The Limitless Leadership Podcast

In this episode, Josh Parnell sits down with Kimani Brown-Carpenter, service manager at Integrity Auto Repair in Savannah, Georgia, to discuss overcoming self doubt, finding purpose, and growing into leadership. Kimani shares how he entered the automotive industry with no experience in cars or sales, and how his father’s advice, “Don’t be that guy,” helped him move past fear and imposter syndrome. He also explains how his Christian faith influences the way he approaches business, family, and personal growth. The conversation explores why leadership is not defined by a job title, but by humility, servanthood, and a willingness to lead yourself first. Kimani shares the daily habits that keep him disciplined when motivation fades and reminds listeners to stay connected to their purpose, recognize how far they have come, and keep pressing forward.Auto Mastery helps make sure the right customers find you on Google, your team converts those opportunities, and you know exactly what your marketing is producing. Visit https://automastery.com/limitless/ to book a complimentary audit today.Stop managing chaos and start leading with purpose. Visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co to learn more about Limitless Leadership coaching, training, and speaking.Visit https://www.tekmetric.com to book a demo and see how Tekmetric can help you run your shop with more clarity and confidence.Learn more about Promotive or start your next search at https://www.gopromotive.com.Timestamps:00:00 From Zero Confidence00:35 Podcast Liftoff Intro01:09 Meet Kimani Brown01:56 Sponsor Break03:27 From Education to Auto06:48 Don't Be That Guy09:23 Faith Over Fear12:16 Growing Into the Role16:50 Defining Leadership19:07 Self Leadership Habits23:07 Purpose Drives Discipline25:58 Final Encouragement28:20 Closing Thanks  I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. With a team of leadership coaches, trainers, and speakers, Limitless Leadership helps aspiring leaders tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co.

In this episode, Josh Parnell welcomes returning guest Eric Joern, partner and chief revenue officer at Kaizen CPAs and Advisors, to discuss how AI is changing the way businesses operate and how to approach adoption the right way. Eric shares how Kaizen supports independent automotive repair shops through monthly financials, tax planning, payroll, fractional CFO services, and long-term financial planning. He also explains how the firm is using AI to accelerate data compilation and deliver deeper financial insights across nearly 300 shop rooftops. Eric previews his upcoming PASBA conference session on taking AI from a small pilot program to firm-wide adoption, sharing how Kaizen addressed concerns around data security and accuracy through a protected ChatGPT team environment, an internal AI policy, and a commitment to fact-checking results. He breaks down how the firm encourages adoption through small wins, an internal AI challenge, and a continuous-improvement mindset rooted in the Kaizen philosophy. The conversation also explores the importance of moving beyond constant busyness, leading through curiosity, and using the “And what else?” question to uncover better insights and opportunities for growth.Auto Mastery helps make sure the right customers find you on Google, your team converts those opportunities, and you know exactly what your marketing is producing. Visit https://automastery.com/limitless/ to book a complimentary audit today.Stop managing chaos and start leading with purpose. Visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co to learn more about Limitless Leadership coaching, training, and speaking.Visit https://www.tekmetric.com to book a demo and see how Tekmetric can help you run your shop with more clarity and confidence.Learn more about Promotive or start your next search at https://www.gopromotive.com.Timestamps:00:00 AI Slop Warning00:27 Podcast Intro01:01 Meet Eric Joern02:02 Foundational Reset03:40 Sponsor Break05:11 Kaizen Services Overview09:21 Kaizen Sponsorship10:15 More Sponsor Spots12:10 AI Impact at Kaizen14:53 PASBA AI Talk18:09 Adoption ACT Framework19:53 Security and AI Policy24:21 AI Summer Challenge26:09 Kaizen Mindset Explained28:32 Reject the Grind30:47 AWE Question Method35:09 How to Find Kaizen37:39 Reset Takeaways40:51 Final Thanks and Outro  I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. With a team of leadership coaches, trainers, and speakers, Limitless Leadership helps aspiring leaders tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co.

In this episode of Limitless Leadership, Josh Parnell sits down with Andy Brown, co-founder of LULO Coaching, to discuss faith driven leadership, personal growth, and the role of coaching in building stronger businesses and better lives. Andy shares how LULO Coaching began after an unexpected career setback and explains why connection, humility, hunger, and vulnerability are essential to effective leadership. He also breaks down the difference between coaching and consulting, why leaders need outside perspective, and why relying on AI alone cannot replace the value of a personal coach. Their conversation explores self leadership, organizational health, and the importance of making room for marriage and family while pursuing business growth. Auto Mastery helps make sure the right customers find you on Google, your team converts those opportunities, and you know exactly what your marketing is producing. Visit https://automastery.com/limitless/ to book a complimentary audit today.Stop managing chaos and start leading with purpose. Visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co to learn more about Limitless Leadership coaching, training, and speaking. Visit https://www.tekmetric.com to book a demo and see how Tekmetric can help you run your shop with more clarity and confidence.Learn more about Promotive or start your next search at https://www.gopromotive.com. Timestamps:00:00 Humility, Hunger, and Vulnerability00:18 Podcast Intro and Guest01:38 Faith Driven Coaching05:10 From Layoff to Launch08:38 Connection Builds Growth13:36 Why Hire a Coach?18:51 Self Leadership First24:31 The Best Advice: Simple Scales29:17 What Leadership Means31:35 Wrap Up and Next Steps  I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. With a team of leadership coaches, trainers, and speakers, Limitless Leadership helps aspiring leaders tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co.

