Intentionally

By Sean Johnson

This podcast is all about how to build intentional businesses and intentional lives. Learn how to create a vision for your life and your company, how to intentionally serve customers, how to build str... more

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

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June 25, 2025 #20: Preventing the Infinite Workday
How to prevent the “infinite workday” from becoming a reality in your organization: 12 suggestions for leaders.

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How To Build a Life:
For several years, Sean led a private program helping over 150 senior executives design more intentional lives. It's now available as an online course. Discover how to cast a compelling vision for your life, create a concrete plan for getting there, and build the necessary systems to make it happen. ⁠⁠⁠Learn more here⁠⁠⁠.

About Madison:
⁠⁠⁠⁠Madison⁠⁠⁠⁠ helps grow professional services firms by helping them get clarity on who they serve, showing up consistently with genuinely helpful marketing, and creating respectful ways for people to raise their hands when they're ready.
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May 08, 2025 #19: Gifts vs. Character
Gifts are not the same thing as character. And without knowing the difference your gifts can become things that create as much harm as good. How to tell the difference, and how to cultivate character.

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How To Build a Life:
For several years, Sean led a private program helping over 150 senior executives design more intentional lives. It's now available as an online course. Discover how to cast a compelling vision for your life, create a concrete plan for getting there, and build the necessary systems to make it happen. ⁠⁠Learn more here⁠⁠.

About Madison:
⁠⁠⁠Madison⁠⁠⁠ helps grow professional services firms by helping them get clarity on who they serve, showing up consistently with genuinely helpful marketing, and creating respectful ways for people to raise their hands when they're ready.
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March 17, 2025 #18: The Business Script
How to manufacture customer loyalty through the systematic design memorable experiences.

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How To Build a Life:
For several years, Sean led a private program helping over 150 senior executives design more intentional lives. It's now available as an online course. Discover how to cast a compelling vision for your life, create a concrete plan for getting there, and build the necessary systems to make it happen. ⁠Learn more here⁠.

About Madison:
⁠⁠Madison⁠⁠ helps grow professional services firms by helping them get clarity on who they serve, showing up consistently with genuinely helpful marketing, and creating respectful ways for people to raise their hands when they're ready.
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11min
February 17, 2025 #17: How to Rebuild Your Identity
7 tools I used to rebuild my identify after leaving the firm I cofounded, and how you can do the same.

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How To Build a Life:
For several years, Sean led a private program helping over 150 senior executives design more intentional lives. It's now available as an online course. Discover how to cast a compelling vision for your life, create a concrete plan for getting there, and build the necessary systems to make it happen. Learn more here.

About Madison:
⁠Madison⁠ helps grow professional services firms by helping them get clarity on who they serve, showing up consistently with genuinely helpful marketing, and creating respectful ways for people to raise their hands when they're ready.
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12min
January 10, 2025 #16: The AI Rabbit Hole
What I learned over the holidays about AI and its potential implications.

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About Madison:
Madison helps grow professional services firms by helping them get clarity on who they serve, showing up consistently with genuinely helpful marketing, and creating respectful ways for people to raise their hands when they're ready.
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5min
February 06, 2024#15: How to build your coaching tree
Investing in your direct reports (and the people who eventually report to them) is one of the most fulfilling things you can do in your career. Here's how to do it well.
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When you’re ready, a couple ways I can help you:
I help grow professional services firms. You can learn more and get my whole playbook here.
Once a year I run a 6 week program for 30-50 ambitious owners and senior executives on how to build a more intentional life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can get notified about the next cohort here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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15min
February 05, 2024#14: The Power of Unified Theory Documents
Unified theory documents are powerful tools for consolidating learnings for yourself, your team, and your relationships. In this episode we discuss what these documents are and how to create them.

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When you’re ready, a couple ways I can help you:
I help grow professional services firms. You can learn more and get my whole playbook ⁠here⁠.
Once a year I run a 6 week program for 30-50 ambitious owners and senior executives on how to build a more intentional life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can get notified about the next cohort here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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12min
July 11, 2023#13: Khe Hy and the Art of Detachment
Khe Hy is a writer, coach, and educator. In this discussion we talk about:
Khe's journey from Yale and being one of the youngest Managing Directors at Blackrock to becoming a full time creator.

The "leaky bucket" theory.

How his upbringing impacted his life (for good and bad).

Why detachment is key to achieving peace in our work and in our relationships.

And much more.
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When you’re ready, a couple ways I can help you:
I recently announced The Intentional Marketer Community, an invite only group for senior networkers looking to level up in their careers and meet similarly ambitious people. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to apply to join you can do so here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Twice a year I run a 6 week program for 30-50 ambitious owners and senior executives on how to build a more intentional life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can get notified about the next cohort here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I occasionally do 1:1 coaching to help people build more intentional businesses and intentional lives. If you’d like to chat about that, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠send me a note⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I speak around the country to companies and organizations. You can see my topics and previous appearances ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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43min
June 30, 2023#12: Life is a Race
“The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” ~ Richard Foster
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When you’re ready, a couple ways I can help you:
I recently announced The Intentional Marketer Community, an invite only group for senior networkers looking to level up in their careers and meet similarly ambitious people. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to apply to join you can do so here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Twice a year I run a 6 week program for 30-50 ambitious owners and senior executives on how to build a more intentional life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can get notified about the next cohort here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I occasionally do 1:1 coaching to help people build more intentional businesses and intentional lives. If you’d like to chat about that, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠send me a note⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I speak around the country to companies and organizations. You can see my topics and previous appearances ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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8min
June 20, 2023#11: This Simple Trick Generated $10 Million in Revenue (Why Tactics Matter)
A discussion of why strategy vs. tactics is a false dichotomy, and how to become a student of tactics.
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When you’re ready, a couple ways I can help you:
I recently announced The Intentional Marketer Community, an invite only group for senior networkers looking to level up in their careers and meet similarly ambitious people. ⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to apply to join you can do so here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Twice a year I run a 6 week program for 30-50 ambitious owners and senior executives on how to build a more intentional life. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can get notified about the next cohort here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I occasionally do 1:1 coaching to help people build more intentional businesses and intentional lives. If you’d like to chat about that, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠send me a note⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I speak around the country to companies and organizations. You can see my topics and previous appearances ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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14min

FAQs about Intentionally:

How many episodes does Intentionally have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.