American history. She is also a previous Wildsparq employee, incredible leader, and friend to many. In this episode we talk about... -Trusting someone when they call out potential in you -Not being afraid to have adult conversations -Being a team player -Being a gritty person and hav...

Jackson Olson is one of Tik Tok's rising stars. He was a college baseball player before transitioning to work for the MLB. He got the chance to travel to almost every stadium over the 2022 season. He is currently the 3rd baseman for the Savanna Bananas , who just might be the most entertaining team in sports! Listen to this episode to learn about his journey as well as some tips from him about fol...

Phung Ling finished college in 2021. He is grinding in tech sales as an SDR. His family came to America as refugees when he was a child. He was fortunate enough to learn English but his parents were not. They are working factory jobs and Phung will help them retire in 5 years! Make sure to follow his TikTok. He will tell you everything you need to know about tech sales!

Mason Cosby is one of the main reasons that I became active on LinkedIn. He's also a huge reason that I started this podcast. We went to high school together and did not talk after graduation until we connected 5 years later! He is also the host of The Marketing Ladder . He interviews top marketing leaders to learn how they built their careers so you can learn how to build yours. If you are seekin...

If you've followed me long enough, you know that this episode title is not totally accurate. Just because you don't have a leadership title DOES NOT mean that you are not a leader. In fact, there are many great leaders that don't even have leadership titles. My guest today, Mallory Messer Price , is a perfect example of that. Mallory went to Samford University with me and excelled at a very high l...

Will Padilla is a tech sales friend of mine. I found him through TikTok. In this episode, we talk about... -A challenge for anyone who is interested in content creation -Figuring out who your real friends are -Finding work that you are passionate about  -Getting out of debt & grinding in your 20s -Not quitting your day job

Josh Horton is a wonderful friend of mine. In this episode, we talk about... -How being homeschooled prepared him for college and the real world -What he learned through dating & then marrying his high school sweetheart -Wasting lots of time by doing things for the approval of other people -The importance of taking action instead of just talking about it -Keeping your promises to yourself

Cartwright Morris is the founder of Men Are Forged. Here is his bio: My life’s mission is to equip high performers to live a higher quality of life. The need for men to step into who they are in a more well rounded and intentional way has never been greater. I am intent on equipping you as the high performing leader you know you are called to be and raise your quality of life in business, family,...

Anthony Natoli has over 20,000 followers on LinkedIn. On top of being a fantastic salesmen who shares great tips with thousands, he's also extremely vulnerable online. There is no telling how many people he has helped from sharing his story. In 2019 he was overweight, depressed, and in major (bad) debt. But he made the decision to overcome all of those things and is now thriving. Check out this ep...

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Ever heard of John Maxwell? Of course you have. As we all know, the best leaders develop other leaders. One of the main people that John Maxwell has developed is my guest today, Dr. Tim Elmore. Dr. Tim Elmore’s passion for leader development began in 1983 when he worked alongside and was mentored by best-selling author, Dr. John C. Maxwell. Since then, he’s emerged as an author, leadership expert,...

Hampton had the opportunity to speak to several Chick-fil-A operators on how to build Gritty Leaders. This episode will be most of what he shared at the conference. He talks about... 1. What is Grit? 2. Where does it come from? 3. How to we develop it in ourselves? 4. How do we develop it in our people? Resources that he uses is Angela Duckworth's book, Grit. If you want to learn about Wildsparq,...

Tim Spiker is the founder of The Aperio* where he does leadership consulting for other organizations. Tim found in a study that leadership is way more about who you are than what you do. He is helping so many people learn how to be a leader worth following. Check out his website and listen to his podcast and read his book!

Erica Rooney is a mother, chief people officer, fitness fanatic, coach, podcast host, and more! She doesn't claim to have it all together, but we all could learn something from her about how she balances her life. She has a coaching business and podcast called From Now to Next . Make sure to check it out!

Sean Farrell is the CEO of QDS. He's also a former college and professional athlete. He is a husband and a father of three boys as well! On this episode he will share how he translates his athletic knowledge to the business world. The words stewardship and generosity were two of the words that came to mind as I was thinking about our conversation on this episode. It's an honor to know Sean!

Andrew DeGood is the Chief Vision Officer for Canopy. Andrew is bipolar and the last thing that he's tried to do is hide it. He's been open about it online and with his people at Canopy. His vulnerability has helped so many people! He also talks about the power of discipline / doing hard things, the importance of core values, empowering people, and handling conflict.