Grow With Purpose

Axiom Strategic
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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.

  1. 5d ago

    What Real Ownership Freedom Looks Like

    Owners say they want freedom. Push on the word and most are describing relief - not being overwhelmed, not carrying every decision, not putting out every fire. That's real, but it's a short-term fix. Real freedom is different: it's what's left once the structure, the team, and the standards can carry the business without the owner in every room. Mike LoBue and Tommy Rohrlack separate the two, get into why a team learns to wait for the owner, why control is usually a standards problem and not a trust problem, and why most owners regret selling when they never planned the next chapter. It's worth knowing which one you're after before you plan an exit or a vacation. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• Why “I want freedom” usually translates to “I want relief,” and why that distinction changes everything. • The question that quickly shows how owner-dependent your business is: what breaks when you leave? • Why most owners regret selling and the one thing the other group did differently • What separates a free owner from one who has quietly checked out  DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 194: What Real Ownership Freedom Looks Like REFERENCES:John Maxwell: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (the Law of the Lid) Stephen Covey:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and The Speed of Trust Jocko Willink and Leif Babin:Extreme Ownership (prioritize and execute) Exit Planning Institute: State of Owner Readiness HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second Survey 📞 Have a question? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    37 min

  2. Jun 20

    Owner Thinking vs. Manager Thinking

    Every owner says some version of the same thing: they wish their people would think like owners. In this episode, Joey Brannon and Tommy Rohrlack take that wish apart and rebuild it into something an owner can use. They get into what owners are really asking for, why most founders react like operators instead of thinking like owners, the margin it takes to think at all, and the grip on control that keeps them buried in the work. The conversation ultimately points back to the owner. Building margin, thinking further ahead, and letting go of control are often the first steps toward helping a team take greater ownership. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:• What owners are really asking for when they say they want owner thinking • Why margin, not mindset, is the first step out of reacting like an operator • The 80% hurdle for letting go, and why it isn’t about lowering your standard • How fear, not a people problem, keeps owners stuck in the weeds  DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 193: Owner Thinking vs. Manager Thinking HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second Survey 📞 Have a question? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    1 min

  3. Jun 12

    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 Owner HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second Survey 📞 Have a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    1 min

  4. Jun 5

    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 meeting DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 191: Not All PE Is The Devil HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30-second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    53 min

  5. May 29

    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 will DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode Episode 190: Three Moves That Change a Company HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30-second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    41 min

  6. May 22

    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 Ownership HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    24 min

  7. May 15

    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 regret DOWNLOAD THE LEADERSHIP GUIDE:‍ ‍Episode 188: When the Business Needs You Less HELP US IMPROVE THE SHOW: Take our 30 second SurveyHave a question for the show? Email us at contact@axiomstrategic.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    31 min

  8. May 8

    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 bottleneck DOWNLOAD 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.com CONNECT WITH AXIOM• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram• Facebook• YouTube ABOUT AXIOM STRATEGIC: Axiom Strategic helps business owners and leaders build mission-driven businesses by aligning culture, leadership, operations, sales, and financials.

    36 min
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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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  • Creator
    Axiom Strategic
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    193
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Grow With Purpose