Leap To Purpose

About Leap To Purpose

Leap To Purpose is an interview-based podcast that explores the stories of those that took an entrepreneurial leap to follow their purpose. Learning from the experiences of those that have successfully made the transition, Leap to Purpose seeks to educate and inspire others to do the same. If you’re feeling like you were meant for something more, if you’re being called to do something bigger and more meaningful with your life, then this podcast needs to be on your favorites list.

Publisher

Kurt Black

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Aug 2021

Latest episode

31 Mar 2022

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Mar 2022

   LTP026 Brandon Peele, A Purpose that Connects You to the World

   If there’s one word that Brandon Peele would use to describe his journey from venture capital, investment banking, and startups to the founding of his very own Unity Lab, it would be ‘purpose.’ Brandon, together with Unity Lab, is on a mission to activate purpose and belonging at scale in companies. Brandon thinks that knowing one’s purpose is a human right, and they should at least know where and how to start. Brandon, in his late 20s, despite living a successful life, started to realize how unfulfilled he was with the life he was living. This led him to wanting to know more about his true purpose—what was he here for? Fast forward to 2012, Brandon has becomes an advocate, an author, and a key note speaker preaching about activating and fulfilling one’s purpose. In fact, Brandon just released a book called Purpose Work Nation (http://purposework.us/). Brandon believes that the only time we can realize our true potential is when we found out what our purpose really is. Similarly, an organization/company can perform best and meet maximum productivity if the diverse people working together can understand their individual purpose, which eventually lead to understanding that each one is different and connecting to each other despite these differences. For Brandon, it’s important that realizing the purpose begins with leadership, as it’s the leaders who have the power to embed purpose to the company’s mission, vision, and values. Once the leaders see the importance of purpose, they will want their employees to learn and grow as well. Unity Lab implements their programs by providing modules to small groups, promoting deeper connection among work peers. Statistics show positive effects of the program to organizations in terms of tenure, productivity, and international commitment. Brandon thinks that these effects can ripple to the employees’ families, then later to their communities. Brandon believes that this should be a norm—individual purpose should be a well-understood human potential, and Unity Lab will continuously help out organizations and employees to maximize their potentials. Today’s Guest Brandon Peele (he/him) is a best-selling author, the CEO of Unity Lab, and an expert in purpose, leadership + culture change. He's trusted as a keynote speaker, consultant and program leader by organizations such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, Stanford University, JDRF, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Marine Corps, University of California - Berkeley, LinkedIn, the U.S. Navy, Slalom Consulting, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Purpose Work Nation (2022), The Purpose Field Guide (2019), and Planet on Purpose (2018), and co-author of Purpose Rising (2017) and The Purpose Blueprint (2015). His work has been featured by news organizations such as USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes. Book, Purpose Work Nation: http://purposework.us (http://purposework.us/) Company, Unity Lab: http://unitylab.co (http://unitylab.co/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpeele/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpeele/) in/bpeele/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peele/ (https://www.facebook.com/peele/) You'll learn: Why purpose needs to begin among leaders How to activate purpose among employees Tools in scaling activation of purpose

2. 

   28 Mar 2022

   LTP025: Kristina Shea, Finding Inspiration From Blue Skies For Her Purpose-led Beauty Brand

