𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

People often ask me, "𝑆𝑜, 𝑉𝑖𝑐...𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦?"

The practitioner?

The scholar?

Or the evangelist?

My answer is always, yes. 😊

By day (and many nights), I’m a practitioner through The Management Sherpa™, working with leaders who are navigating real pressure, real people, and real consequences. Boardrooms don’t care about theory if it can’t survive Monday morning.

In the classroom at Miami University Farmer School of Business, I step into the role of scholar, helping future leaders wrestle with frameworks, evidence, reflection, and the disciplines of thinking well and sales mastery. Not just what to do, but why it works… and when it doesn’t.

And then there’s the evangelist—the author, speaker, pilgrim, and founder of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 and 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗸𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶—inviting people to something deeper. A better way of leading. A more surrendered way of living. A belief that leadership is not about control, titles, or polish, but formation.

But beneath the surface, there’s a single red thread running through all of them. 👉 Leadership formation.

Not leadership as performance.

Not leadership as charisma.

Not leadership as climbing.

𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔.

Whether it’s in boardrooms, conference rooms, or classrooms, the work is the same:

Form the leader before you scale the strategy

Shape character before you chase competence

Align purpose before you optimize performance

I’ve learned that the best leaders aren’t manufactured, they’re formed. Often slowly. Usually through tension.

Leaders whose:

• competence is matched by character

• ambition is anchored in purpose

• confidence is shaped by humility

• success flows from surrender, not striving

So no, these aren’t three different lanes. They’re one calling expressed three ways. And if I’m honest…

I still feel like I’m learning alongside everyone else. Just with a whiteboard, a syllabus, or a trail in front of me.

That’s the work.

That’s the joy.

That’s the calling.

Find your purpose. Lean into your calling. Be a leader. Make a difference.

Have a great life on purpose! Peace!!

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