In this episode, Josh Parnell welcomes Dan Taylor back to the Limitless Leadership Podcast, now as an official Limitless Leadership coach, to discuss leadership power skills, emotional intelligence, and how thoughts and self-identity shape results at work and home. Dan previews his eight-hour Vision Conference workshop in Kansas City on March 4, “Leadership Power Skills: Fix Your Identity On Success,” explaining how cognition, emotions, cognitive dissonance, and distorted thinking can influence behavior and lead to self-sabotage. He shares practical tools for recognizing thoughts before they spiral into inaccurate feelings and unproductive patterns. The conversation then shifts to employee disengagement, exploring why team members go quiet and how the brain’s fight, flight, freeze, and ignore responses can affect workplace relationships. Dan and Josh discuss how leaders can rebuild safety and trust through open-ended questions, the SBI (situation, observation, impact) feedback model, and consistent one-on-ones. They also emphasize the importance of authenticity, humility, and sincere, specific recognition in strengthening relationships, improving engagement, and helping people feel valued.Auto Mastery helps make sure the right customers find you on Google, your team converts those opportunities, and you know exactly what your marketing is producing. Visit https://automastery.com/limitless/ to book a complimentary audit today.Stop managing chaos and start leading with purpose. Visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co to learn more about Limitless Leadership coaching, training, and speaking.Visit https://www.tekmetric.com to book a demo and see how Tekmetric can help you run your shop with more clarity and confidence.Learn more about Promotive or start your next search at https://www.gopromotive.com.Timestamps:00:00 Why Identity Matters00:20 Podcast Intro and Guest01:46 Sponsors and Partners03:17 Power Skills and Vision07:31 Workshop Overview Identity08:53 Thoughts Feelings Loop11:36 Identity Examples Lottery14:44 Emotions and Distortions17:56 Ruminating and Disengagement18:44 Turning Flaws to Strengths21:06 Four Steps to Lead27:06 Authenticity Builds Engagement27:40 Why Employees Shut Down28:02 Fight Flight Freeze Ignore30:49 Open Ended Check Ins31:23 SBI Feedback Framework33:12 Trust And One Offs35:44 Restarting One On Ones37:38 Body Language And Humility39:36 Loving Not Liking People42:22 Recognition And Vision Plug43:31 Sincere Specific Affirmations45:38 Final Gratitude And Sendoff  I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. With a team of leadership coaches, trainers, and speakers, Limitless Leadership helps aspiring leaders tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co.

In this episode, recorded live at the 2026 ASTA Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina, Josh Parnell sits down with fellow Limitless Leadership coach Bobby McGraw to discuss his session “Running on Empty, Leading a Shop That Never Stops” and why leaders must learn to lead themselves first. Bobby explains how leaders can have limitless potential but limited energy, exploring decision fatigue and why feeling depleted should be treated as an energy issue rather than a character flaw. He introduces the ACT framework of awareness, courage, and tenacity, emphasizing the importance of taking action before confidence arrives and using the “be the buffalo” mindset to face challenges head-on. Bobby also breaks down four key leadership shifts: leading yourself, bringing clarity, building accountability through a conversation ladder of curiosity, concern, and confronting, and multiplying yourself by developing others. He compares effective leaders to Sherpas who guide people toward their goals while helping them grow along the way. The conversation closes with practical lessons on personal growth, small daily habits, and how Limitless Leadership coaching and the Foundational Reset can help leaders build sustainable leadership practices.Auto Mastery helps make sure the right customers find you on Google, your team converts those opportunities, and you know exactly what your marketing is producing. Visit https://automastery.com/limitless/ to book a complimentary audit today.Stop managing chaos and start leading with purpose. Visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co to learn more about Limitless Leadership coaching, training, and speaking.Visit https://www.tekmetric.com to book a demo and see how Tekmetric can help you run your shop with more clarity and confidence.Learn more about Promotive or start your next search at https://www.gopromotive.com.Timestamps:00:00 Limitless Leadership Intro00:52 Live From ASTA Expo02:06 Meet Bobby McGraw02:15 Sponsor Break03:41 Running On Empty06:18 Decision Fatigue Battery07:18 Awareness Courage Tenacity08:13 Tools And Marketing Sponsors09:26 Courage Before Confidence12:41 Be The Buffalo15:53 Thermostat Leadership18:58 Coaching Whole Person21:29 Personal Growth First22:34 Defining Tenacity24:34 Small Habits Big Wins27:12 Quitters Day Lessons29:16 Running on Empty Shifts33:18 Conversation Ladder38:05 Multiply Through People40:16 Coaching Reset Wrap Up  I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. With a team of leadership coaches, trainers, and speakers, Limitless Leadership helps aspiring leaders tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co.