Right-side Up Leadership Podcast

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! From everyone at Stay Forth Designs we hope that even in the midst of these interesting times you have a blessed day with your those closest to you. On today's episode of the podcast Alan sits down with Jeff and Terra Mattson for a great conversation about warning signs leaders need to be aware of and pay attention to. Jeff and Terra recently spoke at our Healthy Leaders Summit.  About Jeff and Terra Living Wholehearted founders Jeff & Terra Mattson are passionate about living lives that reflect integrity, healing, and authenticity. They met in 1998 at Seattle Pacific University where they first began to hone their skills and passion for leadership and relationships under Psychologists and relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, Theologians Drs. Tim & Kerry Dearborn and Dr. Rick Steele, as well as attorney and change-agent, Dr. Skip Lee. Later influences have included CEO & Executive Director of the Charitable Murdock Trust Dr. Steve Moore, Bill Thralls and Bruce M

Did you ever play the game twister as a kid? Twister could be a solid representation of how your leadership has felt this year. Always adapting, stretching, contorting, shifting, doing anything to keep from falling over.  On today's episode Alan sits down with Brooke Hempell of Barna Group for a very insightful conversation about current trends in christian leadership.  Take a few minutes and listen to this conversation. It will help you to be encouraged and take next steps towards planning for next year. Take your next right step Leadership Unboxed Right Side Up Journal | 20% OFF | Explore Coaching

When someone says "Innovation" what comes to mind? On today's episode of the podcast Alan has a great conversation about innovation with pastor and innovation strategist Doug Paul around the question of "are we innovating right now?" This is a very timely conversation with tons of application that will help you take your next right step. About Doug My Work as an Innovation Strategist I help lead Catapult, an innovation and activation shop that works with churches, denominations, networks, non-profits and socialpreneurs. I spend time with organizations like the NewThing Network, the ECO denomination, Exponential, 100 Movements, Crossroads Cincy, Halftime, Christ Together, Younique and others. I also work with some of the  fastest growing and innovative churches in the Western church.  Most of my work these days centers around the proprietary process I developed around Kingdom innovation (you can read more about that here). Local Work in Richmond,VA While I’m no longer a full-time pastor, I continue to se

This has been a weighty season full of tough decisions and discouragement. How have you dealt with it? What is your current energy level? What is your current encouragement level? Alan has a great conversation with Josh Surratt, Pastor of Seacoast Church about dealing with discouragement. This is a very rich conversation full of insight and encouragement. About Josh Josh Surratt was raised in Charleston, South Carolina and attended the College of Charleston. He joined the Seacoast staff in 2001 and has served in several roles, including four years as the Mount Pleasant Campus Pastor. Josh is one of Seacoast’s Teaching Pastors and currently serves on the Executive Team as the Seacoast Lead Pastor. He and his wife, Lisa, have three children - Miles, Greta Kate, and Ellie. In his off-hours, Josh loves to hopelessly cheer for all Chicago sports teams and the Clemson Tigers. He is passionate about reaching people with the message of the Gospel and equipping people to become fully devoted followers of Christ

When is the last time you did something fun? Went on an adventure? If you want to continue pursuing health so you can reach more impact you need to implement rhythms of fun and adventure into your routine.  On today's episode, Alan sits down with Pastor and leader Brian Tomme for a great conversation about fun, adventure, and why it's so important right now. About Brian  Brian Tome is the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church, 2017's fastest-growing church in America. Brian has authored four books including his best-seller, The Five Marks of a Man. He also hosts The Aggressive Life podcast. As an entrepreneur, Brian has opened several other non-profits and started Man Camp, a primitive weekend camping experience that has helped tens of thousands of men reclaim the code of manhood. An avid adventure motorcyclist, Brian rides tens of thousands of miles and camps more than 30 nights a year. Brian has also released an adventure ride TV show called Phantom Lake, available on Amazon Prime. He is marri

Hey friends! We have another great conversation for you today. Yes, we say that all the time, but we really believe it, especially with this conversation. If you have been tracking along with us for any amount of time then you know that we don't run from hard conversations, we run to them. Today's conversation with Dr. Brian Loritts is no different, it's hard, it's real, but it's also very encouraging. So sit with this one and don't listen on 2x speed. About Dr. Loritts Dr. Bryan Loritts is the privileged husband of Korie and the graced father of three sons--Quentin, Myles and Jaden. He serves as a teaching pastor at The Summit Church in North Carolina. He is the president and founder of The Kainos Movement, an organization committed to seeing the multiethnic church become the new normal in our world. Dr. Loritts is an award-winning author of seven books: Right Color Wrong Culture, Letters to Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., A Cross-Shaped Gospel, God on

