Dave Feidner grew a family business into a global operation doing hundreds of millions in revenue. He launched a dozen companies and built something most people only dream about...

Then investors called and he had to hand it all over. But that didn't break him.

He moved back to the US, started consulting with EOS, and built a new chapter helping visionaries do what he had to learn the hard way: get out of their own way.

In this conversation, we cover:

→ The change equation and what it actually takes to stop resisting

→ Why visionaries get stuck in their identity instead of living their vision

→ The four eyes of transformational leadership

→ What the hero's journey looks like for founders and entrepreneurs

→ How "grow or die" became more than a core value

Thank you Dave, for bringing your whole self to this episode and sharing your story!

*Chapters*

0:00 - Welcome to Season 2!

0:39 - Meet Dave Feidner: Philosopher and EOS Implementer

3:08 - Dave's Origin Story: Building a Global Business

9:14 - The Board Meeting That Changed His Life

11:07 - How Dave Discovered EOS

14:20 - The Four Eyes of Transformational Leadership

21:01 - The Hero's Journey and Why Visionaries Avoid It

22:03 - All Growth Comes From Pain

25:10 - Entrepreneurship in Detroit

27:35 - The EO Community and the Power of Connection

31:25 - Impostor Syndrome and the "I Am" Statement

36:00 - Aristotle, Friendship, and the Friends of the Good

37:18 - Should Dave Write a Book?

41:30 - The Origin of Viva the Visionary

44:16 - What It Means to Be "Normal" (Maslow Weighs In)

46:12 - Dave's One Experience Share for Visionaries

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