Win At Home First

What is integrity? When you say yes, does your yes matter? Does it have validity? Todays guest Daniel Gonska talks about his experience in the Navy, and how important integrity was in his journey.  You can listen to today's episode at www.corymcarlson.com/podcast   In this episode, you'll discover…  Key trait to win at home and at work (1:28) The encouragement Daniel got from his "yes," meaning "yes" (4:25) How not feeling fulfilled led him to his faith journey (7:45)  When Daniel wasn't winning (18:25)   Daniel's Bio:  I created ESS to bring the confidence gained in my 20-year Navy SEAL career, to you as my client. I hope you never have to face the situations I did, but that I help you become more AWARE of your surroundings, develop the physical capability to respond to what you see, and effectively employ firearms OR other life-saving skills to reverse an otherwise hopeless situation. Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE! 🎉 Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I'm able to help. Are you looking for a change in your life? Are you a business leader looking to invest in your team members? You recognize something is not working and you are seeking help. Now is your time for a breakthrough! Learn more about coaching.  

Sometimes, God takes over full control to put us where we need to be. Todays guest, John Porter, talks about how God took over to place him exactly where he needed to be. John learned about the root of fear and how to make decisions rooted in faith and trust in God, instead of a place of fear.   In this episode, you'll discover…  Key trait to win at home and at work (1:28) The balance of bringing faith into the workplace (7:35) Establishing what your priorities are vs. boundaries (10:45)  Advice about the spirit of fear (13:45)   John's Bio:  John has successfully developed and managed multi-family and self-storage investment properties for 35 years. Before joining our firm in 1999, he was responsible for development and all property management aspects of a Midwest firm that operated 5,000 apartment units and self-storage rentals. For Charter, John leads the acquisition and development of residential communities and is a real estate broker in North and South Carolina. His expertise in planning, zoning, and infrastructure development adds valuable insight into projects. People find that John works collaboratively to ensure everyone is on the same path to reach the same goal. He likes being challenged every day to think in new ways. It keeps things interesting. In his free time, John is an avid gardener, golfer, and fisherman who likes to spend time with his wife and two boys. Helping his family and team reach their goals brings him deep joy. Many don't know that John is a musician and has traveled to Cuba many times. Next to his wife, his dream dinner companions are Winston Churchill, Jesus, and his father.   Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE! 🎉 Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I'm able to help. Are you looking for a change in your life? Are you a business leader looking to invest in your team members? You recognize something is not working and you are seeking help. Now is your time for a breakthrough! Learn more about coaching.  

Todays guest Herb Sargent was not always a man of faith. We look into his journey of entrepreneurship and how his values changed throughout his life, and even his company values.  You can listen to today's episode at www.corymcarlson.com/podcast   In this episode, you'll discover…  Key trait to win at home and at work (1:45) Healthy conflict. (6:15) Keeping your company curious to grow (15:30)  Why he hired a coach (19:45)   Herb's Bio:  My favorite part of the job is knowing that we are bringing value to not only our employee-owners but also our customers. I also really enjoy the fact that, due to our employee ownership plan, I'm working for and serving our employee-owners. We need to brush off the stigma that the construction industry is just some dead-end job when in actuality, it's not a dead-end job at all. It's one thing if you go to college and then work in construction, but there's a lot of stigma in our society associated with not going to college and working in construction. In reality, there are ample opportunities in this industry — and you might even say equivalent opportunities — whether you go to college or not. There are so many opportunities for advancement, and we need to do a better job of highlighting that. I like to spend my free time with my family — I'm married to Tristine and I have two adult children, James and Savannah, and a step-son, Colby. I love to be on the water. It doesn't need to be a big yacht or anything like that. Just get me in a boat on the water and I'm happy. I also like to cook. I'm all over the place in the kitchen. I have a pizza oven, so I like to do fire-roasted pizzas. I also enjoy smoking meat. Getting together and making a meal with friends and family is always fun for me. Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE! 🎉 Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I'm able to help. Are you looking for a change in your life? Are you a business leader looking to invest in your team members? You recognize something is not working and you are seeking help. Now is your time for a breakthrough! Learn more about coaching.  

