Episode 17

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17th Jun 2024

Ben Albert's Journey to Radical Responsibility from Corporate Burnout

Chad Prevost and Ben Albert discuss the importance of authenticity and resilience in entrepreneurship, sharing personal experiences with maintaining these qualities in the face of challenges such as burnout, financial struggles, and personal growth. They emphasize the need to be honest about one's struggles and to showcase vulnerability in marketing and storytelling, while also acknowledging the importance of self-awareness and adaptability in navigating these challenges. They also explore the challenges of balancing artistic integrity with financial success, highlighting the need for self-awareness, perseverance, and creativity in navigating these challenges.

High Notes

Coaching, authenticity, and marketing with a focus on personal growth and creativity.

Career transitions, entrepreneurship, and mental health.

Workplace burnout, authenticity, and entrepreneurship.

Balancing passion and financial success in entrepreneurship.

Creativity, self-awareness, and inner struggles.

Authenticity in marketing, self-care, and personal growth.

The power of small changes in daily habits for self-care and personal growth.

Identity, persona, and growth.

Embracing weaknesses and connecting people through marketing.

Chad's Top 5 and Why best marketing movie picks.

Find out more about Ben Albert here.

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About your host

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Chad Prevost

Dr. Chad has advanced degrees in creative writing, literature, and theology. Being married to a psychotherapist has been another education. A workshop leader and entrepreneur, he has started and participated in writing and literary arts communities in New York, Austin, Atlanta and Chattanooga. He also has experience writing as a journalist for startups in tech and logistics. He is the author of several books of poetry, as well as interactive-fiction for youth. Over the years, he has innovated writing processes to foster reflection and insight, narrative strength, and authentic voice.