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For a system to function correctly, its incentives must align with the outcomes we want. Perversely, the American healthcare system doesn’t work that way. Rather than rewarding medical professionals for improving health and quality of life, our system feeds off of sickness and disease—and insurance companies make money when care is denied. So, how can we take federal bureaucracy out of the equation and return control to the patients?

Dr. Deane Waldman is the former Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology and Decision Science at The University of New Mexico. He also served on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange and as the Director of the Center for Healthcare Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Dr. Waldman is the author of more than 250 articles and six books, most recently publishing Curing the Cancer in US Healthcare: StatesCare and Market-Based Medicine.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Dr. Waldman joins Emerald to explain why he couldn’t make the University of Chicago a patient-focused institution and how that experience inspired him to diagnose the root cause of the problems in the American healthcare system. He introduces us to his metaphor of the federal bureaucracy as a cancer in the system, discussing how the government consumed nearly half of the $3.5T spent on healthcare last year. Listen in for Dr. Waldman’s insight into how the current structure feeds on our illness and learn how we can both change the perverse incentive structure and reward the positive outcomes we want—by returning control to ‘we the patients.’

Why Dr. Waldman couldn’t make the University of Chicago a patient-focused institution

How Dr. Waldman diagnosed the root cause of the problems in American healthcare

Dr. Waldman’s metaphor of the federal bureaucracy as a growing cancer in the system

How the federal government consumed nearly half of our $3.5T in health spending

Dr. Waldman’s example of the perverse incentive structure in the healthcare system

Dr. Waldman’s mission to eliminate third parties and restore control to the patients

How the current system feeds on our illness rather than gaining by keep us well

Dr. Waldman’s insight around how to reward the positive outcomes we want

How the Affordable Care Act reduced access to care despite insuring more Americans

How the average American family spends 45% of its gross income on healthcare costs

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The vast majority of Men on Purpose resist their calling in the beginning. We don’t think we’re ready. Or we believe the problem is too big. Or that we’re not good enough. So, how do we develop the courage to say YES to the reason we’re here? And how do we keep moving forward—even when we’re face down in our own frustration?

Raleigh Sadler is the Founder and Executive Director of Let My People Go, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering local churches to fight human trafficking by identifying and responding to their most vulnerable neighbors. Raleigh has 19 years of experience in Christian ministry, and he believes it is the responsibility of the church to love those at risk of exploitation. Raleigh is also the author of Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Raleigh joins Emerald to discuss his introduction to the most vulnerable populations and explain how we create the demand for human trafficking with what we buy. He describes how he ran from his calling until the other things he’d been clinging to fell away and how a board of advisors helps him stay true to his mission. Listen in for Raleigh’s insight around the challenges of raising money and staffing a nonprofit and learn how celebrating milestones can help you move forward.

How we create the demand for human trafficking with what we buy

Raleigh’s introduction to serving the most vulnerable populations

How the things Raleigh was clinging to fell away to reveal his calling

The value in processing your own brokenness with a counselor

How LMPG empowers local churches to fight human trafficking

The idea of mission drift + having a board of advisors to guide you

How LMPG helps churches identify and respond to the vulnerable

The challenges Raleigh faces around raising money and staffing

Why it’s crucial to ask mentors for feedback as you seek clarity

How milestones help Raleigh when he’s ‘face down in frustration’

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Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking by Raleigh Sadler

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There are more than 400,000 children in the US foster care system. The kids who are not returned to their parents or adopted move from family to family until they turn 18. And a heartbreaking 24,000 age out of the system with no financial or family support. So, what can we do to either reunite these kids with family members or help them get adopted?

Richard Villasana is the Founder and CEO of Forever Homes for Foster Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving all foster children a happy, healthy life in a permanent home. An international authority on immigration issues and foster families, Richard has been featured on CNN International, Univision and ABC TV, among many other media outlets. He has also worked as a translator for the UN and served proudly in the US Navy. Richard has spent the last 25 years working with government agencies across the country to reunite immigrant and foster children with their relatives.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Richard joins Emerald to explain how he was recruited to unite foster kids with their families and share the sense of justice that inspires him to speak up for this voiceless population. He discusses why so many foster kids end up homeless when they age out and describes the disruption they face in the system, some moving multiple times in a single year. Listen in to understand how Richard’s work helps foster kids get adopted if their families can’t be found and learn how you can support Forever Homes as a volunteer or sponsor of the organization.

