What happens when intense focus and sheer determination meet intense focus and sheer determination? You set goals and you reach them, over and over again. In fact, you don’t understand when others don’t get it. It’s so natural. That’s what we learned in our conversation with Dr. Julie Lehr.

Athlete, dentist, entrepreneur, mom and force of nature when it comes to chasing goals. She went from small-town sports fields to building one of the largest privately owned dental practices in her region. Along the way, she discovered that the same grit that made her a captain on the basketball court could carry her through professional trials, business risks, and leadership growth.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The power of focus and how Julie’s vision on goals shaped her path from childhood to career
• Lessons from failure and why three “wrong fit” jobs turned out to be the best training ground for entrepreneurship
• Team over self and the leadership insights Julie carried from high school sports into running a 25-operatory dental practice
• Building from scratch and what it took to start and grow a thriving business while raising a young family
• Why certainty and courage matter, and how Julie helps her team see what is possible for themselves

Resources:

• Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink – Book
• CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder) – the assessment
• Strategic Coach – the coaching program

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Business can be about more than what you make. For Paul Gardner, it’s about the lives you elevate along the way. His company may produce vanities, but the real product is happiness.

In this episode, Paul reflects on the pivotal moments that shaped him: the grit forged through sports, the lessons (and mistakes) of stepping into a family business, and the decision to build a company rooted in purpose after toxic experiences nearly derailed him. His story is a reminder that clarity, values, and the willingness to simply say “yes” can change everything.

Paul Gardner is the owner and visionary behind Rock Solid Vanities, a fast-growing manufacturer serving the North American market. From restructuring his company around self-managing teams to embedding values that guide every decision, Paul has built more than a business. He’s created a culture where growth and purpose are non-negotiable.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How early lessons from sports shaped Paul’s discipline and love for practice.
• The challenges of joining a family business and why he encourages his kids to take a different path.
• The turning point that led him to reimagine work as a vehicle for elevating lives.
• How Rock Solid Vanities scaled through self-managing teams and a culture of “delivering happiness.”
• Why saying “yes” and building resilience can open doors you never imagined.

Resources:

• Strategic Coach – Tools and frameworks that shaped Paul’s thinking on unique ability and leadership. (Link)
• Tony Robbins – Coaching and principles that influenced Rock Solid’s shift to self-managing teams. (Link)
• Angela Duckworth, Grit – A book Paul references when talking about building resilience. (Link)
• Dan Sullivan’s R-Factor Question - Video
• Howard Schultz on Acquired Podcast - Link

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What happens when the path you’ve worked so hard to build no longer feels like enough?

Dr. Kaitlin Link spent years in the ER, helping patients through some of the most critical moments of their lives. But over time, she saw the opportunity to focus on prevention. That spark led her from medicine as she knew it into entrepreneurship, where she’s redefining how people take charge of their health.

In this conversation, Kaitlin reflects on the experiences that reshaped how she sees herself, her work, and the impact she wants to make in the world. It’s a story about drive, humility, purpose and the courage to listen when life nudges you in a new direction.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The lessons hidden inside life’s most challenging chapters
• How curiosity can shift the way we see ourselves and others
• What it takes to recognize when it’s time to change course
• The power of redefining success on your own terms

Resources:

• Benchmark Proactive Health
• DEXA Scan overview 

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What if the moments that shape us are the ones we rarely talk about? In And That Changed Everything, host Mary Fearon sits down with leaders, creatives, and high performers to unpack the decisions, events, and turning points that shaped who they are and the impact they make today. This trailer introduces the spirit of the show — why these stories matter, what you can expect, and why you just might see your own turning points differently, too.