The Shepherd Leadership Podcast
On the first Friday of every month we will encourage and equip leaders to help those entrusted to them THRIVE and to be a leader that people will follow for LIFE! Podcast host, Nick Westbrook, has had people entrusted to his leadership for over 20 years as a former high school Head Football Coach, sales team leader, & ministry to now being the Owner/Operator of one of the highest volume Chick-fil-A restaurants in Georgia. Through engaging, inspirational, & fun 30 minute episodes, Nick will unpack Shepherd Leadership and engage with other shepherd leaders about how they are making an impact in their organizations.
Episodes
22 episodes
Know What You are FOR - with bestselling author Jeff Henderson
What do you want to be known FOR? What are you known FOR? In today’s culture many people make their stand on what they are AGAINST rather than what they are FOR. This month’s guest, author, speaker, & lea...
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48:20
Highlight Reel - The Best of the 2024 Shepherd Leadership Podcast
In this first episode of 2025 I wanted to recap all of the amazing things we learned in 2024. We had our BEST YEAR, receiving over 10,000 downloads of the podcast. I am so grateful to everyone that has invested your time in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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43:01
Leadership Lessons Part 2 with retired Chick-fil-A President Tim Tassopolous
Listen in to Part 2 of my conversation with retired Chick-fil-A President, Tim Tassopolous, who enjoyed a 46 year career with the brand spanning 6 different decades, & led Chick-fil-A through some it's most robust growth seasons. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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35:25
Leadership Lessons Part 1 with retired Chick-fil-A President Tim Tassopoulos
What if you had the opportunity to take some one on one basketball lessons from Michael Jordan, or some vocal performance lessons from Adele, or quarterback camp with Tom Brady, or acting lessons from Meryl Streep? Incredible right?! ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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43:07
Love Works with author Joel Manby
Former CEO of Saab, Sea World, & Herschend Family Entertainment, Joel Manby says that leading with love is the greatest strategic advantage any organization can have. In his book, Love Works - 7 Timeless Principles for Effecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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49:13
Winning Begins At Home with Randy Gravitt
If you win at work but lose at home, you still lose. Join leadership author and coach Randy Gravitt and I as we discuss what it looks like to build a foundation of winning at home first and to encourage those entrusted to you to wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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57:31
Being "Well" with Dr. John Delony - The impact of a leader's pursuit of mental & emotional wellness
Have you considered that the primary thing hindering your family, your team, your church, or your organization from thriving is your own mental, emotional, & spiritual health? I have a conversation with Dr. John Delony about how a l...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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45:26
Practicing Shepherd Leadership - A conversation with leaders from Chick-fil-A Hinesville
Some things sound really good in theory, but how do you actually make them work. Listen to my conversation with 4 of my leaders from Chick-fil-A and hear how they engage with our team members as shepherd leaders, and strive to beco...
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1:00:23
Ken Coleman on cultivating a culture where your Team Members THRIVE & become their very BEST!
Ken Coleman is a national bestselling author of the books The Proximity Principle & From Paycheck to Purpose. Ken is a dynamic personality for Ramsey Solutions where he is the host of his own nationally syn...
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54:00
Building Christian Men, a Business, & a Shepherding Legacy with Britt McDade, Owner/Operator Chick-fil-A Vidalia, Georgia
Learn from Britt McDade, Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Vidalia, about how challenging those entrusted to you to be their best & to bring their best can help guide them to thrive and be all that God created them to be.
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40:45
Alex Vann - Multi-Unit Operator & Developer of 13 Chick-fil-A Operators under his Shepherd Leadership
Statistically, being selected as a Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator is more difficult than being selected into Harvard or the CIA. In this episode we get to learn from Alex Vann, a veteran multi-unit Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator in Columb...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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38:08
Know the Generations You Shepherd - Dr. Tim Elmore describes "A New Kind of Diversity"
Have you ever wondered, "Why is this generation so different?" or "Why is my boss like that?" Do you find it difficult to lead and shepherd this next generation? Are you 'leading up' and want to know the best way to s...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:22
Transform your INTENTIONS into ACTIONS!
At the end of our leadership journey, the effectiveness of our leadership will not be measured on the nobility of our intentions but on the impact of our actions! In this episode we talk about how you can fit in all of your intenti...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:52
Irrational Kindness - an interview with multi-unit Chick-fil-A Operator & author Kevin Williams
What a FUN conversation with multi-unit Chick-fil-A Operator & author of the book "Irrational Kindness", Kevin Williams. Kevin's approach to life and work is so radical in how he strives to prioritize "kindness over everything". ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:25
A Life Dedicated to Serving Others - an Interview with David Chen
David Chen is one remarkable Shepherd Leader! David's life of leadership proves that you can shepherd in any vocation! Beginning as a engineering graduate from Georgia Tech to working at Starbucks to going on the missi...
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33:48
PROVIDE CARE for those entrusted to you!
We finish the 2nd part of the conversation from the previous episode of what shepherd leaders provide for those entrusted to them. In the previous episode we learned that shepherd leaders will provide for the needs of those they le...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:45
PROVIDE for those entrusted to you!
In this episode we unpack the final principle of Shepherd Leadership, to PROVIDE for those entrusted to you. If the goal of a shepherd leader is for those entrusted to them to thrive, then a good shepherd leader will PROVIDE what t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:50
PROTECT those entrusted to your care!
The 3rd principle of Shepherd Leadership is to PROTECT those entrusted to our care. Protecting those entrusted to us as leaders seems like a natural and apparent responsibility of the leader but in today's leadership culture it can...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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56:09
GUIDE those entrusted to your care
As a leader have you ever felt as though you were spinning your wheels? Like you go in every day just hoping good things will happen for you and your teams. What about as a parent? I have felt like that. In this ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:57
KNOW those entrusted to your care!
Have you invested so much time, energy, & resources in leading people or in relationships just to feel like you are spinning your wheels and not get anywhere? You aren't connecting, they are getting results, and maybe even seem disengaged.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:12