Richard’s experience in the international arena + background in languages

How Richard was recruited to reunite foster kids with their families

The sense of justice that inspires Richard to speak up for foster kids

How Richard helped 15-year-old Veronica connect with her aunts

What happens to foster kids when they age out of the system

How Richard helps foster kids get adopted if their families can’t be found

The disruption foster kids face in moving multiple times per year

How Richard benefits from running his nonprofit like a business

Forever Homes’ volunteer needs around SMM, events and fundraising

How companies can benefit from sponsoring organizations like Richard’s

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Kevin Campbell’s Family Finding Model

Eva Longoria Foundation

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Philanthropic Work

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The rhetoric around refugees reflects our growing political divide, portraying the community as either a charity case or a terrorist threat. But when Chris Chancey moved to Clarkston, Georgia, and got to know his neighbors, he learned that the refugee community was actually a motivated workforce. And he recognized an opportunity to serve that community and support the local economy.

Chris Chancey is the Founder and CEO of Amplio Recruiting, a staffing agency that matches members of the talented refugee workforce with growing companies in the construction, manufacturing and hospitality industries. Since its inception in 2014, Amplio has grown to five US cities and generated more than $7M in revenue, while placing 4K-plus refugees into full-time employment. Chris is also the coauthor of Refugee Workforce: The Economic Case for Hiring the Displaced.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Chris joins Emerald to share his mission around engaging the refugee community in an economically meaningful way. He discusses how his experience differs radically from popular media narratives around refugees and why he is committed to working with companies that care about economic growth as well as stability for the refugee community. Listen in to understand how companies are benefitting from working with Amplio and learn how putting people first can be profitable!

The opportunity Chris saw to serve the refugee community in Clarkston

How Amplio has grown beyond Atlanta to serve five cities in the US

Why Amplio focuses on construction, manufacturing and hospitality

How Chris’ experience differs from media narratives re: refugees

The 30-point scale Chris uses to decide whether to work with a company

Why it’s important to Chris to surround himself with courageous people

How Chris puts people over profit and continues to be profitable

The value in verbally processing new ideas with experienced mentors

Why Chris focuses on the economic argument for employing refugees

How Chris thinks about the anger of disenfranchised American workers

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Refugee Workforce: The Economic Case for Hiring the Displaced by Chris Chancey and Katie Gibson

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We’d all love to get more done in less time. To optimize our results and create the space to spend time with the people we love. But how? How do you take a hard look at what you’re doing now and architect a new way? How do you hold yourself accountable and course correct when necessary?

Nathan Simmonds is the leadership coach, trainer and consultant behind Nathan Simmonds Coaching, a practice that helps people stuck in their 9-to-5s take the lead in their careers and create fulfillment in their work. He capitalizes on the vulnerability and courage he’s gathered from his own highs and lows to support leaders in doubling their income or halving their workweek—so they can spend high-quality time with the most important people in their lives. Nathan is also the author of the forthcoming book, Stop Working, Start Living: How to Stop Telling Yourself Bullshit Excuses and Start to Live on Purpose.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Nathan joins Emerald to share his calling around challenging people’s thinking to become more incredible than yesterday. He discusses the value in exploring what you’re ashamed NOT to have done and recognizing that anxiety is the emotion of growth. Listen in for Nathan’s insight on expanding your bandwidth to take on new levels of complexity and learn his 3-D thinking model for assessing your progress and making adjustments along the way!

Nathan’s calling around challenging people’s thinking

The value in exploring what you’re ashamed NOT to have done

Nathan’s insight on life as a growth-centric experience

How to honor your courage by starting small

Leveraging fear as a sign you’re moving in the right direction

How to overcome fear + forgive yourself for playing small

Nathan’s challenges re: resourcefulness as his business grows

How to hold yourself accountable through deep reflection

Nathan’s 3-D thinking model for course correcting

• Deconstruct
• Design
• Deliver

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Neale Donald Walsch

Peter Sage

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Are you hiding your power and potential? Playing small out of fear that others won’t approve? If you know you’re capable of more, but you’re not taking action to show the world, it’s time to commit to change and replace your negative habits and patterns—one small step at a time.