On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with Tom Briggs, founder of Epigraph, and zoomprotips.com, for a great conversation about the practical side of remote work and how to foster connection with someone who isn't sitting across the table from you.  About Tom with Zoom Pro Tips Leader of award-winning global marketing & creative design teams with over 16 years of digital brand agency experience spanning Fortune 50 to local mom & pop. Founder of epigraph—the independent, culture mining research & brand consultancy. Tom leads high-functioning, values-led organizations and individuals in, efforts to distill innovation through design management for sustainable human benefit. Tom's work is fueled by innovation, curiosity and the pursuit of the greater good. He is an internationally cited social media researcher, Center for Creative Leadership graduate and advocate of humanities-rooted, dialectic-driven education. He believes that everyone—regardless of origin story—stands to benefit f

On today's episode, Alan sits down with Pete Vargas for a very practical conversation about how to navigate when the bottom drops out.  About Pete   Pete Vargas Founder and CEO of Advance Your Reach Responsible for he and his team booking over 25,000 stages worldwide, Pete has been educating speakers about how to book stages for over a decade. He has helped speakers, entrepreneurs, nonprofits and small business owners land speaking engagements and leverage the stage to grow their businesses. Pete has booked legendary speakers including Ryan Deiss, Nicholas Kusmich and Shark Tank’s Daymond John. Pete believes that speaking is the most powerful marketing tool you have and the best way to build your business. Speaking provides a starting point for customers and partners to want to become more involved with your business and get behind the impact you’re making. With literally millions of stages in every niche, Pete has become the expert in how to identify which stages to go after, how to find them and how to

We've got a really practical conversation for you today on the podcast. Alan sits down with Pastor and Author Daniel Fusco for a rich conversation about battling through growth and discouragement.  About Daniel Daniel came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in April of 1998 while he was in his last year at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. After spending a few years as a professional musician (upright and electric bass), Daniel felt called into the pastoral ministry. He was taken on staff at Calvary Chapel Marin under the direction of Pastor John Henry Corcoran in January of 2000. After being ordained in 2002, Daniel was sent out to plant Calvary Chapel New Brunswick, located in New Jersey. In November of 2006, that church was turned over to his successor so that Daniel could move back to the San Francisco Bay Area to plant more churches. While in the Bay Area, Daniel planted Calvary North Bay in Mill Valley, CA. In 2010, while continuing to pastor the church in Mill Valley, he also planted C

You've probably performed a lot of unplanned shifting this year in order to keep moving forward in a general direction. It's probably been confusing and times and very tired. We get it.  Alan recently sat down with a group of high capacity business leaders to dig in to some very practical shifts that business leaders need to be making in their leadership if they want to continue moving forward and leading from a place of health. Definitely listen to this one on 1x speed, more than once. There's practical wisdom here. What's your next right step? Consider coaching 

The "B" word. Every leader hopes to avoid it but all too often it finds us before we realize it, and by the time we think might be approaching it, it's too late. What are we talking about? Burnout After this weighty season, we see a wave of burnout on the horizon and we want to help you take steps to bypass it.  On today's episode, Alan shares practical steps you should be taking in order to bypass burnout and lead healthy in this season and beyond.  On today's episode we have a treat for you. If you missed Healthy Leaders Summit, Alan kicked off the week with a very encouraging discussion on how to navigate disorientation. This is a very rich conversation that we encourage you to sit with whether you've heard it once already, or never. Miss the summit? Grab  a Lifetime Pass Take your next right step  Join a Group Coaching Cohort

There's a saying that goes something like "if you want to go fast, then go alone. If you want to go far, then go together." Leadership can feel lonely at times but we were never meant to lead alone. For many of you, the disorientation of this season, and the ambiguity of the next season has left you with a low-grade fever of anxiety and a sense of loneliness. Well guess what, you're not alone. On today's episode we have a treat for you. If you missed Healthy Leaders Summit, Alan kicked off the week with a very encouraging discussion on how to navigate disorientation. This is a very rich conversation that we encourage you to sit with whether you've heard it once already, or never. Miss the summit? Grab  a Lifetime Pass Take your next right step  Join a Group Coaching Cohort

