This conversation first aired in 2022 and quickly became a listener favorite. We’re bringing it back because the honesty, hope, and hard-won wisdom in Patrick’s story continue to help new listeners every week.

In this encore episode, Patrick Lewis—President & CEO of Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.—shares an unfiltered journey of grit and grace: from a childhood spent working, to a spiral into infidelity and cocaine addiction, to rebuilding his life, relationships, and company. Patrick talks candidly about therapy, gratitude, forgiveness, and leadership—how guardrails at home and core values at work shape the people we’re becoming.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of addiction and suicidal thoughts.

What you’ll hear

• Growing up fast: the discipline learned from early work—and the backlash when freedom finally came
• Choices, consequences, and the long road back from addiction
• Practical tools: therapy, gratitude, and forgiving his father
• Parenting with love + guardrails
• Scaling a business without letting money become the measure
• Hiring for values and building a healthy culture

About Patrick Lewis

Patrick Lewis is the President & CEO of Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., a hoisting, rigging, and steel-erection company based in Atlanta, GA, and Orlando, FL. He started working for Superior at the age of ten and has watched it grow from a family business into an industry leader with over 370 employees. Before becoming Owner/President in 2001, Patrick served in multiple roles across the company. He attended Mercer University and earned his Millwright JATC in 1996. Outside of work, Patrick has coached Georgia Impact Fastpitch Softball, leading the 18U team to the 2018 PGF National Championship.

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Ever build a business to buy your freedom, only to feel like it’s stealing it? We sat down with Mike Michalowicz—author of Profit First, Clockwork, The Pumpkin Plan, and The Money Habit—to break the cycle of entrepreneurial poverty and design companies that give time, profit, and purpose back to their owners. Mike shares the core behavioral shift that changed over a million businesses worldwide: move profit to the front. By allocating a percentage of every deposit to profit and protecting it, you force clarity on pricing, margins, and waste while creating a calm, focused operator that your clients actually prefer.

We also dig into the growth myth that complexity drives revenue. Mike shows how reducing variability—fewer offers, cleaner processes, standardized delivery—scales faster than adding yet another service. Real stories from the field reveal how “simplicity scales, complexity fails” turns into faster estimates, smoother operations, and a brand people remember. Then we step into personal finance with The Money Habit, Mike’s new system that adapts the Profit First mindset to salary-based households. You’ll learn how to use seasonality to attack debt, fund big goals, and activate purposeful spending, plus one powerful tactic: funnel every subscription onto a single card to expose and tame the hidden drip.

The through line is purpose. External success doesn’t equal internal success, and Mike’s reminder from Howard Thurman lands hard: don’t ask what the world needs; ask what makes you come alive. Start small and act now—set up that profit account, cancel a subscription, delegate one task, or name the work that lights you up. If this conversation helps you design smarter and live freer, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs margin, and leave a quick review so more owners can find it.

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What if the loudest obstacles to hearing God are inside your own head? We sit down with Robby Gallaty—pastor, author, and former addict—who shares a raw story of burnout, confession, and revival that began not with a plan, but on a porch.

Robby is the pastor of Long Hollow Church in Hendersonville, TN, where a simple act of obedience sparked a powerful movement of spontaneous baptisms. He recently joined our monthly ISI Roundtable as the guest speaker, and we’re deeply grateful for the time, teaching, and wisdom he shared with our brotherhood.

Robby unpacks emunah—the Hebrew idea of faith as steadiness and allegiance—and shows how silence, Scripture, and obedience can turn down the noise and turn up discernment. You’ll hear practical ways to recognize God’s voice, clear the clutter of pride and jealousy, and act courageously when He speaks.

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