Josh Cary is the creator of The Hidden Entrepreneur, a business coaching platform and podcast dedicated to helping clients overcome fear and improve their lives by coming out of hiding. He spent 15 years working as a professional actor and filmmaker and another 10 running his own digital marketing agency. But he was wearing a mask the whole time, working to gain the approval of others and feeling more and more insecure and isolated. Today, he is on a mission to help other entrepreneurs, creatives and small business owners change the scoreboard to Fear: Zero, You: Won.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Josh joins Emerald to explain how his children inspired him to stop hiding and step into his power. He offers advice around keeping our awareness open to opportunity, stepping out of the role of victim, and finding a community of support as we pursue our big ideas. Listen in for Josh’s insight on the daily practice of committing to change and learn his approach to replacing negative patterns, one at a time.

How seeking approval made Josh hide his power and ability

How Josh’s children serve as his WHY to break bad habits

Josh’s insight on the daily practice of committing to change

Josh’s approach to replacing negative patterns one at a time

How Josh found a community of support online

Josh’s fears around stepping out of his role as a victim

Josh’s advice on keeping awareness open to opportunity

How a coach gives us permission to pursue our big ideas

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If you like the idea of building a meaningful business that affords you both steady income and personal fulfillment, but you have yet to uncover your WHY, Raj Jana suggests that you start with gratitude. Cultivate an appreciation for the person you’ve become and the experiences that have shaped you. And you may find that some of your rock bottoms are really a source of power—and purpose.

Raj is the purpose-driven entrepreneur behind JavaPresse Coffee Company, a lifestyle brand designed to transform ordinary coffee rituals into extraordinary daily experiences. He is also the creator of Stay Grounded Media, a podcast and education platform that helps aspiring life enthusiasts experience more fulfillment and success. Raj’s work has been featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and Entrepreneur Magazine, and his companies donated more than $38K to the Make-A-Wish Foundation last year.

On this episode, Raj joins Emerald explain how the death of his mentor inspired him to stop waiting to be happy and thrive NOW. He discusses Yanik Silver’s idea of aligning your heart with your business, sharing how extreme self-reflection changed his mission for JavaPresse—and facilitated 800% growth in the process. Listen in to understand how Raj is supporting a shift in consciousness through coffee and learn how to leverage the power of appreciation to uncover your WHY.

How the death of Raj’s mentor inspired his current work

How The 4-Hour Workweek motivated Raj’s side hustle

Yanik Silver’s insight on aligning your heart + business

Raj’s shift from pushed by fear to pulled by purpose

How Raj’s gratitude practice helps him connect with source

How Raj defines currency as an exchange of energy

How Raj is supporting a shift in consciousness with coffee

The biggest challenge Raj faces in staying grounded

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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss

Yanik Silver

Evolved Enterprise: How to Re-think, Re-imagine, and Re-invent Your Business by Yanik Silver

Carlos Castaneda

Are the little things keeping you from showing up as a leader? Does it ruin your day when someone cuts you off in traffic? Or do you get caught up in frustration when a client pushes your buttons? Adam Hergenrother contends that if you can learn to breathe into the emotion and give it the space to travel through you, then you set yourself up to lead from a place of contribution—in every aspect of your life.

Adam is the CEO of a billion-dollar organization that includes Keller Williams Vermont, the Hergenrother Realty Group, BlackRock Construction, Adam Hergenrother Training and the Adam Hergenrother Foundation. Adam credits his success to a bold vision coupled with a commitment to never giving up. His fearless, purposeful, unconventional and systematic approach helps Adam inspire others to reach their personal development goals and grow into the leaders they were always meant to be.

On this episode, Adam joins Emerald to share the AHA moment that inspired his inner journey, explaining how it informed his calling to make everyone in his organization wealthy—in the broadest sense of the word. He discusses how business serves as a conduit for our personal growth and challenges us to serve the moment in front of us and set intentions from a place of clarity. Adam also weighs in on why he prioritizes personal development to achieve his peak state as a creative leader. Listen in for insight around the connection between joy and acceptance and learn how to breathe through your emotions rather than getting caught up in them.