On today's episode, Alan and several members of our Stay Forth Designs team sit down for a ridiculously practical conversation about getting healthy. Now, we aren't talking about eating healthy or working out, rather, taking practical steps toward healthy leadership. If you've ever wondered if coaching would be a right next step for you then give this episode a listen. You'll hear insight from several of our coaches as well as a personal testimony of how coaching drastically changed the trajectory of or Content Producers leadership. Consider Coaching Grab a lifetime pas to Healthy Leaders Summit

You may be asking questions like what next? How do I prepare for next year when this year was so ambiguous?  If you attended the Healthy leaders Summit last week, then you took a great next step towards leading healthy not only right now but next season and beyond. Healthy Leaders Summit was a great starting point but if you want to keep making headway then you need to keep taking your next right step.  On today's episode, Alan unpacks 4 practical next steps you can, and should, consider taking right now so you can keep reducing overwhelm, increasing clarity,  and continue pursuing leadership from pa posture of health in this season and beyond.  What's your next right step? Grab a lifetime pass to Healthy Leaders Summit

Today, if one mistake, soundbite, hot mic moment, or tweet is off base you can lose you influence in an instant- you'll get "cancelled." On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation about how unhealthy cancel culture has become with pastor and author, Adam Weber. Adam is a guy who seems to run towards leaders when they make unhealthy decisions instead of away. This is a rich conversation! About Adam Adam is the founder and lead pastor of Embrace, a multi-site church based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Author of Talking With God and Love Has A Name, he also hosts a podcast called The Conversation. Adam still cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals but no longer drives a Rambler. He's married to his wife, Becky, and has four kids: Hudson, Wilson, Grayson, & Anderson. He also has seven chickens, two dogs, & three fish, but what he really wants is a sheep. You can find out more at adamweber.com Connect with Adam Instagram - @adamaweber Twitter - @adamweber Facebook - /adamaweber Healthy Lead

On today's episode we'll be sharing a talk from Healthy Leaders Summit.  Alan sits down with Steve Cuss for a discussion about what anxiety is, what it isn't, and how we manage our own leadership anxiety as well as those we lead. This is a phenomenal conversation. It isn't too late to register! www.healthyleaderssummit.com 

How tired are you right now? This has been an incredible season that has left many of us weary. Well we wanted to share a phenomenal preview of what you can expect from Healthy Leaders Summit next week.  This conversation between Alan and Hanna Gronowski is very refreshing and encouraging.  Take some time to sit with this episode and then do us a favor and register for Healthy Leaders Summit if you haven't already.  About Hannah Hannah Gronowski, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker, Preacher and Author has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live. A passionate movement-maker, social influencer and voice for her generation, is now a sought after speaker at Leadership Conferences, Churches, College Campuses and Youth Events around the globe. Hannah is also a profile speaker for The Women’s Speaker Collective and a regular writing contributor for The Global Leadership Summit.  Host of The Generation Disti

Ever feel like you're in a row boat in a hurricane? It's no secret that this year has been a great challenge. Disappointment and loss have been lurking around just about every corner and it's exhausting, we know. But even when you feel like you're in a rowboat in a hurricane, know that Jesus is right there in the midst of it with you.   On today's episode, Alan and David have a very refreshing conversation about Jesus, the peace that comes from focusing on Him, and why we need a daily reminder of the gospel. Remember, who's you are is way more important than what you do. Make a $5 investment in your leadership  Register for Healthy Leaders Summit

Have you been searching for a win lately? What if you have already experienced a win and just can't see it because you're frantically searching for the next one.  Maybe you should stop trying to win.   On today's episode, Alan and David have a great conversation about three areas where you just may not be able to find a win this season and how to live in the messy middle in this season.  Invest in your leadership Healthy Leaders Summit

As Kingdom leaders we live and lead in constant tension of overlapping spaces. As followers of Jesus, we don't truly fit in with the rest of the world, yet Jesus sends us into the world to engage with culture, to lead with compassion, wisdom, and courage so that others may be pointed to him.   On today's episode, Alan sits down with his brother, J.R for a conversation about J.R's new book The Sacred Overlap: Learning to Live Faithfully in the Space Between.  This is a very timely conversation with tons of application that is very relevant to our current climate. Give this one a listen, and then again with someone else. You won't be disappointed. About J.R. Dr. J.R. Briggs possesses four passions: Following Jesus, equipping and investing in hungry kingdom leaders, growing fruit on other people's trees, and creating good kingdom mischief. In short, his calling is to partner with people who are called to follow Jesus while they lead others. In 2011 he started Kairos Partnerships, an organization committ