   Most business names probably have good stories, but Kristina Shea’s is one for the books. Kristina thought about naming her company Blue Skys Life & Beauty after looking up the blue skies in one of the darkest days of her life and realizing that even when everything is falling apart, everything will be okay. This realization helped her change her mindset and helped her keep moving forward. Kristina, having used to working for 60 to 80 hours, decided to do something more purposeful. She pushed for this dream, despite not having much and despite not knowing what the future holds for her. This is why her company name’s is spelled as “BlueSkys” instead of “Blueskies”— because she believes that people should always be about their Y (why) or their purpose. What is Kristina and her company’s purpose? She built a brand that empowers women to reprioritize self-care because she believes that when people feel good outside, they will also feel good inside. And feeling good changes a lot as of things as it can reflect to how they deal with their business, career, family, and every single relationships they have, including with their own selves. Kristina’s discovery of the health benefits of the CBD oil rooted from health issues that she herself experienced. Eventually she realized how it helps her skin from inflammation, along its other benefits such as its capability to fight free radicals that cause cancer as well as it being an antioxidant. Kristina also obtained a science degree in cannabis then later left her career in marketing communications and move to the cannabis public space to learn more. Spending over a year doing research and talking to formulators and manufacturers, Kristina entered the field of beauty and skin care. She wanted to offer products that are non-toxic but also sustainable. Having products that has CBD, which always gets tied in marijuana and cannabis, Kristina opens up about her struggles with legalities and finances, among other things. Despite these, Kristina keeps on going as she believes that her story, her voice, her products, and her services is bound to resonate with and help someone. Today’s Guest With a strong business background as a senior executive, Kristina Shea has stepped out on her own into the entrepreneur space as the founder of BlueSkys Life™, a purpose-led, inclusive, holistic lifestyle wellness brand. Kristina has a life story of resilience — she has been widowed TWICE, experienced crushing personal & financial loss while raising her daughter as a single mother — and experiencing debilitating serious health conditions resulting from corporate burnout… After 20 years of corporate America, she has turned focus to build an inclusive lifestyle wellness company ‘BlueSkys Life & Beauty™’— a purpose-led brand which is focused on non-toxic products and non-toxic thinking. BlueSkys Life & Beauty offers natural skincare and wellness combined with education to support women to live their best life, and to build their WELLTH. Facebook: @BlueSkysLife Instagram: @blueskyslife Blue Skys Beauty Website - www.blueskysbeauty.com (http://www.blueskysbeauty.com/) Blue Skys Life Website - www.blueskyslife.com (http://www.blueskyslife.com/) Clubhouse, Kristina Shea - https://www.clubhouse.com/@blueskyslife (https://www.clubhouse.com/@blueskyslife) You'll Learn: The importance of executional skills Always starting with your ‘why’ Banking and legality struggles of setting up a company Building your network before you need it

3. 

   24 Mar 2022

   LTP024 Lindsey McCoy, Resolving Environmental Problems One Bottle at a Time

   Today, we had a delightful conversation with Lindsey McCoy, the co-founder and CEO of Plaine Products. Lindsey started the company with her sister, and they’re on a mission to reduce the use of plastics. Lindsey thought about doing this after witnessing how plastics never really never really disappear once they’re made, despite her teenage promise to never get into business. Being inspired with the pile of shampoo bottles in their bathroom, as well as the humble beginnings of the now media giant Netflix, Lindsey began to think of the possibility of refilling bottles used as packaging instead of throwing them away. They spent lots of research about the best reusable bottles to use, the best way to clean them, and the best ingredients to use for their product. As they delve in more deeply to the problem, Lindsey found out that most mainstream personal care products use a lot of chemical. After a year and a half of preparation, they launched Plaine Products, a company that use vegan and cruelty-free ingredients for shampoo, conditioner and body wash. But what’s new? Their smart packaging. The initial order comes with a pump, which consumers can refill once they ran low. A refill bottle gets sent to the customer, while the original bottle gets sent back to the company and gets reused by other customers. Since then, the company’s growth has been organic. Lindsey also talked about how some people thought her idea was ridiculous, but she never really got a good explanation why except that it’s never been done before. Thanks to Lindsey’s tenacity, the good people around her (including her sister, her co-founder), and a great idea, Plaine Products came to existence. It’s been feedback and continuous learning that make Plaine Products the awesome company it is now. What does Lindsey want to tell others who want to start but just don’t know how? The secret is to start now as nothing can ever be perfect. Also, be patient with yourself—everything is a learning process, so always be willing to learn and take feedback seriously. And if you have an idea, stick with it! Well, unless it’s illegal. Today’s Guest Lindsey McCoy is co-founder and CEO of Plaine Products, which offers premium personal care products in aluminum bottles that can be returned, refilled and reused. She was inspired to start Plaine Products after spending 10 years working on environmental education in the Bahamas, islands full of single-use plastic. All of the products are vegan, non-GMO, cruelty-free, biodegradable, color-safe and free of parabens, sulfates and toxins, good for the body and the planet. Based in the USA, Plaine Products is B Corp and a member of 1% for the Planet. Lindsey has a master’s degree from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs from Indiana University. She is currently on the Board of Plastic Ocean Project and a volunteer for Citizen’s Climate Lobby. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plaineproducts/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plaineproducts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plaineproducts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlaineProducts Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/plaineproducts/pins/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfXbsauybbKpZey8-WZ_ug You’ll Learn: Why tenacity is important The importance of working with people you completely trust Why you should never stop learning

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