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Jeff Standrige reveals the steps to transform your job into a meaningful calling, so you can find more fulfillment beyond collecting a paycheck. Discover the simple steps to turn your career into a purpose-driven journey, balancing success with true personal impact.

In this episode of The Business Growth Architect Show, I speak with Jeff Standrige, Managing Director at Innovation Junkie, about how to transform your work into a meaningful calling. Jeff opens up about his “crisis of calling,” that pivotal moment when he realized that professional success didn’t equal personal fulfillment. Instead of abandoning his career, he used it as a foundation to drive impact, a choice that ultimately reshaped how he viewed his work. This is powerful if you feel that your job is a dead end and you are looking for more fulfillment at work.

In our interview, Jeff and I break down his six essential pillars for building a culture of excellence—elements that foster clarity, accountability, and genuine connection across any organization. Here are the first three, you’ll find all six in the interview.

1. Strong Leadership – Every culture of excellence begins with committed leadership. Jeff emphasizes the need for leaders to embody the mission and values of the organization, demonstrating by example how to balance results with relationships, fostering a sense of trust and integrity across the team.

2. Absolute Clarity and Focus – Jeff discusses how clarity around an organization’s mission, vision, and goals aligns every individual’s work with the broader company strategy. When team members understand how their day-to-day contributions support a larger purpose, it drives collective motivation and purpose.

3. Engaged and Committed Teammates – An essential element of any successful culture, Jeff emphasizes the importance of fostering a team that is not only skilled but also genuinely committed to the organization’s mission. Clear roles and responsibilities allow teammates to bring their best selves to work, knowing exactly how they contribute to the team’s success.

For anyone questioning their work’s purpose or looking to lead with intention, this conversation digs into how we can reshape our daily actions to build a fulfilling career. Listen in as Jeff and I discuss the real, practical steps to align your work with your values, so you’re not just clocking in but creating something lasting.

To explore Jeff’s principles and explore practical ways to bring a culture of excellence to your organization, connect with him on LinkedIn or visit his website, Innovation Junkie. Share your own journey or insights in the comments—Jeff welcomes hearing from those striving to make a difference in their careers. Don’t miss this chance to turn your vocation into a powerful calling and join the conversation on what it means to thrive.

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Franco Lofranco shows how using gratitude and high energy attracts success, happiness, and the right people effortlessly. Don’t miss these simple, powerful steps and make success come to you!

This episode of the Business Growth Architect Show is close to my heart. Franco Lofranco takes us through his personal journey from failing as a leader and business owner to becoming a respected entrepreneur, speaker, and author of The Results Vortex Accelerator. Through vulnerability and hard-earned wisdom, Franco unpacks how understanding and managing his own ego, embracing self-awareness, and taking true accountability shifted his entire trajectory—not only in business but also in his personal life and relationships.

We go deep in this episode and unveil Franco’s early entrepreneurial attempts, which, despite his confidence, ended in failure. He admits that he initially blamed external factors and circumstances but soon had a hard realization: that the common factor in every failed business was him. This marked the beginning of his self-awareness journey. With the guidance of trusted mentors, Franco started to confront his own blind spots, ego-driven decisions, and the impact of his actions on those around him. This episode dives deep into these critical moments, highlighting how his ego—rooted in insecurity—was limiting his growth, repelling clients, and breaking down team dynamics. His story serves as a reminder that real change often begins with looking in the mirror.

Franco also tackles the role of accountability, arguing that it’s not just a business tactic but a personal power tool. He suggests that taking ownership of our actions—even in situations that may seem outside our control—gives us the ability to steer our lives in the direction we desire. In his view, accountability is directly linked to empowerment, as it eliminates the need to blame or victimize oneself. Franco encourages our listeners, the BeaHive to confront difficult truths, take responsibility without self-blame, and clean up any messes with integrity.

The episode also dives into the impact of our environment on our energy and mindset, stepping away from negative influences like news and rather finding sources of inspiration through selective podcasts and conversations. What we expose ourselves to, either elevate or drain us.

Franco offers a compassionate reminder: suffering is optional. By reframing obstacles as learning opportunities and laughing at life’s absurdities, Franco emphasizes that we have the power to make life fun, lighthearted, and ultimately more fulfilling. As he puts it, life is short, and we’re not taking anything with us when we go, so why not choose to enjoy the ride?

Check out Franco’s book The Results Vortex Accelerator on Amazon to learn more about entering and staying in the vortex. What part of Franco’s journey resonated with you? Drop a comment below and share this episode with someone

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Tiana Sanchez shares practical tips on how to use civility in leadership and shares how this will help you to build a better company. Discover how respect, clear communication, and purpose-driven leadership can transform your organization and inspire your team to thrive.

This episode drops just as we are in the middle of an election cycle and Tiana Sanchez's message on civility in leadership couldn’t be more on point. She is a powerhouse in leadership, a respected speaker, and CEO of TSI LLC. In our episode she dives deep into the importance of civil leadership and how respect can transform our environments and our workplaces. As the world feels more divided than ever, with tensions and conflicts spilling into our professional lives, Tiana brings a fresh approach that centers on respect, empathy, and a strong sense of community. Her bestselling book, The New C-Suite: Civil Leadership in Action offers a practical blueprint for leaders ready to drive real change, build collaborative teams, and foster a work environment where everyone feels valued.

Tiana’s journey into civil leadership began during a pivotal moment at a conference. Inspired by a company with an incredible commitment to employee well-being, social responsibility, and environmental impact, she shares how Patagonia—a certified B Corp—practices what it preaches, blending ethical practices with high standards for governance, community, and sustainability.

During our conversation, Tiana and I explore how civil leadership goes beyond traditional management styles to create an inclusive, purpose-driven workplace culture. Tiana walks us through her unique framework, built around three core facets: collective social responsibility, community-first thinking, and creative synthesis. Through collective social responsibility, she encourages leaders to consider the bigger impact they’re making on employees, customers, and society.

And here’s the beauty of civil leadership—it’s not just for big corporations. Tiana explains that whether you’re running a small business, managing a team, or even working as a solo entrepreneur, you can adopt civil leadership principles to foster a respectful, supportive, and socially responsible culture. She even offers a preview of her civil leadership evaluation, a tool with questions and exercises to help leaders assess how respect, community impact, and social responsibility are showing up in their work.

A powerful takeaway is when Tiana talks about the "like-hungry" culture of social media and how it impacts modern leadership. Business and civil leaders can easily get trapped in echo chambers, seeking validation instead of real connection. True leadership, she reminds us, requires courage—the courage to welcome disagreement and to push beyond surface-level affirmation.

I invite you to tune in and join us for this thought-provoking conversation that challenges the status quo of leadership and how you chose to handle an o

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