In this episode, Neal interviews his former CEO at Inova Health Systems, Susan Carroll. Susan is a 25 year veteran of Inova and has the distinction of leading all five major hospitals in the system throughout her career including the flagship campus in Fairfax, VA. Susan talks candidly about her rise at Inova and the challenges she's had along the way. What is the secret to Susan's success as a senior executive in healthcare? In a few words, it's learning to be an authentic leader focused on service to others. Tune in to hear the rest of Susan's amazing story.

Neal interviews Jim Neighbors, the founder and Senior Vice President of Focusing Forward, a consulting firm based in the Washington DC metro area that supports companies serving the Federal Government. Jim spent 34 years in Federal service before retiring as a member of the Senior Executive Service and launching his own company. In this episode, Neal and Jim talk about the intersection of faith, freedom, and entrepreneurship -- pillars of American society that are more important today than ever before.

Neal talks with guest Curt Mercadante about living a "freedom lifestyle" as an entrepreneur or solopreneur. Neal and Curt also discuss the dangers of falling into the trap of a "hustle porn" culture and how that can be damaging to leaders in any business or industry. Curt is currently the CEO of Advantage Informatics and also Freedom Rising Enterprises. He frequently coaches organizations and leaders on the benefits of living a freedom lifestyle and finding flow in the midst of this chaotic world we live in. Let me know if this works!