In this candid conversation, Shelley Prevost and Allan Davis reflect on their 15-year relationship and professional journey, delving deeply into themes of therapy, personal growth, and entrepreneurship.

This conversation marks the first of several in this series conceived around the idea of the Hero's Journey in business.

Using this as a conceptual framework, they explore the emotional and spiritual aspects of their entrepreneurial experiences, the importance of enduring hardships, and how these trials contribute to growth.

They discuss the formation and challenges of their company, the role of therapy in managing relationships within the business, and the significance of the TV show Lost and its mythology in shaping their perspectives.

The conversation encapsulates the balance between technical success and emotional fulfillment, emphasizing that true growth stems from facing fears, making personal connections, and understanding the larger journey of life.

00:00 Introduction and Backstory

00:24 Meeting and Therapy Beginnings

01:26 Therapy Insights and Reflections

03:12 Venture Capital and Business Dynamics

05:23 Starting Lamppost and Emotional Reasons

10:34 Lost and Its Influence

19:27 Hero's Journey and Personal Reflections

30:56 The Beginning of Access America

32:20 Early Struggles and Lessons Learned

34:14 The True Meaning of Success

41:02 The Spirituality of 'Lost' and Entrepreneurship

55:03 The Future of Technology and Society

58:44 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections

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In this episode we jump right in: Shelley talks to Cameron Doody, founder of Bellhops, about the harsh realities and intense pressures of being a startup founder. They delve into the experiences of burnout, stress coping mechanisms, the high stakes of raising venture capital, and the emotional burden founders carry. Cameron shares personal anecdotes, including moments of extreme stress and the balance between critical business decisions and personal well-being. They also touch on the supportive role of investors and the need for realistic expectations in startup culture.

00:00 Discussing Burnout and Stress in Founding a Company

00:32 The Pressures of Venture Capital

01:58 Balancing Personal Life and Business

06:22 The Reality of Founding a Startup

22:06 The Role of Venture Capital in Startups

26:47 Mental Fitness and Coping Mechanisms

31:18 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Chad Prevost has a chat with Michael Horn about careers and life design, specifically when it comes to the desire to change jobs and how to go about the process. It involves a lot more than vaguely tuning in to your calling, or throwing out a bunch of LinkedIn applications. It may feel daunting right now, but when you listen to Michael and consider the array of input that Job Moves has to offer, you might just come away feeling encouraged and inspired to take the next step.

Based on a popular Harvard Business School course and research conducted with over a thousand professionals, JOB MOVES is a guide to changing jobs and advancing your career. It’s NOT about hacking the job market and raking in lucrative offers. Instead, they argue that the most successful job seekers don’t just try to get hired; they consciously hire their next job so they can make progress in their career and life.

Michael B. Horn is the co-author of JOB MOVES. He strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions, fulfill their potential, and live a life of purpose. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning Disrupting Class, Choosing College, Blended, and From Reopen to Reinvent. He is the cofounder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank, and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Check out JOB MOVES: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

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Chad Prevost gets a chance to catch up Kristina Montague who has just released her first book, documenting a movement she started a little over ten years ago. She is one of the few founders who started an angel investing fund, which focused on women-only. In fact, it's the only one of its kind in the southeast.

A groundswell of women are discovering the power and purpose of angel investing. Women are reshaping the conversation in startup investing not only to open doors for other women and more diverse founders but also to consider a wider lens of companies solving problems that matter to women.

We celebrate it and discuss the challenges still ahead on this episode of The Humanist.

Check out Kristina's book, Jump In here.

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This week Chad Prevost speaks with Briana Garza. Briana left a decade of working in the healthcare industry in a job she tolerated but didn't love and shifted into food--another challenging industry in many respects, but one that aligned with her purpose and the kind of life she aspired to live.

With hard work, a splash of courage, and lots of interpersonal skills, she's making it happen through the collaborative efforts of the Chatt Taste Food Tours. We discuss how she set out to design the life she leads now.

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Chad Prevost and Justin Jones-Fosu sit down to discuss issues mainly related to communicating more effectively and openly with each other, but with a special emphasis on men. This conversation is meant to open the gates toward how we can have better conversations with one another, especially how we can be better fathers, sons, brothers, mentors, and leaders.

If you only remember a few things about Justin, it’s that he loves being a dad-e and giving to educational initiatives on the continent of Africa and the country of the United States. He believes that these are more important than any accomplishments, recognition, or accolades!

He is the author of Your WHY Matters NOW, The Inclusive Mindset, and his latest book I Respectfully Disagree: How to have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World challenges the reader to focus on building bridges to people rather than barriers from them.

Justin is a former HR Professional who obtained his MBA specializing in Leadership and Organizational Change and undertook further graduate studies in Human Resource Development. He has also gained valuable leadership experience with three Fortune 500 companies as well as by consulting on strategy, leadership, diversity/inclusion and organizational development. Justin was named as one of EBONY Magazines “30 Young Leaders on the Rise.”

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On this week's episode, Chad Prevost has a conversation with Ben Katt focused on Katt's recently released, The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife.

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