Right off the bat, Chuck Bradford admits his career hasn’t always gone according to plan—his plan, anyway. But Chuck says God’s hand has guided him to places he needed to go, including Chick-fil-A, where he spent nearly 20 years absorbing principles of leadership that have changed his life. Chuck relays some of those principles to Nate Dewberry in this week’s episode, along with advice for quieting the inner doubts that nag at us, and the values that separate companies that care for their customers from those that are just trying to make a fast buck.

Chuck Bradford is an executive leader, consultant, and co-founder of Cord Analytics, a software company providing smart-data modeling for stock analysis. With more than four decades of leadership experience spanning Delta Airlines, entrepreneurial consulting, and 28 years at Chick-fil-A’s corporate office, Chuck brings deep insight into organizational leadership, change management, and executive development.

After navigating seasons of unemployment, financial uncertainty, reinvention, and corporate influence, Chuck has learned firsthand that what you believe ultimately determines how you lead. Today, he serves business owners and executives through consulting and executive coaching, helping leaders close the gap between expectations and reality while grounding their decisions in biblical principles.

Chuck has been married for 40 years, is a father and grandfather, and continues to live and lead from Auburn, Alabama, with a passion for faithful leadership that endures.

Segments/chapters

0:00 Intro/A challenging time in Chuck’s career

4:29 Chuck’s faith background

7:44 A career based on Christ-centered leadership

16:17 Identifying, admitting, and overcoming insecurities when you’re in a leadership position

26:07 “Love God and love people,” and other lessons from Chick-fil-A

30:38 Chuck’s own leadership influences

34:33 God wants us to bounce back from our mistakes—and learn from them

42:12 “God, You used me to make a difference”

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As a minister and entrepreneur, Matt Moore has been through his share of relocations and job changes, and he and his wife have had to shepherd four young children through many of them. This week Matt shares with Nate Dewberry the things he’s learned and the non-negotiable values and practices he’s picked up that have helped them weather those changes and become stronger and more faithful for the journey. Their freewheeling conversation covers everything from setting aside selfish impulses and putting wife and family first to growing up biracial and the pitfalls of attempting farming and living the “homesteader” life in rural Alabama.

Segments/chapters

0:00 Intro/A little about Matt and his family

4:50 How having kids put Matt’s faith in a new perspective

9:25 A winding path to success in business

15:18 Cultivating open, healthy relationships

21:49 The rhythms and practices of healthy marriages and families

34:54 How the biracial experience has strengthened Matt as a friend and minister

45:00 The joys, blessings, and aggravations of the farming life

52:04 Rapid-fire questions and closing thoughts

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