{"podcast":{"title":"Leading Visionaries Podcast","slug":"leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551","podcast_index_feed_id":6419551,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leading-visionaries-pod/","website_url":"https://leading-visionaries-pod.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/48a1f9c3-862c-46ad-be8a-fc06a5e02ce5/LVP-8X-Award-Winning.jpeg","author":"Anjel B Hartwell & The Creative Age Consulting Group","episode_count":167,"summary":"Featuring the world’s most impressive emerging and established Leading Visionaries this is the podcast where audiences can expect stellar conversations that spotlight, celebrate and elevate our incredible guests in every industry and field of expertise including new emergent fields that might not be on everyone’s radar. Our guest list and our audience is made up of the people on this planet who are thinking differently, seeing new possibilities, and have the courage to dream big, take inspired action & create conscious change on an epic and often global scale. Designed and intended to support Leading Visionaries to be seen, heard & supported in the full realization of their ingenious, insightful, innovative and inspired ideas, this show is dedicated to those who are wholeheartedly contributing to what matters most - A thriving earth, thriving relationships, and co-creating in ways that are playful, pleasurable and profitable. We intend to leverage this production in service to activating the field of consciousness in order to receive and thoroughly nourish the changes that Leading Visionaries were destined to deliver into reality while also supporting them to be living a legendary…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T04:20:28.606316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551"},"episode":{"title":"Finding Purpose in Leadership with Kevin Howard - 127","slug":"finding-purpose-in-leadership-with-kevin-howard-127","published_at":"2026-03-31T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551/finding-purpose-in-leadership-with-kevin-howard-127","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-visionaries-podcast-6419551","url":"https://leading-visionaries-pod.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PKjvk092tx/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/70c5f30a-4a55-4508-89c7-734fb31a4230.mp3","summary":"What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted and it still feels empty? In this episode of the Leading Visionaries, host Anjel B. Hartwell sits down with Kevin Howard, U.S. Army veteran, former FEMA Lead Disaster Assistance Loan Officer, who had a successful 25-year career in commercial banking before transitioning to climate risk & sustainability advisory services. Kevin Howard shares his journey from military service and a successful 25-year banking career to a deeply personal turning point that changed everything. This episode serves as a masterclass in leadership, identity, and the courage it takes to redefine success on your own terms. What You Will Learn True leadership often begins as a reluctant journey rooted in service rather than ambition. Success without alignment to personal values can lead to feelings of emptiness and lack of purpose. Clarity comes from looking inward and redefining your life based on your own values, not societal expectations. Discipline and attention to detail learned in high-stakes environments can translate into long-term professional excellence. Starting a business requires strategic financial planning, especially understanding runway and minimizing risk. External economic factors play a larger role in business success today than ever before. Aligning your work with your personal passions creates both fulfillment and long-term impact. FAQ: Why do successful people still feel unfulfilled? Because success built on external expectations rather than internal values can create achievement without meaning. When your life reflects what you “should” want instead of who you truly are, it often leads to emptiness. How can I find my true purpose? Purpose is discovered through introspection, examining your lived experiences…","meta_description":"What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted and it still feels empty? In this episode of the Leading Visionaries, host Anjel B. 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