Most people spend their lives trying to escape work. David Bahnsen thinks that’s a tragedy — and a recipe for emptiness.

In this episode of Going Big!, host Kevin Gentry sits down with David, founder and CIO of a wealth management firm overseeing more than $9 billion, to unpack a countercultural claim: human beings were made to contribute, not just consume.

They talk about why the “non-essential worker” language of the COVID era still matters, why shorter work weeks and universal basic income can miss something deeper, and why “more purpose, more work, more endeavor” might actually be part of the solution to rising isolation and despair.

Watch now if you're looking for practice advice for a life marked by meaning, responsibility, and contribution.