Purpose Chasers Podcast

What keeps a maker coming back to the workbench every single day? For Keith Salberg, it starts with the moment a rough sketch becomes something real you can hold.Keith is the artist behind Sundance Wood. He creates signs that carry a business owner's name and pieces of art that hang in people's homes. In this episode of The Purpose Chasers, he answers the Season 4 question: what keeps you chasing your purpose? His answer is simple and grounded, and it lands because there is zero hype in it. Just an artist telling the truth about why he creates.In this episode:Why "something that will outlast me" is the real rewardHow being chosen to create something meaningful keeps him humbleThe difference between a job you clock out of and a purpose that follows you homeWhy creating is not what Keith does, it is who he isAbout the guest: Keith Salberg is a woodworking artist and the creator of Sundance Wood, where he builds custom signs and original wood art.Connect with Keith:Website: https://www.sundance

Clay Boone has spent 60 years turning wood into signs people drive out of their way to see. In this episode, Mark Crandall sits down with him in Sugar Loaf, New York to ask the golden question: what has kept you chasing your purpose for six decades?The road here started with a client. Mark has spent the last few months working with Keith Salberg of Sundance Wood, and one name kept coming up, the mentor who first taught Keith the craft. This conversation traces that lineage back to its source. Clay talks about staying with the work long after the novelty wears off, and what purpose looks like when you measure it in a lifetime instead of a launch.Follow more purpose stories at ThePurposeChasers.com. When you are ready to turn your own work into proof that sells, start at TheHappyCheck.com

He Got Sick the Day He Stayed. He Started Healing the Day He Quit.Thuan did not leave his job. His body made the decision for him.Three months on medical leave. A doctor who refused to clear him to return. A resignation email he sat with for a long time before he finally hit send.The same day he sent it, he started feeling better.That is the kind of story that sounds like luck until you hear the whole thing. Because Thuan had been planting seeds for years. Recovery. Yoga. Qigong. Sound baths. A decade of healing himself and then helping others heal inside the walls of addiction treatment centers. He knew what the work was. He just had not yet had the courage to take it into the world.The universe took care of that part.In this episode, Thuan shares how his path through Alcoholics Anonymous and Refuge Recovery led him to holistic healing, how a wellness director job he was not supposed to have changed his life, and how he and his business partner Britt built the Zen Den, a wellness studio in Connecticut design

What does a 100 year old, state run, fully unionized insurance company have to teach you about growth? More than you'd think. Mark sits down with Bryan Falchuk, President and CEO of PLRB, best selling author of The Future of Insurance series, and 26 year veteran of an industry most people love to hate. Bryan breaks down why the constraints holding back massive institutions are the exact same constraints holding back individual human beings, and how one reframe changes everything.The shift from "I can't because" to "How might we?" isn't a business strategy. It's a life strategy. Bryan has spent over two decades proving it works at every scale, from personal development to hundred year old companies doing something radically new.If you've ever felt boxed in by what you can't control, this conversation is going to move you.Timestamps00:00 - Intro: The Massive Opportunities in Stagnant Industries01:10 - The Insurance Trap: Why Everyone Enters by Accident02:25 - Why Nich

A 32-year nurse walked away from a system that was breaking her, and walked into something that heals everyone it touches.In this episode of The Purpose Chasers, host Mark Crandall sits down with Amy, founder of Mandala Minds and Wellness, to explore the call she ignored for 10 years, the bad outcome at work that finally cracked everything open, and how dot painting became a doorway to the nervous system healing her patients and communities desperately needed.What You Will Learn:Introduction: Mark and Amy's Story and the Workshop That Started It AllWhat Is a Mandala: The Universal Shape Wired Into Human ConsciousnessThe Dot Painting Modality: How Amy Teaches and Why It WorksPerfectionism, Self-Love, and the Choices That Build a Life32 Years in Nursing and Why the System Stopped FittingThe Bad Outcome That Changed EverythingSpirituality Born From Witnessing Birth and Death at the BedsideThe Waiting Place: Sitting With the Nudge for a Decade Before JumpingWhat It Feels Like on the Other Side of FearThe Inte

What happens when the life you meticulously built suddenly vanishes because you are going blind? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Kris Keidel, a former school principal turned Reiki healer and intuitive guide.Kris shares the harrowing yet transformative journey of losing her vision to macular degeneration while navigating the high stress world of educational leadership. She opens up about the moment she was declared legally blind and the worst case scenario that ultimately became her greatest gift: the shift from sight to insight.In this episode, we discuss:The Breaking Point: The physical toll of staying in an unaligned career, including the stress that accelerated her vision loss.The Choice to Surrender: Transitioning from a structured, black and white professional life to the world of energy healing.Consciously Positive: How Kris built her brand and the Calm Reset Method to help others navigate anxiety and level up through their own dark nights of the soul.Living Without Limits: How Kris navigate