Today on the Win at Home First Podcast, Micah Lacher shares an interesting story that started his journey into entrepreneurship. He saw how his friend's dad could play golf with him on a random Thursday afternoon. That stuck with him. Having that work and family balance. He was able to pivot in his career and make moves that helped him build while also incorporating his faith. In this episode, you'll discover…  Key trait to win at home and at work (1:28) Establishing work boundaries in a busy industry (3:08) Being bold in your faith, in business (7:35)  Incorporating faith in his business (21:10)   Micah's Bio:  Micah is the President and Founder of Anchor Investments, LLC. Micah focuses on identifying and underwriting real estate investment opportunities for Anchor and other private real estate partnerships of which he is a partner. Prior to forming Anchor Investments, he was a local partner in a regional development and brokerage firm as a developer of new retail facilities and residential communities. Along with a local partner, Micah founded and ran the Nashville office. Prior to that partnership, he had several successful years in brokerage in the Nashville office of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, which is now called Cushman & Wakefield. Over the course of the last 14 years, Micah has been involved as the managing partner in the acquisition and development of close to 2 million square feet of commercial real estate. Micah stays extremely involved in his community through his board and volunteer positions with the Nashville House Foundation for Young Life, Team Chad, Redbird Ministries and Pursue Ministries. He is also a past board member of the Davidson County Chapter of the University of Tennessee Alumni Association and the Ronald McDonald House. He has also served as a Young Life leader at John Overton High School. Micah is one of the founders of Team Chad (www.teamchad.us), a non-profit that raises money to support leukemia-based charities. Since its founding in the fall of 2007, Team Chad has raised over $1.6 million. He and his wife, Brit, are currently in the early stages of founding a new charity which provides basic essentials and Christmas presents for underprivileged children. Mr. Lacher holds a BS in Finance from the University of Tennessee, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Micah is grateful for his wonderful wife, Brit, and his three young children, Lizzie (3 yrs), Rosie (1 yrs), and Eli (2 months). The five of them live in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE! 🎉 Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I'm able to help. Are you looking for a change in your life? Are you a business leader looking to invest in your team members? You recognize something is not working and you are seeking help. Now is your time for a breakthrough! Learn more about coaching.  

Today I sat down with Derek Welborn, and we dove straight into his story of faith during a health scare. This episode is also a reminder of how important it is to find community. And how it can change the trajectory of your life when you allow yourself to rely on them.  You can listen to today's episode at www.corymcarlson.com/podcast   In this episode, you'll discover…  Derek's story (2:10) How community helped make this dream bigger (12:23) How God made Derek's goal come true (21:00)  How the Lord's timing works (25:50)   Derek's Bio:  In 2020, Derek Welborn was diagnosed with severe alopecia—an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. It was a hard season, wrestling with questions of identity and confidence, and in that struggle, hats became a daily companion. One day, staring at the hat he had worn for a year, Derek asked himself: "Could I make these?" The answer was yes. From a kitchen table in Austin, Texas, he began shaping fur felt into something more than an accessory. Hat making became a way of creating beauty out of challenge—turning raw materials into something unique and lasting. That spark grew into Saints. While Derek is still at the bench, measuring, sewing, and distressing every custom hat, the story didn't stop with hair loss. Thanks to treatment, his hair eventually grew back — a reminder that no season lasts forever, and that the story you're in isn't finished yet. Saints has become more than one man's journey. We aren't built alone. Rooted in heritage, craft, and faith, this small business grows through community: every customer, every story, every well-born dream, and every well-worn ride that shapes the goods we send into the world. Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE! 🎉 Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I'm able to help. Are you looking for a change in your life? Are you a business leader looking to invest in your team members? You recognize something is not working and you are seeking help. Now is your time for a breakthrough! Learn more about coaching.