Grow With Purpose

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Grow with Purpose is a podcast for leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners who want to build more than just a profitable company — they want to build a business that matters. Rooted in the principles of Joey Brannon’s book, "Grow with Purpose," this show explores what it means to grow on purpose and with purpose . Each episode features real conversations with business owners, industry experts, and mission-minded leaders who are integrating faith, values, and strategy into every layer of their business. Topics range from culture and team health to financials, operations, leadership, hiring and firing, and more — all viewed through the lens of lasting impact and spiritual alignment . Whether you're navigating the complexities of entrepreneurship, scaling your team, or making tough decisions that test your values, this podcast will challenge and equip you to lead with clarity, conviction, and purpose — in both business and life.

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June 12, 2026Episode 1921 min

192: When Growth Breaks the Owner

Every owner wants growth. Few are ready for the version that shows up uninvited and never lets up. In this episode, Joey Brannon and Tommy Rohrlack talk through what happens when sustained growth starts to break the owner: the apathy that signals burnout, the financial squeeze that hides behind rising revenue, and the hard conversations owners avoid until the weight lands entirely on their own shoulders. They walk through the three identities every owner moves through and the one that actually survives growth, and they close with a single practice you can start this week.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why the most dangerous growth is the kind you didn't plan for• The two telltale signs of burnout: apathy in decisions and no time away from the business• Why avoiding a hard conversation about a key person is what breaks the owner• The three owner identities and why leading people, not doing the work, is what scales DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 192: When Growth Breaks the OwnerHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30-second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

June 5, 2026Episode 19153 min

191: Not All PE Is the Devil

Joey Brannon sits down with Axiom advisor Cameron Earhart, CEPA, to break down a recent client sale to a private equity firm. Cameron worked with the owner through the process, and the two talk candidly about why the buyer mattered more than the number, what changes the day after closing, and how the right firm turns a team loose to grow. It is an honest look at how these deals work from the inside and how to land in the small group of owners who are genuinely glad they sold.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why your future CEO is the relationship that decides everything• How to read a buyer before you sign the LOI• What changes the day after you sell• The three boxes to check before your first PE meetingDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 191: Not All PE Is The DevilHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30-second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

May 29, 2026Episode 19041 min

190: Three Moves That Change a Company

Mike LoBue had just walked a packed advisor circle event through three moves one of our clients made that changed their business. The day after, Joey pulled him into the studio to go through them again while the conversation was fresh. The three moves: leadership development, a real scorecard, and a planning and execution rhythm. Each one is the kind of move owners delay. Each one is the kind that changes what a company is capable of when it finally gets made. Mike and Joey also get into the accountability question every CEO has to answer before any of it sticks.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• The hard conversation most owners avoid about their leadership team • How to honor long-tenured employees the right way when the seat fit has shifted• Why financial statements aren't a scorecard, and what a real one looks like• Why 52 chances a year to adjust beats 12, and what the weekly meeting takes• The accountability question every CEO has to answer before the team willDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode Episode 190: Three Moves That Change a CompanyHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30-second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

May 22, 2026Episode 18923 min

189: Why Your Team Isn’t Taking Ownership

“My team just won’t take ownership.” Most owners say it as a verdict on their people. Tommy Rohrlack and Cameron Earhart push back on that diagnosis. Before you decide you hired the wrong people, or that a younger generation just doesn’t care, look at the environment those people are working in. Tommy and Cameron get into what ownership means, the culture that makes it possible, the clarity that gives it somewhere to land, and the uncomfortable possibility that the owner is the bottleneck.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why “act like an owner” is the wrong thing to ask for, and what to ask for instead.• The three things a culture needs before anyone takes a risk: safety, connection, and a sense of future.• How clear expectations turn into real accountability.• What it looks like when the owner is the bottleneck —  and the first move toward fixing it.DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 189: Why Your Team Isn’t Taking OwnershipHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

May 15, 2026Episode 18830 min

188: When the Business Needs You Less (And Why That’s Hard)

