business misfit

Most people either freeze or flail when things get chaotic.

This episode is about doing something smarter:

Changing on purpose.

In this final part of The Agility Advantage series, Stephen Moegling shares the story behind launching Band of Misfits®, why Bruce Lee is the philosopher-leader we all need, and what a white suit in the rain has to do with saving a company.

If you’re navigating uncertainty right now, this one’s for you.

→ Bring The Agility Advantage™ to your company: WelcomeMisfit.com

→ Sign up for The Playbook: a cheat code for leading in weird times: WelcomeMisfit.com

→Learn more about Band of Misfits: a growth accelerator for leaders and teams: Band of Misfits

→ Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenmoegling

That stuck point you keep wrestling with? It might be your billion-dollar idea—hiding in plain sight.

In this episode, Stephen Moegling shares how a garage-built doorbell, a guitar pedal nobody wanted, and a 2,500-year-old Buddhist metaphor all point to the same truth:

The opportunity is often hiding inside the obstacle.

→ Bring The Agility Advantage™ to your company: WelcomeMisfit.com

→ Sign up for The Playbook: a cheat code for leading in weird times: WelcomeMisfit.com

→Learn more about Band of Misfits: a growth accelerator for leaders and teams: Band of Misfits

→ Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenmoegling

The world doesn’t change overnight.

It shifts quietly. Until suddenly, everything’s different.

In this episode, Stephen Moegling explores how leaders like Malcolm Gladwell, Xenophon, and Lululemon’s Chip Wilson saw the subtle shifts before anyone else and used them to spark movements, save lives, and build billion-dollar brands.

If you want to lead through chaos, it starts with one question:

What are you noticing right now?

→ Bring The Agility Advantage™ to your company: WelcomeMisfit.com

→ Sign up for The Playbook: a cheat code for leading in weird times: WelcomeMisfit.com

→Learn more about Band of Misfits: a growth accelerator for leaders and teams: Band of Misfits

→ Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenmoegling

Ten thousand mercenaries. One philosopher. Zero chance of survival.

What happened next? A leadership masterclass for our time.

In this opening episode of The Agility Advantage series, Stephen Moegling unpacks why your old playbook won’t survive what’s coming and how an unlikely leader from 401 BC holds the mindset modern founders and leaders desperately need to win.

If you’re leading anything right now—your company, your team, your dog—you need to hear this.

→ Bring The Agility Advantage™ to your company: WelcomeMisfit.com

→ Sign up for The Playbook: a cheat code for leading in weird times: WelcomeMisfit.com

→Learn more about Band of Misfits: a growth accelerator for leaders and teams: Band of Misfits

→ Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephenmoegling

Hey Misfits, heads up: this is our last episode–for now. Band of Misfits has blown up. Our one-year-old company has exceeded my success expectations. So much so we need to pause the show to care for our clients and manage our growth. 

But I got your back. In this special episode, the show’s executive producer, Sir Isaac Smith, turns the tables and interviews Stephen Moegling, founder of Band of Misfits. 

Expect to learn:

• How to envision the life you want using the Beautiful Day Method
• Why your well-being directly impacts your wealth-building/career strategies (and vice-versa)
• What’s next for Band of Misfits
• And much more

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help owners and leaders win at work and thrive in life. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

My guest today is Dan Cumberland. Dan is a product manager, 3X SaaS founder, and serial entrepreneur. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, Fast Company, and Inc. magazine. 

Dan is on a mission to help makers, artists, entrepreneurs, and creatives find the clarity and motivation to get their work out into the world. Having hit the bottom before, Dan is passionate about helping people get the insights they need to do the work that matters most to them. 

Expect to learn:

• Why your career path to success may be non-linear, and why that’s okay
• How to find confidence in decision-making
• How to believe in your value and communicate it
• Why celebrating wins along the journey is important
• And much more

CONNECT WITH DAN CUMBERLAND

LinkedIn

Dan Cumberland

The Meaning Movement

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help owners and leaders win at work and thrive in life. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

My guest today is Christie Thompson. Christie is a partner at Campfire & Co., an award-winning branding firm based in Richmond, Virginia. At Campfire, Christie and the team have launched hundreds of brands, including award-winning spirits, impactful nonprofits, and dozens of small to mid-sized companies. 

Expect to learn:

• Why embracing vulnerability is essential for creativity and thriving teams
• Why the best brands focus on customer experiences
• How to identify key moments of your customer’s buying journey to create amazing brand experiences 
• How to encourage creativity with your employees and team members
• And much more

CONNECT WITH CHRISTIE THOMPSON

LinkedIn

Campfire & Co.

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help owners and leaders win at work and thrive in life. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

My guest today is Chris Hemphill. Chris is a data scientist who leads AI strategy for a leading-edge digital mental health company and is an NYU McSilver Institute Fellow-in-Residence. Chris is also a podcaster, musician, runner, and blends creativity with logic to find insights in data that lead to breakthrough outcomes. 

Expect to learn:

• Why you should look at spreadsheets as symphonies
• How to combine knowledge from different domains to enhance critical thinking
• Why stepping back from a challenging project can create clarity, creativity and problem-solving
• Why it’s vital to remember that data represents real people and real-life outcomes
• And much, much more 

CONNECT WITH CHRIS HEMPHILL

LinkedIn

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help owners and leaders win at work and thrive in life. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

My guest today is Todd Feldman, founder, entrepreneur, “Revenue Whisperer,” and who is revolutionizing the early detection of depression.

Todd is known as the “Revenue Whisperer.” He’s led companies to disrupt their way of thinking to drive growth and profitability. But when a personal challenge disrupted his own life, Todd realized his purpose was to disrupt the way we diagnose depression through the first biology-based screening tool for anxiety and depression.

Expect to learn:

• The power of upstream thinking
• The science of purpose
• How to be “appropriately disruptive” 
• How to turn personal challenges into a catalyst for change

CONNECT WITH TODD FELDMAN

LinkedIn

Seismic Wellness

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help companies grow and leaders to thrive. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

My guest today is Adam Houck. Adam is a consultant and leader for a Fortune 500 global technology company, a top amateur golfer, and a guitarist. But for this podcast's purposes, think of Adam a friend who knows what it’s like when our thoughts challenge us and cause suffering. Adam and I talk about how the pandemic cracked open deep-rooted trauma and his journey of healing his mind and spirit. 

Expect to learn:

• Why stressful thoughts put you in a trance–and how to break the trance
• How to use simple practices like journaling and tapping to interrupt the mind’s negativity patterns
• Why doing the work is intense–and the positive (and life-changing) effects you should expect on the other side

CONNECT WITH ADAM HOUCK

Adam wrote a blog post summarizing many of the practices and resources he shared during our conversation. Check out his post and blog: Houckout.

ABOUT BUSINESS MISFIT

Fresh voices and new perspectives on business, growth, and impact.  

THE SHOW IS A PRODUCTION OF BAND OF MISFITS®

We help companies grow and leaders to thrive. 

🎤SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/business-misfit/

👋BOM ON THE WEB: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

📫GET THE MISFIT MINDSET NEWSLETTER: https://www.welcomemisfit.com/

Stephen Moegling is the podcast host, Founder & Chief Misfit. 

Sir Isaac Smith is the show’s well-bearded executive producer.

The indomitable Stephen Jenkins voices BOM’s mascot, Lafayette the Owl.