What inspired Adam turn his life around at the age of 16

The AHA moment that motivated Adam’s inner journey

Adam’s goal to make everyone in his organization wealthy

How business serves as a conduit for our personal growth

The significance of serving the moment in front of us

Why spiritual growth happens when we learn to let go

Becoming aware of what part of you is setting intentions

How to breathe through emotions and give them space

The relationship between joy and acceptance

Adam’s practice of reminding himself I’m here to serve

How Adam achieves his peak state as a creative leader

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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Carlton Abrams

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Anmol Singh is a wildly successful trader and entrepreneur, and he has literally written the book on what it takes to be successful. And yet, Anmol is the first to admit that he is still ‘under construction.’ He continues to seek opportunities to learn and grow. The truth is, we are all works in progress. So, what can we do to put ourselves on the road to success, keeping in mind that it may be construction zone?

Anmol is the cofounder of Live Traders, voted the #1 trading education firm for three years running. He is the leading expert in the trading psychology space, and to date, Anmol has coached 1,000-plus investors all over the world. He remains an avid trader himself, while pursuing other entrepreneurial ventures and building a real estate portfolio. Anmol is also the author of Prepping for Success: 10 Keys for Making It.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Anmol joins Emerald to discuss the short timeline that differentiates trading from buying and holding stocks and explain what called him to pursue a career in the space. He shares what inspired him to serve others through Live Traders, describing the statistical model that allows him (and his students) to make consistent gains. Anmol also weighs in on why confidence is our default, how time alone leads to clarity, and why integrity should be our top priority. Listen in to understand why the path to success is always under construction and find out if trading is the right path for you!

What called Anmol to pursue trading and investments

The short timeline that differentiates trading from stocks

The statistical model Anmol uses to make consistent gains

What inspired Anmol to serve others through Live Traders

The Live Traders student who started his own hedge fund

Why confidence is about acquiring the skills you need

How Anmol leveraged patience to market Live Traders

Anmol’s insight on spending time alone to achieve clarity

Why mentoring doesn’t have to be a formal relationship

Why integrity is the #1 ingredient for becoming a success

How the life you desire lies outside your comfort zone

Prepping for Success: 10 Keys for Making It by Anmol Singh

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Four years ago, Ken Wentworth was offered the position of Managing Director at a top-tier corporation. Within 15 minutes, he knew there was something else he could be doing. Something that would allow him to help more people. Ken turned in his resignation to start something new. And today, he can honestly say that he LOVES his job. So, where did Ken get the courage to shed the golden handcuffs and take a different path?

Ken is the creator of Mr. Biz Solutions, a consulting practice that helps clients run their businesses more profitably and efficiently. Ken served in a top leadership role at a Fortune 15 company for 22 years before transitioning to entrepreneurship, and he is the bestselling author of Cash Flow Pro and Pathway to Profits.

On this episode of Men on Purpose, Ken joins Emerald to explain what called him to walk away from a C-suite corporate job to become an entrepreneur. He offers insight around making difficult decisions, challenging us to reflect on the times we’ve gone all-in to help us get clear on what to do now. Ken also shares the pivotal role coaching played in helping him start his business and invites us to develop a willingness to invest in ourselves. Listen in for Ken’s advice on setting and celebrating goals tied to cash flow and learn to hone your own courage muscle.

What called Ken to leave a Fortune 15 company for entrepreneurship

How knowing he could help more people gave Ken the courage to quit

The powerful exercise Ken did to uncover the work he does now

How reflecting on times we’ve gone all-in can help us get clear

The pivotal role coaching played in helping Ken start his business

Ken’s insight around the value of being willing to invest in ourselves

How a mentor can help us realize our untapped potential

Why Ken sets goals tied to cash flow and creates visual reminders

Ken’s plan to celebrate hitting 500 subscribers with a trip to Bora Bora

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Pathway to Profits: A Mr. Biz Guide to Running Your Business Like a Boss by Ken “Mr. Biz” Wentworth

How to Be a Cash Flow Pro: A Mr. Biz Guide to Crushing Business Owner Insomnia by Ken “Mr. Biz” Wentworth

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