The Reluctant CEO Podcast

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Marlon Gordon is the founder of NxtGen Network, a media and marketing company built for the food, beverage, and nutrition industries. He created The Reluctant CEO because he never wanted to lead. Never wanted to be on camera, never wanted to be in front of people, until faith pushed him out of his comfort zone. The show is his attempt to become a better steward of that calling. Every guest has something to teach him about being a better leader, a better father, and a better man. The hope is it does the same for you. Web: www.nxtgennetwork.com IG: @nxtgenmarlon LinkedIn: marlon-gordon

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    From Avoiding Your Calling to Owning it

    For four years, Mark Quattrochi also known as Pastor Q ran from a call to ministry. He'd spent 20+ years as an A&R executive at Warner Brothers, built a career he loved, and could list off several reasons he wasn't qualified to lead a church, starting with not believing he was a good enough speaker. He planted theChapel in Tarpon Springs, FL anyway, in 2010, with 126 people. It's now three campuses, thousands of weekly attendees, and voted Best Place to Worship in Tampa Bay three years running.On this launch episode of The Reluctant CEO, Pastor Q sits down with host Marlon Gordon (Founder of NxtGen Network) to talk about what actually breaks the cycle of disqualifying yourself from your own calling. He walks through the two filters he uses to know when he's hearing God's voice and not just his own head, and the excuses, borrowed from Moses, that leaders lean on to avoid stepping into what they're built for.They also get into insecure leadership, the difference between confidence and arrogance, and how Marlon's own office move became the backdrop for one of the conversation's rawer moments.Guest:- Pastor Mark Q - TheChapel CC: https://thechapel.cc/ - Book: https://a.co/d/08GEjYK2 - Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3YLUuuYwPoTK1sA6R0xRle?si=9c7cde8c3b394d0fThe Reluctant CEO:• NxtGen Network: https://nxtgennetwork.com/• Follow Marlon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtgenmarlon/• Follow NxtGen Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtgen_network/• NxtGen Network on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NxtGenNetworkAgency• Connect with Marlon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlon-gordon/• NxtGen Network on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nxtgen-network/Timestamps00:00 – Welcome to the launch of The Reluctant CEO01:29 – Who is Pastor Q? From Brooklyn to Warner Brothers02:27 – The leap from marketplace CEO to vocational ministry02:59 – Planting theChapel in 2010 with 126 people03:42 – Voted Best Place to Worship in Tampa Bay, 3 years running04:51 – Life as an A&R exec in the music industry06:19 – Why every leader needs young, energetic people around them08:12 – Finding mentors who saw him as a threat, not a partner08:37 – "Unhealthy leaders are insecure leaders"11:39 – Creating a culture where people are safe to fail11:58 – The real reason Marlon started this podcast12:38 – Falling down a Stephen Bartlett / Diary of a CEO rabbit hole14:34 – Becoming a better steward of the blessing15:54 – The foundation of everything: it's all spiritual17:49 – The office move that dodged a solar panel fire20:21 – "I got you" — hearing God mid-crisis26:01 – Q&A: what is spiritual warfare, really?26:55 – The enemy's 3 goals: steal, kill, destroy28:26 – The spiritual warfare that broke Marlon before his move to South Carolina33:11 – The hallway stranger who became a podcast client34:01 – The 2 filters for knowing it's God's voice39:36 – Sacrifice, impact, and effectiveness are always linked41:03 – Staying connected to the vine (not just producing fruit)43:49 – Comparing yourself to Moses — and disqualifying yourself44:56 – Wrestling with God like Jacob50:44 – What "RULU" actually stands for50:52 – The Municipal clothing brand & chasing Mark Wahlberg53:20 – Meeting Chris Landono — and his cousin59:39 – How hard is it to actually answer the call?61:37 – The 5 ways Moses (and we) disqualify ourselves64:59 – Your best isn't measured by how it felt in the moment67:02 – When confidence gets mistaken for arrogance71:22 – Playing Stephen Bartlett's conversation card game73:16 – "My selfish dream": legacy, family, and staying home76:44 – Wrap-up and thanksThe 5 ways Moses disqualified himself: https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/articles/blog/moses-five-excuses

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Marlon Gordon is the founder of NxtGen Network, a media and marketing company built for the food, beverage, and nutrition industries. He created The Reluctant CEO because he never wanted to lead. Never wanted to be on camera, never wanted to be in front of people, until faith pushed him out of his comfort zone. The show is his attempt to become a better steward of that calling. Every guest has something to teach him about being a better leader, a better father, and a better man. The hope is it does the same for you. Web: www.nxtgennetwork.com IG: @nxtgenmarlon LinkedIn: marlon-gordon

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