The Price of Having It All ft. Chad Brown
Update: 2025-09-10
Description
What makes a leader finally decide it's time to change?
Hey there! This is Michael Hunter from Uncommon Teams, and welcome to another episode of The Uncommon Leadership Podcast, where I have real, unfiltered conversations with successful leaders about their journeys—the highs, the lows, and the moments that forced a change.
Here, we go beyond the business talks and dive into the human side of leadership, exploring the crossroads and points that redefine success.
In this episode, I'm in conversation with Chad Brown, a business owner and leadership coach, who opens up about a time in his life when he was forced to confront the opportunity cost of his career.
Brown also reveals the one mindset shift that saved his life and his family—making every decision based on the future he wanted to create, not on the instant gratification of the moment.
Later, we also uncover why leadership is a lifelong practice, and how you can find joy in the constant challenges and uncertainty of business.
I truly feel like this conversation is a wake-up call for every leader on the brink of burnout.
Watch the full episode to uncover the lessons you need to hear.
A sneak peek of our conversation...
- How Professional success can be a lie if it's driven by a need for external validation rather than a genuine purpose.
- A leader must make decisions based on the future they want to create, not on what is most urgent or loudest in the present.
- Leadership is a practice, a lifelong process of attempting, discovering, and refining—it's not something you can master or achieve.
- Self-leadership trumps everything. You cannot effectively lead a team until you have done the work to lead yourself well.
- The key to navigating a world of constant change is to change your relationship with uncertainty and find joy in the next challenge, rather than trying to escape it.
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About the Speakers
Chad Brown
Coach | Cornerman to Business Owners and Founders | Head of Talent Development @LeadSimple |
CEO & Owner @ Shade Tree Films | Associate Partner @Take New Ground
As a coach and cornerman for business owners and founders, Chad Brown thrives in conversations with the restless and relentless. Drawing on his experience as a founder and entrepreneur, he is intimately connected to the unique challenges of those pursuing something bigger than themselves in business and relationships.
Chad's philosophy is rooted in the belief that there is reward in discomfort, and he sees himself as a living invitation into the work that produces change, growth, and vitality.
Ways to get in touch with Chad Brown
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Website:
Email: chad@chadlbrown.com
Founder @Uncommon Change | Interlocutor / Curious Host @UncommonLeadership Interview Series | Author | Change & Innovation Partner
Michael Hunter partners with top tech leadership teams across six continents to create extraordinary cultures. With 35 years of experience at companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Tableau, he helps leaders sustain meaningful change. Michael believes that only by integrating mind, heart, body, spirit, and intuition can leaders truly navigate change safely and build a lasting legacy of impact + human-centered leadership.
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