Every owner says they want freedom. Then the day comes when the company can run without them, and a lot of them don’t know what to do with it. Cameron Earhart and Mike LoBue dig into why stepping back feels uncomfortable instead of freeing. They cover how an owner’s identity gets tied to being needed, where the fear of losing control comes from, and why the time you’ve been chasing can feel emptier than expected if you haven’t planned for it. This one closes out the series on building a business that doesn’t depend on you.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why owners who say they want freedom struggle once they get it• How an owner’s identity gets wrapped up in being needed, and what to root it in instead• Where the fear of losing control comes from, and how to overcome it• What to plan for so the freedom you get doesn’t turn into regretDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 188: When the Business Needs You LessHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

May 8, 2026Episode 18736 min

187: What Owners Should Be Working On (But Rarely Are)

Most owners know they're stuck in the weeds. The harder question is what to do with the time once they finally step out. Joey and Tommy walk through why owners stay stuck (reactivity, identity, lack of trust, fear of losing clients), what it's costing the business, and the four things owners should be spending their time on once they reclaim their calendar. They close on the conversation every owner should be having with their leadership team this week.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• l  The hidden costs of staying in the weeds, and why growth is the first thing to go• l  What 'I have an open-door policy' actually means when you look at the calendar"• l  The four things owners should be spending their time on instead• The one conversation with your leadership team that surfaces where you're the bottleneckDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 187: What Owners Should Be Working On (But Rarely Are)HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

May 1, 2026Episode 18639 min

186: Risk, Control, and Letting Others Decide

The fear of losing a customer is rarely the real fear. In this episode of Grow With Purpose, Joey Brannon sits down with Tommy Rohrlack to work through what’s keeping founders in every decision, and what it costs every day they don’t let go.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why loss aversion makes the risk of delegating feel bigger than it is.• The org chart signal that says you’ve capped your growth.• What “decision rights” means, and the three areas to define first.• The identity shift that happens when an owner stops being the builder of a companyDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍186 - Risk, Control, and Letting Others DecideHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

April 24, 2026Episode 18546 min

185: Why Financial Independence Isn’t the Finish Line

What if financial independence isn’t the destination—but the starting point for something greater? In this episode of Grow With Purpose, Joey Brannon sits down with Alan and Nicholas Irving to rethink wealth, retirement, and what it means to build something that lasts beyond your lifetime.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why wealth should be viewed as a tool—not a trophy• The difference between “getting rich” and actually building wealth• How to move from retirement thinking to a “work optional” and purpose-driven lifeDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍185 — Why Financial Independence Isn’t the Finish LineHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

April 17, 2026Episode 18441 min

184: The Hard Conversation No CEO Wants to Have

What if the most expensive decision you're making isn't a bad hire or a missed deal — it's the conversation you keep postponing?In this episode of Grow With Purpose, Joey Brannon and senior advisor Tommy Rohrlack get into the mechanics of high-stakes performance conversations at the leadership level, so you can lead with clarity instead of avoidance.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why delaying a hard leadership conversation is still a decision — and a costly one• How to know when coaching isn't enough and a role change is needed• What clarity actually looks like in a hard performance conversationDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍184 — The Hard Conversations No CEO Wants To HaveResources mentioned:• John Maxwell's:Law of the LidHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

April 10, 2026Episode 18335 min

183: The Three Levels of Connection (Revisited in 2026)

In this episode, the Axiom team debriefs a framework from behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards on the three levels of human connection — moving from the throwaway questions that generate noise to the deeper ones that reveal how someone truly sees themselves — and talks through how business owners can apply it with their teams.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why most questions don't build connection• How to move past small talk• Which questions create real engagement• Why listening matters as much as askingDOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍183 - The Three Levels of ConnectionResources mentioned:• Vanessa Van Edwards — Science of People• Debra Fine — The Fine Art of Small TalkHELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.comCONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTubeABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.