Through The Valley

Mark Phillips
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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Updated Weekly

Every founder has a season they leave out of the story. The stretch where the company almost went under. The years of doubt, failure, and quiet identity crisis that never make it into the profile piece. Through the Valley is a long-form interview show about those chapters. Host Mark Phillips, founder of 11 Tribes Ventures, sits down with founders and leaders to talk honestly about what it cost to get here, and who they became on the way through. New episodes every Wednesday.

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    From Losing Everything at 30 to Building the Firm That Coaches Fortune 100 Executives: Jason Jaggard

    Jason Jaggard is the founder of Novus Global, one of the biggest executive coaching firms in the world whose coaches work with Global Executives, professional athletes, and Grammy-winning artists. But at 30, his life collapsed. In a single year, he quit a great job, lost 90% of his revenue, and watched his most important relationship fall apart. We talk about what broke, why it broke, and how that year became the foundation for the firm he leads today. In this first episode of Through the Valley, Jason talks with Mark Phillips about the night he collapsed on his apartment floor, the "cold war" he entered with God, and how the tools he found in his darkest season became the foundation of a coaching firm that now serves some of the most influential leaders on Earth. They cover why blame keeps you stuck, why self-pity is a drug, the difference between psychological safety and psychological strength, and why community is the closest thing to a bulletproof vest a founder can wear. Through the Valley is hosted by Mark Phillips, founder of 11 Tribes Ventures, and explores the seasons of loss, failure, and doubt behind remarkable careers. CHAPTERS0:00 - Cold open: "I was hurting myself, and I was using them to do it"2:11 - The question Jason's whole life has circled: what am I capable of?3:46 - Quitting the job, losing 90% of revenue, the relationship imploding5:11 - The collapse: "I wept and wailed"6:46 - The small voice that says it's going to be okay8:17 - Prayer as defibrillator9:37 - A cold war with God11:18 - Control, and why control and love can't coexist12:54 - The 12-step program that changed everything15:26 - The valley makes you who you are16:53 - Blame, and discovering radical responsibility19:06 - "Who needs heroin when you can feel sorry for yourself?"20:00 - Shampoo-commercial coaching and the barbed wire blanket20:34 - The leaders who don't realize they're in the valley21:31 - "This isn't fun anymore"22:03 - Every new level of the video game demands more23:44 - How much margin should a leader have?26:47 - Passion means suffering. Choose yours27:34 - Be the buffalo: run into the storm29:42 - Psychological safety vs. psychological strength31:43 - A letter from Mateo32:45 - Loneliness is the most dangerous warning light33:45 - The bat signal: 18 cars in two minutes36:15 - Mark on losing his mother37:02 - How to actually build community38:42 - What Jason would say to his younger self on his worst night40:38 - Closing prayer

    From Losing Everything at 30 to Building the Firm That Coaches Fortune 100 Executives: Jason Jaggard
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Every founder has a season they leave out of the story. The stretch where the company almost went under. The years of doubt, failure, and quiet identity crisis that never make it into the profile piece. Through the Valley is a long-form interview show about those chapters. Host Mark Phillips, founder of 11 Tribes Ventures, sits down with founders and leaders to talk honestly about what it cost to get here, and who they became on the way through. New episodes every Wednesday.

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  • Creator
    Mark Phillips
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Phillips
  • Show Website
    Through The Valley