What if the reason you feel stuck is not a lack of effort, but an identity that cannot sustain the life you want?In this episode of the Purpose Chasers Podcast, Mark Crandall sits down with longtime friend and mentor Anthony Trucks to unpack the concept of dark work. This is the unseen and uncomfortable work required to fundamentally shift who you are at your core.Anthony shares why mindset alone is not enough, how identity dictates execution, and why most people burn out chasing outcomes instead of becoming the person capable of holding them.This conversation explores why identity, not motivation, drives lasting change. It examines why most people quit when things get hard. It breaks down how dark work rewires discipline, confidence, and execution. It also explains why doing the work in silence prepares you to win in the light.If you are in a season of rebuilding, redefining, or reclaiming your purpose, this episode will meet you there.Follow the Purpose Chasers Podcast and leave a review to support the move

Some callings do not push you forward. They pull you home.In this episode of the Purpose Chasers Podcast, Mark sits down with master breathwork facilitator Sal Liberti to explore the journey that led him back to Peru — not to escape, but to serve.Sal shares how years of global travel, personal development training, and hands-on facilitation shaped his expertise in breathwork and why true mastery is built through presence, repetition, and responsibility rather than digital scale or spiritual trends.This conversation goes deep into what separates real facilitation from surface-level wellness, the power of hyperlocal community work, and why breathwork became the bridge between personal growth and embodied healing.If you are a creator, healer, or leader who feels the tension between expansion and alignment, this episode will challenge how you define success — and invite you to listen more closely to where your work is truly needed.What part of this conversation resonated with you most?Was it the moment Sal chose

If you’re great at what you do but sales calls still feel awkward, draining, or inconsistent, this episode is for you.Not because you need better scripts.Not because you need a better funnel.And definitely not because you’re bad at sales.It’s because you were taught the wrong definition of selling.In this solo episode, Mark Crandall breaks down why most sales training fails heart-centered coaches, consultants, healers, and creators, and what actually causes people to commit without pressure, manipulation, or awkward closes.You’ll learn:• Why people don’t buy when they’re convinced• How internal conflict, not urgency, drives decisions• The difference between leading a conversation and pitching• How to close clients without “selling” anythingIf you want sales conversations that feel natural, grounded, and aligned with who you are, this episode will change how you think about closing forever.

What does it actually take to build a band that lasts—not just creatively, but sustainably?In this episode of The Purpose Chasers Podcast, Mark Crandall sits down with Michael Lashomb of Annie in the Water to talk about the realities of building a band, maintaining momentum, and turning music into a long-term creative asset instead of a burnout machine.This conversation goes beyond gigs and growth metrics. It explores:• The evolution of Annie in the Water• Treating music like a long-term asset, not a hustle• Balancing creativity, leadership, and sustainability• What artists need to understand about branding beyond the musicWhether you’re a musician, creative entrepreneur, or artist trying to build something that actually lasts, this episode offers grounded insight from someone living it.

When I say this man changed the trajectory of my career, I mean it. Damon Burton, the founder of SEO National, author of Outrank, and the man quietly trusted by names like Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson, joins me for one of the most honest, tactical, and transformational conversations we’ve ever had on The Purpose Chasers Podcast.In this episode, Damon breaks down:How he built an SEO agency that’s dominated for 18+ years with zero hype and zero gimmicksWhy documenting beats performing in today’s branding landscapeHow social proof becomes a conversion engine, not a flexWhy SEO is the most slept-on long-term asset for creators, coaches, and entrepreneursThe truth about closing big-name clients — and what you must believe about yourself to do itHow to know when it’s time to bet on yourself and go all-in on your purposeThis episode is a masterclass in grounded marketing, brand authority, and the inner game creators must master to build something real.If you’re a coach, creator, artist, or healer looking to elev

Most businesses think the sale ends when the job is done. In this solo episode, Mark Crandall breaks down why that belief is costing you money, and how customer emotion, captured at the right moment, becomes the most profitable marketing asset in your entire business.Drawing from years of scaling multimillion-dollar companies and consulting coaches, healers, creators, and trades businesses, Mark reveals exactly how to turn your customers into your sales engine—without ads, gimmicks, or expensive agencies.You’ll learn:• Why testimonials collapse sales cycles faster than any funnel• The emotional “Super Bowl moment” where trust is created instantly• The four questions that produce 90% of the best marketing copy you’ll ever use• Why ads rent attention but testimonials own it• How to build a testimonial machine using the Testimonial Waterfall™• The Reinforcer Document strategy Mark used to dominate competitive markets• How to create an “army of customers” who sell your work for youIf you want to build a brand tha

