What does real success look like at the executive level?

In this powerful new episode of The Chad Carden Podcast, Chad sits down with Steve Light, Executive Vice President of Category Development, Purchasing & Supplier Management + eCommerce at L&R Distributors.

With decades of leadership experience in high-level retail strategy, supplier management, and eCommerce growth, Steve shares the principles that shaped his career — and the mindset that sustained it.

This conversation goes beyond titles and revenue.

Steve unpacks:

• The leadership habits that build lasting influence

• Navigating pressure at the executive level

• Building strong supplier partnerships in a competitive landscape

• Why success isn’t just measured in numbers

• The character traits that separate good leaders from great ones

If you're an executive, entrepreneur, or aspiring leader, this episode will challenge how you define success — and inspire you to pursue it with greater clarity and purpose.