ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Are you running a successful business or team, but secretly feel like you’ve hit an invisible glass ceiling you just can’t seem to break through?
Have you found yourself relying on ego, hustle, or control to validate your identity as a leader—only to end up exhausted and disconnected?
What if the limiting factor in your business isn't your strategy, your market, or your team, but your own willingness to look in the mirror and lead yourself first?
Part 2: Highlights of EpisodeIn this episode of Authentic Voice Leadership, Dr. Leslie Davis sits down with Michael Goss—entrepreneur, second-generation business leader, and founder of Leader One. Michael shares his candid journey of growing a multi-million-dollar international company only to realize that his own ego, need for validation, and fear were acting as the main bottleneck to the company's growth.
Together, they dive deep into the essential process of detangling personal identity from business performance, dismantling self-built facades, and learning to lead with vulnerability, presence, and authentic Kingdom authority. If you're ready to stop striving for external validation, step out of the founder bottleneck, and lead from a place of true alignment and heart, this episode will give you the perspective shift you need.
Part 3: Resources and Links Mentioned- Leader One Official Website
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- Book Mentioned: Anchored in the Wilderness by Dr. Leslie Davis
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TRANSCRIPT 🔗
Michael: every idea I came up with, none of it worked. At some point I just had to look in the mirror Leslie and realize that the only constant in this environment is me. And had a friend of mine tell me about a a leadership training. And so I didn't want to do it. I didn't think I needed it. I'm running a big company. I'm doing my thing. I'm all this. And so there was a lot of pride in that. There was a lot of ego. And it doesn't mean that I didn't have impact and I didn…
