Real Talk with Nashville Business Leaders
Short, honest conversations with the founders and executives building companies in Nashville.
Hosted by Jonathan Barnes. Each episode is about 15 minutes and centers on one question that actually matters. Leadership, growth, and what it feels like to run the company when the model and Monday morning do not match.
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Real Talk with Nashville Business Leaders is a Work Heartily podcast featuring quick, honest conversations with the founders and executives building and leading some of Nashville’s most exciting businesses.
Hosted by Work Heartily Founder Jonathan Barnes, each episode spends just 15 focused minutes asking one big question, giving listeners real-world insights on leadership, growth, and the challenges behind building successful businesses.
Whether you’re a founder, executive, or business leader yourself, you’ll walk away with practical perspectives from the people shaping Nashville’s business community.
In this episode of the Work Heartily Podcast, host Jonathan Barnes speaks with real estate developer Scott Stephens about his journey through transitions in business and life. They discuss the importance of aligning priorities, finding guidance, and the role of joy in achieving success.
Takeaways
- Embrace transitions for growth
- Align priorities for success
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Scott Stephens
- 02:51 The Catalyst of Change
- 06:00 Finding Guidance and Alignment
- 08:53 The Role of Joy in Business
- 12:11 Order vs. Balance in Life
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About Work Heartily
Work Heartily embeds experienced fractional executives into founder-led companies. We do not drop in. We plug in. Ops, marketing, technology, and related seats for companies that already have a real payroll and more complexity than one person should hold alone.
If a leadership seat is open on your team, I would be glad to talk.
Our approach https://www.workheartily.com/our-approach/
Meet the team https://www.workheartily.com/our-executives/