What if the version of you running your life is three identities out of date? In this raw round-two conversation, High Vibe Chicks founder Steph Stanton sits down with Mark Crandall Branding Expert, Coach & the host of the Purpose Chasers Podcast to talk about shedding past versions of ourselves, clearing the “Vaseline on the mirror,” and stepping into the bigness we were actually born for. They dive into why so many light workers, creators, and leaders are exhausted, over-giving, and under-receiving—and what it really means to become a clear channel instead of a cloudy one.You’ll hear Mark open up about his dark season after walking away from a $5.1M construction sale, the isolation that followed, and the brutal inner dialogue that told him he’d failed. Steph shares how our obsession with doing, fixing, and proving keeps us small, why receiving is a deeply uncomfortable (but essential) practice—especially for men—and how to start building real community instead of grinding yourself into the ground alone.

Recorded in 2020 on Purpose Chasers, Joseph Hughes—founder of Contractor Dynamics—proves that the most powerful marketing is built on ethics, not gimmicks.He breaks down how contractors can escape the lead-gen trap by building trust through content, reviews, and organic authority before running ads. This is a masterclass in marketing that creates reputation and revenue at the same time.You’ll learn:Why buying leads kills your brand reputationHow to generate clients through your own brandThe SEO and content moves that build trustWhy organic authority must come before ad spendFollow, leave a rating, and drop a comment.Follow me on IG @organicwordnerd.

Recorded in 2020 on the Purpose Chasers Podcast, Brad Costanzo unpacks what it really means to build a business worth owning. Most entrepreneurs build jobs that collapse when they step away—Brad shows how to reverse that.He explains the difference between a business and a company, why revenue without systems creates burnout, and how to design your business like an asset you’d actually buy.We cover:The difference between a business and a companyWhy systems matter more than salesHow to build something you’d actually buyReal due-diligence principles for owners and buyersFollow, leave a rating, and drop a comment.Follow me on IG @organicwordnerd.

Former therapist turned creator and community builder Heather Parady joins The Purpose Chasers Podcast to unpack what it really means to break free from survival mode and live a life driven by purpose instead of pressure.We dig into:• How trauma shapes ambition and burnout• The cost of chasing success without alignment• Practical ways to reconnect with creativity and joy• What it looks like to rebuild your life around purpose, not performanceThis is for every high-achiever who’s realized that more isn’t always better—and who’s ready to build a life that actually feels like freedom.

Ex-therapist turned branding & marketing expert Mark Crandall on walking away from a $5.1M construction sale, enduring loss, and rebuilding from the ground up.What's In This Episode?• The real difference between branding, marketing, and advertising• Why weak branding destroys your ad performance• How to make your online presence look as good as your real work• The branding strategy that grew Produced by Nef’s audience• How testimonials became the foundation of the Testimonial Waterfall• Why creators must fix the root, not the fruit, before spending on adsThis episode is a blueprint for any creator or entrepreneur ready to build a brand that earns attention instead of begging for it.Follow and Leave a Comment!

Multiple award-winning funnel strategist Bud Heaton opens up about building a thriving business while honoring his family’s vision. This is how purpose fuels profit.Key Takeaways:– Family alignment as a business strategy– Building over $10M in funnel sales– Quiet wins are real winsFollow and review the show if this resonated.Drop a comment on how you’re aligning your business with your life.IG: @organicwordnerd

Branding & Marketing Expert Mark Crandall sits down with Go HighLevel co-founder Shaun Clark to uncover the bold decisions that shaped their all-in-one SaaS for marketers. This is agency-first leadership with integrity.Key Takeaways:– Community over capital– Scaling without outside money– The “Done For You” mindset shiftFollow the podcast for more bold founder insights.Leave a rating to support independent shows.Drop a comment on how HighLevel has helped you.IG: @organicwordnerdThis interview was a follow up after Mark had been interviewed by Go HighLevel as a featured Marketing Expert in their community. Watch that interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PIQ5QWJRy4

Steve Larsen joins Mark Crandall on the Purpose Chasers Podcast to challenge the one-funnel myth. Learn why real marketing starts long before the funnel – and how Steve scaled freedom by solving people’s real problems.Key Takeaways:– Funnels are effects, not strategy– How to create pressure before you launch– The humble pie of real offer creationFollow the podcast for more weekly truth bombs.Leave a rating if this shifted your mindset.Drop a comment and tell us your favorite takeaway.Follow Mark on IG → @organicwordnerd